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Manordale - Part 1: the early years
 The Manordale neighbourhood in Nepean is located between Greenbank and Woodroffe, north of West Hunt Club. It was one of the first planned neighbourhoods in Nepean and begun in the late 1950s. The...
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Manordale Part 2 - The Later Years
My previous post was on the early years of the Manordale neighbourhood:Â Manordale Part 1This post will focus on the later years, from the late 1960s to the 1980s. Most of the early development happened...
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Sheahan Estates
The Sheahan Estates neighbourhood is located west of Greenbank Road, beside the Trend Village neighbourhood (see the plans for that area here:Â Assaly Trend Homes), and north of Arlington Woods. Begun...
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MacDonald Homes in the 1960s
Douglas MacDonald Homes, also known as MacDonald Homes, was a significant builder in Ottawa during the mid-20th century. During this time the builder constructed homes in the following...
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Assaly Homes - The Towers
In a long overdue Follow up to my post on Assaly Homes, here are the plans that I have for the condominium towers that the company built:The Chateau Royale towers, originally called Chateau Royale...
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The Neighbourhoods of Hunt Club: Hunt Club Chase - Campeau
This is the first in a series of posts on the neighbourhoods in Hunt Club.The area north of Hunt Club Road and west of the Airport Parkway was begun in the mid 1970s as Hunt Club Chase, and as the map...
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The Neighbourhoods of Hunt Club: Hunt Club Chase - Sandbury, Cadillac...
This is the second in a series about Hunt Club Chase, focusing on the southeast sector of the area where houses were built by Sandbury Homes and Cadillac Fairview.Sandbury Homes constructed an...
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The Neighbourhoods of Hunt Club: Hunt Club Chase - Townhouse Enclaves
Hunt Club Chase has a number of of townhouse enclaves offering a variety of designs. Below are the plans and details for a few of the enclaves in the area.The Royale Estates enclave has large 3 level...
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Missing Middle Housing Part 1: Wedgewood Park
You may have heard the concept of the "missing middle housing" that centres on types of housing that are between detached single-family and higher density mid- and high-rise towers. When looking at the...
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Missing Middle Housing Part 2: Sonderho
Located in the Golden Triangle is a small 3-storey condo complex that is a great example of the Missing Middle. The layouts have features that are not commonly found in condos, and are more likely to...
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Missing Middle Housing Part 3: Fountain Gate
 In this 3rd instalment of the Missing Middle Housing series, I present Fountain Gate. Located on Fountain Place, set on the eastern river edge of Sandy Hill, this enclave includes a unique collection...
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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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