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The Ontario Municipal Board has given its final blessing to a developer’s proposal to build a “landmark” condominium tower in Ottawa, bringing an end to a drawn-out affair over what will be built at the corner of Wellington Street West and Island Park Drive.

Mizrahi Developments initially wanted to construct a 12-storey building at 1445 and 1451 Wellington St. W., but council turned down the project because the proposed height exceeded what the rules allow for that location.

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The developer appealed the decision to the OMB, which gave it two options: Cap the building at nine storeys or demonstrate “landmark” architecture for the top of the building sufficient to persuade the board to allow 12 storeys.

The OMB’s criteria for a building taller than nine storeys called for the addition of a distinctive, picturesque top that must “stand out by virtue of design” and contain an “element of wow.”