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A five-tower, 1,950-unit development would be the next phase under Claridge Homes’ blueprint for the east end of LeBreton Flats, according to plans filed at city hall.

The so-called East Flats project would add 164,500 square metres of floor space along Lett and Booth streets, northeast of the Pimisi LRT station under construction on Booth Street. The proposal includes affordable housing, a food store and other commercial space.

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Claridge’s existing phases of residential development on LeBreton Flats are over two blocks on the easternmost parcel of land. The developer, which needs planning amendments approval from city council for the next phase, purchased the land from the National Capital Commission in 2005.

Plans for the next phase have been in the works since late 2016. Claridge has met with city staff about the proposed design and has held a public open house.

Since then, Claridge has decreased the proposed height of the tallest of the five buildings to 45 storeys; the preliminary concept had 55 storeys. The other four buildings on the 2.1-hectare site are proposed to be 30 storeys for two buildings and 25 storeys for the remaining two. The building heights don’t interfere with the regulated view corridors to Parliament Hill, the application says.