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This very much does push the precedent of the area. People are going to complain regardless, but I think it will be better received if it pushes a bit less. My personal preference is to have European style density where buildings are 4-6 stories with small scale retail at street level over...

I moved to Marda Loop a decade ago because I wanted the mix of urban and suburban and have welcomed the additional development. Even if one of the developments down the street turned out to be an absolute disaster. I share the position the BIA makes in the video. I'd be happy to get the Co-op...

Do half of the job really nice and leave the other half unfinished?

I really like this building. There's density, but the portion of the building that interacts with the street level is more human scale.

Anything with a shred of history in this city gets demolished because we're too cheap to maintain that history. Then people complain there's no history in this city.

Can Leonard Development Group buy this? Please?

Interesting, as construction on these is well underway.

I propose we move Stephen Avenue brick by brick to 34th Ave in Marda Loop. People in this neighbourhood might actually appreciate it...

Checked out the new enclosed patio at the coffee shop in Elizabeth Square. Quite cozy with the heaters going. People love to throw around the words "game changer" around here. I think the work Leonard Development Group are doing in Marda Loop is an actual game changer and they are bringing real...

I like what the plan shows for 34 Ave and 20 St. 33 Ave could be okay but it depends on how the interaction with street level is, usually Co-op or Safeway are just big concrete walls. The Blush Lane kitty corner from this site is a good example of what I think works well as they have that garage...

Marda Loop Main Streets update. Telephone poles on 34th Ave are gone. 33rd and 34th are back to two way streets. Looks like the majority of the work on 33rd is done as well as the South portion of 34th.

A frustrating thing about this pending development is that the Mainstreets work around this property isn't getting finished. So while they spent 6 months doing "the loop within the loop" with cobblestone streets, wider sidewalks and new landscaping (which looks great), the sidewalks surrounding...

Brutal. They've been a staple in the neighbourhood.

That is because the part that interacts with 33 Ave is 4 stories. Infinity is 4 stories as well but the part that you interact with is 2 stories with the upper levels stepped back. Far different experiences than Treo or what this is looking to be. Frida is not a chain, but Orange Theory and...

No it won't. I've got no issue with this building but this is just another Treo; a 6 story wall with inevitable chain stores on the retail level. The real transformation in the area is happening a couple blocks away with all the work Leonard Development Group is doing. Human scale buildings...

The coffee shop that has this patio opened this week. They said they have a permit to get the patio winterized. Had heaters going as well. Nice little spot with a very small footprint.

In more Elizabeth Square news, D.O.P. is going into the basement of the building on the NE corner. Just walked by and saw their sign through the window. This means I have no clue where Bella's Italiana will be. I assume it's more than just the small patio out front.

Looks like this one is underway as well. Saw excavators on site yesterday.

Looks like this one is underway. Kind of hard to tell with all the mainstreets work going on in the block surrounding but it seemed they were excavating when I walked by at lunch.

New addition to Elizabeth Square. You can see the care they put into the finishing touches. I'll take 100 of these over any high rise.