haltcatchfire
Senior Member
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This ain’t hard.
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This ain’t hard.
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ByeByeBaby
Active Member
Not of all time...
I'd love for the last step before occupancy permits are issued to be for someone to come out with a copy of the rendering and just hold it up and see if they can keep a straight face. But full-on deceit has no penalty, so guess what we get.
maestro
Senior Member
A proposal not going ahead is not a bait and switch. It's an unrealistic expectation that something that has been proposed by default is more than halfway to having shovels in the ground. A developer will agree to include a facade whenever the time to build is right. They won't agree to being forced to build something that doesn't make sense to build.
1875
Senior Member
at least the trees are doing their best
FCC1982
Active Member
The trees help immensely - going to be rough in the winter though.
adamyyc
Active Member
They actually look a lot healthier than I expected.
CBBarnett
Senior Member
Those trees look good actually.
I think those are Brandon Elms - Assuming they survive 100 years, those trees will reach 15m tall in ideal conditions. I don’t think these are ideal conditions.
If we took out the two most northern lanes of 9th for a cycle track and a second row of elms + optimal soil volumes for roots, we’d be getting somewhere to de-bunkering this podium and de-freewaying the street
badc0ffee
Active Member
You can call it an expressway, but "freeway" has a different meaning.
MichaelS
Senior Member
The land use for this one was approved at Council today. There were some presentations that higher quality renderings of the 3rd tower:
Urban Outdoorsman
Active Member
Would it kill Cidex to use half decent materials on the podium??? I guess this side will be more pedestrian friendly than the 9th Ave side, but I'm not confident it'll look much better.
gsunnyg
Senior Member
Two crowns pointing to one direction, the third crown to the other. This whole development is going to be an eyesore forever. Sure the towers themselves are nice but Cidex needed to change up the third tower for the sake of our skyline! The existing podium was already a big turd so no new surprises in that department.
UrbanWarrior
Senior Member
At least the 8th Ave side won’t be quite as monstrous as the 9 Ave side. Not by enough though… 
At least it means that Calgary will have 21 buildings (not including Calgary Tower) at/over 150 meters
That’s a huge number for a city our size.
At least it means that Calgary will have 21 buildings (not including Calgary Tower) at/over 150 meters
That’s a huge number for a city our size.
Patrick.1980
Active Member
I’m happy to see the third tower go up. The other towers are already up, might as well add the extra density.
MissingMiddle
Active Member
The podium rooftop is a wasted opportunity.
DiscoStu
Active Member
Those podium renderings of 8th ave look cold and lifeless even in the renderings. I wouldn't expect much of an upgrade over 9th.