West District | ?m | ?s | Truman

[CT (Chinese_T)]

Looks good to me! Still, I can't help but feel it would've been nice to round out the project with at least one highrise as a sort of "icon" to the community.

I noticed they're also putting in a recreation centre, which is a big bonus.

 

[lemongrab]

Probably the game plan all along...had they started with an 18 storey max the opposition would have been the same

 

[whatchyyc]

Probably the game plan all along...had they started with an 18 storey max the opposition would have been the same

I doubt it, they wouldn't have gone so far as to plan an entire building and submit a DP for it if they were trying to do that

 

[whatchyyc]

 

[UrbanWarrior]

12 - 18 storeys in the farflung burbs is fine. Agree that it'll make for a more human-scaled neighbourhood. This will still have an impressive skyline, especially for a Calgary suburb.

 

[Dārayavauš]

Looks like Truman took the large public opposition to heart, and has amended their plans for their land use application (and even the active development permit) to reduce the heights and density:

Application Update: Land Use Change and Development Proposal

A new mixed-use node at the centre of West District where new residents will have access to new shops, restaurants, services and high quality public spaces along Broadcast Avenue

hellowestdistrict.com

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That’s unfortunate, albeit expected

 

[MichaelS]

Amended plans for The Rise have been posted online now, taking into account the height reduction that is coming with the change in plans for the land use.

As a reminder, this was the original:

Now, here are the amended plans:

DMap

DMap

dmap.calgary.ca

I was hoping they would have just cut out some of the floors of the original design, not a wholesale change to the architecture.

 

[blue12]

Disappointing. This looks so much more average than the original proposal.

 

[Albertasaurus]

Agreed, the original design was a lot better. I wonder if part of the justification for a more conventional design for the shortened tower is that the building will no longer be particularly prominent on the skyline, so why bother with the extra cost of making it stand out?

 

[Surrealplaces]

It's hard to tell from the renderings as the quality is different between the two, but it appears the low rise portion hasn't changed, which is good. The tower portion has changed, but I'm happy to see the street frontage and low rise stay the same.

 

[MichaelS]

https://www.instagram.com/stories/trumanhomes/3628058294274572865?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MTVodHRicmI0cHRhZw==

Construction update courtesy of Truman.

 

[MichaelS]

It's hard to tell from the renderings as the quality is different between the two, but it appears the low rise portion hasn't changed, which is good. The tower portion has changed, but I'm happy to see the street frontage and low rise stay the same.

Yeah, the rendering quality is not quite the same but it looks like most of hte project is unchanged. The tower isn't as striking, but as Albertasaurus pointed out, that may be because it wil not be nearly as noticeable either. The new tower design also doesn't necessarily look bad, it is just the original was quite good.

 

[crisp]

My guess is that it was always going to switch to the new design which is clearly VE'd. It has more similar architectural components to the rest of the buildings which probably has some cost savings.

Throw in a fancy render to try to win the crowd. Once height is approved, VE it. Height didn't get approved so just go back to the original design.

 

[MichaelS]

A photo update from the past couple of days. Wasn't able to get every project, but here are some current shots:

Radio Park is coming along. I have heard the official ribbon cutting has now been bumped back to the fall, but the park itself can hopefully have a soft opening this summer:

Radio Block:

The Quarters:

Adelaide:

Oak & Olive:

And the backside of the grocery store, fronting Broadcast Avenue. So far for tennants they have Big T's BBQ, Domino's Pizza, BEP (Vietnamese) and Popeye's Chicken. One more space to fill I think:

 

[CT (Chinese_T)]

Grass going up on Radio Block!