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Orléans Town Centre
Ottawa, Ontario



Forum Equity Partners is pleased to announce that the Forum-led Orléans Town Centre Partnership has achieved a successful financial closing for the design, build and lease of the  Orléans Arts Centre, and for developing a new town centre in the community of Orléans on 19 acres of vacant land currently owned by the City.

The three-stage development plan represents a total investment of more than $225 million. The complete project includes the 86,000 square foot Shenkman Arts Centre, a hotel, 2 office buildings, retail and commercial space, a seniors home, seniors' condos, mixed residential units and green space.

The Shenkman Arts Centre officially opened in June, 2009 and is the focal point of the Orléans Town Centre and the hub for cultural activities in the area.  It features a 500 seat performing arts centre, a 100 seat studio theatre, an art gallery and studio space for the visual arts.   For more information, please visit www.shenkmanarts.ca.

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Ottawa Citizen Article
Read about this project in an Ottawa Citizen newspaper article

View a Le Droit newspaper article about this project

View June 20, 2007 Press Release (PDF)

View October 12, 2006 Press Release (PDF)

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Shenkman Arts Centre Ribbon Cutting
Shenkman Arts Centre Official Opening ceremonies, June 18, 2009:
From left to right: Christine Tremblay, Ottawa Arts East, Bill Shenkman, Phil McNeely, M.P.P., Councilor Diane Deans, Acting Mayor Michel Bellemare, Councillor Bob Monette, Councillor Rob Jellett, Richard Abboud, Steve Kanellakos, City of Ottawa.

Shenkman Arts Centre
Shenkman Arts Centre, Centrum Avenue, Orleans, Ontario

Sod Turning Photo
Pictured (from left) are Rob Mackay - City of Ottawa, Richard Abboud - Forum, Councillor Bob Monette and Councillor
Rob Jellett at the ground-breaking for the Orleans
Arts Centre on June 20th, 2007

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Orleans Town Centre site plan as of September, 2006

 


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