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Honestly, wish we had more of this. This is the type of stuff that gives a city a great vibe.

As someone who is on a CA board.. community associations should not have a larger voice on development decisions. CAs are rarely a good...

Walked by the parking lot today. Hard to believe the tallest tower in Western Canada will sit here.

A few other images from that presentation, with construction update arial photos from June 2025: Overall site: (I can see my house...

For reference, that puts this thing at just over 2 meters taller than Scotia Plaza, the current 2nd tallest (complete) building in the...

We have some official heights. They'll be released to the public shortly. taller tower - 70 storeys, 277.3 metres/909' shorter tower -...

Political machinations and opposition from some loud voices in the community aside, I think it was a hard project to oppose, both...

The zoning is being discussed at Council as I type this (so no vote as of yet), but there was a great presentation by the applicant that...

Calgary’s putting some major distance between itself and comparable cities like Edmonton and Ottawa. Even without Foothills MD.

Medium growth projections for the Calgary CMA are 2.67 million by 2051. 45,000 for Okotoks, 18,000 for Strathmore, 19,000 for High...

Surprised there was so little fanfare after all the drama.

Approved with only McLean opposing! And only 3 public speakers excluding the applicant!

Also noticed the Phil's at Glenmore and Elbow in the SW had its Land Use Approved. 26 storey's is great height for the area. And this...

I'm telling you, abolish parking minimums. Let the market decide.

The same thing we're doing. City says it's necessary, businesses complain. City delays the timeline, makes the project more complicated...