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Transit-oriented development continues to transform downtown Ottawa

Apartments in city’s downtown core poised for further growth
A rendering of Great-West Lifeco’s proposed 586-unit apartment development at 170 Slater Street in downtown Ottawa. The area has seen apartment inventory expand rapidly in recent years following the opening of the Confederation Line light rail in 2019. (CoStar)
A rendering of Great-West Lifeco’s proposed 586-unit apartment development at 170 Slater Street in downtown Ottawa. The area has seen apartment inventory expand rapidly in recent years following the opening of the Confederation Line light rail in 2019. (CoStar)
CoStar Analytics
August 17, 2026 | 2:51 AM

Ottawa’s central business district has undergone a residential transformation. Once defined mainly by office towers and government employment, developers have turned the area around Parliament Hill into a mixed-use neighbourhood with a rapidly growing residential population.

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