Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

[CalgaryTiger]

Shakeup at Calgary Housing

Sarah Woodgate out as president and CEO of Calgary Housing - LiveWire Calgary

Calgary Housing has parted ways with long-time president and CEO Sarah Woodgate in what they termed a senior leadership transition. In a release posted to the Calgary Housing website, the Calgary Housing Board of Directors thanked Woodgate for her 11 years at the helm. Calgary Housing was under...

livewirecalgary.com

Interestingly they don't list their buildings on their website but do list their development projects

Southview has been scaled back or divided into more phases, however you want the phrase it.

Development Projects | Calgary Housing

Development at Calgary Housing Calgary Housing’s Capital Development team spearheads many of The City of Calgary’s efforts in advancing affordable rental housing development. Our initiatives encompass both new development and redevelopment. Collaborating closely with our partners at the City of...

calgaryhousingcompany.org

I don't think we follow this one at all:

Development Projects - Rundle Manor | Calgary Housing

Rundle Manor Redevelopment The Rundle Manor redevelopment project in Calgary is a significant initiative aimed at enhancing the city’s affordable housing infrastructure. This project involves the transformation of the old Rundle Manor residential complex into a new, modern 135-unit affordable...

calgaryhousingcompany.org

4225 26 Avenue N.E.

Property Details​

Project Name: Rundle Manor
Location: 26th Avenue NE
Community: Rundle
Type: Mid-Rise
Number of homes: 135
Number of Calgarians served: Approx. 418
Project: New Built
Schedule: Construction ongoing, expected completion 2026
Ownership: Calgary Housing
Funder: City of Calgary, Government of Alberta, Government of Canada

Maybe a new CEO will change some things but otherwise they probably do what they can with the funding their given.

 

[Chowda7]

Haven't seen this timeline before. Looks like they are aiming for a 2027 start to construction on phase 1

Prairie Economic Gateway Timeline

www.calgary.ca

 

[Alex_YYC]

It’s great to see new land use applications for Currie and the Chinook, especially Chinook. It appears high density development is about to take off.

 

[Mull]

Shakeup at Calgary Housing

Sarah Woodgate out as president and CEO of Calgary Housing - LiveWire Calgary

Calgary Housing has parted ways with long-time president and CEO Sarah Woodgate in what they termed a senior leadership transition. In a release posted to the Calgary Housing website, the Calgary Housing Board of Directors thanked Woodgate for her 11 years at the helm. Calgary Housing was under...

livewirecalgary.com

Interestingly they don't list their buildings on their website but do list their development projects

Southview has been scaled back or divided into more phases, however you want the phrase it.

Development Projects | Calgary Housing

Development at Calgary Housing Calgary Housing’s Capital Development team spearheads many of The City of Calgary’s efforts in advancing affordable rental housing development. Our initiatives encompass both new development and redevelopment. Collaborating closely with our partners at the City of...

calgaryhousingcompany.org

I don't know anything of her performance as president /ceo but from my small dealings with her she seemed passionate over low income housing. Always sad when someone looses their gig.

 

[Chowda7]

A Calgary park is getting some serious upgrades this spring | Urbanized

The Haskayne Legacy Park development is set to enter its second phase this spring, bringing some new features to the park.

dailyhive.com

 

[Dkeirle]

New LOC across from Chinook Centre, same proposed zone as the parcel to the south that was recently approved (MU-1f8h110)

DMap

DMap

dmap.calgary.ca

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So we're most likely looking at more towers going up around Chinook, and judging by the size of those lots, you could put more than one tower on each lot.

 

[Surrealplaces]

So we're most likely looking at more towers going up around Chinook, and judging by the size of those lots, you could put more than one tower on each lot.

Yes, quite possible.

Description
The application proposes to change the land-use designation of this property from 'DC Bylaw 219D2016' to 'MU-1 f8.0h110' to allow for:

• a mixed-use development comprising of commercial and residential dwelling units in street-oriented buildings throughout the site;
• a maximum building height of 110 metres, about 26 storeys (an increase from the current maximum of 90 metres); and
• a maximum building floor area of approximately 96,800 sq.m. to occupy a parcel size of 1.21 hectares.

They use the word buildings, plural so maybe.

 

[CT_]

Yes, quite possible.

Description
The application proposes to change the land-use designation of this property from 'DC Bylaw 219D2016' to 'MU-1 f8.0h110' to allow for:

• a mixed-use development comprising of commercial and residential dwelling units in street-oriented buildings throughout the site;
• a maximum building height of 110 metres, about 26 storeys (an increase from the current maximum of 90 metres); and
• a maximum building floor area of approximately 96,800 sq.m. to occupy a parcel size of 1.21 hectares.

They use the word buildings, plural so maybe.

A smaller block to the north has 4 towers on it. The Chinook parcels are larger than this one. I'd expect 4-6 towers going up on each one.

 

[DiscoStu]

Is that the single ugliest block in Calgary? If not, surely a contender.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Is that the single ugliest block in Calgary? If not, surely a contender.

It is for sure, though I'll give it some props for being the first block to add some pretty high density to the Chinook area. They loosened the jar lol.

 

[Mull]

Aren't they also low income housing? I am not arguing low income housing should be definition equal ugly/ cheap look, but may help understand the drivers with the "why"

 

[Surrealplaces]

Aren't they also low income housing? I am not arguing low income housing should be definition equal ugly/ cheap look, but may help understand the drivers with the "why"

They are indeed, and is probably part of the reason they didn't try hard to make them nice. some color tweaks and such could have made a difference, but at the end of the day they are function over form for sure.

 

[zzkwilliamcanada]

 

[jdpv]

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Does anyone have a sense (macro and/or micro factors), why retail (specifically food & beverage) was not a steadfast requirement for the new developments along the waterfront? I ask this question out of ignorance, but I would have thought that ground level restaurants (along the river) would have been the best way to activate the remaining frontage (appreciate that the hotel will have a restaurant(?)).

 

[darwink]

would have been the best way to activate the remaining frontage

Nothing deactivates a space more than a for rent retail space. CMLC knows how much they can rent their spaces for and I suspect they're not commanding the rents necessary to make it viable. Plus the area can only sustain so much, so do you create a vibrant concentrated high street in the centre, or do you push vibrancy to a disbursed periphery?