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Missing Middle Housing Part 4: Kings Court
 At the corner of King Edward Avenue and Wilbrod Street is a unique complex that incorporates historic houses to create 16 residences around a central courtyard. A unique aspect of Kings Court (c....
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Missing Middle Housing Part 5: Rockcliffe House & Park House
In this latest instalment of the Missing Middle Housing series I look at two sister complexes in Rockcliffe Park on the southeast side of The Pond. These two groupings of residences provide higher...
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Campeau magazine articles from 1960
 Below are two articles from Canadian Builder magazine about Campeau Construction. The top one is from January and the bottom one is from June.
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Parkway Park
Below are two pages from a 1959 "Home Building in Canada" magazine issue with plans for 4 Minto-built homes in Parkway Park. These happen to be the only plans I have for homes in that neighbourhood, so...
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Wimpy-Built Homes in Convent Glen
During the mid-1970s, the builder Wimpey constructed homes in the Convent Glen neighbourhood of Orleans. Streets that the detached houses can be found on are Bonaventure Terrace, St Moritz Court and...
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Missing Middle Housing Part 6: The Waterbrooke
The Waterbrooke building that spans between Donald Street and Columbus Avenue at River Road is a great example of "missing middle housing" that is higher density, but at a human scale. The complex, c....
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Vintage Brochures: Black Forest Village in Bells Corners
 Below are the pages from a vintage brochure for the Black Forest Village townhouse complex in Bells Corners (Arbeatha Park). The houses were build by Holitzner c. 1973 at Black Forest Lane and Arnold...
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Skyline: Part 1
This is the first in a 2-part series on the Skyline neighbourhood. Located between Baseline and Medowlands, just east of Merivale in Nepean, the neighbourhood was almost exclusively built by Minto, and...
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Skyline: Part 2
This is part 2 in the series on the Skyline neighbourhood built by Minto in the mid-1960s. The neighbourhood has some of the builder's largest and most unique floor plans of the time. While the...
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Neighbourhood Spotlight - Pineview
Located in east Ottawa, in what once was Gloucester, is the neighbourhood of Pineview. Set northwest of Blair and Innes Roads, the area hugs the Pine View Golf Course, with easy highway access to the...
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Sandbury Homes in Convent Glen
 Over the years I have done a number of posts on the Convent Glen neighbourhood. Previous posts include:Costain in Convent Glen  Regional in Convent Glen  Wimpey in Convent GlenContinuing in that...
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Macdonald Homes in Convent Glen
 Continuing my series on the houses in Convent Glen, this post is on the Macdonald Homes in the area.Starting around 1982, Macdonald Homes began building detached homes in two series: the Meadowbrook...
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Missing Middle Housing Part 7: Eagle Ridge
The Eagle Ridge condos are located on Stratas Court in Kanata and have a unique low-rise condo design that cascades down the sloping site. I have always been intrigued by these 5 buildings that have...
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The Neighbourhood in Convent Glen/Eastwood Park
In this latest instalment of my series on the houses in Convent Glen, this post looks at the small enclave of homes built on an "in fill" piece of land originally set aside for a school, and surrounded...
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East Port Cove in Convent Glen
In this final instalment of the series on Convent Glen, I present East Port Cove. Located in the middle-north section of the area, this pocket is sometimes referred to as Hiawatha Park, and was not a...
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Boyd Block Houses
A blog reader gave me the suggestion for this post on Boyd Block houses in Ottawa (thanks A.H.). These are the historic houses that were built in the Ottawa area out of cement blocks that have a...
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Skead Brothers Brochure for Manordale
Below are both sides of a Skead Brothers Brochure for the Manordale neighbourhood.A special thank you to Jim, who found my blog and sent me this to share. I am always delighted when readers send me...
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Innovation in Design - Greenboro Part 2
This post is a follow up to one I did in 2021:Â Innovation in Design - Greenboro Thanks to blog reader Janine, for the inspiration to do this post!After the initial phases of Greenboro begun c. 1978,...
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Greenboro Origins
Thanks again to blog reader Janine for inspiring me to continue with a series of blog posts on Greenboro. In this post, I look at the origins of the neighbourhood, as it is truly unique in Ottawa.The...
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Rosevale Park and Rosevale Gardens by Iber
During the 1980s and early 1990s Iber Homes constructed large sections of Greenboro. The first phases were called Rosevale Park, and included both singles and townhomes. Later phases were called...
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Brentwood Park by Iber in Greenboro
In 1987 Iber Homes began selling the Brentwood Park townhomes located in Greenboro and they quickly sold out. There are two house designs on Stamford Private that have carports, and two house designs...
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Huntersfield and Town Walk by Iber in Greenboro
 Iber Homes largest development in Greenboro is Huntersfield, which includes the Town Walk Townhomes. The area features Iber's largest plans for both detached homes and townhomes.Ottawa Citizen....
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Shepton Dales, Woodhaven and Parkhaven in Greenboro
In the late 1980s, Wedgewood Building Corporation started building a collection of five 4-story condominium buildings on Lorry Greenberg Drive. The first phase of this vision came to life as a trio of...
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Harlequin Park in Greenboro
Wedgewood Building Corporation constructed a number of unique housing complexes in Greenboro during the late 1980s, and Harlequin Park is one of them. The interior units are 3-story townhouses, while...
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Wedgewood Park in Greenboro
The Wedgewood Park enclave in Greenboro has always captivated my imagination due to the intricate layouts of the units. Each building includes single and multi-level designs each with a front door to...
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