Varsity Mixed Use | 25.91m | 6s | City of Calgary | MBAC

[CalgaryTiger]

It is good, turned out pretty well. The apartment is actually better than I thought it would be. Is this affordable housing? Either way... Well done.

 

[trtcttc]

It is good, turned out pretty well. The apartment is actually better than I thought it would be. Is this affordable housing? Either way... Well done.

Yes, operated by Calgary Housing

 

[FCC1982]

It is good, turned out pretty well. The apartment is actually better than I thought it would be. Is this affordable housing? Either way... Well done.

X2 - pleasantly surprised.

 

[Cowtown]

Overall a good project. Nice touch adding residential to a new fire station.

 

[goodcitywhenfinished]

The setbacks are kinda nasty but whatever. At least plant some trees rather than bare grass.

 

[manshakesfistatcloud]

The old fire station was torn down last month. Here is a poor photo of the development. I’ll try and get a better photo next week.

 

[trtcttc]

Any proposal for that site? With the proximity to the University, could definitely build higher there.

 

[NWUrbanism]

Any proposal for that site? With the proximity to the University, could definitely build higher there.

The City originally said this would turn into a park:

2021 Design Document

 

[konradiical]

This is such an awkward development lol

 

[Red Star]

This is such an awkward development lol

The setbacks are kinda nasty but whatever. At least plant some trees rather than bare grass.

True. But I'd imagine that it's a challenging site as there are probably a lot of underground services that were feeding the old fire station. A fire station probably requires an extra large water supply, advanced IT/communications and an emergency generator.