Very true, but the future of Saks seems to be uncertain and would have been a good potential location for Holt if they had chose to move. LV relocating out of downtown still stings, but I'm glad it didn't sway Holt to follow suit.

That's not true. I remember the reversible lanes on Centre Street as a kid, which pre-dated the Bridge closure in 2001.

Holt Renfrew Confirms Calgary Store To Stay Open With Long-Term Lease Renewal At The CORE Really great news about Holt Renfrew committing to a long term lease at the Core. I think it would have been really easy for them to pack up their bags and move to Chinook, but it just wouldn't have the...

Why is this funny?

They really suck the life off the streets ;)

Development of the funeral home lots along 17th avenue would do wonders of extending the vibrancy all the way to the Stampede

Mandatory rehab for... homelessness? Wouldn't that just be providing housing for the homeless? I support this.

For the love of God, may there please be a new cinema at this station

Retail Insider article about new stores coming to Chinook this year including Uniqlo, Nike, Mejuri, Jo Malone, Rolex (within new Birks store) and expansion to Zara Retail Insider Link They also mention about a "U.S. based restaurant who will have a first to market and probably their only store...

I have a friend that works at Suncor and they confirmed that Suncor has renewed their lease in their current tower with Brookfield committing to investing in improvements to the amenities and atrium space. Makes sense given the resignation of their previous CEO, so I’m pretty confident that...

Chinook general manager confirmed that Uniqlo will be coming to the mall in the link below. Link I noticed that there's two spaces in the mall that are currently empty and big enough to fit Uniqlo. There's the space between Pottery Barn and Jewels by Maximes on the ground floor or the space...

I'm having a hard time orienting where this is, but is it this parcel here?

The museum shared a pic of the first panels arriving for the building on their Instagram stories today

Did they ever release the designs of the interior?

This spot here?

I would argue that Eau Claire is currently a barren wasteland as it is right now (aside from Riverwalk and Prince's Island)

Yes, they’re slated for demolition as that’s where the river crossing will tunnel downtown

Not sure if there has been any updates on the status of the Contemporary Calgary renovation, but just found some new renderings from KPMB including the current planetarium renovation and Class A Addition. Total cost of the project is $117M with the following funding: $30M from Fed; $30M from...

CMLC posted a video of the past 15 years and it includes a cool video rendering of the EV606 building at the 3:20 mark There's also views of the placeholder for Vita by Minto and the rest of the East Village including the Riff at the 5:17 mark.

Calgary's Chinatown, similar to all Chinatowns in North America, are facing similar issues of gentrification versus disrepair. Chinatown has always been attractive to new immigrants because it was affordable and close to downtown, allowing residents to be close in proximity to employment...