A shame they decided to tear down an apartment building and then let the lot sit. They better build something.
The Fifth | 17m | 5s | Arlington Street | NORR
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Atticus
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Sensible developers wouldn't tear down a site without an intention to build. In this case who knows.
Patrick.1980
Active Member
I asked around about this being under construction and nobody has anything about it. Sadly, it may well sit idle for a while.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Terrible irresponsible behavior to demolish fully functional buildings on a main street without imminent construction.
GoVertical
Senior Member
I'm so sick of staring at this site from my balcony! But I'm glad their strobing LED light died on the box on the northeast corner
Cowtown
Senior Member
And before the apartment building, they tore down Waves coffee, which was a building that had some sort of heritage value iirc. I remember ASI saying they wanted to re-rejuvenate 17th ave and turn into a major 'main street' Well, this is kinda the opposite.
JonnyCanuck
Senior Member
AS have earmarked several properties along 17 Ave for development. The Fifth project dates back to the spring of 2018 when they opened the sales centre. After almost 2 years, they could not make a go of this one. What confidence does anyone have for the others?
Mountain Man
Senior Member
I'm wondering if ASI are in trouble, they clearly bit off far more than they can chew...
Chinook Arch
Active Member
I've heard their name mentioned a few times, and not in a positive way. They have liens against them on the Windsor project. Frankly, I'm surprised they even started on this one.
GoVertical
Senior Member
There's an excavator on site:
Mountain Man
Senior Member
That's good news!
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
Dreeeeeeeeeeaaam!
I'll be feeling more confident when there's a drilling rig on site.
O-tac
Active Member
Hopefully this is the only site they own that they demo like this. It worries me that they own so much property on 17th. The loss of Waves and the brick building next to it for a gravel lot is so Calgary.