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The planning committee will be asked next week to approve the tallest building ever constructed in Ottawa.

At 55 storeys — or nearly 180 metres in height — the Richcraft condominium tower would soar high above Dow’s Lake and nearby Little Italy, forming part of a trio of new high-rise buildings at 845 Carling Ave.

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The tower would be more than 30 metres taller that the highest building in Ottawa now, one of the Place de Ville towers on Albert Street, and ten storeys taller than the 45-floor tower Claridge has begun to build on the northeast corner of Preston and Carling.

The other two towers in the Richcraft complex would be 45 storeys (148 metres) and 18 storeys (66 metres) tall.

Designed by Toronto-based architects Graziani and Corazza, the three buildings would have a total of 1,120 units and ground floor commercial space, as well as a large plaza area that would be accessible to the public.

In exchange for allowing the added height and density beyond levels permitted by the current zoning, the city would receive nearly $3.4 million from the developer for “community benefits,” in keeping with the province’s Planning Act.