What do you think of this project?

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constance_chlore said:
Are there any remaining means for people to give input to steer this, or is it basically that everything is up to the developers' discretion now?
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This looks to be going to EDC on March 3rd. That may be the last chance to get them to up their game. Maybe if enough of us emailed EDC to express our dissatisfaction with the design it may hold some sway with developer/architect and EDC members?
Their email is edmontondesigncommittee@edmonton.ca.
I think I will send EDC a quick note.
 
Everyone on here claiming expertise has indicated that construction costs are too high/rents too low. So what does one really expect in this market. McEwan isn't a prestigious private post sec school attracting wealthy international students who want fancy flats. In this environment in Edmonton, at least some out of towners are willing to invest in downtown, so that is a plus.
 
Sure, but it wouldn't take much to tweak the design from Nisku Chic to downtown worthy. I, at least, am not asking for the glass high-rise of the original renderings. I just want something that doesn't look like stacked shipping containers... actually, scratch that. I saw some pretty damn handsome student housing built from shipping containers in Utrecht.
 
HelpEd said:
The design looks fairly basic. Still, if construction starts mid-year or next year, it should add more people and energy to the downtown core.
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This is a sad take.

We shouldn't just build shit to bring more people downtown. This building in 10 years is going to ghettoize downtown rather then improve it.
 
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