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It was devised like 2 years too early. Another project like this was the former CBC site - but thankfully they went back to the drawing...

Sad but not surprising. Even from the pictures months ago, this looks only marginally better than the new townhouse developments going...

Looks like they've been clearing out some old foundation and retaining walls at the edge of the site and debris from the demolition. I...

Not sure if it's been noted yet or not but excavation has begun in earnest at that site in Kensington along 10th St where the old...

Only one picture, hard to tell if there is only one window on the west corner. The dark portion of the facade juts out a little, so from...

Bit by bit this is becoming Seton. How exciting.

Hard to tell if this is office or residential on the upper floors. I assume office because two parking spots for residential would start...

I'm also going to say that, to people who wouldn't live in theoretical 6-storey Westbrook Village, that type of development sounds much...

Okay that makes sense, I figured it must've something like that. After selling the land back to the city for much cheaper, any guesses...

Was the previous issue at Westbrook related to the cost of the land? I'm curious as we do see concrete builds in other parts of the...

Matco had the land and couldn’t make the numbers work for concrete. I literally did the numbers and submitted an RFP to build it out...

Honestly, University District proves that you can make a successful high density node without tall buildings. There are a few concrete...

I agree row homes would be a waste of a good TOD location, but 6 storey wood frame would work well. Once the area starts to get...

This is a great example for a topic that you can ask about to the mayoral or councillor candidates in this year’s municipal election. I...