The arrival of spring coincided with construction starts last month, with warm weather on the horizon. To recap, we round up SkyriseCalgary's most popular stories, project Databases and Forum threads of March 2018.

Our Top Ten News Stories

1. Construction Begins on Calgary's Longest Plus-15

Rendering of the new Plus 15, image via Abugov Kaspar Architecture

The start of construction for a new Plus-15 link between Penn West Plaza and Gulf Canada Square, set to be the longest in the system, made waves on SkyriseCalgary last month. Meanwhile, MoDA's social media announcement that GROW has begun construction in Bankview earned enough attention to rank second-most-viewed story of March.

2. MoDA Announces Construction of GROW in Bankview

3. New Pedestrian Bridge to Westbrook Mall to Begin Construction

4. The Royal Quickly Approaches Final Height in the Beltline

5. Building the Tallest Residential Towers in Calgary

6. Telus Sky Takes on a New Twist

7. Double the Dome: Adding Height to a Mid-Century Office Building

8. Anthem's Memorial Drive Project Under Construction Beside Bow River

9. University of Calgary: MacKimmie Tower Cladding Removal Begins

10. Matco Group Developing Transit-Oriented Community Around Westbrook LRT Station

Our Top Ten Database Files

1. 500 Block

500 Block, image via Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Hines' 35-storey Beltline proposal topped the March charts, with the twisting Telus Sky not far behind.

2. Telus Sky

3. West Village Towers

4. The Royal

5. GROW

6. 1520

7. 707 Fifth Street

8. Brookfield Place

9. Verve

10. MacKimmie Complex and Professional Faculties Building Redevelopment

Our Top Ten Forum Threads

1. 500 Block

Calgary City Centre West, image via Zeidler Partnerships Architects

The 500 Block development was also the most popular Forum thread over the month. New renderings for the proposed second phase of the Calgary City Centre development, posted in the Forum, made the project's thread shoot up the popularity rankings.

2. Calgary City Centre West Tower

3. Crosstown

4. MacKimmie Complex and Professional Faculties Building Redevelopment

5. Highcliffe Riverfront

6. Telus Sky

7. General Urban Development Discussion

8. General Construction Discussion

9. Uptown at Westbrook

10. August at University District

We will be back at the beginning of May for a recap of April's top news stories, Database files and Forum threads!