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For those that hate this new design, what are your key complaints?

How about this. My understanding is the legal protection on the 7th ave side is facades only. Push them back 1-2m and build behind, widening the sidewalk so pedestrians can be further separated from the train, and retaining the architectural variety of the facades.

I spoke to the file manager last week. They have not received a response to their initial detailed team review that they sent to the applicant sometime before July 4th.

I did this a while back although it appears I got the colour of the brick wrong

Last bit of info,, one of my colleagues contacted the file manager regarding public engagement. There was a number of items in the response but the main item: The applicant is not currently proposing any engagement as part of the development permit.

Over the years, I think especially in the 50s, 60s and 70s many of the facades were covered up with more 'modern' styled materials as by then the original architectural styles were considered 'old fashioned' in a negative way. So much of the rehab was removing those coverings and repairing the...

I'm not sure if they do but from what I have seen from the city admin's response to this it doesn't follow a whole lot of rules/guidelines.

Hey everyone, Monday July 18th is the 20th anniversary of Stephen Ave being designated a National Historic Site/District. Here's an article from 2002 a couple of days before it was designated about how the late 90s rehab turned it from a slightly shabby stretch to a destination...

I'm on the Downtown community association mailing list and a while back they sent out info on the project and cast it in a pretty positive light, including that it will " integrate the Stephen Avenue into the rest of the downtown." You know how you integrate Stephen Ave into downtown? you...

There is one issue there. At some point continual 'keeping half' will over time end up with nothing. For example, downtown calgary is what, 70, 80 blocks? Turn of the century buildings have been retained maybe on 5 or 6 if you combined them all onto blocks. So at some point looking for...

Good call. Clearing began between 1982 and 1984 and was completed by 1988. So 36+ years vacant.

I decided to stop mucking up this thread and continued it here: https://skyrisecities.com/forum/threads/water-cooler-discussion-thread.31931/page-9#post-1833540

My vote: 701 11 ST SW. Home of the original Mount Royal college. Demolished sometime between 1972 and 1975, a vacant lot ever since. 47+ years vacant. 1972 1975 2021

something like this maybe

I wonder what is the all time winner of a lot that had buildings, was demolished, and has stayed vacant for the longest time..

I'd love to see someone buy the Sunalta Block site and restore the small commercial building with a tower incorporated similar to this project.

This is particularly concerning as the Land use application comments closed on June 10 with no public advertising put up.

With council spending money to help 'fix downtown', if this was to go forward it would be proof that we will be forever paying to fix council's mistakes as they are incapable of learning.

Seems a good way to get cancelled at SDAB.

There's seems to be more signage and public notification for a local rowhouse than this project.