Council as a whole and especially Sohi as mayor have been very disappointing in my opinion. Sohi's performance as mayor will certainly be challenged and I do not see him making it to a second term, if challenged. Outside of calling out different levels of government, he has demonstrated...

Yes they are. Employees were surveyed about staying downtown and overwhelmingly the survey responses indicated that employees did not feel safe downtown and did not want to be downtown. Notable was that the downtown Calgary Apega office received the same survey and there was a stark difference...

And another example of the city and its processes allowing demolition of a completely useable building, no work being done, then having the owner abandon the project leaving it an empty site. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me over and over and over and over again, shame on the city for...

If I ever ran for council it would be for this reason that drives me. This is a blind spot bordering ignored spot. I dont think we have had councils and mayors that have addressed this adequately and I have my own qualms with Edmonton Global's performance or non-performance record in this area...

Was in Jasper a little back. At the Fairmont I was talking to a server who was working in Jasper for the summer as she was from out in Ontario. She explained how jealous she was of us Edmontonians being so close to the mountains we could come out for day trips. This notion that Edmonton isnt...

Why is there little discussion or thought to attracting more companies to downtown, whether from the suburbs or companies not in Edmonton at all? I harp on this often, but I just never hear this as a concern, consideration or an avenue of exploration.

Looks like a stumpier Edgewater. May have even borrowed the same beige and darker beige colour palette.

"Available early 2020" answers the question

Interesting, I have not heard that. Understand on $ per sq. ft. basis; however, CWB's motivation for a new tower was that it allowed for future growth, which I am not sure how moving to Manulife really solves that part of the equation on an increase in sq. ft basis.

I havent read the back and forth debate that is going on, but what I have come to realize about this site is that this site is meant for posting statements of optimism, giving pats on the back while being defensive about critical statements, mixed in with some kumbaya raw raw-ism, and counting...

Heard from one of the commercial brokers this week that this building is being privately shopped for $120 per sq.ft. Office space is just over 30% vacant and retail, well, the bottom floor is soon to be 100% vacant with Henry Singer leaving and second floor isnt much better. The renovation plans...

The city also isnt a land developer but that hasnt stopped them from creeping outside the typical core competencies of a city's purview (i.e. Blatchford)...

Interesting comments from Ashley Salvador on the state of this project and how it is impacting the CRL losing money: "As of March 2023, projections have us losing between $24M and $69M. Unfortunately, a significant part of that $24M projection depends on the 80 storey Alldritt tower being...

The city is in the process of working on a new incentive program and is currently consulting with developers on what could work. The feedback from the last program was that the program was great for developers that already had projects in the pipeline teed up but wasnt going to push any that...

Oh boy, the results of this survey could be quite telling.

Zonda is a California based housing analytics company. What in the world garbage are you spewing from your bobcat?

1. The GST rebate on average will amount to about an additional $3M savings on a project that will cost $100M. While that is definitely an extra $3M in the developers pocket, it is not nearly material enough to spur even half the projects you mentioned. Source: commentary from about half a dozen...

Shhhhhh...dont tell this to the "Edmonton's doing just fine" crowd. The simple fact is that more people are moving to Calgary because there are more jobs, investment and opportunities, and thus there is more of a need for single family homes, condo, and multifamily rentals. While Edmonton's...

I have posted about this before (I checked and last time was January 2023) but construction on this area of Jasper has been completed for almost 2 years exactly and this temporary light pole is still planted in the corner of Jasper and 109. Maybe @Greenspace knows the reason, but why oh why does...

Following up on this again. I think its fair to assume give that the statement was made July 6th that potentially 0 new business destinations are happening nor imminent, unless @occidentalcapital has some updated relevant information.