Recent content by MichaelS

Sales for this project launched last weekend, with a sales centre now on site. Also, the next DP has been submitted for Site D, the MU-1 parcel adjacent to 85th Street, where the sale centre now sits. Pretty substantial, 3 apartment buildings and 1 commercial building...

As in 3.5 months from now? Seems a little ambitious.

I would guess that having the hotel operators committed to the project is the equivalent of enough sales to proceed.

I thought I read that they were moving into the old Schanks location near there.

The land use for this project is now posted. It is quite a bit bigger than just the Ranchman's parcel: https://dmap.calgary.ca/?p=LOC2026-0025

Mostly land was being consolidated by developers, and an area structure plan review was underway (started around 2015/2016ish, passed in 2017 I think). That policy document set the stage for the level of intensity we are seeing now. Someone might have been able to buy one of these 5 acre...

Every speaker gets 5 minutes. People will likely be grouped into panels of 5 or 6. I have heard they are over 330 registered speakers. So, if you sign up now, you might be called upon at 7:30 on Friday at this rate.....

I was seeing that this morning, but your photo above is now showing for me. I found the forum very slow to log onto yesterday. Seems to be working okay now though.

Interesting that this appears to be a collaboration between Western Securities and Boardwalk Communities. Boardwalk is a publicly traded REIT, a quick scan of their 2025 annual report didn't mention this project, but they represent a significant amount of funding. This is likely purpose built...

https://globalnews.ca/news/11732982/high-end-calgary-car-dealership-goes-up-in-flames/ Obviously the important part is hopefully nobody has gotten hurt. But, from a superficial car guy side, this is tragic with some of the inventory they have there. Right before the season starts too...

Even if they want a parking lot in the interim (policy says there is supposed to be no new parking lots downtown, but as I have ranted before, policy seems pretty fluid), hopefully they do something like that that I saw in Providence, Rhode Island with the facade...

There are numerous utitlities underneath that access road, so you can't put a building there. The best bet would maybe be some form of plaza, but fronting onto Bow Trail, not really a place to hang out.

Taza Park: https://skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/calgary-taza-tsuutina-nation-development-m-s-canderel.27950/

Doesn't seem like it unfortunately.

Sad trombone....