I think that having more residents downtown could also lead to increased office leasing. I know of one company that vacated downtown a few years back, as after surveying employees, they found that few lived there and a more suburban spot made sense for them. An extra 10 000 residents in DT may...

I'm excited to see how this area looks in a few years. With this, Kings, Eau Claire conversions, 606 4 St conversion and The Loft Conversion, we must be looking at an extra few thousand residents within just a few blocks. There is already a decent amount of restaurant/bar options in the area...

Thank you, I missed that with it just being the address in the title.

I don't recall seeing this anywhere previously, but just read that Anthem has started construction on The Arthur in Currie.

As far as I know, Calgary Board of Education still owns the old Louise Dean site at Kensington Rd. and 22nd Street. That is less than 1 km from the QE Elementary. Perhaps a new larger school could be built there and QE Jr/Sr High could be expanded into the area that is currently the elementary...

I'm not too concerned about demand. We are probably a couple of years away from a DP and I would guess a good 20 years to being fully built. They can get started with some of the low rise buildings. Things have slowed a little right now, but can really pick up quickly in this city. It's a bit of...

Thank-you for the continued posts every quarter. It feels, to me, like Calgary could get to a tipping point in the next few years where inner-city living is a viable option for many more people. The Beltline and Core are of course seeing major amounts of construction, but those areas are also...

It appears that they are planning to have on street parking on 14 Street. Hopefully that can spread to other spots on 14 St so that it doesn't feel like you are walking along the shoulder of a highway.

Exactly. I also like that the new owners mentioned mixed use. As long as we are dreaming, how about a Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton Hotel with a bunch of residential above. Hotels seem to be all the rage (at least for Truman), so why not?

I agree that retail is not needed here. There are a decent amount of retail spaces that are available in Kensington already. The number of people required to support retail uses might surprise some people around here. Think of a small rural town of around 1000 people. They would probably have a...

I think it was very briefly mentioned earlier, but I think First Canadian Centre could be a possibility. It was about a year ago that the new owners took over and specifically mentioned that they would be interested in doing residential (or mixed use) for the second tower that already has a...

I think that 500 5 Ave SW, Chevron Building, is missing. That's another 332 units. Another one that was completed in 2021 would be The Westley Hotel at 640 4 Ave SW. It has 104 rooms.

I wouldn't be surprised if they are in active negotiations. They could easily ink a deal that has some aggressive requirements around milestones for completion. Ie, if you haven't broken ground by Dec 2026, the deal is void, also, if you have broken ground by Dec 2026, but aren't to grade by a...

Does anyone know how high the fence is going to be? If it's short enough to allow people to see in, then I don't really have a problem with it. Any patio with a liquor license needs to be fenced in. If we are talking about a 7 foot high solid wall, then that's no good. I would love to see, what...

Perhaps the blue sides will bleach out, especially the east side. The South and West Sides should be partially protected by shadows. The north and underside of balconies will never see the sun. The worst would be if the top, let's say 5 floors, of blue fade and lower floors remain vibrant. As...