Bluestone | 78m | 18s | Amble Ventures | NORR

As much as I hate the design, i'm a free market believer and if someone bought land and wishes to build something ugly, they should be able too. I oppose regulation, even when it comes to random rectangles. That's why I believe we should think in terms of incentives. Incentivize developers to build something beautiful and that will stand the test of time.

Some ideas I have in mind:
- Expand the Federal Housing Design Catalogue to condos and mid rises. Vastly increase the number of models and design styles. Make everything open source.
- Get the people of the city to discuss urban design preferences: how people want the city to look like, what people like and dislike. Some developers will probably not care, but i'm sure some would be interested to hear what prospective renters/owners like in terms of aesthetic.
 
boreal96 said:
As much as I hate the design, i'm a free market believer and if someone bought land and wishes to build something ugly, they should be able too.
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Bingo. In a free market economy buildings with better materials cost more and those costs get passed down.
Maybe the color choice could be better, but thoughts on the color choices comes down to opinion and personal taste.
Ultimately if people don’t like the building they don’t have to buy or rent the units, but most people outside of this forum couldn’t care less about a buildings color palettes. They’re looking for the least expensive.
 
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Beltline_B said:
I know most people hate this, but I am happy to see it progressing, and I would be happy to see it built. Another parking lot gone, and another ~300 residents added to the Beltline. It checks my boxes.
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Same. It can always be better, but the positives (another parking lot gone, hundreds of new residents in the Beltline) more than makes up for the not-great design.
 
Beltline_B said:
I know most people hate this, but I am happy to see it progressing, and I would be happy to see it built. Another parking lot gone, and another ~300 residents added to the Beltline. It checks my boxes.
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Albertasaurus said:
Same. It can always be better, but the positives (another parking lot gone, hundreds of new residents in the Beltline) more than makes up for the not-great design.
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I agree. I'm happy that so many projects are underway in the Downtown/Beltline and adjacent areas, but I'm also cognizant of the fact that market conditions can sour and lead to a dearth of new projects in a few years. I would rather that we have a steady supply of projects being built even if some designs leave something to be desired. Adding residents to the Beltline and removing a parking lot is a win in my books.
 
Our standards need to be higher. A city of our size and profile should not be allowing garbage like this design to be built.
 
UrbanWarrior said:
Our standards need to be higher. A city of our size and profile should not be allowing garbage like this design to be built.
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I agree for certain streets like 17th Ave, or 10th street in Kensington, or for public projects like a library but I don’t want the city to get into the business of controlling design. It’s fine to have minimum standards, and to me this is the minimum standard.
Until we get back to building condos most buildings will be the minimum. Developers might not build a rental tower if the costs increase say 5 or 10% because of forced material upgrades.
 
I don't like the color choice, but outside of that, it's perfect filler. Maybe we'll luck out and they'll change the color.
 
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