[Avenuer]

No juicy drawings for this one yet, but the development permit was submitted last Thursday and is now under review. Another office conversion project that did not require any public subisdy, wouldn't you know (don't tell Kalen Anderson at BILD that!).

 

[Kosy123]

No juicy drawings for this one yet, but the development permit was submitted last Thursday and is now under review. Another office conversion project that did not require any public subisdy, wouldn't you know (don't tell Kalen Anderson at BILD that!).

Incredibly funny for that line of argument to just be fully refuted tbh. Adding this to the list.

 

[TAS]

Highfield Place

Will be nice to have more residential south of Jasper here between 106 to 109 streets as it is mostly office (largely government).

 

[archited]

Me too -- but I can't remember what it was called in the early 80s.

 

[Gus Haynes]

Incredibly funny for that line of argument to just be fully refuted tbh. Adding this to the list.

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The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, the DBA, and BILD Edmonton right now after seeing several substantial office conversions move forward without taxpayer subsidies:

 

[_urbanite]

So how big of a bite will these office to apartment conversions take out of the downtown office vacancy rate?

 

[northlands]

Based on Q3 2025 numbers, this conversion alone would reduce the downtown office vacancy from 18.2% to 17.7%.

Someone previously pointed out that the north facade of this building is a blank wall since it was built on the property line, which makes me curious how they are planning to make this conversion work.

 

[David A]

Based on Q3 2025 numbers, this conversion alone would reduce the downtown office vacancy from 18.2% to 17.7%.

Someone previously pointed out that the north facade of this building is a blank wall since it was built on the property line, which makes me curious how they are planning to make this conversion work.

The reduced vacancy rate would be good news. I used to work in this building when it was fairly full with various tenants, it was sad to see them pushed out and what happened with it becoming so empty.

It would be a bit of an undertaking, but I wonder if they could put a some windows on the north side, at least enough to make it work. Otherwise I feel the building is about the right size for a conversion.

 

[IanO]

Full EDC pack and info can be found here:

2026-01-08_FORMAL-EDC-PRESENTATION.pdf

drive.google.com

 

[Glenco]

Some tiny suites there

 

[archited]

Let me introduce to you another contender for the race to the bottom...

 

[David A]

Let me introduce to you another contender for the race to the bottom...

Oh perhaps the plain is they will just call it luxury accommodation in the nice brochures and it will be great, like developers often do.

However with slowing immigration and increasing supply, I feel renters are about to become much more picky right by the time this is done.

 

[archited]

^ I read an article and talked to a professor from UCLA and the student visa types in the U.S. are now looking to Canada. This is the time to work on that angle.

 

[IanO]

Non Support from EDC with a few minor items.

 

[fromyeg]

Non Support from EDC with a few minor items.

Sorry, the YouTube video was a little long to watch.

Was there a main reason for non-support? (And does non-support matter?)