Maybe five years ago when the first tower designs started popping up. Today, the architects have left Partisans leaving only the influencer behind. A flashy design is always beneficial when pursuing an aggressively dense intensification. Added bonus, don't actually have to build anything to...

Blue zone hotel. One of the zaniest gimmicks I've read in a long time. It's also genius.

The Flames is the reason for this being built and it's not much of a community amenity when it attracts users from all over Southern Alberta making prices inaffordable for young apartment dwellers to attend more than a few times a year. The rest of the proposed offerings are great in integrating...

Arena districts developed as American billionaire owners realised that instead of 600 million in cash, loans and tax incentives to build an arena they could get 1.6 billion in cash, loans, and tax incentives developing an entire arena district. An NHL arena that attracts people from all across...

It's a real urban arena. Some vulvic actions with the lighting and wood cladding. What's not to like?

Scotia probably had the option for the naming rights with the Saddledome deal and took it. The new Event Centre naming rights should be much higher. Naming rights are cheezy like logos on tower penthouses. There's still some good ones that make you smile.

For now it's just a zoning exercise among the 66 storey, 55 Yonge and the 75 storey, 320 Front in H&R's portfolio. This office tower, as of this moment, isn't destined to be demolished. These approve plans will increases property values regardless if the plan is to build or not.

Crane count went from 359 on New Years Day to 313 today. That's a good indicator of recessed market. It'll be a great day for construction if even the shortest tower starts. All three is playing the lottery thinking you'll eventually win.

The Ice District is a wonderous place. First, the arena's main feature is a swooping bridge over a downtown high way emptying into a plaza surrounded by big box amazements. Second, the development that it has spurred after the city's convincing investments into new office space, etc. reinforces...

The mid rises are great. The townhouses don't. District ellicits thoughts of a public storage facility but, the modern vernacular is secondary. I wish they had gone with blocks on real streets even if it meant fewer blocks could be built. These master plans with blocks arranged around private...

That's not shoring. I would have guessed soil remediation. The STS geothermal signage indicates I would have guessed wrong.

You take a pension fund like Quebecor which has been a major player buying up newly built rental buildings all over Canada leaving the developer a minority stake and management rights. If they stop buying based on stagnating values than that will affect developers raising capital to build...

This one is tall https://calgary.skyrisecities.com/database/projects/hub.26933

I never expected a mesh covered building to pop up. Instant comparable to Flyover Block. The mesh shutters is an interesting solution to accessibility and impeded views from covering a building in mesh while creating new ones like what happens if left open in high winds. The housing concept is...

That sounds believable Monsieur Shake and Bake. It's being a long pre-leasing period for the rentals and the first tower is still unoccupied. Unless the plan is an international student ghetto with occupancies starting in mid August.

The same situation as tower 1. When they receive approval from the national housing strategy for a CMHC loan.

I've seen too much maximizing the lands potential in Canada. It almost always puts number of housing units above the people that will be living there. The surface parking lot is also large enough to add a couple high rises on a podium that could achieve that high population density desirability...

I don't think receivership precludes the cancellation of the project. In other words, your purchase agreement is still valid and you're stuck in it. The deposit is gone. It should have been insured and it's best to remain optimistic that it was.

Is the dam in Calgary?

It's a gimmick. A trick in facade colouring. I do like the aesthetics more than whatever inspired Sugar Wharf's facade. I also find it incredibly tacky in the context of Canadian symbolism on a private condo tower. However, some Canadian symbolism at a time when we are supposed to view...