West Village Towers | 149.95m | 42s | Cidex Group | NORR Dubai Yahya Jan

[Mountain Man]

I'm sure they just keep dragging out the DP until they decide to actually build the tower. You can keep a permit active for years if there is promise of something happening eventually.

 

[jianxia15]

Went to the No Frills the other day. It is not big, but does the job. They had some good deals, like for coke and olive oil.

 

[trtcttc]

You’d think the city would require them to at least fill in the pit a long 8ave bits an absolute eye sore when going by it

Is it still there? No civil engineer but wouldn't there be some water concerns with the slope directing water directly to the base of the two towers?

 

[Mountain Man]

Is it still there? No civil engineer but wouldn't there be some water concerns with the slope directing water directly to the base of the two towers?

There is a sump in there to de-water.

 

[CBBarnett]

Went to the No Frills the other day. It is not big, but does the job. They had some good deals, like for coke and olive oil.

I visited recently as well. I was expecting this No Frills to act more like a Shoppers - where there's a convenience premium to the prices - but it seems they have priced things right in line with regular superstore sale deals. Selection is obviously less than a traditional big-box, but for all your basics it will blow away Co-op, the next closest option that comes with more of a premium. Huge win for the area for sure.

My visit also got me thinking - the LRT free-fare zone is bookended by two cheap grocery options now. With so much residential conversions going on, plus a high existing population in the west end, perhaps the corridor will start attracting more "normal" retail as downtown sheds some the dominance of the 9-5 office crowd in more and more places.

All this bodes well to boost the urban vibe of the city centre, so it's a 24/7/365 kind of place with more and more people living in the core to take advantage of an increasingly convenient lifestyle thanks to new retail, and surprising level of affordability thanks to more and more stuff being in a "zero transportation cost zone" thanks to walking and LRT access.

 

[trtcttc]

I visited recently as well. I was expecting this No Frills to act more like a Shoppers - where there's a convenience premium to the prices - but it seems they have priced things right in line with regular superstore sale deals. Selection is obviously less than a traditional big-box, but for all your basics it will blow away Co-op, the next closest option that comes with more of a premium. Huge win for the area for sure.

My visit also got me thinking - the LRT free-fare zone is bookended by two cheap grocery options now. With so much residential conversions going on, plus a high existing population in the west end, perhaps the corridor will start attracting more "normal" retail as downtown sheds some the dominance of the 9-5 office crowd in more and more places.

All this bodes well to boost the urban vibe of the city centre, so it's a 24/7/365 kind of place with more and more people living in the core to take advantage of an increasingly convenient lifestyle thanks to new retail, and surprising level of affordability thanks to more and more stuff being in a "zero transportation cost zone" thanks to walking and LRT access.

Same with the Freshco that just opened in West Hillhurst, prices are in line with larger FreshCo, with really no convenience premium. With the smaller footprint and stocking the highest sales items probably helps to increase the sales/sqft to make up for the rent differences.