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This would be a home run townhome or wood frame apt site but I see this as being a good place for University District scale. Would like to see it build out at a 3-6 storey scale in the shorter term. Up to 20 storey podium towers as described are a bit of a long shot and long play imo.

Here are some streetview locations of some low-rise wood-frame apartments that avoid the over-use of hardie panel and easy trim reveals, but aren't slathered in lots and lots of (more expensive) brick...

I would prefer Hardie Shingle and Lap siding, deployed well. Even hardie panel with a cheaper hardie or wood-like batten (colour matched) I’d prefer. And it would be cheaper.

Hardie panel and Easy Trim reveals as far as the eye can see. So tired of this being the default. Scale is good, but this type of apartment design particularly the material choices is becoming so standardized, these are starting to be as ubiquitous and placeless in NA as a McMansion.

Cool, i love these smaller infill projects, this is the smallest i was aware of in my old neighbourhood: https://www.urbanyvr.com/lanefab-narrow-lot-development/ I would love to see something like this West End laneway infill here...

The more time i spend back in Calgary, the more I lean into the war on cars mentality. Give the suburban commuters more gridlock downtown its a minor trade-off to make life better for inner city residents. Fuck making suburban commutes faster and more comfortable at the expense of the...

This is 18 5 bedroom units. Weird. I can't figure out who this is geared towards, they are saying multi-generational families, but the bedrooms all of ensuite washrooms like mini hotels. Feels more like an AirBnB hostel situation, because how much would one of these cost to rent or buy for a family?

Hell yes, Fina and Taylor Buildings were the buildings I most wanted to see conversions on. Glad they are keeping the original look on both. Really happy these are being converted. Next on my most wanted list would the building Barcelona Tavern is in, Elveden Centre, the Lougheed Building...

Hell yes, Fina and Taylor Buildings were the buildings I most wanted to see conversions on. Glad they are keeping the original look on both. Really happy these are being converted. Next on my most wanted list would the building Barcelona Tavern is in, Elveden Centre, the Lougheed Building...

Cool design, this looks very Toronto. Looks like a mini-version of the supertall proposals on Yonge Street. Some elements of this (without being as high-end obviously):

Someone else can probably answer this better than me, but my understanding is that assessment value is based more on the overall value of the property as it exists in its current condition. So for commercial properties it’s the rent roll and/or projected rent roll for a building; residential...

Ya, my bad i don't really mean cap height, i mean don't give away too much FAR for every situation. I don't think that we should limit heights as that doesn't allow for things like better ceiling height in the unit or taller buildings if people so choose. In the Victoria Park example what i am...

Those are all cool examples! I like towers as much as the next guy, but it takes certain circumstances to make them happen in large, sustained numbers like in Vancouver and Toronto. All i'm suggesting is we take a more Montreal approach to creating density, i think it would improve our urban...

Concrete for-sale towers still don't provide the appropriate return needed to overcome the direct construction costs associated with them. Averaged out, 6-storey wood-frame is ~$407.50psf, a point power would average ~$477.50psf. Based on some of the recent asking prices for tower sites, i...

My guess is that the parcel is going to be a for-sale project. Rental projects are fine to go with the lower parking ratio (0.5 or 0.625 per unit), but on for-sale projects market expectation is more geared towards 1 stall per unit. My guess is that factored into the decision.

My guess is that the parcel is going to be a for-sale project. Rental projects are fine to go with the lower parking ratio (0.5 or 0.625 per unit), but on for-sale projects market expectation is more geared towards 1 stall per unit. My guess is that factored into the decision.

You're definitely right, i am unsure of ownership arrangements for the lots.

Another City related item: https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-looking-to-free-up-more-surplus-land-for-affordable-housing Basically admin report to council that said they don't really have land to build affordable housing. How do they not see the opportunity in converting CPA...

In a perfect world, this and the CBE site would be perfect for a downtown university campus with a lot of integrated student housing and amenities.

I am on the edge of my seat to see what they rename the 'Public Realm Setbacks' table in the current LUB that they directly ported over from 'Road Widening Setbacks' from 2P80 LUB. Anyone have any guesses what they will rename the road widening setbacks that will 100% make it into the LUB...