UPTEN | 121.91m | 37s | Strategic Group

[JonnyCanuck]

When you did your tour, did they make any mention of who the retail tenants will be?

I will be very surprised to hear if they have any retail tenants signed. Together with vacant office space, vacant retail space in both downtown and the Beltline is piling up fast. I don't think there is a high rise in the core that has been built in the last 5 years, that does not have some street level space for lease. Nuera, Keynote and Arriva, which were built 10 years ago, still have some empty space. Add to this all of the vacant retail in older buildings along 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12 Ave. I was not living in the city back in the 80's when the NEP hit the city hard but was it ever this dire for businesses?

 

[Surrealplaces]

www.reddit.com/user/hmack87/

 

[Mountain Man]

That angle of the skyline looks much better these days! Actually liking the reclad on Palliser 1.

 

[October]

Im VERY happy with how this building turned out, its definitely much better than the hole that was there before.

 

[jdixon]

I will be very surprised to hear if they have any retail tenants signed. Together with vacant office space, vacant retail space in both downtown and the Beltline is piling up fast. I don't think there is a high rise in the core that has been built in the last 5 years, that does not have some street level space for lease. Nuera, Keynote and Arriva, which were built 10 years ago, still have some empty space. Add to this all of the vacant retail in older buildings along 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12 Ave. I was not living in the city back in the 80's when the NEP hit the city hard but was it ever this dire for businesses?

Before Freshii closed up, Mark on 10th had completely leased the ground floor retail.

 

[Calgcouver]

Im VERY happy with how this building turned out, its definitely much better than the hole that was there before.

Agreed, simple and well executed design. But please, please let the next one have white spandrel it’s a verryyy dark and charcoal corridor

 

[Surrealplaces]

The new art work at the front entrance has been unveiled. I have to say I think it’s pretty cool.

 

[potatopizzafan]

that sculpture used to be in the lobby of the (ex) strategic building at 5st and 11ave

 

[1875]

private art > public art

 

[Mountain Man]

We do have some pretty good public art in this city though, we just have to look past a few really dumb ones lol.

 

[Sky of Blue]

It’s a young Vincent Van Gogh.

 

[haltcatchfire]

The new art work at the front entrance has been unveiled. I have to say I think it’s pretty cool.
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Man’s soul regenerates after moving to Beltline from burbs.

 

[1875]

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free

 

[UrbanWarrior]

The statue is Van Gogh btw.

 

[1875]

ha, fair