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A grocery store in Inglewood would likely pull a percentage people from east village looking to avoid that superstore.

The Alberta government is posting for a few passenger rail related jobs. Could be an early indicator on the implementation plan moving forward. At minimum they are giving ATEC money to hire so clearly there's some will for passager rail getting past a basic map...

I wonder if that will be a site for affordable housing. It's a city owned parcel as a former police parkade. Alternatively with the other side of the block burned out this whole site is ready for new life. Hope this one doesnt add to the blank spaces in the east village for long.

From SAITs LinkedIn post " - Each beam weighs about 48,000 lbs (~21,800 kg) and is 38 metres in length. - A sealant protects the beams from weather elements and UV. - The beams will soon be covered with roofing material on the outside but will remain exposed inside to create a pretty sharp...

I still think we need a bylaw to require historical facade retention.

In other development news, First on Seventeenth is launching their project website today. https://firstonseventeenth.com/ Located across the street from Sovereign, the northwest tower is proposed to be 37 stories and southeast tower at 47 stories. If built this would bring some serious...

The Masterplan looks great so far, lots of interesting elements within those renders. It looks like an audience member would be able to see the skyline past the stage of the amphitheatre. The turf field is a nice addition of greenspace.

The minimum standard should be to preserve the external facing elements including the facade and the archways. If its new building behind that i think most people would agree to that balance of preservation and development. That also resolves having to retrofit the interior to modern standards.

New 2025 aerial imagery looks like they are prepping to divert the rail lines. Maybe the underpass work is starting soon. Or is this the base for the Greenline station?

Calgary Imagery updated to their most current aerial Imagery to 2025. https://maps.calgary.ca/CalgaryImagery/

Yeah no doubt Telus Sky has a deeper parkade. Photo from Surrealplaces in 2015

"Anthem received received approval for its first development permit at a multi-phased project at its Erlton site in Calgary, situated across the street from an LRT station and the Calgary Stampede. The first phase is a six-storey building offering 115 purpose-built rental homes. The construction...

It's likely the city owns the 8th Ave right away to 10th street so it could be solved between two parties. You have to wonder if the city could trade access and a more palatable project overall while getting percentage of units (or dedicated parcel) to be affordable housing. 8th Ave connection...

Would this parkade fall into one of the deeper ones of Calgary?

Alternately the townhome development could have been pushed north by a meter or two by making the lane smaller. I'm assuming the lane is that wide because the development only has one entrance point, which it could have resolved by connecting to the existing lane. The townhomes are a city...