Ottawa’s Building Permits, 1944

Moving on back, the list of “important” building permits issued in 1944 was a short one, with just 22 in total and a minimum value of $12,000.

At $135,000, the largest building permit issued in 1944 was for Carleton Realty’s (read: F. Shouldice and Ken Greene’s) $135,000 apartment building at Besserer and Chapel streets.¹It was originally reported to be on Rideau Street. See: “$135,000 Apartment For Rideau Street,” Ottawa Journal, April 18, 1944, p. 1; also see “Building Permits Issued in May Total $613,766,” Ottawa Journal, June 8, 1944, p. 20.

Owner	Description	Location	Value
Carleton Realty, Ltd.	Apartment	Chapel Street	135000
City of Ottawa	Storage	Bayview Road	13273
Industrial Refrigeration	Refrigeration Plant	Boteler Street	25000
J.H. Connors, Ltd.	Factory Addition	Booth Street	25000
J.R. Beach	Apartment	Fifth & Bronson Avenues	65000
Sachs Bros.	Storage Building	Broad Street	18000
D'Aoust, Ltd.	Storage	Clarence Street	14000
L. Rourke	Grain Storage	Clarence Street	15000
Corporation of Ottawa	Addition to Civic Hospital	Carling Avenue	25000
Dept. of National Defence	Building on Cartier Square	Cartier Square	55000
Morrison & Lamothe, Ltd.	Bakery Addition	Echo Drive	31000
Morrison & Lamothe, Ltd.	Boiler Room	Echo Drive	35000
Dominion Government	Laboratory Addition	John Street	16700
Dept. of Public Works	Hygiene Laboratory	John Street	13500
Corporation of Ottawa	Water Works Addition	Lemieux Island	32998
Dept. of National Defence	Army Base Post Office - Addition	Nicholas Street	17000
Dept. of Mines	Addition	Rochester Street	123000
E. Lauzon	Apartment	Sussex Street	18000
African Embassy	Residence - Alterations	Rideau Gate	33000
Dominion Government	Laboratory Addition	Sussex Street	14450
New Zealand Legation	Alterations to Residence	Wurtemburg Street	12000
McCoy Service Station	Addition to building	York Street	18000