Shawnessy Station | 69m | 20s | Telsec

[Dārayavauš]

Less than ideal location for higher density development.It's an island that would be difficult to integrate with the surrounding area. We can't expect anything else than the suburban design here. I'm just a little surprised the developer is proposing ground floor retail.

I’m pleasantly surprised that they had the foresight to include ground floor retail in this plan. This development is turning out much better than expected. Is this randomly turning into one of the better TODs Calgary has developed so far? Granted we’ll see what it’s like when it’s fully built out.

 

[badc0ffee]

Phases (?) 2 (DP2023-04656) and 3 (DP2023-04642) were approved.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Phases (?) 2 (DP2023-04656) and 3 (DP2023-04642) were approved.

Wow! One is 20 stories and the other two are 18 stories. I really like that the buildings all line the cul-de-sac with the parking lots to Macleod. Great TOD quantity, may lack beauty but one of these at every c-train station with a park and ride and you begin moving the needle.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Big big or go home.

All four buildings 1 x 20 storey tower, 2 x 18 storey towers, and a lowrise building. 299 units in total from the three towers.

Buildings C and D

 

[O-tac]

Fantastic to finally see appropriate density on a transit adjacent site. I still remember the Canyon Meadows station fiasco that resulted in a car dealership replacing a TOD proposal.

 

[JTron]

This great. The design is average, but this kind of density near an LRT station is great to see.

 

[AJX]

This is a great use of an otherwise piece of land.

 

[TooBizzy]

Yeah I'm pretty sick of this architectural style, but hey, it's probably cheap. Hopefully this can add some good supply at a good price point onto the market - hopefully some 3-bedroom units.
Anyone know what Building C is? Looks like it could be a library or some kind of similar community centre.

 

[CT (Chinese_T)]

Yeah I'm pretty sick of this architectural style, but hey, it's probably cheap. Hopefully this can add some good supply at a good price point onto the market - hopefully some 3-bedroom units.
Anyone know what Building C is? Looks like it could be a library or some kind of similar community centre.

I've noticed quite a few midrise proposals with "Building C's" popping up recently. They generally act as leasing offices/ground-level CRU/amenity spaces. Basically separating the "1" from a 5-over-1 into a separate building adjacent to the actual residential component.

 

[Dārayavauš]

Fantastic to finally see appropriate density on a transit adjacent site. I still remember the Canyon Meadows station fiasco that resulted in a car dealership replacing a TOD proposal.

That happened? Wow I don’t know how it’s possible to bungle something as basic as real estate.

 

[O-tac]

That happened? Wow I don’t know how it’s possible to bungle something as basic as real estate.

Iirc the developer wanted to build a TOD type development with condos. They got pissed off with city demands for infrastructure or some red tape or something and then did a more lucrative car dealership instead.

 

[Dārayavauš]

Iirc the developer wanted to build a TOD type development with condos. They got pissed off with city demands for infrastructure or some red tape or something and then did a more lucrative car dealership instead.

That sounds like Calgary City Council for you. They still haven’t learned.