General Construction Updates

[CalgaryTiger]

Flores LaDue

Florence "Flores" LaDue (1883–1951) was the stage name of vaudeville performer and champion trick roper Grace Bensel.[1]

By 1912, they settled in Calgary, Alberta, where LaDue helped her husband found the Calgary Stampede.[5]

Thought maybe it was related to that area around Lindsay Park and 17th having a French history. Nope.

 

[crisp]

MichaelS mentioned that the lot was purchased by Cidex. No DP has been submitted yet, so unfortunately it'll probably sit empty for a while.

Speaking of Cidex, coming in on the Blue Line from the West this morning I noticed their 14th Street tower is still largely empty. Wonder if the rental market downtown is slowing down.

Albeit with some more Cidex context... I recently moved out of their West Village tower because their renewal increase was ridiculous ($3,450 for two bed two stalls). I had a chat with their leasing manager and he was saying the 14th St tower was advertised at same / slightly higher rates than West Village. I think they asking for way too much.

 

[DiscoStu]

Great for pedestrians, but I hadn't been in that area by car in quite a while until last week only to find that 17th has been turned into one way (west bound) between 1st & Macleod so you can't even drive east through there.

There's two lanes east across the tracks but the only traffic that can use that is a single lane turning right from northbound Macleod. Odd config.

That grey wall on the convention centre is really calling out for a digital display board. All those people going by on McLeod by train and car, stop lights that give drivers a direct view of your wall, people walking in from 17th....you'd think they want to use that space to advertise events/conventions or just generate some revenue.

 

[Calgcouver]

Speaking of Cidex, coming in on the Blue Line from the West this morning I noticed their 14th Street tower is still largely empty. Wonder if the rental market downtown is slowing down.

Albeit with some more Cidex context... I recently moved out of their West Village tower because their renewal increase was ridiculous ($3,450 for two bed two stalls). I had a chat with their leasing manager and he was saying the 14th St tower was advertised at same / slightly higher rates than West Village. I think they asking for way too much.

Good lord, $3,450 for 2bed2bath and two stalls is dog shit. I would pay ~$2,650, all-in for that in that location. mildly low-balling.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I expect vacancy rates to rise a bit once international immigration slows down, and there will be a bit of a reckoning for places charging those kinds of prices.

 

[O-tac]

The project at Douglasglen next to the brt and future lrt station appears to be fully under construction. The underground parking is u/c.

Also there’s construction fencing and a drilling rig in Quarry Park in the spot where the 4th tower was slated to go (next to Co-op).

 

[UrbanWarrior]

What’s that Quarry Park project? (Not the tower)

 

[O-tac]

DP updated with drawings by KN Architecture, phase 1 with 459 units in 3 buildings. Phase 2 is a shitty strip mall as expected

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What’s that Quarry Park project? (Not the tower)

It's actually Douglasglen on 114th. Looks like the parking structure for the 3 residential towers is being built. Not sure about the second retail phase. At the pace this is going I can see it being complete years before the Greenline opens across the street.

It's hard to tell in my photo but they've dug a massive pit covering the area of all 3 towers. One already has foundations cast. I'm guessing they'll do all 3 at the same time. I'm not sure if they'll phase the towers after or go full bore on all 3?

 

[UrbanWarrior]

That’s awesome. This was the one I was hoping for, sweet.

 

[Surrealplaces]

It's actually Douglasglen on 114th. Looks like the parking structure for the 3 residential towers is being built. Not sure about the second retail phase. At the pace this is going I can see it being complete years before the Greenline opens across the street.

It's hard to tell in my photo but they've dug a massive pit covering the area of all 3 towers. One already has foundations cast. I'm guessing they'll do all 3 at the same time. I'm not sure if they'll phase the towers after or go full bore on all 3?

Cool. I didn't know the project had changed, originally it was going to be 12 low-rise buildings.

 

[O-tac]

Cool. I didn't know the project had changed, originally it was going to be 12 low-rise buildings.

Yeah it was going to be townhomes.

 

[konradiical]

How many stories will these buildings be?

 

[O-tac]

Going by the drawings 6 stories.

 

[Chowda7]

Calgary building record number of purpose-built rental units: CMHC

Calgary is building more rental properties than ever before, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

calgary.citynews.ca

 

[badc0ffee]

Calgary building record number of purpose-built rental units: CMHC

Calgary is building more rental properties than ever before, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

calgary.citynews.ca

I saw the headline and was hoping for actual numbers.