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SarcasticMarmot said:
I thought there was a general retail thread but couldn't find it. Looks like a new location possibility for winners is opening up.

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Chapters is closing one of its Edmonton locations next month | News

Shoppers have just under a month to enjoy a Chapters location in south Edmonton, as its Southpoint location is set to close in February.
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Interesting. They had a good run for a while, this has been here 30 years or so, but the era of big box bookstores that started in the mid 90's seems to be winding down.
 
Refresh my memory…..Connect Tower?

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This is confusing. I wonder if the other building with very similar name quietly gave it up at some point on its meandering from a residential building to an office building then perhaps back, and just didn't tell anyone.
 
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Residents in the area of this large lot just north west of macewan were sent notices by the city that Westrich is applying to subdivide it, the limited plans I saw in a friends notice showed the footprints of 3 buildings that are likely typical 6 story builds
 
SMayo said:
View attachment 629443Residents in the area of this large lot just north west of macewan were sent notices by the city that Westrich is applying to subdivide it, the limited plans I saw in a friends notice showed the footprints of 3 buildings that are likely typical 6 story builds
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That's so exciting! I live nearby and noticed some grading happening in the fall; I was hoping it might be an indication for some movement on this site. It really sticks out like a sore thumb with all those new buildings around it, and three new apartment buildings will add some wonderful vibrancy to the area. I often see kids playing on the sculpture thing the city installed at that car-free zone of 105 Ave (the ground is composed of rubber matting, so the city definitely intended for kids to climb it), so hopefully these buildings have some 3-bedroom units to allow even more families to live here.

@IanO Is Westrich looking at this property at all? It's been for sale for a while now. If you guys did this on top of the Atco site, it'd almost complete 105 Ave all the way to 109 Street, and also be right in time for the Valley Line. Plus, it's across the street from Mainstreet's office, so that'd he one heck of a power move ;)

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Gus Haynes said:
^When someone reacts to a story like that with a "sad face" emoji, what is going on in your mind, out of curiosity?
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Some folks just don't value heritage buildings unless they're really impressive looking. A good friend of mine, in all sincerity, thought a better use of the Army & Navy building on Whyte Ave would be a parking lot "to bring more people to the area and get rid of a useless old building." His first preference was a nice new building there, but preferred parking over the old building. We had a fun argument on that one, haha. Just different opinions out there.
 
mcr said:
Some folks just don't value heritage buildings unless they're really impressive looking. A good friend of mine, in all sincerity, thought a better use of the Army & Navy building on Whyte Ave would be a parking lot "to bring more people to the area and get rid of a useless old building." His first preference was a nice new building there, but preferred parking over the old building. We had a fun argument on that one, haha. Just different opinions out there.
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ONE! MORE! LANE!
 
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