Block 11B | 18m | 5s | Luxuria | Gravity Architecture

[Surrealplaces]

Might as well start a thread for this one. Project will be updated as info comes in.

 

[NWUrbanism]

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[manshakesfistatcloud]

The triangular balconies give me visual pleasure but they aren’t going to be particularly useful. Developers will probably put the air conditioners on them making them useless and ugly.

 

[Surrealplaces]

A couple more renderings, because we can never have too many

 

[Mountain Man]

Those angled balconies are an interesting touch, not sure if I like them or not...

 

[NWUrbanism]

Is this the first proposal where the recently demolished housing was

Luxuria Homes Announces Newest Condo and Townhome Project in University District - University District

Luxuria Homes will bring a refined multi-family project featuring 184 homes to Calgary’s University District, located adjacent to the University…

myuniversitydistrict.ca

The townhomes are called Vanguard and the condo buildings are called Cadence. Sales center opens this weekend and it looks like the DP for the townhomes is already approved, so construction on the townhome portion of the block should start sometime in 2026.

 

[Albertasaurus]

Love it!

 

[BobtheDog]

The townhomes are called Vanguard and the condo buildings are called Cadence. Sales center opens this weekend and it looks like the DP for the townhomes is already approved, so construction on the townhome portion of the block should start sometime in 2026.

Have the old Varsity Courts Townhomes been demolished then?

 

[NWUrbanism]

Have the old Varsity Courts Townhomes been demolished then?

Not all of them, I believe the rest are scheduled to be demolished in 2026.

This is what things look like right now, with some roads and sidewalks built out (Block 11 highlighted in blue). All of the townhomes within a block of 32 Ave are still there.

 

[trtcttc]

The triangular balconies give me visual pleasure but they aren’t going to be particularly useful. Developers will probably put the air conditioners on them making them useless and ugly.

I've never lived in apartments of this size, but are they not typically central air? Considering these units are 500-700 sqft, I can't imagine they all have their own furnace and A/C.

 

[MichaelS]

Another article on this project (both townhomes and apartments):

Luxuria builds homes for 2 audiences at Calgary's University District

Luxuria Homes is building two housing projects within Calgary’s University District designed to meet the distinct demands of very different demographics which live in, and are drawn to, the large mixed-use community.

renxhomes.ca

 

[rbt]

I've never lived in apartments of this size, but are they not typically central air? Considering these units are 500-700 sqft, I can't imagine they all have their own furnace and A/C.

Yes. Typically some central heat/cooling system pipes hot and/or cold water to a fan-coil unit; effectively an in-wall radiator with a fan pointing at ducts.

 

[bobbrown]

This is a solid addition for the area. We really need more of this 'missing middle' scale in Calgary. Curious to see how the retail/main floor interface works with the sidewalk once it's finished.