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DougB
Active Member
Wow...27 stories!
Any news about the Bridgeland Place redevelopment? It seems to have stalled.
Nice to see some movement on this. The concept was proposed to the neighborhood, quite some time ago, but went silent. I'll see if I can dig up the concept renderings. They were posting on SRC, but it would have been around 6-7 years ago.
Edit: After some searching around I found the old renders in a thread called "East Riverside Redevelopment" it appears that this may be part of the overall Riverside development plan from a few years back, and the plan is mentioned in the land use, so I've moved the posts over to this thread for now, but will create a separate thread once more details come in.
JWhite
Active Member
This is ambitious and I like it. With buildings proposed as high as 27 stories they’re going to need an Option D added to the proposed plan. 
aryanoboi
New Member
I know a couple have popped up but does this mean an actual effort to build high rises north of the river now?
Build baby build.
Build baby build.
outoftheice
Active Member
Interesting. I would be curious to know the story behind this. Is the CNIB planning on upzoning and then selling the land? Are they planning on developing it themselves? Will the buildings have some sort of official function for the CNIB or their members? Great to see some more high rise density north of the river and within a 10 minute walk to the train.
JTron
Active Member
This is extra dose of density could put Bridgeland into that next level of destination neighborhood.
Decided to create a thread for this as it is a separate project from the overall Bridgeland Riverside development plan.
gsunnyg
Senior Member
So this is where all of my CNIB donations have been going? JK
This is great news. I've long wanted a second skyline North of the Bow River. This will make the Riverwalk more visually interesting if a mini skyline is developed in Bridgeland.
This is great news. I've long wanted a second skyline North of the Bow River. This will make the Riverwalk more visually interesting if a mini skyline is developed in Bridgeland.
BKha
Active Member
If they build a couple of towers in the 20-27 floor range, Bridgeland skyline won’t have any competition for a while! Suck it University District lol
MichaelS
Senior Member
For some potential context, CNIB did propose (maybe it was built? I don't know, haven't followed Edmonton that closely) a 35 storey tower on their Jasper Avenue location. See it as a way to update their facilities and gain some revenue? This article is from 2016:
www.theglobeandmail.com
CNIB’s new Edmonton tower is being designed for all of the senses
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s headquarters ‘will make design for visual impairments indistinguishable from something that’s just good design’
www.theglobeandmail.com
whatchyyc
Active Member
For some potential context, CNIB did propose (maybe it was built? I don't know, haven't followed Edmonton that closely) a 35 storey tower on their Jasper Avenue location. See it as a way to update their facilities and gain some revenue? This article is from 2016:
CNIB’s new Edmonton tower is being designed for all of the senses
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s headquarters ‘will make design for visual impairments indistinguishable from something that’s just good design’
Beltline_B
Senior Member
A couple of taller buildings in that location would be great. Bridgeland is at the point where it's hitting a critical mass enough to be its own little self sufficient district. Imagine an urban grocer in a mixed use development on the north side of 1st ave, it would be a game changer.
Bridgeland 2028!
gsunnyg
Senior Member
OMG, you read my mind!!!!So this is where all of my CNIB donations have been going? JK
This is great news. I've long wanted a second skyline North of the Bow River. This will make the Riverwalk more visually interesting if a mini skyline is developed in Bridgeland.