David A
Senior Member
Assuming VLW will be approximately on schedule and not so delayed like its eastern counterpart, now or fairly soon would probably make sense to start redevelopment, so it could be completed when VLW is done and running.
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The_Cat
Senior Member
LRT? Maybe more glass just below Stantec to express ourselves? 
ADob
Active Member
I think the space could definitely use a bank. Or maybe another Shoppers with its windows plastered with giant photos of smiling old people blowing dandelion fluff to express their joie de vivre, as supported by a variety of pharmaceuticals.
NicolBolas
Active Member
We could bring the Northeast side of Edmonton downtown by opening up a liquor store, weed store, pizza place and a shawarma/donair place side by side.
ADob
Active Member
Oh, I think we have enough of those as it stands but why the hell not?
Gronk!
Senior Member
How about 1 or 2 medical clinics? I'm hoping that ECC can surpass Westmount Mall!
JuliallThat
Active Member
BrettB
Active Member
There's a downtown Costco in Vancouver (with a selection of smaller condo-sized products) so it's not unheard of...
inclusion
Active Member
johnnyboy
Active Member
Somehow I expect the Edmonton Chamber would complain that the $1.50 hot dog is killing downtown restaurant businesses.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
^^OMG Talk about breathing life to that block. That would be amazing and would completely transform this area.
yeggator
Active Member
This would unironically do more for Downtown revitalization than literally everything else combined
_urbanite
Senior Member
I actually wouldn't mind this haha. Maybe a Costco Business center instead of a regular Costco though. All that's missing is the Costco grey corrugated metal cladding, which would be a perffffect cladding choice for Downtown Edmonton
Gronk!
Senior Member
Architect proposes a 'tic-tac-toe' redevelopment at Edmonton City Centre
A Stantec architect with experience redeveloping aging malls in Canada said Edmonton City Centre could be repurposed in phases.
edmonton.taproot.news
Wong walked attendees through phased changes to what’s now known as The Amazing Brentwood at a former mall in Burnaby, near Vancouver. The first phase of the redevelopment was completed in 2021, and added nearly 500,000 square feet for outdoor retail, new offices, three residential towers, a plaza, and six levels of underground parking. Wong said elected officials in Burnaby and British Columbia have pushed for more density in the city, especially near LRT, and that this was a guiding force in the redevelopment.
Abba
Active Member
What about a combo of these ideas...
