DiscoStu
Active Member
Honestly, I too feel like it's a little out of scale as well for Marda Loop...but it's not a hill I'd die on. I do wish though the podium/street interaction was a little higher quality.
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BrandedBlue
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As someone who is on a CA board.. community associations should not have a larger voice on development decisions. CAs are rarely a good representation of the community and can too easily be taken over by people who are too focused on development and don't support the other important functions of the association - events and programs, rec facilities, pursuing grants for community improvements, and just basic governance.
1875
Senior Member
without giving it too much thought are we talking about 10 houses on 32nd that lose an hour of sunlight in january. hardly a hill worth dying on.
Sambo
Active Member
Barf.
Garceyues
Active Member
What proposed developments don't garner opposition from NIMBYS outside of perhaps some in the downtown and beltline? This just feels like election grandstanding from Jeff.
Roaring Flames
Senior Member
Can't wait for next election so Jeff can come in 3rd and disappear into the void yet again
potatopizzafan
Active Member
The existing strip mall is currently being painted.... And almost all of the tenants have moved out except for subway and the pet store. I wonder if they're going to use it for an "experience center" of some kind
JesseLikesCities
Active Member
Would be cool to see a string of high rises from Beltline through, with Daisy, to this puppy!
Tothewest
Active Member
is this not strange? Why have an experience center you have to demolish the second u turn dirt?
konradiical
Active Member
Why dont they just start demolishing stuff to save time lol
Mountain Man
Senior Member
They probably need a certain threshold of sales to get financing, and I imagine that financing would include demolition. So might as well use the existing building as a sales centre.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
I thought this was rental... hard to remember.
Tothewest
Active Member
of course, but sales don't stop at demolition, seems odd you would have to rebuild it elsewhere.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Rental component, but main tower is condo iirc.
trtcttc
Senior Member
But usually they find a vacant area nearby, like the sale centre for Broadway and the Marriotts. Keeping it on the same land is weird, because they'll start construction at 50% unit sold, then build another sale centre for the rest?