What do you think of this project?

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CaptainBL said:
I heard a couple of weeks ago that the reno was dead. Given the new information about CWB, I am guessing that the previous reno is dead and this reno will be specific to and will likely include the CWB branch on the main floor that was intended to go into the ID.
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I think the previous reno's anticipated upscale clothing retail, not a bank branch, so there probably will be changes/differences. However, I liked in general what was planned to update the exterior, I hope that is largely kept.
 
cmd uw said:
With most deals Landlords typically include a tenant improvement allowance as part of their inducement package. Dollar amounts range, however, recent office deals have seen allowances in the $50-75/SF range.

Anyways I think this is a great, great thing for Manulife and our downtown office market TBH.
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Seems high for a building like Manulife, but I don't know how they are doing relative to other space downtown - we're still down overall relative to other markets. APEGA moving out doesn't really help things either - CWB was mostly a given to stay downtown imo. Good for Manulife, but I'm not sure I share your enthusiasm for downtown right now.
 
Manulife Investment Management, Real Estate
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We are thrilled to announce Canadian Western Bank as our esteemed anchor tenant coming to Manulife Place Edmonton in the second half of 2025. This significant 200,000 square foot lease transaction, including 15,000 square feet of retail, marks a pivotal moment reinvigorating Manulife Place’s retail podium and driving development plans forward. Undoubtedly, this transformative deal holds the potential to redefine Edmonton’s downtown core. Special thank you to Mark Hartum and Arlyn Stoik with Avison Young, and to all those involved in making this monumental leap forward.

Watch this space for more details on the redevelopment of Manulife Place.
 
IanO said:
Manulife Investment Management, Real Estate
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We are thrilled to announce Canadian Western Bank as our esteemed anchor tenant coming to Manulife Place Edmonton in the second half of 2025. This significant 200,000 square foot lease transaction, including 15,000 square feet of retail, marks a pivotal moment reinvigorating Manulife Place’s retail podium and driving development plans forward. Undoubtedly, this transformative deal holds the potential to redefine Edmonton’s downtown core. Special thank you to Mark Hartum and Arlyn Stoik with Avison Young, and to all those involved in making this monumental leap forward.

Watch this space for more details on the redevelopment of Manulife Place.
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How large is 15,000 sq. ft, about the size of Henry Singer's old location there?
 
Greenspace said:
Henry Singer's new location is 10k, so larger. That's probably fair chunk of Holt's old space, which was around 39k. My guess is two floors facing intersection of 101 st/102 ave.
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This makes the most sense. It will juxtapose the TD bank branch across the street at city centre/TD tower. Also, very visible from LRT.

Funny enough, the current coloring of Manulife place already somewhat matches CWB branding.
 
westcoastjos said:
Seems high for a building like Manulife, but I don't know how they are doing relative to other space downtown - we're still down overall relative to other markets. APEGA moving out doesn't really help things either - CWB was mostly a given to stay downtown imo. Good for Manulife, but I'm not sure I share your enthusiasm for downtown right now.
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Isn't APEGA in Rice Howard Place? Are they leaving downtown? They put a lot of money into their offices not too many years ago.
 
scyeg said:
Isn't APEGA in Rice Howard Place? Are they leaving downtown? They put a lot of money into their offices not too many years ago.
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Apparently, see this post and after in the Downtown Real Estate thread.
 
scyeg said:
Isn't APEGA in Rice Howard Place? Are they leaving downtown? They put a lot of money into their offices not too many years ago.
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I am guessing that APEGA members are spread throughout the city and a lot are not downtown, so that might be part of their considerations too. I'm not an engineer, but I worked years ago for a firm that was downtown for many years, then they moved to a southside location for a while, now they are back downtown. They serve people throughout the city, so one of the advantages of being downtown is a central location. Is it is quite a hike from the northside to say Millwoods, if you are having clients or members come to your office.

Back to Manulife, I suppose this would be a net gain to downtown if CWB is taking more space than they currently have. I believe this is the case, but don't know for sure.
 
David A said:
I believe this is the case, but don't know for sure.
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It is the case. As far as I know, their plan is still to consolidate all of their corporate ops in a single place, which means getting the folks out of the Oliver branch/office and into the same office space as the rest of the company.
 
But I thought we had a very good quarter in terms of office space absorption? Is this not a positive?

Edmonton’s office market saw a net absorption of 165,000 square feet in the latest quarter, while downtown vacancies fell to 20.4% and suburban vacancies to 17.4%. Avison Young, which reported the numbers, said the absorption rate breaks the previous record set in Q3 of 2018, when 158,000 square feet was absorbed. Demand was driven by educational institutions, including NorQuest College, which expanded its downtown space by 63,000 square feet, and the Edmonton Classical Academy charter school, which signed a lease for 61,000 square feet. Edmonton has the second-highest downtown office vacancy rate of any major Canadian market after Calgary.
-Taproot
 
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