Mountain Man
Senior Member
Lots of developers have been interested in that site over the years, once they learn the pharmacy there is a methadone clinic they quickly walk away.
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CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Its exciting having three projects going here but this and the Hat are both right on 14th, Sunalta Heights isn't. I wonder what will ever go in on the small lot between Sunalta Heights and 14th what will be across 14th from this?
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MichaelS
Senior Member
Not sure, but with the City still applying a 5.182m bylawed setback on 14th Street, there won't be much room for anything on it, so I can't imagine develompent will happen anytime soon 
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.CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Didn't know that was a thing... I wonder the reasoning? I assume its giving them the room to expand 14th.
Also answers why this project is setback from 14th.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Not sure, but with the City still applying a 5.182m bylawed setback on 14th Street, there won't be much room for anything on it, so I can't imagine develompent will happen anytime soon
Perfect spot for an urban campground…
MichaelS
Senior Member
They are a relic of the 60s, when the plan was to widen many roads by adding lanes of traffic. 5.182m is 17 feet, or the width of a lane of traffic. I see now though, they have updated the language in the land use bylaw to say these setbacks are "To maintain and improve the quality of the physical environment for the overall public interest, the public realm setbacks are intended to accommodate public realm improvements, pedestrian environment improvements, and context specific mobility improvements.". So, at least they don't plan to put in extra lanes of traffic anymore. What is frustrating though is that the active main streets projects so far (the Main Streets line up quite conveniently with many roads that have widening setbacks) don't actually use the widened property. They have been ignoring it, or not taking it because the City would have to pay to acquire these spaces they have protected. Anyway, I have ranted about this table in the past on these forums, don't need to get into it again. If you are curious to read it and a few more posts about the subject, here they are:
Calgary | Infill Development Discussion
That setback :confused: Ditto....It's brutal....At least Elite activated it with their patio
Here is a link to the LUB table and rules around it:
The City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007
www.calgary.ca
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
I mean maybe at some point the city uses the setback in this case to do something with 14th going under the tracks? Depending what happens with 11th they won't cut off vehicle traffic here but a nicer public realm would be nice to add as part of the main streets program... But you can't have a redone underpass to nowhere so they need a plan for what they're doing with whatever the dealership district is actually called.
1875
Senior Member
UrbanRED
Active Member
Can't wait to see the glass on this one, I'm super curious how it'll look
Thrillhou
Active Member
The rebar on those columns seems to indicate the next level is the roof. Are they going wood frame on top to bring this up to 10 stories? I can't think of another building like this if that's the case.
CT (Chinese_T)
Active Member
Tarsus
Active Member
Weird, yet another rendering for this project. Same as the other one but shorter, they must have changed it at some point.
With the recent rise in rents, I bet they wish they had stuck with 10 floors.
With the recent rise in rents, I bet they wish they had stuck with 10 floors.
gsunnyg
Senior Member
Good! Less imposing. An 11 storey block-long development can be really bad for street vibrancy. Just take a look at The Metropolitan.
