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That's going back a long ways! I don't even remember what Lausanne and Montreax would have looked like, other than that they were really tall...

New DP for a cool little multi project just submitted for 1730 and 1732 12 AV SW in Sunalta. Surprisingly they pack 41 units into this project, all studios and 1 bedroom! Architect is MC+A. I'm a big fan of these smaller floorplate 6-storey projects. Note, they are proposing no parking so it...

I agree that Riverwest and Brava/Encore/Ovation have all aged very well.

I don't hate Sasso, Vetro and Nuera. They came very early on in our early '00s condo boom and look the part. I honestly can't think of many "standout" buildings from that time period - Emerald Stone, all of Pointe of View's towers and even Bosa's early efforts like Liberte and Marquis all look...

I've also heard horror stories about the fees going through the roof if any structural issues or expensive repairs are required on a condo building. Some of the older downtown condos charge fees that are nearly as high as the mortgage would be. From an investment perspective, I hear that...

Yeah those are some seriously high prices, especially without even a balcony. The 2 bed plan looks decent with lots of natural light but those studio and 1 bed plans are tiny.

The townhouses did get recommended approval by Planning Commission. But it now goes to Council, I believe in September, and it's an election year, so I don't have much hope it'll pass at Council.

Holy crap, and I mean crap. However, better than a parking lot, and at least it'll bring people into the neighborhood.

Very informative, thank you! The 3 biggest cities really do leave us in the dust, so to speak. I'm actually surprised that we have more people in dense neighborhoods than Ottawa, and really surprised that Hamilton didn't punch higher. Also surprising that Calgary's density vs Edmonton is...

I'd agree with that. I also find that older cities being less car centric tend to feel more vibrant. Vancouver unquestionably feels bigger than Calgary, in part obviously because it is, bit also because it's older and denser. But conversely, Toronto and Montreal feel just as much bigger than...

Alberta also seems to boom when the rest of Canada is struggling, and conversely struggle when everywhere else is booming. Considering the country's economic challenges with tariffs etc, and the two big condo markets in a downturn, I could see some GTA/Lower mainland developers trying their...

I think Ottawa has lots of new highrises going up, although their skyline is a lot more dispersed than ours, with a much smaller downtown and some big highrise clusters in the west end and Dows Lake areas, where a lot of the taller new projects are happening. And none anywhere near as tall as...

Legends Tower in Oklahoma City is an example of a proposed building that will look ridiculously out of place in a skyline (arguably OKC's Devon tower already does that). In terms of sheer number of tall buildings, Calgary is comparable to LA, Houston, Dallas and Atlanta - I think it's safe to...

Nice to see a mid-block highrise...a sign we are becoming a proper big city.

Just out of curiosity - why are people thinking 20 floors could be chopped off the top? That won't help alleviate any concerns residents of Sasso and Vetro would have about height, since 50 storey buildings are still going to leave them in shadow, and if anything might result in wider bulkier...

Fair. But I'm tired of them being just good enough to miss out on all the good draft picks while still missing the playoffs.

Well, between this project, Harmony and Munro further east, and hopefully the Shoppers site a few blocks to the west at 4th, there will be a good thousand or so more people living along 16th in 2 or 3 years which ought to really help make the street feel more urban and vibrant.

I'll agree with that 100% once the Flames stop sucking and we get a proper stadium befitting a city of our size

I get what you're saying - I think an overly tall building can throw an otherwise attractive skyline off balance. But I also think that the renders are exaggerating the buildings' heights a little bit - the taller building is only 100' taller than Brookfield, and the smaller one is slightly...

Can I ask where you found those numbers? I just checked and the elevation drawings show 277.3 and 245.55, in line with what Surreal posted a few days back? Unless I'm reading them wrong, which is certainly possible...