[DiscoStu]

I go by it every day when dropping off my daughter at school....I think it's fine. Decent, but kind of cold and soulless like the vast majority of these new projects. Maybe once it can fill up all (or any!) of those CRU's it will have more life.

Btw, the former Troy Shoppe Jewelers store across the street is getting a new paint job, as it looks like its being replaced by a burger joint (Rosie's Burgers, which seems to be expanding from Ontario). It should be a nicely little transition.

 

[Always_Biking]

I go by it every day when dropping off my daughter at school....I think it's fine. Decent, but kind of cold and soulless like the vast majority of these new projects. Maybe once it can fill up all (or any!) of those CRU's it will have more life.

I agree, the CRUs should make a difference. I remember when Irvine in Inglewood was finished at had a lifeless feel until the CRUs were filled. Today it blends nicely into the avenue.
Might only me, but I find when the CRUs are empty I notice the rest of the building (good or bad points) more.

 

[DiscoStu]

It's definitely better than that hideous bunker on Edmonton Trail.

 

[1875]

I go by it every day when dropping off my daughter at school....I think it's fine. Decent, but kind of cold and soulless like the vast majority of these new projects. Maybe once it can fill up all (or any!) of those CRU's it will have more life.

Btw, the former Troy Shoppe Jewelers store across the street is getting a new paint job, as it looks like its being replaced by a burger joint (Rosie's Burgers, which seems to be expanding from Ontario). It should be a nicely little transition.

Speaking of which, the old head shop next to the royal has finally been repurposed

 

[jdixon]

Speaking of which, the old head shop next to the royal has finally been repurposed

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I have mixed feelings about that building being repurposed. I kind of hoped it would stay vacant and eventually get demolished for a wider sidewalk.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Not sure the sidewalk there should go into the property, I’d say it should go out into the street. Not sure how wide this section is but Edmonton trail is supposed to be a Main Street.

 

[jdixon]

Sorry, I was talking about that small property just north of the Royal, along 8th St. SW.

I'd agree with you on Edmonton Trail. That road is just way too wide there!

 

[badc0ffee]

I think that is actually on 8 St SW, not 8 Ave.

 

[jdixon]

I think that is actually on 8 St SW, not 8 Ave.

Oops, yes. Corrected my post above.