Overview of the LeBreton Flats bids

A run-down on the key elements of both bids to redevelop LeBreton Flats.Yesterday at 4pm we got our first official look at both bids to redevelop LeBreton Flats. There are a lot of details that aren't fully known yet, but here is what we have in terms of the big picture.

There are a few elements that both bids contain - retail, housing, office space and hotels were pretty much a given. The implementations differ in look, , but the basic concepts are the same.

Both contain the option for a new central branch of the Ottawa Public Library. The DCDLS bid puts the library right on the LRT with a direct connection to the Pimisi LRT station, while Rendez-Vous LeBreton plan actually puts the library…