Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

[TooBizzy]

I'm still holding out hope for the Quadreal project in Eau Claire. To me it would be a waste of Allies and Morrison's talents to do something at Atco Park, when any random architect would do. If I'm Atco, I'm hiring any architect who could do a reasonably good job for a reasonably good price.

That's true. They could have just prompted O2 to "make it look like Copenhagen."

Hopefully it's not just gloss and we get nice materials and design. Definitely points toward Allies, but I'd be happier if they still had something up their sleeve, and we had a local firm doing great work like this!

 

[Albertasaurus]

I would love it to be the Quadreal project. Unfortunately, them being a pension fund, I don't see them moving forward with anything on that scale with the current global uncertainty and the softening multi family market. And they strike me as being rather conservative, thus not the kind of firm to hire a "starchitect" - although I hope I'm wrong on both points.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I would love it to be the Quadreal project. Unfortunately, them being a pension fund, I don't see them moving forward with anything on that scale with the current global uncertainty and the softening multi family market. And they strike me as being rather conservative, thus not the kind of firm to hire a "starchitect" - although I hope I'm wrong on both points.

With Quadreal having that recent open house engagement and an LOC submitted, it makes me think something maybe in progress. I guess time will tell.

 

[jdpv]

This rabbit better pay their fair share of property tax...

 

[Golfing guy]

The old Symons valley Ranch was torn down this week (what was left after the fire). Wonder if they are going to follow through with one of the proposals for the site in the last few years??

 

[YYCguy]

The old Symons valley Ranch was torn down this week (what was left after the fire). Wonder if they are going to follow through with one of the proposals for the site in the last few years??

I can’t keep track of who the most current owner is nor what the most current proposal is!

 

[MichaelS]

I suppose this is the right thread for this. It looks like Western Securities is involved with the redevelopment of Fortress in Kananaskis. Would be great to see the mountain open up again, and have our own alpine village:

Fortress Mountain Resort

www.fortressmountainresort.com

 

[DougB]

I suppose this is the right thread for this. It looks like Western Securities is involved with the redevelopment of Fortress in Kananaskis. Would be great to see the mountain open up again, and have our own alpine village:

Fortress Mountain Resort

www.fortressmountainresort.com

This looks more serious than previous proposals.

Hopefully this is only the start with more resort proposals coming out as well as some Provincial legislation to delete the concept of social license

 

[Mull]

There is a social license issue there? That surprises me since it once was a ski hill. What is the issue?

I want to see more skill hills owned by a large pool of owners. This consolidation sucks

 

[DougB]

There is a social license issue there? That surprises me since it once was a ski hill. What is the issue?

I want to see more skill hills owned by a large pool of owners. This consolidation sucks

Fortress struggled with opposition to approval of on hill accommodation in the past. The current proposal also requests changes to provincial park boundaries. I expect push back and hope the Province has the courage to quash it hard and fast.

I was thinking more about new green field resorts which will almost certainly require adjusting provincial park boundaries and/or lease of public land. Other than reviving the Tent Ridge/Mt Shark proposal, I cant think of any immediate potential. I suspect Castle will come through with a new proposal.

Whistler and Blackcomb were csrved out of Garabaldi Provincial Park.

Canada needs to delete social license in general as onerous approvals drag down productivity. The parasitic ecosystem of NGOs, activists, law firms, government relations firm and civil servants are net negative contributers to GDP.

 

[Mull]

Whatever happen to Wintergreeen skill hill

 

[DougB]

Whatever happen to Wintergreeen skill hill

Golf course still operates. It had a residential real estate proposal at one point. Unsure what happened

 

[Surrealplaces]

Whatever happen to Wintergreeen skill hill

They struggled to get snow for a few years in a row in a row and then ceased not long after that. I used to get a family night pass every year ($99.00), and go for a rip after work maybe once or twice a week. It was a good little hill when they had snow.

 

[darwink]

Fortress struggled with opposition to approval of on hill accommodation in the past.

Yeah strata or fee simple accommodation— the province has never figured out exactly how to square this circle.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Update on East Village's Instagram. It's social media fluff, but always encouraging. We already know Lyric and Vibe will be soon. It would be awesome of the others were done n 2026 as stated.

eastvillageyyc
2026 is shaping up to be a big year for development projects in East Village. Five projects are anticipated to break ground, which will bring more than 700 rental and condo homes and 132 hotel rooms to East Village.

Here’s the scoop on what to keep an eye out for:

1. Library Square – 162 rental units, two buildings, six-storeys each
2. Lyric – 208 residential units, six-storeys
3. Vibe – 218 residential units, 1100 square meters of commercial space, 13-storeys
4. The Edgewater – approximately 170 residential units, commercial space, daycare facility, nine-storeys
5. Hotel – 132 rooms, five-storeys
A few screencaps from their drone video.
Lyric

Vibe