Hopefully they are able to top up their sales and get this built.

I forgot that this is going to be taller than Sunalta Heights. Definitely going to make an impact on the skyline.

Is Marathon now Aspen properties, and same company, basically?

I like seeing the skyline extended west of 14th. It would be nice to see a couple more towers in that area.

The city’s website says completion in 2024.

I was thinking the same thing. It seems like they are bailing out of everything midsized or larger. I have no inside knowledge but I’m pretty certain they overextended themselves. For a smaller company that did mostly townhome projects the change to projects like courtyard, 33, and flyover...

The long range for the next two weeks is colder than normal. If March is going to be colder than normal, let’s hope April is warmer than usual and we spring into Spring.

It’s unfortunate, but I’ve reconciled the fact that Chinook is king of the city when it comes to retail. I wouldn’t even mind it if the parcels to the east of Chinook could be TOD redeveloped and Chinook was a dense urban node.

The NE is combination of issues. Poor soil compared to the west side of the city makes it challenging. It’s also the least affluent of the quadrants. For many, trees are an extra cost to an already tight budget. Part of it maybe cultural. I’ve heard stories of people not being interested in...

I don’t think it’s likely to fail if the city is giving trees to people to plant on their property. People taking the time to register for a tree and go pick it up will take the time to water it. Some would die due to weather or disease but most would live. The city planting them in public...

What’s the alternative then? High rise towers everywhere? High rises towers here and there are great, but a city of nothing but high rise towers is a city I wouldn’t want to live in.

I would like that too, but then who pays for the extra cost? The costs in China are much different than in Canada. For one thing we don’t have pay wages slightly above slave labour.

Fur sure, heck while we’re at it let’s make it 100.

Not any different then other sports or the music acts putting on the concerts who make millions. If a mid sized city like Calgary wants pro sports and concerts we have to play along.

Yeah it’s more than just the drop in centre. The area around the drop in centre the worst location, but the problem is all over the core in different spots, and like you mention problem can even be in the burbs if near an LRT station. If anyone can find an east way to get people off drugs...

I saw what looked like drill bits for a caisson driller on the site today. Drilling to begin soon?

When you look up close it looks like oil painting .

It’s as if somebody looked at the polling numbers and realized Calgary is the key to this election.

I would hate to be the people in Pixel who have the terraced units on the second floor. Adios sunlight 😕

I like the arched pillar, but they don’t really go with the buildings general design. From a street view standpoint I think they’re great. They have a funky retro look.