Cathedral Hill is set to raise the bar on urban living when it opens in Fall 2013

Ottawa, ON, November 1, 2011 – Cathedral Hill, the newest condominium tower from Windmill Development Group, is poised to dominate Ottawa’s real estate market in the coming months. Centrally located on Sparks Street, west of Bay, the sophisticated 21-storey building offers the perfect blend of history and contemporary elegance.

Windmill’s development philosophy and vision resonated strongly with the Anglican diocese.  The Church and diocese were seeking the right partner to develop the land surrounding the 138-year-old Christ Church to generate income for its ministries and to pay for the ongoing restoration of the heritage building.  Cathedral Hill is a designated heritage district, and Windmill’s new development will be sensitive and complementary.

Designed by world-renowned architect Gordon Stratford of HOK, these urban condominiums combine the vibrancy and convenience of downtown living, with the calmness and serenity of their natural green surroundings. Each of the 140 luxurious condominiums—including one- and two-bedroom units, many with dens, as well as townhomes and penthouses—offers: stunning views of the Ottawa River, Gatineau Park, Parliament Hill and Sparks Street; striking and sophisticated modern architecture that respects the site’s heritage; and contemporary interior design with exceptional attention to detail.

Cathedral Hill also provides full lifestyle amenities, including:

• Fully outfitted fitness centre with showers and change rooms
• Relaxing steam room and sauna
• Multi-use studio ideal for activities such as yoga
• Entertainment lounge with full caterer’s kitchen and terrace
• Movie theatre
• Professional wine storage room
• Concierge at your service
• Rooftop garden with small gardening plots available for purchase
• Covered and secure bicycle parking
• Spacious ski and bike tuning room
• Outfitted mud/dog washing room
• Project rooms offering the perfect location to work on hobbies or crafts
• Two deluxe guest suites for overnight guest accommodation
• Electric car charging station
• Moving/holding room offering temporary storage space
• Access to an executive boardroom

The building’s features and finishes include:

• Stylish solid core entry door with stained veneer finish and quality hardware
• 9 ft. ceilings with smooth finish (no stipple)
• Engineered hardwood flooring
• Ceramic tile in all bathrooms
• Low VOC paint throughout
• 4” painted baseboards
• Modern wood veneer and/or high gloss kitchen cupboard with soft closing hardware
• Caesarstone or Quartz kitchen countertops
• Quartz or ceramic mosaic backspash
• Undermount stainless steel kitchen sink and modern styled single lever chrome kitchen faucet
• Modern wood veneer and/or high gloss bathroom cupboards
• European-styled integrated kitchen with electric cooktop, 5 Energy Star rated appliances in stainless steel with panel fronts to match cabinets
• Tiled bathroom walls and floors, glass showers
• Integrated custom Corian bathroom sinks and counters
• Bathroom fixtures:
  • faucets and shower assembly in chrome finish
  • Proficiency toilets
  • acrylic tubs
  • soaker tub with Corian surround
• European-style combination Energy Star washer/dryer unit with condensing dryer

As with all Windmill buildings, Cathedral Hill will be LEED certified (targeting LEED Gold minimum). The company is the only Canadian developer of residential condominiums to achieve LEED Platinum certification, a standard that reduces the cost to consumers and the impact to the environment. By harnessing innovations in land use, water, air, energy, design, waste management and smart building technologies, Windmill is able to create healthy, high-performance green buildings and communities that consume as little energy as possible and feature only the most environmentally friendly materials, fixtures and appliances.

In addition, Cathedral Hill will incorporate methods to reuse water, including the collection and storage of rainwater for toilets and landscaping needs. It will also promote green modes of transportation. The tower is situated near the city’s major bus routes and future LRT station and will also provide secure bicycle storage rooms, plug-ins for alternative fuel vehicles and an on-site car-share service.

The stunning presentation centre off Queen Street, is now open, and Windmill is extremely pleased with the market response to date.

Cathedral Hill is anticipating a Fall 2013 occupancy. Building on Windmill’s impressive track record, this project promises to be one of the most healthy, environmentally friendly and sought-after condominiums in Canada.  To learn more about Cathedral Hill can call 613-566-7010 or visit www.cathedralhill.ca.

About Windmill

Windmill is a visionary company dedicated to transforming conventional development practices by ensuring that strong ecological, social and financial returns are achieved in all their projects. Every Windmill development is conceived, designed and constructed to protect and enhance the local community and its ecosystems. The company’s founders have held prominent positions in the Canadian design, construction, brownfield and green real estate industry for more than 30 years, resulting in an unmatched value proposition when it comes to responsible urban infill and property revitalization. Completed projects include The Currents, a performing arts centre and modern condominium tower in Ottawa’s Wellington West neighbourhood, and Dockside Green, a model sustainable community in Victoria that was named one of 16 Clinton Climate Initiative Climate Positive developments.

