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Not sure where to put this, since the discussion of this project has expanded to include overall Westbrook development I thought I would put it here. DP is in for another Truman development, north of the ones U/C (across 14 AV and facing 32 ST). Nothing spectacular but decent massing, and...

I agree that shadow should be a consideration when looking at sites adjacent to parks and open spaces. However, I also feel like shadow is often being weaponized by some members of the public as a way to prevent multi-family development. We are far from being the northernmost large city in the...

I'd be thrilled with either...

Update: a large truck on site today after work looked like it was dropping off equipment on site. Apologies for the lousy picture from the bike lane...hopefully more activity as the week progresses.

Thanks for sharing the forum, very interesting and has changed my view of Farkas somewhat for the better. Also Davison seems to be channelling Pierre Poilievre with the "flip Flop Farkas" label. Any idea why the Mayor didn't show up at the forum? Seems like a lost opportunity.

This will settle the speculation. DP is in for "Stampede Station offices" located at 308 17 AV SW (interestingly enough, only a few doors down from Vesta's upcoming towers). It's just an extensive refurbish of the existing building and will include a "sales presentation area". DP2025-05111...

3 years to build a pair of 60-70 storey towers is a really tight timeline, and i imagine their agreements with Marriott probably have timeline commitments that would need to be met. I could see shoring and excavation starting next summer with actual concrete construction commencing in January...

Agreed - a white only scheme, similar to the original renders, would have been fine.

Honestly, University District proves that you can make a successful high density node without tall buildings. There are a few concrete buildings there, but the vast majority are wood frame construction and no building hits even 20 floors. I'm fine with Westbrook developing as mostly wood frame...

Should be a crane soon!

And more than the Raptors who also get shoved down our throats. I am a bit disappointed that the wave of patriotism sweeping the country hasn't translated into more enthusiasm for the CFL. Most teams are apparently losing money, and the Stamps' attendance is down. I think it's a great...

The unemployment situation is a bit complicated: Alberta still has the highest workforce participation rate in the country, so even with our higher unemployment rate, we still have a higher share of people working than any other province. We are also by far the fastest growing province, which...

I was hoping Truman would start construction next year, but oh well. Perhaps they are trying to coordinate their trades, since they have so many projects on the go and a bunch more (West District, Marc & Mada etc) in the pipeline. It'll be interesting to see who starts construction first...

Don't forget the ~10 storey building on the SE corner of the TransAlta/Beltline Block site! Each of these will be home to at least 100 (probably many more) people, which should really help with downtown vibrancy.

It's just a Land Use application so even if they get 12, they might only go 6 to save money with wood frame. I do think the 6 storey development that went up a few years ago is perfect height and scale for south side of the park.

Claiming that development will encourage "transience" and "social disorder" is one of the dumbest arguments I have ever heard. Good news is, even though it's an election year, most of the current Council (including the area Councillor) aren't running again, so hopefully it will pass. Edit...

Village Ice Cream sells ice cream flavours for dogs which is kinda cool. Even as a non-dog person (well, I have a dog but just prefer my cats), I agree its pretty cool how we've become a very dog-friendly city. The only place I saw someone refused entry with a dog recently was at the Sheldon...

One of several reasons I'm a cat person...

Honestly, for me a "high-end retail street" is way down in my list of things we are missing right now. I'd prefer something that us plebes can enjoy. Really digging the movie theatre idea, especially since we've lost the Eau Claire cinemas. Just generally, I'd like to see more amenities that...

Seems like WJ has a fairly substantial presence in Halifax. I could see some of those 787s go to there, or Toronto. If YYC could snag 3 or 4 of those 787s, I'd love to see flights to Dubai, HK or somewhere in mainland China, and a big South American hub (maybe Bogota, Santiago, Lima or one...