Heritage Plaza | 91m | 26s | Arcadis
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haltcatchfire
Senior Member
I think the Arch.Technologists misinterpreted the Architect's markup Xs.
RolleyMakr_168
New Member
Mountain Man
Senior Member
No surprise a bunch or people in a retirement home are against this. Unfortunately for them, this is the perfect spot for this type of development and it's pretty much guaranteed to go ahead.
I'll be really choked if the city takes the opposition seriously on this one.
Albertasaurus
Active Member
I highly doubt they will, fortunately. There's already precedent for tall buildings on MacLeod, and since it's a DP rather than a Land Use, the decision lies with Administration rather than Council, so it won't be a political decision.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Oh man... I was too cocky with Glenmore Landing, I thought it would go through. Councillor's ahead of re-election could use this to make another point like Glenmore Landing.
CallmeCatbread
Active Member
I thought Glenmore landing was a shoe-in. Now I have no idea what to believe anymore lmao
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Glenmore landing had too much uncertainty around what the built density would be and I think that's what killed it. This is just a stand alone tower that shows the actual height, so it should be a different scenario.
Albertasaurus
Active Member
Glenmore Landing had to go to Council which, with an election coming up, made it a longshot at best. This will not need to go to Council and there is precedent along MacLeod Tr with other buildings of similar height - some of them built decades ago. I will be absolutely shocked if this does not get approved.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
You could argue there was precedent for Glenmore Landing too though, there are 3 20 storey towers a few blocks west on 90th.
Albertasaurus
Active Member
True, but it also required a Public Hearing which this project does not.
Woosh
New Member
Kudos to City Council for finally listening to wealthy senior citizens.
The poor and young have had it too good for too long.
The poor and young have had it too good for too long.
MichaelS
Senior Member
To be clear, this one had to do a land use amendment as well (LOC2023-0163), that will allow multiple towers on this plaza site. It's council vote/decision already happened, on July 16, 2024. See item 7.2.42 on that agenda (it was a long agenda). Now that land use has been approved (the Council decision) we are at the DP stage (the administration decision) with this project.
Glenmore Landing failed at the land use stage (the Council decision).
Here is a grainy, low-res image from the engagement summary that went to Council of what the ultimate build-out could look like (in terms of site plan, the yellow squares are towers):
Glenmore Landing failed at the land use stage (the Council decision).
Here is a grainy, low-res image from the engagement summary that went to Council of what the ultimate build-out could look like (in terms of site plan, the yellow squares are towers):
Cool, so we may see some more towers go up later.