Retail would be nice as it would help create a nice corridor down 2nd, even a corner CRU would be good, but I get where they're coming from. Their focus is on getting people housed.
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Urban Development and Proposals Discussion
- Thread starter Surrealplaces
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Nimbus
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Yup, I went on the Jane's Walk in Sunnyside about affordable housing and Jaydan was there to speak to the group at Triangle. He touched on that, as well as the height being just right at 6 storeys to quickly and affordably get housing built. He sure seems really passionate about scaling up Attainable Homes and delivering more units with this ATCO setup.
adamyyc
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That will really compliment the National Hotel nicely!
TooBizzy
New Member
Why the hell are there 34 surface parking stalls above an underground parkade within walking distance of the Inglewood-Ramsay Station? This is the kind of site layout we usually get in newly-built suburbs, but in the inner-city.
adamyyc
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They may have building setback requirements from the rail corridor, so the area may have been sterilized.
CallmeCatbread
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I would be utterly floored if that whole thing is brick. There's no way a developer would spring for that when they could get away with hardie board
cameronhowe
Active Member
This gives me gastown vibes, I hope they do spring for the brick. In these areas, there should be mandates or some sort of protocol that developers need to use certain materials in order for the projects to blend into the neighbourhoods. I'm tired of seeing buildings like that rosso building pop up and become such an eyesore in such prominent areas.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
I expect red EIFS above the first level. Kinda like this craptacular example.
CT (Chinese_T)
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BJL Calgary? That could be Brad J. Lamb. He built 6th and Tenth and proposed The Orchard in Vic Park. He swore off Calgary after Orchard fell through and has stuck to only building in Toronto... Until now, perhaps? This is good news because Lamb is a very high quality developer.
zagox
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6 storeys is a nice step down from the higher projects on 9A St to Palfreyville on 9 st.
None of the new projects on 9A St (Annex, Hive, Kit, Minto) have retail so it's hard to expect retail even further from the main commercial strip. And the city hung so many expectations on this property over the years that it stayed a weedy field.
At least this one has windows on both street-facing sides (unlike AHC's other modular project). Hopefully windows on the LRT side too.
Albertasaurus
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According to the material boards, it's brick. Also, the back will be Hardie Panel, which I don't see as unreasonable considering the cost. But I found some more elevations dwgs...
Urb
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Bingo
CT (Chinese_T)
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According to the legend, this is the brick that will be used
https://ixlbuild.com/products/mingled-shade-tapestry/
Calgcouver
Active Member
I heard about this one a couple months ago ago it’s Brad Lamb. If the design stays brick this is awesome. And agreed on the excessive surface parking, it’s probably cheaper to pave above the Parkade than to waterproof it and add soil depth for landscaping and they prob want excess parking for the retail as the tenants will see it as desireable. I do wish the surface parking was reduced though
CallmeCatbread
Active Member
The parking faces the tracks though, correct? So at least you'll never have to really see the parking lot as the building covers it all up. Agreed it's super lame though.