[CBBarnett]

Not the sexiest looking building, but it will be a great kick start to the Banff Trail TOD.

Hopefully - although I am not particularly hopeful given the lag and a seemingly broken process to do this in this city - projects like this trigger real, effective and permanent public realm improvements in the area to accommodate pedestrians. Density is only one part of the TOD picture. If the area is still lacking amenities, hard to walk through and isolated in an exclusively auto-centric street pattern, it really isn't much of TOD at all.

Look at the Marda Loop area for a example of the lag. 100 - 200% increase in population in the area since the early 2000s, tons of higher-density and walkable built forms, only now is it even on the lists for pedestrian and transit improvements. Hell, I can't think of a single stop sign or major transit route adjustment that has been added in the area for a decade despite the growth, resulting in a strangely congested, high-speed and pedestrian-unfriendly main streets.

I guess what I am saying is I hope it doesn't take full-build out to build some sidewalks in Banff Trail.

 

[haltcatchfire]

It'll take full build out since the city usually ties sidewalk improvement to adjacent development. Even if they undertake a full scale area sidewalk improvement, they'll leave unrepaired sections where developments are proposed. They did this in Kensington. Replaced "all" of 10th & Kensington Road, but left the sections adjacent to the now dead Osteria land proposal.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I suspect the Banff Trail TOD vision is a ways away before it all comes together. This will start the ball rolling, as it's 100 times better than the crappy motel that was there before. It'll add life to the area, and will increase use at Banff Trail LRT station. I'm hoping it will be a catalyst for more developments in that section. If not though, it's still 100 times better than what was there before.

 

[Alex_YYC]

 

[gsunnyg]

I heard this one will be ready for construction crews to build on around the start of the new year. Seeing that theres no parkade I can't imagine too much digging.

 

[Josh Gibbs]

It looks like the travelodge hotel near that site is going to get demolished since it’s all fenced off and empty looking

 

[Cowtown]

I heard this one will be ready for construction crews to build on around the start of the new year. Seeing that theres no parkade I can't imagine too much digging.

To build on as in start puring concrete or start excavating?

 

[gsunnyg]

To build on as in start puring concrete or start excavating?

Pouring concrete. When the carpenters and other trades arrive.

 

[1875]

 

[Surrealplaces]

You got a lot of sites with your updates. Thanks for keeping the updates flowing.

 

[1875]

np surreal, best to get em in before its snowshoe season.

 

[Platopos]

np surreal, best to get em in before its snowshoe season.

Seems like it already has late September for you guys

 

[UrbanWarrior]

I can't quite recall if this has been posted before, but the revised render does look slightly better than the original. I don't think this tower is going to be quite as offensive as most forumers here seem to think. In fact, the podium looks better than what we see on most residential projects in this city.

 

[GoVertical]

The crane is up on this one.

 

[maestro]

The blue is glass and the grey is spandrel. It's three quarters spandrel.