Lansdowne Park Redevelopment

The City of Ottawa in partnership with Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) is working to redevelop and transform Lansdowne Park into a world-class venue. The 37-acre site, located at the northeast corner of Bank Street and Queen Elizabeth Drive (at the Rideau Canal) has fallen into a state of disrepair. The vision for the renewed Lansdowne includes:

• revitalizing the existing stadium and arena for sports and entertainment events
• embracing the Rideau Canal with new expanded green space
• showcasing the historic Aberdeen Pavilion
• stand as a model of modern-day innovation in an urban form where people can walk, cycle, shop, eat, be entertained, work, live and play.

The Lansdowne project has three key components:

• stadium – Civic Centre component
• urban park component beside Rideau Canal
• mixed-use commercial development component near Bank Street

As part of the proposed Lansdowne Partnership Plan, the City of Ottawa, as owner of the property, would create a new urban park through an international design competition.

Ottawa Sports and Entertainment (OSEG) is a group of Ottawa businessmen (Bill Shenkman, Roger Greenberg, John Ruddy and Jeff Hunt). As part of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan, OSEG would renovate and upgrade the stadium and Civic Centre complex and develop a new mixed-use area that could include stores, restaurants, theatres, housing, a boutique hotel, offices and other commercial development.

For video showing redevelopment plans for stadium and retail components, see below

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