Office Downtown

123 Slater Street

Located in the heart of Ottawa's financial core, the MacDonald Building is close to Ottawa's key business and government centres. The property is situated along a major public transit route that links with the region's rapid transit system, providing immediate access throughout the city and beyond.

Over the years the MacDonald Building has been renovated, step by step, to meet the needs of the current tenant. The complex n ow boasts tinted energy efficient thermal pane windows, dropped ceilings with recessed lights, upgraded plumbing and electrical wiring. Complete climate control and air conditioning ensure year-round comfort and four levels of private underground parking offer the necessary convenient security.

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Physical Properties

  • Total rentable area: 111,023
  • Number of floors: 11 floors
  • Building Renovations: Complete mechanical, electrical retrofit to the building in 2000.
    Architectural re-design of main lobby and corridors in 2000. Energy savings lighting retrofit 2007. Water conservation retrofit 2007
  • Washrooms: Men’s and Women’s washroom on each floor, one barrier free on every level.
  • Elevators/Passenger: 3 high speed gearless elevators from 4-B to 11th floor and 1 from ground level to 11th floor, with computerized controls to monitor traffic usage and reduce wait times.
  • Freight elevator: One of the elevators is oversized in height to double as a freight elevator when required.
  • Barrier Free Access: yes
  • Amenities: On direct transit routes for easy access from all parts of the City. Close to Parliament Hill, the Courthouse, the Central Business District, the Congress Centre, shopping, dining and major hotels. On-site storage lockers available for lease to tenants.


Parking

 

  • On site garage: Tenant parking for up to 155 cars, 4 levels.

 



Mechanical, Electrical, Lighting and Communications

  • Heating: 2 gas fired boilers provide heat to perimeter induction units and interior
  • HVAC: New chiller 2007. Computer controlled building ventilation system designed to meet Ashrae fresh air requirements.  Automated temperature controls for energy efficiency.
  • HVAC operating hours: 08H00 to 18H00 (operating hours can be extended to meet tenant's requirements at an additional charge)
  • Emergency power: Diesel generator for fire and life safety systems.
  • Light fixtures: T8 ceiling mounted low wattage fixtures, complete lighting retrofit in 2007 for energy efficiency
  • Fibre Optics: Available to the Building


Life Safety/Security

  • Monitoring: Off-site monitoring station for fire, and elevators 24/7
  • Sprinklers: Building is fully sprinkleled
  • Fire detection: Heat and Smoke detection devices to meet code requirements. 2 fire hose cabinets per floor.  Portable fire extinguishers and pull station on every floor.


Janitorial

 

  • Daily cleaning: Daily, full service "green" cleaning for all tenancies.

 



General

 

  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday from 08H00 to 18H00

 



Environment

  • Recycling: paper, plastics, glass, cans, cardboard and newsprint.
  • Building greening: To reduce the carbon footprint of the building and to provide a healthier work environment for the tenants the Building was converted to “green” cleaning in 2008, a full lighting replacement for energy efficiency was done in 2007, and a water conservation retrofit in 2007.


Property Management

  • On-site Day Engineer.  Itinerant Building Manager shared between 2 buildings.
  • Metcalfe Realty’s property management office is located in the Varette Building at 130 Albert Street, which is in the same city block at 123 Slater Street.  This close proximity of the property management office provides the tenants with convenient first class property management and tenant care.  
  • A computerized Tenant Maintenance Request System provides for early response and close follow up of all tenant maintenance requests and other enquiries.