We can talk about the broken planning system but, not for a 69 storey tower with 22 times lot coverage. Those specs aren't typical of as of right zoning. In most situations, those are well above the maximums allowed with all bonusing included. This is a product of investors buying and selling...

Who cares how close it is to the GO Station. It's an intrametro commuter line with only one station in the entire metro. It's a reason to build mixed use at higher densities. Residential skyscraper clusters in Durham Region as transit oriented developments ... I mean ... "communities" is a scam...

In theory, yes. The argument is about subsidizing demolitions as they do in the Rustbelt experiencing generational decline. Calgary is growing at a record pace. A project like this will go forth upping the value of the property and rebuilding the sidewalks to the standards outlined in the...

In simple terms, property tax mill rates are adjusted around the annual city budget and current property values. It's bullshit when a development is presented as increasing property tax revenues by x millions of dollars. Toronto is financially worse off than it was in 1990s with it's properties...

Trapezoidal prisms are more interesting than a boxes. These appear slimmer point towers too. However, this could be three identical tall trapezoidal prisms with the 25 metre separation feeling a lot less based on their positioning. It could end up just as boring in the skyline with greater...

The floor plates are a lot more interesting. The funded school is fully separated from the development. That clarifies things a lot. It can go ahead while the rest of the site may grow weed for the next 5 years.

The plan is for Calgary to be around 4.5 million by 2050 (with Canadian annual immigration at over 700k). It should top 100k if we stay on that trajectory. I'm not a supporter.

The plan is for Calgary to be around 4.5 million by 2050 (with Canadian annual immigration at over 700k). It should top 100k if we stay on that trajectory. I'm not a supporter.

$176,000 doesn't kickstart a $100 million tower. It's an unnecessary subsidy and $176,000 could fully fund other social programs. Also, It's disingenuous to say the subsidy will be recouped in 5 years based on the increased property value from one property. That's how it's sold to the public...

Seriously. A demolition incentive program. Now I've heard everything. Demolition is comparably cheap so it's not a lot of money in the grand scheme. It's still monies that could go towards other civic and social programs. A project will go ahead or not regardless of the incentive or not.

NIMBY, Racist , Garbage? That's a little dismissive. It certainly is what is blowing this up however, building upon a finite amount of open space as the city continues to add more people is a valid concern. Add to that it's not a general public facility but, one geared towards a specific...

I feel a little dirty asking but, my curiosity is getting the best of me. Anyone have any inkling on the progress of the hotel and decided not to post it here? I've done my share of google search in the last couple months to no avail. It just seems strange to me there isn't a "coming soon"...

Frontier's spandrel glass is a possible bad sign. It's still curtain wall. This should be too. Plaza by Cantiro will be cheap window wall instead of the curtain wall in the renderings based on Cantiro's reputation.

Developers in Toronto add floors or altering floor plans adding sometimes nearly 100 additional units without changing the elevator configuration. They get away by installing faster elevators. The difference between Calgary and Toronto is maximum FAR. Toronto doesn't appear to have a maximum...

Survive? I guess. Dropping a tower on top of it changes the entire perspective of the retained office block and will require significant structural reinforcement. It's unlikely to get equal attention everywhere else being modernist instead of Deco era. However, the joy over this improvement and...

Not everyone gets super excited about a new height benchmark. Height gets too much attention for the wrong reasons. It's about how tall instead of if there are enough elevators and if the unit layouts are light and airy or narrow and cavernous. The greater concern should be over three tall...

I'm not sure what a lively engaging sidewalk is. There are places in Canada with obnoxious inquisitive neighbours without much population density and in both walkable and drivable environments. You can pass a 1000 people in the GTA without having to saying hello. You can't pass by 5 people in...

I say black trim will be still added in the openings.

Fascinating. Are those ground floor townhomes?

It's three tall towers and, while we don''t have an overall impression, the density and height stats are akin to (suburban) Vancouver and Toronto. The open spaces in all facets are paramount. The point is that the private open space is smaller than it is in the rendering. It doesn't matter if...