Albertasaurus
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Aesthetics aside, it will be nice to have some of these conversions plugged into the +15 network. And the point about the pattern bearing a resemblance to the profile of that +15 is making me like it slightly more.
Place 800 | 68m | 17s | Peoplefirst
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Unknown User
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Is the Rio still open? Feel like I should go once in my life before it's shuttered.
KensingtonLurker
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I don't hate it, but don't love it. It should be pretty burried in the skyline. The murals at street level probably make things more interesting there.
This also feels a little closer to the actual core (aside from Paliser), as other conversions are more West End and Eau Claire.
We all want to see palaces built, but that won't work for PeopleFirst, as they offer a decent amount of units at a little below market rates. These less than visually attractive projects can bring the people downtown that demand amenities. Those amenities could be theatres, a downtown grogery store, places that are open after 7PM etc.
As those amenities arrive, it now becomes mere attractive for those that will pay for a beautiful building to get built.
This also feels a little closer to the actual core (aside from Paliser), as other conversions are more West End and Eau Claire.
We all want to see palaces built, but that won't work for PeopleFirst, as they offer a decent amount of units at a little below market rates. These less than visually attractive projects can bring the people downtown that demand amenities. Those amenities could be theatres, a downtown grogery store, places that are open after 7PM etc.
As those amenities arrive, it now becomes mere attractive for those that will pay for a beautiful building to get built.
badc0ffee
Active Member
That's a good point.
Urb
Active Member
Agreed, this helps to get the ball rolling. What we really need is tax incentives for new residential development downtown. This is very common in major US cities.
maestro
Senior Member
This could look so much better for absolutely no fucking cost. Just rearrange the panels from the ice cream cone/ mountain theme to something more tasteful. Sure, we all want more people downtown. The city will attract more people downtown with honey than vinegar. Downtown Toronto can get away with being ugly. They have enough people living there already. Downtown Calgary in suburbia has a reputation to reverse.
P.S. Ugly is vinegar.
FCC1982
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Like WTF ?
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It's one bland building replacing another, so I don't care too much about the looks, but sticking to one color, with a second color as accent like the two brown tones would have been better.
DiscoStu
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I honestly just prefer the Before.