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Another new project in University District, on Block 11: DP2025-02541 It's a new builder in the neighborhood, Luxuria. Architect is Gravity. It looks to be attached to the wrong property on DMap right now.

DP application: DP2025-01662

UCPG put out an update today: Info session The biggest change I'm seeing is they are doing a land swap with the University, trading Area 1 in the below image for the remaining portions of Area 3 that the University was previously holding onto. This means the main street won't extend any further...

From the press release: https://ucpg.ca/news-media/university-of-calgary-properties-group-and-truman-partner-to-develop-purpose-built-rental-projects-in-university-district/

I wonder if this is a sign that Truman is reaching their max capacity; they have a crazy number of projects on the go right now.

I didn't get a picture of it, but the crane is now fully assembled.

They actually mention this in the same presentation. The city is responsible for the infrastructure after it is turned over by the developer. I think the issue of who maintains infrastructure is separate from the issue of who owns the land it sits on (another example of this is utility right of...

Another development update: https://myuniversitydistrict.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-Construction-Town-Hall-Summary-.pdf Interestingly, they didn't include the Truman project on block 24A that @Albertasaurus just broke the news on. This forum is one step ahead of UCPG themselves! A...

An update on the South Lands: https://myuniversitydistrict.ca/uncategorized/the-south-lands/ They are going to build out the road network and utilities in 2025 to prepare for construction of housing beginning in 2026. They are going to host an engagement session in the spring, so we should see...

My advice to you is to read what the experts are saying about this rather than listen to potentially uninformed people on the internet. The Bank of Canada has a good summary of what could happen here. Most banks have released articles about the potential impacts too. The summary is we likely...

More details about this here: https://livewirecalgary.com/2025/01/29/cmlc-bringing-transit-oriented-community-planning-to-other-areas-of-calgary/ They want to identify one or two sites along the C-train to create master plans over the next couple years. I wonder if they will be allowed to...

The +15 has privacy screens that make it hard to take a picture, but there are workers on site and a lot of rebar being prepped, so looks like work is still progressing.