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For more information, please contact:

Amy Talbot

Avenue Design Group Inc.

613-749-9449 ext. 5000

amy@avenuedesign.ca

Jonathan Westeinde

Windmill Development Group

613-820-5600 ext. 158

jonathan@windmilldevelopments.com

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“Great Taste” cable network program to feature Windmill Development Group in segment dealing with… Sustaining ecosystems, building “green” housing.

March 12, 2007, Deerfield Beach, FL – PTG Studios is pleased to announce the selection of Windmill Development Group for its innovative, educational television series, Great Taste. The company will be featured in a segment on Sustainable Development as part of the “Greening America Series.” The show will air on cable networks in both the U.S. and Canada.

Improvements in land use, water, air, energy, design, waste management, and smart building technologies have changed methods of development and building design. Based on the notion that developers have the responsibility to be positive engineers of change, Windmill Development Group, based in Ontario, Canada, is seeking to revolutionize the current development paradigm. Their method is based on a triple bottom line approach: They pay attention to ecological, social, and financial goals.

Windmill is currently working in partnership with VanCity to develop Dockside Green, located in the heart of the city of Victoria, between the Johnson and Bay Street Bridges. Planned to be a total of 1.3 million square feet comprised of residential, office, retail and industrial space, Dockside Green is the biggest development of city land in Victoria’s history. It is also targeted to be North America’s first LEED Platinum community and is designed to be GHG neutral with the potential of being GHG negative, while treating all its sewage on site and using treated water to flush toilets and for irrigation needs. The first phase of the new development has received strong market support, selling out 85% of the units on the first official day of sales.

Green building increases the efficiency with which buildings use energy, water, and materials. These are the premises upon which the Windmill Development Group is based. All their developments are designed to protect and enhance the local community and its ecosystems. Windmill has LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited professionals on their team to help realize LEED certification goals. Windmill’s founding partners are the Westeinde Group, Quantum Environmental Group and Buildgreen Developments.

Another of Windmill Developments latest projects is The Acqua & Vento, a target LEED Gold green building that offers 22 luxury spaces ranging from one-bedroom suites to two-bedroom townhomes. Located in the Bridges section of Calgary, this space is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy the nearby picnic areas and walkways. Units range from the mid-$200,000s to $330,000, and it is completely sold out.

The new home of the Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) in downtown Ottawa will also be the ground floor to The Currents, an environmentally friendly building targeting LEED Gold featuring 43 luxury condominiums. The Ottawa skyline, Ottawa River, and Gatineau Hills are all visible from homes at The Currents.

“(What we do) provides people with positive and achievable examples of how development can, and should, be happening,” said Jonathan Westeinde, Managing Partner of Windmill Developments. “We also are deeply committed to building the green development movement. Windmill team members spend a great deal of time hosting training seminars and workshops, being active on various boards and committees, and actively contributing to their local communities. Windmill aims to have all of our projects be positive reflections of the needs, ethic, and nature of the communities in which they are located. We are leaving a green legacy for future generations.”Great Taste

Windmill partners with Live, Work, Learn, Play (LWLP) , a new company formed by two former Senior Intrawest Executives, on the redevelopment of the historic Guild Inn on the Scarborough bluffs in Toronto.

The Canadian Urban Institute awards Windmill Developments two Brownie Awards for best overall development in green design. The annual Brownie Awards program recognizes leadership, innovation and environmental sustainability in brownfields redevelopment across Canada.

Windmill and VanCity Enterprises are recognized for their commitment to making Docksidegreen the greenest urban development in North America. Click here to read Windmill’s brownfield to greenbuilding business strategy as showcased in today’s Globe and Mail.

Windmill Developments in partnership with VanCity Enterprises has been successfully shortlisted as one of 2 proponents for the redevelopment of the 12 acre inner harbour dockside lands in Victoria B.C. currently owned by the city of Victoria. The City of Victoria sought development proposals that incorporate a triple bottom line development approach. See our vision at www.docksidegreen.ca for a snapshot of a best in class sustainable development model.

Jonathan Westeinde, partner in Windmill Development Group (BuildGreen’s parent company) re-elected to the Canada Green Building Council Board of Directors, April 2004.

BuildGreen Consulting (A Windmill Company) has teamed up with VanCity Enterprises to initiate discussions about a Sustainability Centre in Victoria. Over 60 non-profit organizations, businesses, and academic groups have been involved in discussions to date, and a Steering Committee consisting of leading values-based organizations in Victoria has been appointed. Potential sites are now being reviewing, and visioning around the form and function of the building has begun. For more information continue to watch this space for updates, contact us, and click here to download draft Sustainability Centre Vision.

Joe Van Belleghem, president BuildGreen Developments Inc., elected to the United States Green Building Council Board of Directors

Joe Van Belleghem, Windmill Development Group Partner, re-elected to the Canada Green Building Council Board of Directors, April 2004.