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Never really thought much about it but they really go the way of their anchor tenant. North Hill mall (Sears died a slow death), Deerfoot (Woolworths) pivoted to Walmart, market mall (The Bay/Safeway/Zellers/Theater), North Land (I don't remember what it was before Walmart). It makes sense...

Excavation started up this morning

Quick, everyone take a walk down 4th street the sidewalks are now open. I've lived/worked in the area for 15 years and I can only think of one other time when it was possible to walk from DT to Elbow, so take your chance now before the Truman site begins and inevitably closes the sidewalks on...

Site is fenced off with Truman signs and seems to be no longer used as a Park Central's laydown yard/parking.

https://developmentmap.calgary.ca/?find=DP2023-05201There has been an update to the DP at the old Silver Inn restaurant. Slight improvement at least: Old: New:

Somewhat related, CNRL will be renovating and moving to the Shell building in 2025/2026 and vacating their Bankers Hall space. I'd imagine that gets snapped up relatively quickly as BH is a prime location.

I spotted some equipment doing soil sampling at the old Metro Ford site yesterday. Don't know if that means anything is immanent or if they are looking to sell, but action none the less.

New development permit for the affordable housing on 20th and 6th Street NW https://developmentmap.calgary.ca/?find=DP2023-07946

Looks to be mostly contained to the backside on the second floor. I would imagine there is an significant amount of water damage.

That's got to be the most no brainer fitness park in the city. They could easily build a matching one at the top of the stairs in Crescent Heights Park. The lunch time stairs crowd would be more than enough to justify it.

While I preferred the last version, I didn't think it had much of a chance of being built. There was significant community opposition towards it.

Shoppers Drug Mart is coming for Luke's. Reminds me of when shoppers opened across the street from Telstar drugs in Kensington.

It took 10+ years to fill the retail space in Nuera. I'd expect WVT to follow a similar trajectory

New DP for the old Silver Inn restaurant on Centre Street. My eyes! The goggles do nothing! https://developmentmap.calgary.ca/?find=DP2023-05201

My suspicion is that they are concerned about the liability of squatters starting fires and are demolishing the buildings. This will probably sit for a while as a gravel lot.