[Daveography]

Rumour has it Cidex bought the site. Given it's a big ol' eyesore right across from their first Edmonton project, it wouldn't surprise me.

PERMIT_DATE December 13, 2018
JOB_CATEGORY Commercial Final
ADDRESS 9411 - JASPER AVENUE NW
NEIGHBOURHOOD BOYLE STREET
JOB_DESCRIPTION To demolish a derelict building (old China Town Mall).
BUILDING_TYPE Retail and Shops (510)
WORK_TYPE (99) Demolition
FLOOR_AREA
CONSTRUCTION_VALUE 617,500
ZONING DC1

Blue - Hat @ Five Corners
Yellow - Chinatown Mall (Mirama) site

 

[Daveography]

Definitely a Cidex. Demolition started today. Photos coming later today.

 

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[MichaelC]

Cidex plans on revealing the plans for the site next year.
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/demolition-of-former-mirama-dining-lounge-begins-1.4223592

 

[bodsbods9090]

So excited to finally see this eye-sore of a building come down.

Hope the plans for the site are somewhat decent.

 

[And]

nice looks like cidex is all in on edmonton & the quarters

 

[OverheardatYEG]

I heard there was some kind of backroom gambling and other illegal activities, before it got shut down. Anyone else hear these rumours?

 

[Daveography]

@OverheardatYEG Oh almost certainly, it was apparently quite a hotbed for organized crime.

 

[bodsbods9090]

Wouldn't surprise me at all. Wonder how many times the cops had to go there for calls.

 

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[MichaelC]

I think it would be hilarious if Cidex decides to call this "Hat at Hat at Five Corners"

 

[archited]

With this under construction and assuming a development across the street where the Chinatown Mall was recently demolished (at five corners) and including the one in Oliver, Cidex will have scored a Hat Trick. Now maybe they will be able to concentrate on improving the quality of their game.

 

[Kaizen]

Any word out there about this one?

 

[Edmcowboy11]

I'm guessing that this property has bern deemed low priority and that we won't be seeing anything soon.

 

[Avenuer]

I'm guessing that this property has bern deemed low priority and that we won't be seeing anything soon.

I think it'll really depend on how leasing of The Hat at Five Corners goes for Cidex. If demand is strong enough, they may be willing to move quicker than we think. However, they have other 'tuna in the tub' at the moment, with the South Scona Parking Lot and projects in Oliver in the planning stages.