Has anyone mentioned EV as a possibility? Wasn’t there a parcel in the middle that had a land use for 4 or 5 towers?

They’ve tripled the number of workers, It’s now possible it’ll be done before I die of old age! Lol

Bowness is really coming on these days. It’s nice little community.

I have to admit, I like the paint job. IMO, it has a fresher, newer looked than the 80s beige.

Another high rise going up in the Beltline! Well, almost high rise.

Wasn’t there an old dry cleaners at that location? I wonder if it’s related to chemical rehabilitation? Dry cleaners use a lot of perchloroethylene. It’s toxic, but not as toxic a creosote, but enough that maybe the land required some rehab?

Housing is the usual quick easy solution for fixing the homeless issue, but it only works to a limited degree. Because someone’s unhoused doesn’t mean a home will solve the issue. Unless you can figure out a solution for the mental health and substance abuse issues, housing’s going to have a...

I’d like to see another high rise of 15-20 floor range in the Kensington area maybe at 14th St.

‘Them’ as in the plural form of people lol.

Amazing to see the population go from 38k to around 68k in only 10 years! None of the other midsize metros have seen anything close to that kind of growth in their downtowns. And they all have larger areas. If Calgary added two or three extra square kilometers we’d be easily over 70k.

It might already be starting. There were people at site today. No heavier equipment, but at least two or three guys with vests.

24th is like a small city ready to be built.

I noticed they have construction fencing up around the site and have started some minor work.

Looking great. 👍

The arches are looking great. Nice touch.