[Albertasaurus]

A modest Christmas gift to the forum. If anyone is wondering what's planned for the fenced-off site on 14th in Kensington with the "Porte" signage on it, they've finally submitted a new DP for the site. Nothing exciting, but it would be nice to get that lot filled in. 104 units, architect is CTZN.

 

[MichaelS]

Nice. I take it this is the former Sola site:

SOLA | 26.21m | 9s | Ocgrow | Riddell Kurczaba

Ocgrow is proposing to develop an 8 storey mixed-use development on the site of the current yellow National Transmission building on the west side of 14th St NW between Kensington Road and 2nd Ave NW. 22,500 sq ft total 12,600 sq ft retail 140 Residential units...

calgary.skyrisecities.com

It is great to see Porte going all in for Calgary. They have purchased a couple of the Sarina ones in Marda Loop I think, and have 3 development projects at least (this one, 17th Ave and Currie Barracks).

 

[1875]

is this the one with usb ‘portes’?

 

[Thrillhou]

Not sure if this belongs here but I came across this expansion to the Winter Club.

https://dmap.calgary.ca/?p=DP2025-06987

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Leonard, rightfully so, gets their flowers.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-developer-repurposing-homes-marda-loop-9.7028928

 

[1875]

could this be possible in kensington?

 

[CalgaryTiger]

could this be possible in kensington?

The interesting thing from the article is that 34th use to be the main street with the streetcar line and 33rd became the main street when it switched to bus service. So, does Kensington have ready-made secondary main street with older charming homes? They have the latter but do they have the former?

 

[1875]

possibly along 5th ave?

 

[Urban_Views]

Another land use application for a 24-meter multifamily on 37th. Would have been good to include the northern corner parcel on 21st Ave, but that appears to be under a separate DP application.

 

[haltcatchfire]

could this be possible in kensington?

I wish Leonard had the Lifesport / Church building on Gladstone.

 

[Chowda7]

Minto Group, Crestpoint taking Minto Apt. REIT private in $2.3B transaction

Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd., and Minto Group are teaming up to acquire and take Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust (MI-UN-T) private in an all-cash transaction which values the REIT at approximately $2.3 billion.

renx.ca

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Minto Group, Crestpoint taking Minto Apt. REIT private in $2.3B transaction

Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd., and Minto Group are teaming up to acquire and take Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust (MI-UN-T) private in an all-cash transaction which values the REIT at approximately $2.3 billion.

renx.ca

Using their experience at the Viscount Bennett site, here's hoping they can take on some other former institutional properties and turn them into multi-family, multi-structure developments. Thinking of at least part of Westbrook specifically if not some other TOD.

 

[outoftheice]

Went past the old Nexen building on the train tonight and it had me wondering if the UofC conversion had opened yet and if there has been any plans announced for the rest of the building?

 

[Nimbus]

Went past the old Nexen building on the train tonight and it had me wondering if the UofC conversion had opened yet and if there has been any plans announced for the rest of the building?

Classes start there this week. I toured through it briefly yesterday, much nicer space than the old central library site.

 

[CT_]

Classes start there this week. I toured through it briefly yesterday, much nicer space than the old central library site.

Are you a student, Nimbus?