There is actually an eclectic mix of cool businesses on the north side of 16th that seem to have been quite successful. But the city seriously needs to invest in replacing those sidewalks on the north side with something much safer and wider. They've got a steep slope towards the road and it...

Wow, Truman sure has a lot on the go right now...

Agree re: the excess surface parking, but the buildings themselves look decent enough.

/\So you mean total growth, including TFWs, new immigrants and international students would only represent 100k a year, minus natural increase? I must confess it's a bit confusing as to the different "buckets" our population growth comes from. Yeah fair enough, that would be a big slowdown...

I'm not sure that the population growth for Alberta will decline that dramatically. The feds' immigration cut represents a decrease of some 20% or so. Combined with bringing in less foreign students (which won't affect AB as much as provinces with lots of universities and colleges like ON and...

Holy moly they really are taking most of Olympic Plaza away. That is going to be a loss of an important public space for sure. The plaza is used for so many events, including festivals, Stampede, concerts, even the New Years Eve celebration. However, looks like this is a done deal. One...

So we went from a complete absence of new highrise construction to Yellowstone (20 floors), Imperia (27), Sovereign (13), Nest (15), Francesca's (16), and now La Caille (32) all now getting underway within weeks of one another (excepting Yellowstone which got a couple months head start) - and...

Those are some wacky responses. But we live in a time where a lot of people still think the world is flat (not to mention, chemtrails), so not much surprises me anymore.

Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing! I often find it disappointing to see some of the development we missed out on, but in this case we dodged a couple bullets with the original library design (which may have been a placeholder) and the Arris block. What ended up getting built on those two...

I am coming around to the look with the mesh. I think its going to look alright.

Wow I completely missed this project! I was visiting family in Onterrible the entire time it was initially discussed. I really like the project but agree it seems a bit tall for the area. Why can't be get good stuff like this at LRT stations?

Wow I haven't been to Seton in a couple years. Looks like a lot has changed!

Let's hope construction gets underway next summer - these additional demolitions will leave an awfully big gap along 17th.

Yes, architect is NORR and the developer is, interestingly, Morrison Homes.

Yes, architect is NORR and the developer is, interestingly, Morrison Homes.

With Enzo still underway and Francesca's just getting started, I imagine ASI has enough to keep themselves busy for a few years. Francesca's is their largest project so far and also their first attempt at a highrise so they might be focusing much of their energy on it for the next couple years...

New DP in for the big vacant lot on the SE corner of 4 ST NW and 16 AV NW. Looks like Rosedale Cleaners will be demolished as well to accommodate this one. 6 storey residential building with a Shoppers Drug mart taking up much of the main floor along with a couple more CRU's. I see this as a...

New DP in for the big vacant lot on the SE corner of 4 ST NW and 16 AV NW. Looks like Rosedale Cleaners will be demolished as well to accommodate this one. 6 storey residential building with a Shoppers Drug mart taking up much of the main floor along with a couple more CRU's. I see this as a...

Exciting! This will be the tallest building to break ground in Calgary in quite some time.

I'm sort of in the middle with regard to the "western theme". I think it can look good if done subtly but there are also ways it has done in the past that comes off as tacky and theme park-esque. I believe we can find a way to acknowledge our western roots while also projecting the image of a...