Uplands townhouses: buff block, green and grey siding under a blue skyWork

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Townhouses and triplexes

Seven townhomes and three triplexes built by Ottawa Community Housing on the undeveloped south part of its existing site at 3225 Uplands Drive. The 16 new units, designed for low-income families, bring the community to 130 homes.

Four units, a quarter of the total, are barrier-free, built to current accessibility standards with exterior entrance ramps: one on the main level of each triplex and one at the east end of the townhouse row. Every triplex unit has three bedrooms in 94.5 m² (1,017 sq ft). The standard townhomes have four bedrooms over a finished basement and two floors, in 144 m² (1,550 sq ft); the barrier-free townhome has five, including a barrier-free bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor.

Each building has a shared mechanical room in the basement. Six new parking spaces and a drop-off zone line the existing access road. Paved walkways and shared yards give residents places to meet and add life to the street, and 24 new trees replace those removed to make room for the development.

Uplands: entry stairs along a tree-lined walkway
The three triplexes from across the street, in buff block with charcoal and beige siding, under a spring evening sky
The row of townhomes in winter: wood and steel entry stairs rising to each front door
Uplands: the end wall of a three-storey triplex in buff block and siding
Where
3225 Uplands Drive, Ottawa
Year
2019
Client
Ottawa Community Housing
Units
16: seven townhomes and nine triplex units
Barrier-free
4 units
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