Dārayavauš
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I really do not understand how or why it has dragged on so long.Let me introduce to you the Westbrook TOD...waiting for 12+ years and still no shovels in the ground.
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I really do not understand how or why it has dragged on so long.Let me introduce to you the Westbrook TOD...waiting for 12+ years and still no shovels in the ground.
Legalized corruption!Because it’s all in the hands of a single developer who’s sitting on it. How did all that land end up with one company?
An open tender by the City, where they were the highest bidder by a significant margin. With the West LRT going significantly over the initial budget (Greenline beware...) there was a big appetite to recover as much cost as the City could, so money talked, rather than developer experience/record.Because it’s all in the hands of a single developer who’s sitting on it. How did all that land end up with one company?
Too bad they didn't build in a time contingent claus, so they could pass to other developers if needed.An open tender by the City, where they were the highest bidder by a significant margin. With the West LRT going significantly over the initial budget (Greenline beware...) there was a big appetite to recover as much cost as the City could, so money talked, rather than developer experience/record.
That is the Trico/Telsec joint venture. I believe there is a thread on this under BuildingsI notice that there is construction and cranes around the Shawnessy LRT, does anyone know what the TOD they are building there is going to be like and who is the architect/builder?
Thanks I will have a look somewhere. Hopefully it is nice and built up.That is the Trico/Telsec joint venture. I believe there is a thread on this under Buildings
Completely agree.Here's this site in TOD context:
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I'm not going to give any beauty prizes to the proposed building, but the thing that is actually out of scale (given the proximity to LRT) are the snout houses next door. What is the point of even having a TOD policy if developers are allowed to build car-only housing within 200m walking distance of LRT platforms?
I didn't know it was the temporary fire hall; I had guessed it was a development sales centre or something.I think the houses predate the LRT station. This particular lot is interesting, as it was actually a "temporary" fire station. The City built this house as an interim solution to provide fire coverage to Saddleridge, before the full blown fire station could be funded/built (the interim one might have even been front-ended by the developer). You can see the extra large garage to accommodate a fire truck, and the empty lots beside it for parking on Streetview:
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