buildings
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just my opinion but nothing I've seen to date at Blatchford holds a candle to what Gene Dub is building up by the Camsell. Very uninspired and dated looking.
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Avenuer
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Sure but at least most of us will still be alive to actulaly live in a Blatchford unit, unlike the units at the Camsell. They may be done in 50 years at this point lol
Coprolite
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So, I've officially moved in. It's an interesting experience because of all of the memories I have of the place as an airport. Given that my first word that I spoke was apparently "airplane", my dad used to bring me to the parking lot by the terminal or the observation area at the end of Runway 30 (something which probably wouldn't fly in the current security environment) and we'd watch planes come and go. Or sometimes we'd pick him up there when he had to fly for travel. I also went through a phase in my teens where I was learning to fly and would occasionally take instruction flights from the Edmonton Flying Club (the approach on 30 over downtown and the Royal Alex was an interesting one).
It is a bit cursory and construction is constant. The local tire repair businesses do a brisk business from all of the nails that end up in tires. I'd been wary of it back in February when we were looking at houses, but we ended up thinking that it was hard to go wrong in a densely zoned neighbourhood near a post-secondary and that whatever turned out would be interesting in the end. The house is good, though some aspects of dealing with the builder have been a bit of a chore. Our yard just received topsoil, which is a few centimetres above an extremely clayey rough grade (this is the kind of thing that's going to make the ambitions of treeing this neighbourhood a bit of work). But, things seem to get better every day, and there's a great sense of community here. Despite the small population (so far), things are actually kind of vibrant. Bike connections need work, but are better than I feared. Metro Line is also better than I'd originally anticipated, especially now that accessing it is less of an amphibious experience after a rain. It really fills a niche that was not well-covered before.
yeggator
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Took a spin through Blatchford in the middle of the night and drove past Energy Centre One. There was a sign saying the road was closed, but it wasn’t barricaded, so I may or may not have driven there. Looks like even though the road might not technically be open, there’s paving completed along the LRT, and it’s now possible to drive directly between NAIT and the existing Blatchford development. The road network taking shape and opening up connections will make the neighborhood much more attractive
thommyjo
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Edmcowboy11
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Interesting video. The visuals are great and give a good idea where they're at and what is in progress. Strange music though, to me sound a bit dark and to me isn't painting a positive emotion to the area.
IanO
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It's something straight out of a CYBERPUNK mission. Very odd and an outright poor choice.
fjordgard
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Isn’t the video just done by a random dude? Its not like it’s an ad for the community.
Coprolite
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So, the last month has been a bit of a blur what with moving and such, but apparently while I wasn't looking, Encore started work on a new block of row houses on Alpha Boulevard at Cedric Mah Rd. Also,, Encore and Landmark seem to have projects lined up further to the NE towards the drainage pond. Landscaping has been occurring on the street parallel to the LRT line, and new streetlights have been installed on the connection from Alpha to NAIT/Blatchford Market LRT.
Gus Haynes
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Yes, some of the above comments had me concerned for a moment that this was an official COE production, but it was actually just made by "Ric's Drone Videos".
Coprolite
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Spotted on my way to the LRT this morning.
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SMayo
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Hopefully they start on it soon, seems like the perfect next step for the neighborhood!
fjordgard
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This was approved a while back - see details from City website below. I wish I understood the order that development happened in... I'll see some builders in Blatchford have big splashy announcements and have foundations poured before a development permit shows up on the City website, then there are builders like this with an approved development permit and there is no public announcement anywhere and no construction activity for months. Can anyone explain?
| Reference Id: | Job No 471976665-007 |
| Description: | To construct interior and exterior alterations (changes to rear parking and parkade access) to a mixed-Use (main floor Indoor Sales and Service Use with 72 Dwellings of Multi-unit Housing on floors 2-5) building with an underground parkade. |
| Location: | 6632 - ALPHA BOULEVARD NW |
| Plan 2120299 Blk 7 Lot 3 | |
| Applicant: | NEXT ARCHITECTURE |
| Status: | Issued |
| Create Date: | 2024/02/07 |
| Neighbourhood: | BLATCHFORD AREA |
| Issue Date: | 2024/03/20 |
| Class Of Permit: | Permitted Development |