What do you think of this project?

  • I like it a lot

    Votes: 8 25.8%

  • I like it

    Votes: 19 61.3%

  • I neither like nor dislike it

    Votes: 4 12.9%

  • I dislike it

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I dislike it a lot

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    31
Offworld said:
Ugh. The cookies from that cutter are already stale. Hard pass. I'd rather keep that parking lot going another 5-10 years until market conditions are more conducive to something more inspirational than this.
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I understand where you're coming from, but I don't know if Edmonton will have the appetite for anything "inspirational" for a loooong time (private development-wise, at least). You'd be waiting on this site for 20 years probably.

There's plenty of parking lots to go around, after all 🤣
 
I don’t really see the issue with this proposal. You see similar designs in places like Montreal… yes often all brick there but they don’t look cheap or out of place at all. For the size of downtown Edmonton, we already have a solid number of high-rises.

If The Parks 2 moves forward, and we add three more towers while the remaining gaps are filled with projects like this, downtown will finally start looking like a major city. Honestly, it would go a long way toward ending the perception that our downtown is a laughing stock.

Also, I just came back from Paris and most buildings look the same yet they have a charm to them. We don’t have to look like Toronto and Vancouver. Most cities don’t
 
HelpEd said:
I don’t really see the issue with this proposal. You see similar designs in places like Montreal… yes often all brick there but they don’t look cheap or out of place at all. For the size of downtown Edmonton, we already have a solid number of high-rises.

If The Parks 2 moves forward, and we add three more towers while the remaining gaps are filled with projects like this, downtown will finally start looking like a major city. Honestly, it would go a long way toward ending the perception that our downtown is a laughing stock.

Also, I just came back from Paris and most buildings look the same yet they have a charm to them. We don’t have to look like Toronto and Vancouver. Most cities don’t
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I always say that. I would take 5 or 6 of these over one big tower, every day. For once, the overall impact on how the area feels is greater. I would be a happy camper if we filled the West side of downtown with these, so much that we would need to start building in the quarters, and end up with more development and more sense areas. It's a much better outcome than building two or three towers but having huge gaps.

Leave the towers to the CBD (97st to 104, maybe 105st) and Jasper Ave, yes, maybe even 109st. But there's plenty of space in those areas for that.
 
ChazYEG said:
I always say that. I would take 5 or 6 of these over one big tower, every day. For once, the overall impact on how the area feels is greater. I would be a happy camper if we filled the West side of downtown with these, so much that we would need to start building in the quarters, and end up with more development and more sense areas. It's a much better outcome than building two or three towers but having huge gaps.

Leave the towers to the CBD (97st to 104, maybe 105st) and Jasper Ave, yes, maybe even 109st. But there's plenty of space in those areas for that.
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Yes, especially if they can fill in more of our excess of empty or parking lots in this area or elsewhere downtown. It is nice to have a variety and not just all high rises looking across at other high rises.

Other cities actually also have areas with buildings this size, they are often older commercial or warehouse buildings converted to residential. Here it will be more newer buildings.
 
Mesopotamia said:
Wish there was CRUs on the bottom.
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I can certainly explain that.

1. we have been told over and over that we are 'overbuilt' when it comes to retail.
2. retail and CRUs on Jasper continue to struggle.
3. this is an opportunity to have a more sophisticated street with residences actually facing a park; something we believe is missing is the core.
 
IanO said:
I can certainly explain that.

1. we have been told over and over that we are 'overbuilt' when it comes to retail.
2. retail and CRUs on Jasper continue to struggle.
3. this is an opportunity to have a more sophisticated street with residences actually facing a park; something we believe is missing is the core.
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Agreed. We have a lot of retail space. I’d rather more ground oriented residential. And that works on this street, but not on many others in the CBD or along streets like jasper. Keep retail for developments along jasper, 104st , etc.
 
Gronk! said:
There needs to be a place to grab cappuccinos and baked goods now that there's a brand-new park just across the street.
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Bar Oro is right there with recently expanded hours. It was even packed on Remembrance Day.

I agree with @IanO this building doesn't need CRUs.

Thanks Westrich, Maclab, and the city for bringing this area to life.
 
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