Aria Encore | 56m | 17s | Gracorp | Zeidler

[JDogg]

See updated renderings of this project. I heard construction is scheduled to start in the new year. Love the scale and look of this.

 

[UrbanRED]

Love it. Love the density just off the main street; this is the perfect type of proposal for those lots in UD

 

[UrbanWarrior]

It's very meh, but love the density. Judging by the shitty material finishes it'll be geared toward students too rather than old yuppies so that's a major plus.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Love this kind of density, and having it a block off University Ave is great. The materials are so-so, but like @UrbanWarrior mentioned, maybe it's geared to students and will have more affordable rents. Would be nice to have some more affordable housing stock in U/D

Welcome @JDogg

 

[JDogg]

Love this kind of density, and having it a block off University Ave is great. The materials are so-so, but like @UrbanWarrior mentioned, maybe it's geared to students and will have more affordable rents. Would be nice to have some more affordable housing stock in U/D

Welcome @JDogg

Thanks for the warm welcome. Yes, I hear it is geared more towards students. Nice to have more rental options in UD that cater to a more diverse crowd.

 

[maestro]

The architectural design is reminiscent of Brio which is one best seen in the darkest night. The built form with a high rise attached to a mid rise is just uninteresting. Any development here adds density. That's the lowest hanging fruit. .

The University District has visual interest and places to explore. There's also too of the same in regards to built form specifically the length the of structures.

 

[CCF]

If this project is indeed rental, with the hopes of attracting students - that's great!
I think an area called "University District" should indeed....have university students living there!

 

[Habanero]

I think the design is fine for the location, it's not on the high street, and if the more more basic materials and design makes it cheaper to rent, I'm all for it.

 

[maestro]

A different palette and pattern shouldn't break the budget. Something more basic usually doesn't end up much cheaper in my experience across Canada.. The foreign student population in Canada went from roughly 150,000 to 600,000 in about 5 years before the pandemic hit. That was a lot of housing in all budgetary ranges needed in a very short period.

 

[Cowtown]

A different palette and pattern shouldn't break the budget. Something more basic usually doesn't end up much cheaper in my experience across Canada.. The foreign student population in Canada went from roughly 150,000 to 600,000 in about 5 years before the pandemic hit. That was a lot of housing in all budgetary ranges needed in a very short period.

I don't think there's an issue with the palette. There are four different materials for a fairly large building, and none of them are particularly bad.

 

[Urban Outdoorsman]

The DP for this was released a couple weeks ago, so hopefully this will break ground in the coming months!

 

[Tarsus]

Calgary’s population is exploding right now, and university district has good momentum, it would make sense to start this project.

 

[Alex_YYC]

Arguably the most exciting news of the day. Drilling rigs!

 

[JDogg]

Looks like they broke ground this week. Was in the area yesterday and saw a couple of shoring rigs and steel on site. UD is going to be a very active construction site in 2023.

 

[The Familia]

UD is blowing East Village out of the water. I always thought East Village would be mostly complete by now, but at the current rate, UD will be fully built out and hopping long before EV even gets close to reaching mid point build out.