Residences

Building Features

Location

ECHO is minutes away from Ottawa’s downtown core. An urban centre that is steeped in character and brimming with vitality. The National Gallery, Parliament Hill, Lansdowne Park, Elgin Street, ByWard Market and Rideau Centre are just a handful of destinations that conveniently lie at your doorstep.  Life at ECHO doesn’t mean you just have waterfront views – you have waterfront access. In summer, enjoy walking, running, biking, canoeing or kayaking. Soak up the nautical charm of passing boats or a peaceful solo paddler. When winter hits, lace up those skates and glide along the world’s longest ice rink. Designated a World Heritage Site in 2007, the Rideau Canal is a landmark that truly characterizes the National Capital Region – and it’s right out your front door.

Architecture

ECHO interplays strong vertical and horizontal features that frame substantial glazing and carry dramatic cascading and staggered terraces. A nod to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, ECHO is an organic design in a truly urban setting that delivers forty-two contemporary, light-filled homes with a discerning level of finish. ECHO incorporates masonry columns, copper accents and expansive windows into the design. The building is highlighted with landscaping at street level and on the roof top terrace.

Amenities

• ECHO will offer one of Ottawa’s most desirable rooftop settings. Each resident will have access to an outdoor terrace with expansive views of the Canal. The terrace will feature landscaped beds, lounge area, dining area and a gas BBQ. The intention is to create a space that exudes a feeling of exclusiveness and intimacy and one that takes full advantage of its rarified panorama.
• For residents who enjoy entertaining large gatherings, the Social Lounge located on the 7th floor features a generously-sized kitchen, a large dining table to share meals and stories, a soft lounge area centred around a cozy fireplace and stunning city views.
• The welcoming ground floor lobby features impressive 10’ high ceilings; a seating area complete with designer furniture and textured stone wall detailing.
• High-efficiency windows and exterior doors in aluminum frames with double-glazed sealed panes, low-E hard-coat and screens on all operable windows.
• Private mailbox access.
• Common and hallway areas will be well-appointed and luxuriously finished with attention to detail in lighting, wall coverings, custom trim, entry door/address details and designer carpet and flooring selections.
• Each residence will have a balcony or terrace (model-dependent), which includes a gas-line hook-up and exterior electrical receptacle. Terraces include glass railings and dry laid finish flooring on top of a roof membrane system. Balconies incorporate glass railings and a concrete finished floor slab.
• Indoor underground parking for residents and visitors on two levels. The parking garage is painted, heated, ventilated and fully lit.
• Oversized storage units (one per residence) within common storage areas with restricted FOB access.
• Car wash supply tap, hose and brush to serve designated parking aisle areas in the underground parking garage.
• Common bike storage area utilizing a custom racking system. The bike storage area is located within the P1 parking level and is accessed through a restricted FOB system.
• Elevators serving all floors and parking garage levels. Elevators will be well-appointed with custom finishes for an added touch of luxury for you and your guests.
• Floors 2-7 will have a common garbage chute closet with separate door access.
• Common central waste and recycling facilities located on ground level.

Safety and Security

• Non-smoking building. Smoking is prohibited in the residences and all common areas of the property. Enforced by the condominium’s Board of Directors.
• Secured entrances with visitor access control system (front door vestibule and garage door). Elevator lobbies for each parking level will have controlled access with FOB key.
• Strategically-positioned security cameras recording activity at front door and garage entrance, parking-level elevators, rooftop amenity and terrace. Reliable FOB key access into the building and within to ensure that only homeowners have access to critical areas.
• Fully-equipped fire alarm and state-of-the-art fire suppression sprinkler system throughout.
• The building is supplied with standby power generation for elevators, emergency lighting, and overhead garage door access in the event of a power interruption.

