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Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

JTron said:
It's possible that it could happen, but would take a long while given current growth patterns. Over the past 5 years, Winnipeg has grown more than Halifax (Winnipeg +49K vs Halifax 34K), but Halifax did grow more than Winnipeg from 2019 to 2020 11K vs 6K, so who knows, anything is possible. It would be exciting to see a population race with Halifax added to the Wpg/Ham/Que group.
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I think it’s more likely we’ll see KWC added to that group before Halifax would be.
 
DougB said:
Excavation for BH started summer of 86. I remember walking out of Top Gun at the old Palliser Square movie theatre and walking past the site
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Sounds about right. My dad worked in the Home oil tower, and I remember watching them put the crane up at BH from his office. I don't remember exactly when but I remember the Olympics were getting close. Could have been spring/summer of 87 possibly.
 
Mountain Man said:
Kinda surprising how few Edmonton has.
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Yes and no. Surprising in that Edmonton is around the same population as Calgary, and also they had a bigger apartment building culture than Calgary did going back several decades, as many of the high-rises in Oliver were built in the 60's and 70's.

Flipside, I'm also not surprised as the 'living in the core' lifestyle is not near as prevalent there, and not as desirable. Edmonton's core in general is not as developed as Calgary's. It's most vibrant street is on the other side of the river valley, and because of that downtown living there doesn't offer as much. Oliver is decent, but not nearly at the level the Beltline is. On top of that, SFH prices are 100k cheaper than in Calgary, but prices for buying or renting in high rises are not much cheaper. It's a much tougher sell than it is in Calgary.
 
JTron said:
Sounds about right. My dad worked in the Home oil tower, and I remember watching them put the crane up at BH from his office. I don't remember exactly when but I remember the Olympics were getting close. Could have been spring/summer of 87 possibly.
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The BH crane was definately up prior to the Olympics. Sixteen year old me worked at the pin trading centre, which was a tent on part of the site of the current Convention Centre North, during the day and at a hot dog/coffee/hot chocolate stand at Olympic Plaza during during the evening. The medal presentation at Olympic Plaza had entertainment and a fireworks/laser show each evening. Lasers projected onto large screens on the sides of the Edison (nee PanCanadian), Stephen Ave Place (nee Scotia) and Suncor (nee PetroCan) towers.The BH crane was light up to sort of add to the show.

The new Eatons Store (now part of The Core) opened in the Fall of 1988. I don't remember exactly as I graduated HS that Summer and moved to Ontario. Foundation work on the TD (nee Canada Trust) tower was well underway by Summer 1989. The Eaton Centre (now part of The Core) opened in Aug 1989. The tower itself didn't complete until fall 1991.

I spent lots of time DT as a kid. When I first moved to Calgary at age 5, my family lived in a run down apartment on the site of what is now Western Canadian Place. I went to MacDougall School for one year. Lots of SFH still stood between 5th Ave and the river. Some even had chicken coops and barns, which created a rather post-modern landscape of soaring global energy company towers juxtaposed against modest 70 year old, small town prairie homes. Once my family moved to the SW suburbs, I often took the bus DT to see movies or even go shopping. Times were certainly different as 8 year old me would catch the number 3 bus with a bunch of friends to see movies at the Palace Theatre. I went to St. Mary's High School, so got to experience the mid 80's urban decay of Mission, Victoria Park and Connaught. There were several drug houses within a few blocks of the school, strip clubs and porn theatres on 4th, hookers walking the vicinity of what is now the Portfolio rental tower.
 
We got an info package in the mail on Friday about the land use redesignation for 606 Confluence Way. This is the lot that is along the Riverwalk directly west of the Simmons Building. If I'm looking at the sketch right it will be 17 metres in height. I thought I'd mention a few details that were included in the letter from the architects...

EV606 is a boldly playful and energetic 6 story mixed used development
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Totally 4800 square metres, the project will contribute 44 residential rental units and 2 sizeable ground floor commercial rental units...
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Adhering to the strict shadow requirements of the Riverwalk EV606 takes the form of a stepped 4 storey box extending overnight 2 storey mass in an inverted podium-like manner. The ground floor sees further articulation through the chamfering of corners, creating collonade-like pockets of exterior space. The building's massing has further been stamped out +- 750mm, or projected over the the public right of way along both Confluence Way and Riverfront Ave beginning at the 3rd floor
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*Note this 750mm of space over the public realm is the reason for the land use redesignation
In response to the construction of the neighbouring Simmons Building, EV606 receives a full wrapping of brick in a same-but-different approach. The monolithic use of masonry provides the building with weight and presence, similar to its neighbour, while the lighter tone and playfully glazed pattern adds contemporary panache and contextual contrast to the facades. A switch to fully glazed brick on the lower mass allows for subtle plays of light and reflection to occur while presenting an understated contrast from the rough brick finish on the upper floors. The ground floor has additionally been allocated generous, full height glazing for maximum visual access and transparency from the street to the commercial space beyond while floors 2 through 6 have an undulating array of punch windows that compliment the the masonry patterning and help break down the overall building massing.
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outoftheice said:
We got an info package in the mail on Friday about the land use redesignation for 606 Confluence Way. This is the lot that is along the Riverwalk directly west of the Simmons Building. If I'm looking at the sketch right it will be 17 metres in height. I thought I'd mention a few details that were included in the letter from the architects...




*Note this 750mm of space over the public realm is the reason for the land use redesignation
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Any renders included in your pamphlet?
 
CCF said:
Don't recall seeing this one mentioned:

Konekt Inglewood by Streetside Developments is now pre-selling. Located at 1605 17 Street Southeast SE.
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Konekt Inglewood - 1 & 2 Bedroom Condos in Inglewood

Konekt in Inglewood is now SOLD OUT! Sign-up for new upcoming development updates in Calgary and surrounding areas.
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This is now well underway. No pictures but when I was near the site on Saturday it looks like they are back up to grade across the full site with the three story elevator core poured. No indication of the wood framing yet but I don't know if it is because this has stalled out or if they have just wrapped up the concrete work.
 
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