Hi Group,
Not being Down Town a lot I have to say this Project looks very nice. Its good they got the Bldg Fully Leased Out in the Long Term. It would have been better to have say 40 Plus or More Flrs. Guess it better then Nothing at All. I give Manual Life full marks for their Efforts. If they should Build another Project in Calgary at some Future Time I will presume it Could very well B say 40 to 50 Flrs. Empty Land? Lets See Now. Try the Empty Block of 4th St on the East, 5th St to the West, bounded by 5th Ave on the North and 6th Ave to the South, Yes Oxford has a Proposal of Sorts for a 64 Flr Bldg on the East at 4th St. Not Sure if it covers the Whole Block between 6th Ave and 5th Ave but There is room to at least Develope a Bldg on a portion of the Block on the 5th Ave side if all were to go as Planned. How High? Really as High as You wish and Throw in say a Redevelopement of say 510 5th St or say the Calgary House Site/Pub Section and there is NO real reasons not to have a 1st Class High Rise on the Site. Give Oxford, Brookfield, and Others a run for Their Money as such. Sure there is a "Depression" in Calgary, No Doubt about It but I Believe a lot in Calgary and that this City has what it takes to Bounce Back and B the Place it has to Go on and B a Place in Western Canada We can B Proud Off. In 2018 I Celebrate 40 Yrs in Calgary. Despite the Odds Against Me this City has been Good to Me. I Have a Lot of Good Feelings about Downtown on the over all. Compete head on with Vancouver, Edmonton and Winnipeg. For Manual Life - Go For It.
Tnx,
Operater,