[Kosy123]

Hot take but based on the foot traffic just this week and general downtown momentum, we're probably going to see a whole bunch of new retail tenants in the mall.

 

[Markyeg]

Was DT for a meeting this morning and went to CC Mall afterwards to grab some lunch. Like a previous poster said, I haven’t seen it this busy since before Covid.

 

[David A]

Was DT for a meeting this morning and went to CC Mall afterwards to grab some lunch. Like a previous poster said, I haven’t seen it this busy since before Covid.

It is nice to have Unified open now in the space across from ATB on the second level of the west side. This side is starting to feel more filled again, at least on this level.

 

[whattheheck]

Strange. Are we not lead to believe that, according to the Mayor (and some of his disciples here), that office workers don't need to be DT, because it doesn't really help with revitalization.

 

[Yeggy]

You might be getting a bit too harsh and judgemental with that assessment. Construction was actually started on the first of those office towers before the market went to hell in a handshake and it was capped before reaching full height and converted to a hotel. That’s why the Delta has such a strange floor plate for a hotel (it’s much too deep) and doesn’t have the lobby and amenity spaces you would expect in a purpose built hotel. People sometimes forget that developers work in the market, they don’t get to make the market and it was 30 plus years before the office market in downtown Edmonton even came close to recovering.

All you said is true but context is required.

It was also a project forced upon Triple.
One that came with zero interest loans for expansion of WEM from the province. Not forgetting city council effectively holding up WEM expansion permitting to secure dt development.

The project was a clear case of governments trying to “pick winners” which often become losses.

I will be so bold as to say DT Edmonton would of been better off if Edmonton Centre had never been built.

 

[David A]

I will be so bold as to say DT Edmonton would of been better off if Edmonton Centre had never been built.

While I don't remember it, I would agree the loss of the old court house for Edmonton Centre was a bad thing. Although on the east side we did get several office towers still there and a very nice department store for a couple decades.

The west side I agree is more controversial, but it was also a fairly busy shopping mall for over 30 years. I would say it wasn't so bad. If it is made more interactive with the street, in the future it could continue to be an asset.

 

[Yeggy]

While I don't remember it, I would agree the loss of the old court house for Edmonton Centre was a bad thing. Although on the east side we did get several office towers still there and a very nice department store for a couple decades.

The west side I agree is more controversial, but it was also a fairly busy shopping mall for over 30 years. I would say it wasn't so bad. If it is made more interactive with the street, in the future it could continue to be an asset.

The question that is begged is…. was the only way to achieve all that via CC?

I can see arguments for both sides.

 

[Gronk!]

Some stores are closed on Saturday, but in any case I can't wait to walk through it during a weekday lunch break!