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I really like the narrower 6 storey projects a lot better than the wider ones which often just don't look like they belong in the inner city (Sentinel being a particularly egregious example).

Rode by here yesterday and it looks like demolition of a few of the existing homes on site has started. Sorry, no pics.

Sad but not surprising. Even from the pictures months ago, this looks only marginally better than the new townhouse developments going up in Livingston, Belmont, Belvedere etc. Even the stuff going up in Alpine Park shows a lot more character and attention to detail than this does (IMO). Epic...

I'm more concerned about the extremely disruptive and lengthy construction process and what effect it would have - It'd be Marda Loop on steroids. Although I suppose building a tunnel would entail disruption as well (especially if it's cut-and-cover)

Running the line at grade on Centre St to 16th would be devastating for the businesses along that stretch.

But probably not a win from an affordability perspective, unfortunately

I am wondering, would having the station at Eau Claire above ground rather than transitioning from a tunnel to a bridge so abruptly reduce the cost of the bridge structure across the river? I assume it would make for a less challenging structure from an engineering perspective?

Yeah loads of that in the GTA these days. That 84 storey building in Mississauga is just overkill. I'd rather see the really tall stuff in the downtown area where it belongs.

With the state of BCs condo market, I see the Burnaby proposal being less likely to happen anytime soon than Stampede Station. .

Has it though? https://nationalpost.com/opinion/quebec-ontario-being-left-out-of-liberal-immigration-reductions?itm_source=index

It bugs me now. I hadn't noticed before but now I can't unsee it.

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...