Structural Design & Sound Attenuation

• Reinforced concrete structure with concrete floor slabs, columns and roof slabs designed by our structural engineers and architects.
• All floor and wall assemblies are designed in coordination with our acoustical engineering consultant to provide superior sound-proofing. The consultant designs, inspects and tests the construction to ensure noise reduction surpasses required standards.
• Upgraded party walls with double layer of drywall and sound attenuation materials as well as upgraded sound protection between the flooring slab and finished floor. Party walls consist of two metal stud walls (92 mm) separated by an air space, batt insulation between each stud on both walls and two layers of 16 mm fire rated gypsum board on each side of the assembly with staggered joints and perimeter acoustic sealant.
• Corridor walls consist of 92 mm metal stud walls with batt insulation and two layers of 16mm fire-rated gypsum board on both sides along with perimeter acoustic sealant.
• Exterior walls consist of gypsum board, vapour barrier, batt insulation within steel studs, exterior wall sheathing, weather barrier, 89 mm semi rigid insulation, air space and a combination of brick/stone/panel cladding.
• Partition walls in residences consist of steel studs with 13 mm gypsum board on each side.
• Some residences (as per plan) include a round, exposed concrete structural column where shown on the residence layout. Architectural finish on all exposed concrete columns.

Residence Features & Finishes

Kitchen

• Beautifully configured modern kitchens topped with European inspired ¾” quartz counter and tiled backsplash from our standard selections. Large feature islands and functional spaces with luxury appliances, stunning integrated sinks and single lever pull-out faucet with spray. Kitchen millwork is designed/installed by Astro and manufactured by Miralis Kitchens featuring a range of styles and finishes.
• Each kitchen includes state-of-the art stainless steel appliances. Package composition residence dependent, consult Sales Associate for details.
• Upper wall cabinets have integrated lighting valance with a finished bottom. Cabinet Interiors in a linen melamine finish.
• Cabinets to include Similacquer “cologne” flat slab high gloss in six colours, or European laminate wood in an American shaker or flat slab in four colours.
• Soft close on all cabinet doors and drawers. All drawers are Blum Legrabox.

Bathroom

• Each ensuite bathroom features rectangular under-mount sink(s) on Miralis floating cabinetry.  Custom mirror(s) centred over sinks with flanking vertical decorative sconces available in three finishes. Chrome towel bars and tissue holders in pre-determined locations. 8” widespread in ensuite, single lever in all other baths.
• 12”X24” porcelain tile flooring.
• Bathrooms featuring showers include sleek tiled mosaic base with centre drain and custom frameless glass surround with pivot door. Shower system with slide bar & hand shower; as well as large format subway tile surround (4”x16” multiple colours choice from standard selections).
• Bathrooms featuring alcove tubs (residence dependent) complete with large format subway tile surround (4”x16” multiple colours choice from standard selections) Pressure balance tub/shower system in chrome finish.

Ceiling Height and Finish

• All 2nd, 3rd, and 4th residences feature 9′ high ceilings. Ground, 5th and penthouses feature approximately 10’ high ceilings. Excluding dropped areas and bulkheads required in each residence.
• The location and extent of these dropped ceiling areas and bulkheads and the remaining portion where these ceiling heights can be provided are determined at the builder’s sole, unfettered discretion. Ceilings are smooth plastered and painted surfaces. Unique bulkhead designs implemented to help structure and define living area as per bulkhead plan, smooth painted finish on suspended drywall.
• Custom-designed coffered ceilings in master bedroom as per plan.

Interior Doors and Trim

• 7’6” suite entry doors throughout, solid-core flat panel in wood grain finish with matte black levered handle, dead-bolt lock and a security viewer.
• Single panel shaker style interior doors with satin nickel levered handle hardware including privacy sets for master, ensuite and baths. (Note: 7’6” ground, 5th and 6th floors; 7’ 2nd, 3rd, 4th floors).
• Pocket and sliding doors with inset hardware finished in satin nickel. Location(s) as per plan. (note: 7’6” ground, 5th and 6th floors; 7’ 2nd, 3rd, 4th floors).
• Sliding panels to secondary bedrooms and dens complete with frosted glass detailing and inset hardware finished in satin nickel. Swing doors, pocket doors, and/or sliding door locations as per plan.
• Custom-designed 2 ½” modern painted wood door casings. Custom-designed 4 ½” modern painted wood baseboards throughout.

Paint

Interior walls in all finished areas, to be painted (1 coat prime, 2 coats finish) with premium matte finish washable Benjamin Moore Collection interior paint (choice from 6 designer colours). Interior doors, casing and trim to be painted (1 coat prime, 2 coats finish) with premium semi-gloss finish Benjamin Moore Collection (option to match wall OR designer trim colour).