Building is now on the market for the bargain asking price of $118,404,000

This may be a stretch...but seeing as Mr. Katz is the majority owner of the restaurants/bars in JW, there is probably a bit of a conflicted approach to leasing hospitality. You want to create a hub/destination, but you also want them to be much different offerings so you aren't biting off...

Thanks @Kaizen. Grabbed it with my cell phone in a moving vehicle going north on 105th Street, I look forward to someone's much improved version with a real camera, haha

I noticed that Pangman recently transacted on this parcel. Not sure whether the renderings posted earlier in the year were theirs or if they intend to make changes to the design?

Website updated with a bunch of the new commercial tenants: https://cantiro.ca/communities/edmonton/west-block-glenora/community-amenities/ El Corazon is from the group behind El Beso. I believe Leopard is from the group behind Woodwork.

After hearing all the horror stories about the process to date, I am very curious to see how the final product actually turns out. Sounds like it has been quite the mess so far

I believe he meant the original design that had the cascading levels. It could be argued that if they were able to proceed with that instead of spending additional months re-designing and going back to consultation/council for approval, the developer may have caught a window in the market where...

If you haven't already, you should watch Utopia (renamed Dreamland for television networks outside of Australia). It is pretty solid satire on the planning & development process.

Yes, the sign is new this week. I assume 'The Lot' is going to be the name of the pop-up development that the person who posted above me found digging online: The square will be developed into a curated, landscaped, public space offering several food choices and a variety of cultural...

Is the price structure $1000/room in the flat? So, if you hypothetically had 3 friends that wanted to rent a flat one of the 4-bedroom flats with you, it would be $4000 total for the 1200-1300sqft unit?

They just dropped off a C-Can for 'Dick's Tater Ship' (http://www.dickstatership.ca/) as well as another small hut that appears to be for a food vendor. So, I assume that means whatever is happening here is not going to be so substantial that those new businesses will not be able to operate out...

^ I got secondhand information, so I am not 100% sure

Sounds like AIMCo is now out on this project. Would expect this one to go on the shelve until they can backfill the investors. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

I don't disagree with some of the points you are making here, but also feel compelled to play devil's advocate. The issues you described occur in every City, not just Edmonton. Sometimes there are issues beneath the surface that make these projects and existing buildings more complex than you...

Great to hear your enthusiasm, I think most people on their forum will think it's a great idea. But, just to play devil's advocate...this specific project serves as a good cautionary tale. From what I have heard it was the old show a pretty picture, get your upzoning on the land, flip the land...

On the same token, I also wouldn't overreact the OTHER way just because of my comment based on a conversation with a contractor on the job...haha. But yes, between construction costs increasing every 2 weeks, and a very tough housing market to predict in the short & long term, I would be...