Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

[darwink]

What bait and switch will Matthews Southwest pull on us/the city this time?

It was 100% Encana. Let’s not kid ourselves.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

My understanding is ‘regular’ hotels must meet feature lists. For 4 star a pool is required - an expensive, somewhat difficult to accommodate, not entirely high use item. For 5 star, a motor court is needed, hence the Palliser not trying for those heights.

Among other things, like longer hours room service.

What is a motor court? Sorry for my ignorance

Like, a parking garage? Or a port cochere? Or a fancier version of a squash court??

 

[darwink]

What is a motor court? Sorry for my ignorance

Like, a parking garage? Or a port cochere? Or a fancier version of a squash court??

Lol. Off street circulating road for arriving, departing, taxis, valet.

Like this for City Centre II

 

[UrbanWarrior]

Ah okay so like a port cochere. I wish that had happened.

 

[Thrillhou]

Ah okay so like a port cochere. I wish that had happened.

Port cochere? Oh la tee da Mr French man. I call it a car hole

 

[UrbanWarrior]

LMFAO!

 

[Chinook Arch]

It was 100% Encana. Let’s not kid ourselves.

Yah true, Matthews Southwest was only the project management for The Bow.

I wonder why the project if this scale, a 220 room hotel would need a company like Matthews Southwest?

 

[O-tac]

No stampitecture please!

 

[Mountain Man]

No stampitecture please!

I'm hoping we have moved past that finally...

 

[O-tac]

I'm hoping we have moved past that finally...

I have little faith when the Stampede board is involved. Though I guess the design of the BMO expansion is a departure.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

I will die if it’s Stampigarbage. At least CMLC is involved in this one so there is hope.

 

[YourBoy007]

New LOC

 

[Surrealplaces]

I have little faith when the Stampede board is involved. Though I guess the design of the BMO expansion is a departure.

I will die if it’s Stampigarbage. At least CMLC is involved in this one so there is hope.

I guess we'll see, but so far the last three Stampede ground developments (BMO, SAM Centre, and Opera) have gone with a modern look. Gives me hope

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Speaking of Westbrook...

Westbrook Local Area Plan gets initial green light from Calgary committee

No real need to read it... just some NIMBY (anti-density) uproar about lack of communication from the city.

 

[Mountain Man]

Wildwood isn't anything special, some new development in there would only help it!