General Construction Updates

[Rollerstud98]

There is a sign advertising a new business park on the steel fabrication properties at Barlow and 90th in the SE industrial parks. Buildings look like they are being torn down. Anyone know anything about this development?

I noticed those buildings were mostly gone and all asphalt/concrete was torn up as well. Also curious to what was happening there.

 

[darwink]

Looks like a $34M rooftop turbine replacement on the Len Werry: https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/details/TELUS-Len-Werry-Turbine-Replacement/10553

 

[UrbanWarrior]

The whole building is being reclad as well. Total modernization.

 

[O-tac]

Isn't it being turned into a massive server farm?

 

[Mountain Man]

Isn't it already?

 

[The Familia]

Good, that building is hideous as is. Anything is better than it currently is.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

It’s not going to be that much better. Basically a 25 storey desktop computer tower from 2005. Still somewhat of an improvement I guess.

 

[O-tac]

That second image looks updated and slightly better. The crown at least has some variation.

 

[badc0ffee]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I like the pebbledash or exposed aggregate or whatever the concrete look of the old building. It's old but classic. Dignified.

The new look has no redeeming value to me. It just seems like they're spending money because old=bad.

 

[whatchyyc]

It’s not going to be that much better. Basically a 25 storey desktop computer tower from 2005. Still somewhat of an improvement I guess.

Telus Sky would look pretty wicked with the black glass in that render. I guess the heating/cooling would be s**t though

 

[Chinese_T]

It’s not going to be that much better. Basically a 25 storey desktop computer tower from 2005. Still somewhat of an improvement I guess.

The original building on that site, built in 1913:

Demolished In 1972 and replaced by the Len Werry Building.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Seeing as we're in sentimental mode, another pic of the old Herald Building

 

[1875]

always depressing seeing those pics

 

[DiscoStu]

Oh look, it’s Surrealplaces’ grandpa.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

The original building on that site, built in 1913:


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Demolished In 1972 and replaced by the Len Werry Building.

Was actually going to post that 2nd pic with the renders and say “how the mighty have fallen.”