West 17 | 35.05m | 10s | Truman | NORR
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Alex_YYC
Senior Member
Looks good.
H.E.Pennypacker
New Member
Love seeing these developments pop up on this part of 17th
Oddball
Senior Member
Nice! Easily the best building to pop up in the upper area of 17th in a long time.
Always_Biking
Senior Member
Nice looking proposal. A real bonus is that it's only a few block from the Westbrooke LRT. Once that Once that empty parcel beside the station gets built, there will be a seven block stretch for which to build up a retail corridor.
Oddball
Senior Member
The redevelopment plan for Westbrook was quite aggressive at one point (see below). We haven't really seen anything new for the area since the transit office above the station, the tear down of the schools and Brava/Ovation/Encore on the North side of Bow. This one isn't quite within the redevelopment planning zone. It's roughly equidistant between Westbrook and Shaganappi Point stations according to Google. Hopefully it's a sign of things to come for the area though.
Source: http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Documents/arp-asp/arp/westbrook-village-arp.pdf
Source: http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/pd/Documents/arp-asp/arp/westbrook-village-arp.pdf
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That whole area could come together really well. You've got a master plan developed area around Westbrooke with the potential for an organically developed area leading up to it along 17th. I'm more of a fan of organically developed neighborhoods, but master planned ones can be really great if tied into organically developed areas.
Always_Biking
Senior Member
All the way from 37th to 24th there's potential for medium density development. A development like this can be an anchor for that.
AJX
Active Member
Well this is a nice surprise. Any idea on when they plan to start?
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
This is excellent! Can't wait for this one to get going. Truman is really upping their game lately. This design is almost reminiscent of the work that Ottawa's Minto does.
I've been impressed with Truman so far. I might be a bit biased as I love mixed use buildings in the scale and massing of Ventus and West 17th. I also like that their buildings aren't just boxes there is character to them.
DiscoStu
Active Member
As long as the properly install those kitchen sinks.
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/first-time-homeowner-stunned-by-lack-of-warranty-coverage-1.3166865
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/first-time-homeowner-stunned-by-lack-of-warranty-coverage-1.3166865
Always_Biking
Senior Member
Overall, and very nice proposal, that could be a catalyst for development in that part of 17th.
