I can't speak to their business practices, I am just lucky enough to be in a position where I get a bit of a preview of what is coming down the pipe. But, when you see this line from this article, you have to wonder, what are they going to spend the proceeds on? Multifamily: Glenmore...

Stay tuned... 😉

One challenge is elementary schools need fields/playgrounds. Maybe a rooftop could be converted to outdoor space to make it work, but hard to find an existing building that has lots of room for kids to play outside.

Truman has now put Adelaide up on their "Coming Soon" page for their rentals, including a few more renderings: https://renttruman.com/adelaide/ The Rolls royce in this rendering tells me someone from Parkside must be driving past.....

So this project is now called Smits @ Montgomery and looks to be under construction, with Cairo Projects as the contractor. I saw this on LinkedIn: There are a couple of other renderings on Ace Architecture's website: https://www.acearchitecture.ca/smits-building.html Here is the...

I believe it is owned by Quadreal, and it will be a real (and very large) project. I haven't created a thread for it, since it is just land use right now, but expect something pretty big. Not sure of their timing beyond the land use though.

I can strongly sympathize with the people in that article. We left the dowtown west end 3 years ago for a number of reasons, but definitely in the top 3 was a concern where our then 4 year old son would go to school.

A somewhat smaller infill building in Crescent Heights, but given it isn't the new townhome with basement suites style that is so prevalent, I figured it was worth a thread. An actual parkade, lobby and elevator apartment building: https://dmap.calgary.ca/?p=DP2024-05801

I am guessing all of it.

All for the price of 20ish Main Streets streetscape upgrades?....

A lot more......

According to The City's "My Property" map, a Building Permit was created on August 1. Here is hoping:

https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/cost-of-barron-building-conversion-doubles-as-engineering-issues-plague-construction

I believe there are a few parcels on that block that are not part of this development. That image in the DP package is probably to demonstrate that a future development would be possible on them, even if this design went forward.

They made it too big, and now it has too much electricity so they put this in to use up the excess. Right? That is how it works? 😁

Has there been any new retail built in Currie Barracks? Or, is it all just repurposing the older buildings? This intersection is supposed to be the heart of the community with the BRT stop right there, but it looks like there is not much for a public interface on this building.

A new DP has been submitted for Currie Barracks, at the NE corner of Flanders and Quesnaywood Dr: https://dmap.calgary.ca/?p=DP2024-05594

The DP is now posted: https://dmap.calgary.ca/?p=DP2024-05672 No renderings in the package, but here are the site plan and elevations:

So do you support the train running at grade in mixed traffic for the entire length of centre Street then? We will face the same issues, so is it worth the literal billions to avoid those issues for downtown? The ultimate Green line will still have to run in traffic, could face vehicle...

Prove it, with verifiable analysis and an accurate cost estimate, that shows this extra cost is actually worth it. Saying sweeping statements like "downtown is too busy we must tunnel!" Without sound analysis, or "the train must go up Centre Street because that is where the people are" is the...