The Birchwood Dalhousie DP is for two towers, one in an "L" shape the other in an off-set line (I hope I explained that well). Both 15 stories max. Small restaurant proposed on the NW corner, closest to the linear park and Dalhousie Drive.

As much as I am an urban booster, I think there is truth to those numbers. Anything I have read on happiness studies almost always boil down to a few things: how close your friends and family are, if you feel your work or life is meaningful, if you express gratitude in your daily life, if you...

You're right. The people parking on the street will cause minor earthquakes, perhaps rioting and looting and maybe even loitering. The other businesses in the area will all shutter and cause a downtown for the Calgarian, nay, the Canadian economy. Buildings without parking aren't the end of...

Banks don't like holding on to assets with no revenue. They will try and find a buyer so they can get their loan repaid. If that buyer is the City, it could be an option.

Approved yesterday by Calgary Planning Commission. 600+ units, 36 and 33 stories IIRC.

Definitely endorse "Human Transit" by Jarrett Walker, "Triumph of the City" by Ed Glaeser, "Life and Death of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs. I would add "Perverse Cities" by Pamela Blais. It is super wonky, and it's about nothing but development levies, tax regimes and infrastructure...

http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Pages/Election-and-Information-Services/Civic-Census/CensusResults.aspx

Developers don't "target" character buildings as part of some nefarious scheme. They look for value propositions, opportunities for consolidation (ever try building a parkade on a single lot?) and sites in good locations. I suspect part of the reason why lots like KFC, Wendy's, or MacDonalds are...

Beltline has been growing on average by about 550 people per year since 2003. This isn't speculation, it is just growth.

Middle of the pack: 19.5K

Fair point, but sometimes I think you just need a building or two to start development in an area. Think about Beltline- the last 15 years of incredible growth started with..... Emerald Stone and Vantage Pointe by Co-op. Development in Hillhurst Sunnyside started with .... St. John's 10th...

Drove through Marda Loop the other day. Wow. I haven't been there in a few months, but it really is coming together. With the Odeon, Avenue 33, the building just north of Safeway on 22nd (forgot the name), the one on 34th and 19th (its framed and papered now, but also forget the name), and that...

They used to be called Beyond Homes, and they did a lot of infill semis and singles. Stunning interior design and architecture.

Really cool stuff AccUnit. Love the black and white.

You hit it right on the head. Those are perfect streets for being low-key main streets. A few shops here and there. A dentist. Lots of townhouses.

This density discussion is interesting. One fun fact to add to it. With Calgary's plan to accommodate 50% of our growth by 2076 in the existing city, we basically will have the population of Toronto proper in approximately the same area, but without the GTA. I.e. we will have about 2.5 million...

Exactly. Kensington, Marda Loop, 17th avenue were all actually predominantly residential streets when they were first built. You can see that in the multiple older homes that were commercial conversions that are still around today. I think we have too much a focus on "master planning" a...

I went to it. Pretty interesting. It was a student project, so take everything with a grain of salt. But they seemed to have done some pretty intense analysis. I think this group was mostly transportation engineers. They said the total capital cost would be $1.2 B or something, and the phasing...

No permits submitted for that Macleod site. Only demo permits.

Cressey is pretty sweet looking. One of the best I've seen in the Beltline since the boom started in 2003. Do we have renders somewhere?