Fifty Allan, Downtown Carleton Place Luxury Condos
50 Allan St K7C1T3 Carleton Place, ON, Canada

We were in talks with Lanark County regarding purchasing our property for the proposed 20 affordable housing units in Carleton Place. Despite being in contact with members of the committee from May 5.19 onwards, we were not told that another property had been purchased. We found out like everyone else - thru facebook and Hometown news. I still haven't gotten the details of the criteria used to determine that 130 Lansdowne Ave was a better option than our property, but I did ...find out that Deputy Mayor Redmond, who lives across the street with his partner, Kathy Taylor, was the one who seconded the motion for the purchase. I didn't even think to check to see if he had any say in the decision. My mistake. Again. According to meeting minutes, Redmond left the room at the June 12 meeting for 13 mins, and left the room at the May 8 meeting for 7 minutes. Of the 4 meetings that happened after we began talks with Lanark County, Redmond did not recuse himself from the committee, as he clearly should have, but rather, left the room for a total of 20 minutes and then was the one to second the motion for the purchase of the Lansdowne property. Wow, you just can't make this stuff up. See more

So I asked, and the answers are: (1) Total expenditure by the current council on legal fees to date, this term is - $160,310 (2) Current legal actions - 3... Note that the number above only represents legal fees, not money awarded on lost actions/lawsuits. I'll ask that question next.

As for the 28' Interim Control Bylaw: How much is that study costing the town?

Town Council didn't even pretend to listen to our request last nite. We are not just developers trying to build in this town, we are also tax payers and deserve respect. Our request to "re-open and grant the development permit based on the three floors recommended and 'supported' by Council" was twisted by the planning department to be an all or nothing - cancel the Interim Control Bylaw, lose all the work done and money spent and then restart it - which is a ridiculous propo...Continue reading

Our empty lot on Allan St will be open for parking on Sept 6 when the municipal lot at Allan and Bridge St is being closed for tree removal. Disregard the 'no parking' signs for that day courtesy of the Fifty Allan group :-) Have a great day everyone!

I just read that ducks are still available to be purchased between 5-6pm ad the race starts at 6:30pm tonite. Sounds like tons of fun!

Come on out and support this wonderful organization. Buy a t-shirt, get your face painted, make a donation, check out the Nearly New corner, and learn a bit about all that Interval House does too! Hope to see you there!

Just to clarify some misinformation that seems to be circulating, the following is a section of the survey that was provided to us in 2013 by the Town of Carleton Place when we purchased the large empty lot from the town. We are not sure when it was commissioned, nevertheless it shows the building locations clearly. This is public information available to anyone thru the registry office in Almonte. The outlined section shows the proposed severance, the details of which could not be agreed upon, so no severance occurred. The property was purchased in its entirety. Have a great day and feel free to reach out with any questions you may have.

We will be opening the doors of our sales office for a rest stop. Come in for a cold drink and a sit down :-) Washroom facilities too.

REST STOP! We will have our 'sales' office open tomorrow as part of the Bridge St Summer Fest. Come in, sit down, relax :-) Washrooms available too. 127 Bridge St., corner of Franklin We will also open our empty lot on Allan St. for overflow parking. Have fun everyone!

Just a reminder that the empty lot that was to be Fifty Allan is not a public parking lot. The lot is being monitored and unauthorized vehicles will be towed without warning at the owner's risk and expense. We will not be held responsible. Thanks and have a great day!

Really?! Should have done his homework...

This sounds promising.

It seems apparent that we will be taking a loss on our project, so, if we're going to take a loss, we thought we should do it in the pursuit of affordable living. We are hoping for the return of the Lanark County RFP for 20 affordable housing units. We were not able to submit a proposal initially because of tight timelines but we're ready to go for the next round. As a backup, we are currently in talks with Habitat for Humanity. One way or another, we hope to fill that downtown property with something to be proud of.

Tyler Duval failed to note that the Fifty Allan development is less than 100m to the Queens Hotel on Bridge St. That makes it over 20m closer than the building he referenced as a close neighbour to the Boyd St development. The Boyd St development is an ultra-modern design that passed, unanimously, with few questions or concerns despite the number of variances asked for. Our development asked for none - we met all bylaws and the Official Plan. One major sticking point with our... development is that it did not fit in with the 'historic' neighbourhood. Historic? Of the 9 homes that are directly surrounding our development, 2 are 1950s bungalows, and 3 are 1980s Halliday Homes prefab kit homes. Historic? 5 out of 9 are 1950s and later. Was I angry? Just a bit. And for the record, my rant lasted all of 30 seconds. How was it even possible to phone the police in that short a time? And it doesn't go unnoticed that the call was made by the man I launched a formal integrity complaint about. Maybe he should have recused himself from acting in reference to a issue that he has a stake in. https://www.insideottawavalley.com//9355451-developer-ups/ See more

What the Mayor failed to mention in his comments is that the architectural concept plan submitted in 2013 as a REQUIREMENT of the purchase of the property from the town was ACCEPTED by Council, of which he was a member at that time. There were many delays in finalizing the sale but at the Oct 13.15 council meeting, Doug Black, Sean Redmond (no recusal) and Theresa Fritz were on Council and in attendance when the motion to complete the sale was accepted. In fact, Theresa Fritz made the motion (motion number 17-126-11) . Over 5 yrs later, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in studies and reports, the proposed and accepted plan was denied.

Face painting by Paula!!! Stop by at our sales office at 127 Bridge St and watch your kids transform into the Super Heros you know they are!!! Washrooms and rest area available:-) Sponsored by Downtown Carleton Place BIA. Donations to Lanark County Interval House gratefully accepted.

Its been a very long and costly road that we have been led down by Carleton Place town council. And in the end, we have lost so much time and money, not to mention the loss of trust and respect for the members of Council. Three members have been on Council for most of this fiasco and yet there was no hint of our plans not being acceptable until after all of the many studies and reports were commissioned and submitted. The largest of the 4 lots was sold to us by the Town of ...Carleton Place based on the approval of submitted architectural drawings of a 4 floor, 36 unit building. Our plans for the property were accepted and a letter written to that effect. Another aspect of the sale of the property, as noted in Council minutes, was that the town would favour a developer who was able to develop all four lots. So we purchased all four. The owners of the last lot knew of our intentions and held out for much more than the house was worth and made a substantial profit. They seem to be the only winners here. Our final development permit application was for 4 floors, 33 units and was denied yet there are so many other developments going up around CP that are being given fistfuls of variances. We asked for none. Compatibility seems to be relative to who the neighbours are and how loud they are. In engineering bills alone, the cost is close to $100k. The town conferred repeatedly with our engineering firm to design and re-design the water and sewer along Allan and Charles Sts. as well as the sidewalks and curbs, with the understanding that there would be a 50/50 split of costs. Not a dime has been seen but the application to the MOE/ECA has been submitted. To what end, who knows. When purchasing the property, we made the mistake of thinking that the clause that read that our development permit application would be dealt with 'in a timely manner and in good faith' could be removed from the final sale documents. It turned out to be quite the opposite. For those who fought so hard, treating us as unfeeling 'big time greedy developers', congratulations. To the rest of the town, we share in your disappointment. Hugs to all, especially those affected by the high water. See more

Make a trip to the Farmer's Market a weekly event :-)

Be sure to stop by today for a small gift or treat. Happy Easter!

Lanark County Interval House 40th Anniversary Volunteer Celebration to be held in our elegant sales office at 127 Bridge St. Thurs Apr 11 4pm-7pm