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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...

The land use was approved at council yesterday.

To me this train looks closer to what the CABR would look like.

This is what I thought when I saw the design of Option 2. It reminded me of Bowfort Towers attempting to be indigenous informed but missing the mark.

https://www.westurbanproperties.ca/properties/compass Rental pricing can be found here. $1600 for a 1 bed (504 Sq Ft) $2000 for a 2 Bed - 1 Bath (624 Sq Ft) $2275 for a 2 Bed 2 Bath (780 Sq Ft) Is this a common price bracket for condo rentals in this area of Calgary?

Atco Park launched their website today. Looks like a great master plan from O2. https://engageatcolands.com/

Not sure if this has been posted before but Alec Hamilton has created an amazing historical analysis of trains and rail systems in the Calgary Context. https://diverging.weebly.com/ Someone had asked about using this station and it could make sense as proof of concept before building grand...

Land use redesignation at 17th and 1st street SW. Looks to be infilling the empty lot. https://dmap.calgary.ca/?p=LOC2025-0251

Another land use application for a 24-meter multifamily on 37th. Would have been good to include the northern corner parcel on 21st Ave, but that appears to be under a separate DP application.

Just borrow the design from the PNE Amplitheter and add that to the old Saddle dome bowl.