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I believe the Land Use allows for 2 towers now of roughly the same height but only the first tower DP is approved?

I have been hearing the excuse this year that the Leafs are under unique pressure compared to other teams, and I think that's rubbish. Iconic pro sports teams whose fan bases expect them to win - the Yankees, Dodgers, Lakers, Man United, Patriots and many more - figure out how to get it done...

As a longtime Sens fan, I have always hated the Leafs. This year, it feels that they've reached such a level of playoff haplessness that even I can't help but feel sorry for them. Sure, they beat my team in the first round, but were expected to by just about everyone, and the Sens' future...

Yet another Truman DP submitted in University District, this one for Block 28. Architect is Metafor. As is usual for Truman, not outstanding by any means but reliably decent.

This will be an exciting one to see happen. I believe they ill be the first highrises in the far southeast!

Yup, brings a bunch of units to the area yet small enough to be unobtrusive even though it's boring. The bigger question for me is what 1990's software they used to produce their renderings.

Actually this one got approved in mid April, appeal period ended May 8. So maybe no appeal?

Looks great!

I think we are slowly gaining on them, but BC is growing fairly quickly too so it's going to take a very long time, if ever, to catch up. If you look at historical trends, in 2001 we had a million less people than BC. Closest we ever got was in 2016, when we were within about 600,000, but as...

i am confident the Broadway project will happen. Vesta is pouring a massive amount of promotion and marketing into the project (even without a DP submitted yet) and if it goes ahead it will be by far their highest profile project ever.

I think it's a decent enough design. 24 floors isnt tall enough to stand out in the skyline, so an understated design is fine imo. My only gripe is the podium, which would help better define the street wall if it was a floor or two higher.

what a depressingly bad design. I don't at all mind 6 storey wood frame construction, but I do wish there as a way to stop the developers from making the buildings so damn long. The length of this thing looks like it should be 4 separate buildings. I think this type of design is going to age...

Agreed, the original design was a lot better. I wonder if part of the justification for a more conventional design for the shortened tower is that the building will no longer be particularly prominent on the skyline, so why bother with the extra cost of making it stand out?

/\Yes! Brick, and no beige panels please

Heritage preservation is a balancing act, but in my time in Calgary I would argue that the balance just isn't there. I've seen too many historically significant buildings neglected and then be torn down with the excuse of "it was falling into disrepair", or "it was past its useful life". I...

Aside from the points about design, all of which I agree with, I also don't understand the obsession with the colour beige among Calgary developers and/or architects. Don't they realize that we live in an arid climate in which beige is the predominant colour in the landscape for more than half...

Minto didn't waste any time! First DP is already in...Ph 1 is the SE corner of the site, and seems to more or less be what we would expect massing-wise based on the context plan MichaelS posted on Feb 27. Project being branded as "Parkline Phase 1" and architect is Zeidler.

Probably a reference to the grain elevators that used to extend along the tracks in that part of town. Unfortunately, even as its population approaches 100k Airdrie has shown very little interest in growing up as a city (not in terms of highrises, just in terms of basic amenities you'd expect...

DP is in advertising so things might ramp up here really quick

Not YYC related, but Westjet/ US travel related... https://www.yahoo.com/news/westjet-cancels-nonstop-austin-route-211138052.html