[IanO]

There are two OHDs off of the lane for ingress/egress of vehicles where it says 'A/G Parking Entrance/Exit'.

 

[archited]

Another guess... the above-ground parking is provided for the benefit of the CRUs with the overhead doors open during business hours and secured at night. I have seen that in Los Angeles.

 

[degrandprix]

Another guess... the above-ground parking is provided for the benefit of the CRUs with the overhead doors open during business hours and secured at night. I have seen that in Los Angeles.

You might be right, it seems like too many stalls to just be guest parking for the residents.

 

[yegsteve2000]

Sync 111 on 111th street and 103 Ave has a similar setup. Lived there for a year. Entrance for main floor residence parking is separate from the underground. That’s likely what this means.

 

[Greenspace]

My understanding is one level of underground parking, plus part of the main floor. Both this project and Westrich's on 106 Street incorporate red brick, so it should be reasonably attractive.

6 stories, 226 units is the kind of density you see in central London. You don't need towers everywhere.

 

[archited]

You don't need towers everywhere.

True, but it would sure help if the quality of Architecture went up several notches in compensation. Material choice (not referring to the propensity to throw all of the materials possible into one building solution) matters very little in design outcome; massing and detailing both play larger roles.

 

[MakeYEGGreatAgain]

How does a project go from 2 big towers to small 6 story structure? Welcome to Edmonton!!

 

[Greenspace]

Purely market driven. If rents were higher or condo prices, or conversely costs were less, we'd see other kinds of projects.

 

[Ohman]

6 stories, 226 units is the kind of density you see in central London. You don't need towers everywhere.

Invoking central London’s density is fine, but without the architectural caliber to match, this can read like Sherwood Park’s Festival Way as well. While it’s tempting to draw parallels to European cities based on massing alone, it is much more than that in what makes a city feel great.

 

[Greenspace]

^I do architecture, I get it. I was commenting on the tower comments around density.

 

[MakeYEGGreatAgain]

Purely market driven. If rents were higher or condo prices, or conversely costs were less, we'd see other kinds of projects.

so we keep building cheap cheap cheap....is there no market for decent quality stuff in a metro of 1.7 million people!!

 

[David A]

Interest rates stuck, migration slowing, immigration down, oil prices not so good, political uncertainty internationally, the Canadian economy weak ... this is clearly not the time for many nice big projects.

 

[IanO]

so we keep building cheap cheap cheap....is there no market for decent quality stuff in a metro of 1.7 million people!!

So you are assuming that low-rise cannot be quality product?

 

[MakeYEGGreatAgain]

^ not typically in Edmonton. Other cities - yes. With the exception of the projects off 124 street, low rise in Edmonton is mediocre at best.

 

[thommyjo]

Purely market driven. If rents were higher or condo prices, or conversely costs were less, we'd see other kinds of projects.

I still don’t quite get the difference between the math for us and Calgary. They’re about $200 more per month for a 1bdrm. But have a dozen highrises being built. Is that really the difference maker? Lots of other cities have higher rents than us, but don’t see the highrises because of their population and workforce.

I think some of it is cultural. Hype, ambition, booster-ism. And some key players like Truman. Calgary just goes for it more than we do.