The Gryphon | 22.7m | 6s | Mancal | LOLA

[shermanator]

I'm just going to pretend "Pet Shop", "Vintage". "Bakery", "Coffee", "Gym" in the rendering will be replaced with "Pub", "Sports Cards", "Strip Club", "Donair Shop", "Forex". In 5 years when this thing is done it will really liven up the neighbourhood.

 

[1875]

dont hate it and it doesnt really matter either way, good for the neighbourhood

 

[Albertasaurus]

Based on the renders, IMO this project actually looks better from the 36 AV SW angle, but unfortunately the renders all show it from the 34 Av SW angle. I think it'll turn out OK.

 

[potatopizzafan]

I'm just going to pretend "Pet Shop", "Vintage". "Bakery", "Coffee", "Gym" in the rendering will be replaced with "Pub", "Sports Cards", "Strip Club", "Donair Shop", "Forex". In 5 years when this thing is done it will really liven up the neighbourhood.

Would honestly love a good Donair shop in marda loop

 

[CBBarnett]

Would honestly love a good Donair shop in marda loop

Marda Loop could use more “normal” retail. Cool wine bars are awesome and we should always have more of them, but we also need a bit more competition on the more day-to-day end of things. Donairs, sandwiches, convenience stores, bookstore, a normal pub etc.

Retail could use more competition in Marda too - a few sub-par places truck along because they are hyper convenient supported by high local foot traffic, but their quality isn’t quite there, it doesn’t need to be if there’s no other options.

All this new retail will help with this. I’m still amazed watching how fast the area has transformed into dual corridors of walkable retail, at sufficient local population density to actually support it. We are watching a new urban hub be born in real time!

 

[shermanator]

Would honestly love a good Donair shop in marda loop

It's been a huge hole in the neighbourhood in the 10 years I've lived here. And no I wouldn't get any donair from CPU.

Marda Loop could use more “normal” retail. Cool wine bars are awesome and we should always have more of them, but we also need a bit more competition on the more day-to-day end of things. Donairs, sandwiches, convenience stores, bookstore, a normal pub etc.

Retail could use more competition in Marda too - a few sub-par places truck along because they are hyper convenient supported by high local foot traffic, but their quality isn’t quite there, it doesn’t need to be if there’s no other options.

All this new retail will help with this. I’m still amazed watching how fast the area has transformed into dual corridors of walkable retail, at sufficient local population density to actually support it. We are watching a new urban hub be born in real time!

The issue is a lot of the "normal retail" is being kicked out, their buildings torn down, and once finally built is replaced with sterile chains or upscale retail. You can't get "normal retail" when rent is astronomical.

And a large number of people on this forum are good with this because density is seemingly all that matters....