[northlands]

Theres not a business on 124th that wouldn't benefit from having a few dozen out of towners staying in the neighbourhood every night. And from what I've seen, 124th is the area I would want to show off to visitors if I was trying to give them a good impression of the city. I'm not saying it needs a 20 story luxury hotel, but a mid sized average budget hotel would do wonders.

Not to derail but I think the Plaza 124's conversion would be a smart spot for a hotel, if there was one to be on 124.

 

[thommyjo]

Simon Sinek’s Infinite Game concept likely applies here.

I agree with @Greenspace to a degree. But I would apply that more to our general/overall number of high density residential units being built citywide. The pricing of units in Oliver and downtown are similar. Vs $500-800 cheaper in suburbs vs central. The transit potential in Oliver is still high vs suburbs. The local business spending vs big box spending is still high. The likelihood of visiting and support activities downtown vs the core are high vs suburbs.

Of course not everyone renting apartments in edgemont wants to live downtown if those were the only apartments. But I do think we’d see more people centrally if apartments outside the henday were more limited.

But for Oliver/downtown at this time, get anyone somewhat close to the core feels like a win. And Oliver is an easier sell at this point.

 

[supaflyryguy]

Rezoning is being voted on this week. I expect it'll pass easily enough.

 

[thommyjo]

 

[Offworld]

Cut half the height of the podium off and I'd be a greater fan of the massing concept. As it currently stands, it's overbearing and out of proportion with the rest of the project and the surrounding streetscape.

 

[Oilgasms]

I think I read somewhere that the rendering is just showing the maximum size of the rezone they are applying for - I hope they don't build something so soviet/1970sEdmonton looking lol

 

[SMayo]

More than 2 stories for the podium/connector of the towers is fine depending on what they do with it and how it’s shaped.

 

[Barnaby]

They should be able to build as high as they deem economical.

 

[archited]

Cut half the height of the podium off and I'd be a greater fan of the massing concept. As it currently stands, it's overbearing and out of proportion with the rest of the project and the surrounding streetscape.

Its hard to draw design conclusions from a massing diagram -- the end result may be quite different than what you imagine it to be.

 

[itom987]

The podium size is fine.

 

[cmd uw]

FYI 'Casia' will likely not be developing this.

And that's just a massing based on the 'maximum development rights' as per the respective MU zone.

 

[Gus Haynes]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/local-business-owner-infrastructure-proposal-1.7353244

Onishenko said this is something that the development company and the city will keep in mind, although the current plan isn't set in stone just yet.

"The design that was shown is not necessarily the intention. This is showing what the max development could be," he said.

 

[CplKlinger]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/local-business-owner-infrastructure-proposal-1.7353244

Your apartment building is only a high rise if it comes from the Toronto region of Canada. Otherwise, it's just a vertical gated community.

 

[Gronk!]

The Prints and The Paper is located north of 107 Ave. What is this guy's problem?

 

[Gus Haynes]

Kind of a baffling comment. Why does he think that apartment-dwellers will be any less inclined to leave their homes than someone living in a detached single family home?

I understand concerns about a massing proposal appearing to look "out of place" with the existing street, but I do not understand why a business would turn their nose up from an injection of several hundred new potential customers steps from your door...