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[RK1967]

^Oh man ZoomZoom - you’re killing me (in a good way)

I wish Truman (or any developer) would buy the First Canadian Centre site and build the originally proposed 64 storey tower. The foundations are already in - they could build it as residential, I don’t care as long as it’s built to the original design. Then I could die a happy man.

Parker: Armco invests in future of downtown with purchase of First Canadian Centre

First Canadian Centre has been acquired by Armco Capital, its third large investment in the downtown office market, writes David Parker.

calgaryherald.com

 

[trtcttc]

It's actually pretty cool to have a tower that is shorter than many of the buildings. It's a good reminder of the history of the city and just imagining how different it looked when the tower was rising above the rest.

 

[Mountain Man]

It's not a big deal until the tower is completely boxed in and you pay to go up there and just get a view of all the taller towers around it.

 

[badc0ffee]

It's not a big deal until the tower is completely boxed in and you pay to go up there and just get a view of all the taller towers around it.

It will always have a view up Centre St, at least.

 

[ZoomZoom42]

Nothing to do with the Calgary tower or new supertall....Think more, something high end that "Calgary doesn't have but needs". There are a lot of things coming down the pipeline in the next 3 years.

 

[Canadian 001]

Living Shangri La?
St Regis?
Four Seasons?

Some other High End Hotel?

NFL?

 

[O-tac]

Nothing to do with the Calgary tower or new supertall....Think more, something high end that "Calgary doesn't have but needs". There are a lot of things coming down the pipeline in the next 3 years.

A real art museum with a permanent collection? All these rich ‘philanthropists’ and this city has little to show for the arts.

 

[uofc888]

Maybe a high end mall/street with luxury stores? Or our own version of Times Square

 

[Albertasaurus]

Certainly doesn't qualify as "high end" but more urban format retail in Beltline would be nice...would love a Costco.

 

[Makarov]

A high-end downtown movie theatre would be great.

 

[Mountain Man]

Are there any public amenities in these towers, or will it all be for hotel guests, condo owners?

 

[trtcttc]

Certainly doesn't qualify as "high end" but more urban format retail in Beltline would be nice...would love a Costco.

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There was mention of a Beltline Sobey's (they own Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo) from this article, but I think the author may have confused the West Hillhurst Freshco, with the Beltline.

"Sobeys is also following suit, with plans for a 12,000-square-foot urban format store in the Beltline area, just outside downtown Calgary."

Smaller grocery stores gain ground in Calgary amid population growth

While Calgary's population has surged by 48% since 2008—from 1.1 million to 1.68 million people—grocery store space hasn't kept up with the demand.

retail-insider.com

This Costco opened around this area in the 80s, when it was far less developed than now, and a lot of land was being redeveloped post Expo. A similar area is probably the East Village in Calgary, and we also got a large format grocery store in the form of the Superstore that's in the Arris building. There really is quite a lot of similarity with Chinatown/DT eastside, and Calgary's Chinatown and DIC in very similar geographic areas.

 

[Roaring Flames]

Nothing to do with the Calgary tower or new supertall....Think more, something high end that "Calgary doesn't have but needs". There are a lot of things coming down the pipeline in the next 3 years.

That Calgary doesn't have but needs? Not just what downtown doesn't have? That limits stuff away from a high-end hotel or movie theatre. So what, a water park or something? Or maybe a large high-end casino?

 

[trtcttc]

Nothing to do with the Calgary tower or new supertall....Think more, something high end that "Calgary doesn't have but needs". There are a lot of things coming down the pipeline in the next 3 years.

That immediately reminds me of the Ontario Place Spa. I'm fine with that kind of facility, as long as it doesn't take away a public amenity space like it is in Toronto.

 

[MichaelS]

That Calgary doesn't have but needs? Not just what downtown doesn't have? That limits stuff away from a high-end hotel or movie theatre. So what, a water park or something? Or maybe a large high-end casino?

I suppose our rec centres all typically have 1-2 water slides in them, but I am surprised Calgary doesn't have a large indoor, year-round water park similar to the scale of the one in West Edmonton Mall. I feel that would be quite popular here, given how young our demographics are.