Recent content by MichaelS

See if you can find out what the sales pitch entailed. I would be so curious. I am assuming that being a great uncle, they are past the point of needing an affordable home within a decent commute of an employment opportunity.

My wife and I went relatively last minute to Chicago for a few nights in July. Despite there being a massive skyscraper with TRUMP blazened across it, politics never came up once and everyone we met was very nice and friendly. I would say the exchange rate is the biggest deterrent right now...

Nice. Looks to be a factory NA1 like mine apart from aftermarket wheels.

Let's see how long it takes before someone carves SLAYER into it.

There is also the challenge with that Legacy and Corrnerstone example of the fact that the carriageway (the asphalt) is supposed to contain painted on-street bike lanes in each direction, complete with a buffer zone, per the City's approved Complete Streets Policy and design guidelines for...

No they don't unfortunately. Got rid of it 8-10ish years ago. A frustrated council finally got the GM of infrastructure services to say they will create a new one for the next budget during the mid-cycle budget debate last November, but nothing has been shown or prepared yet. Honestly, I am...

Is it enough to now declare the drought conditions over? Or, is that a year by year thing?

That is the one I was thinking of.

I'd like to see this angle with Hat Elbow River put in, as well as that 4-tower one that has been floating around on Instagram. Also, Remington might one day build some big height on Railtown.

Chabot is running again, as part of the communities first YYC slate: https://communitiesfirstyyc.com/#candidates Demong is not running again, leaving Ward 14 wide open.

This land use application is going to CPC this week with a refusal recommentation. I haven't read the material in detail to know all of the reasons, but this paragraph seems to sum it up: The proposed development, specifically the height and floor plate size, would cast prolongedshadows onto...

The land use for this one goes to CPC this week: Report, Background, Applicant Submission, Outreach Summary, CA Letter

Yep, came to post that: Report, Background, Applicant Submission, DP Drawings, UDRP Comments A few more detail renderings on page 17 of the DP drawings for those who are interested.

I don't know if we need a thread for this specific project just yet, I say wait until we see a development permit. These zoning exercises happen often, with little to show for it years later. It will be interesting to see if we get something here, let alone a 24 storey high rise.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/city-says-redevelopment-of-former-midfield-mobile-home-park-site-progressing-steadily-1.7589436 Sounds like we are still a couple of years away from any sort of building happening.