BMO Centre Expansion | 25m | 5s | CMLC

[1875]

despite four of the ugliest condo towers anyone ever got paid to build, i dont mind this view.

 

[Mountain Man]

Hopefully the trees get nice and tall and block those towers from view! Will be nice to see the lots between MacLeod and the fugliness get developed one day!

 

[Chinese_T]

Hopefully the trees get nice and tall and block those towers from view! Will be nice to see the lots between MacLeod and the fugliness get developed one day!

Hopefully Stampede Station blocks those towers from view!

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Hopefully the trees get nice and tall

That big tree by Weadickville looks to be dead.

 

[Tothewest]

That big tree by Weadickville looks to be dead.

3D map it before it's too late!!

I kid...but i do like the evergreens that will eventually cover that brick massing towards the back of that photo

 

[DiscoStu]

despite four of the ugliest condo towers anyone ever got paid to build, i dont mind this view.

I dunno, I think the Pointe of View set on the west side give them some serious competition. Tarjan Pointe is the ultimate low in my opinion.

Either way, giving our ugliest projects the most visible locations is basically a Calgary tradition.

 

[Mountain Man]

Sasso & Vetro take the ugly cake for me.

Went to a concert and the dome last week, first time I walked by and under BMO, and I was actually surprised how big it was! Think it looks amazing, even the crappy brick wall looked better than expected.

 

[The Familia]

I think some colour change could help those condos. If Sasso and Vetro painted all the green stucco white or black I think it would help. If NuEra painted their cream stucco white it would also help.

 

[Tothewest]

I think some colour change could help those condos. If Sasso and Vetro painted all the green stucco white or black I think it would help. If NuEra painted their cream stucco white it would also help.

beige is a horrible color isn't it lol. What's sad is Alberta's boom in the late 90's & 00's occurred in one of the ugliest, soulless design phases of our lifetime. Nearly every suburban house of that era...vinyl siding, ugly stucco, beige interior walls

 

[DiscoStu]

I think our suburban/low-rise design game has improved...but I think there's an argument that our high-rise game has take a step back over the last decade or so. Atleast when it comes to condo towers, I think we're in "one of the ugliest soulless designs phases of our lifetime" as we speak.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I think our suburban/low-rise design game has improved...but I think there's an argument that our high-rise game has take a step back over the last decade or so. Atleast when it comes to condo towers, I think we're in "one of the ugliest soulless designs phases of our lifetime" as we speak.

When we transitioned from condo based towers, where you had to sell potential buyers with the help of a nice looking building to rental towers, the designs changed. I'm happy to see more rental towers, but a side effect seems to be more generic designs.

 

[Mountain Man]

The most soulless era would have had to be the 60s-80s when everything in this city was precast concrete.

 

[DiscoStu]

Yeah, that makes sense.

I would definitely prefer a shift back to condos over rental. I think neighborghoods are better when more people have skin in the game.

 

[potatopizzafan]

 

[Urb]

Hopefully Stampede Station blocks those towers from view!

I have seen the early renderings for this project. It's very ambitious and I have a feeling most people here are going to like it. It will be a significant improvement on the Cove buildings.