Had some friends stop by Olia this weekend now that it is open, and they snuck a few photos of the Lobby Bar, which should open up here very soon. Looks AWESOME.

I walked by today and the stone looks is really really rough shape...obviously due to several years of no maintenance and care. Not a stone expert, but are we certain that everything on the exterior can be fully restored or did the gap in care make it difficult to salvage?

If the deal proceeds (assuming conditions are not removed already), I have heard this will be a retail store and not a restaurant

Stopped by Va this week and it was definitely hopping. Hard to see in my photo, but there are partition walls up so I assume the space will eventually open up to the Lobby Bar. Have to imagine this building is going to be one of the most popular choices for renters with the main floor...

I assume Herrington's is the same flower business that recently closed at West Block, and just moved their operation to CCM?

I'm going off 3rd party information, so wouldn't be the trusted source on that question, but I have been told they have executed a student housing project in Kelowna...so that's something?

Sounds like the land is currently pending with a German group, short conditional period as well.

I hope the excitement of the playoff run and the number of bodies passing by will get any businesses taking another look at the vacant retail space

Lol. Sure a lot of keyboard anger these days. It's a suburban style development in a...suburb community. Why the hell is Connor McDavid playing hockey with a HOCKEY stick instead of a ringette stick? What an ignorant and uninspired phony. He could choose to revolutionize the game but...

This is 3rd hand information...so take it no more than gossip...but I was told they also applied for the same grant for a similar concept downtown, but it went to North Shore because House of Wheels doesn't sound to be the most reliable operator.

My apologies if this has already been mentioned in the thread, but it sounds like North Shore Bike Park from Vancouver (https://northshorebikepark.ca/) is going to be one of the recipients of the downtown retail grant, and will be opening up an indoor mountain bike park inside ECC. Not sure...

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Looks great!

K cool

Nope. He didn't. I think he is saying in a market like Edmonton where the average downtown condo is around $350K, it can be jarring for people to contemplate someone spending $5M+ on a unit...But that same exponential difference in value exists in every market, even NYC where the average condo...

I believe the south unit has sold and will have possession by the end of the month

The units on the first (nearly completed) building are actually being marketed for $769,000 - $850,000 depending on the unit. I actually think that is a lot great value considering the level of finishing it looks like these will have. Tough to get a skinny house along the street for less than $1M.

Had lunch with a homebuilder last week that told me their same 2200sqft model is now $270,000 more in suburb Calgary compared to suburb Edmonton. He thinks the delta will grow above $300,000. Don't think we will see a real estate boom as large as 2023 Calgary, but there is no doubt that the...