[Daveography]

Branching off from the Muttart Lands Development thread.

• Rohit bought the land off Brookfield
• Land is divided into four parcels
• This will be the first to be developed, "Area 2", closest to Jasper Ave and Edgewater
• Southern tip of area will be public park
• EDC presentation is a DP application then, as zoning is in place (Council approved in 2015)
• 2 Buildings, 6 stories each
• Some surface parking (26 stalls) in the centre, one street access only
• Townhouse units lining exterior streets
• Cantelivered balconies
• Small commercial building in between the buildings, facing the park, has a patio
• Outdoor amenity space between parking and commercial, fireplaces
• Studio, 1bdrm 2 bdrm, lobby amenity spaces
• Indoor amenity spaces on 6th floor
• Rohit would build, own, and operate the buildings
• Materials shown were cement fibre, clear glass, copper accents
• Public art on the "main street" entrance

 

[OverheardatYEG]

Hesitant that it was Rohit that received this project. Not always the highest quality but there is hope. We'll see what comes out.

 

[Daveography]

C.2. Muttart Urban District (Development Permit)
Christiaan Odinga - NORR

MOVED: D. Brown
Motion of support with conditions.

SECONDED: A. Zepp
CARRIED
FOR THE MOTION: D. Brown, C. Holmes, B. Nolan, W. Sims, and A. Zepp.

The Committee recommends that the Applicant work with Administration, and the Urban
Design Unit in particular, to:

● Confirm private amenity space for all ground floor units​

● Confirm that the location of walkway accesses abutting public plaza are​

coordinated with the design of the plaza space​

​

In addition, the Committee has concerns regarding:

● The functionality of the commercial building; specifically related to loading and​

waste management​

● The configuration of the internal courtyard, specifically:​

○ The provision of/access to/circulation within surface parking - for​

vehicles and waste management​

○ Separation of ground floor units from parking and circulation​

areas, garbage collection​

○ Parking lot appears to be the primary means for pedestrian​

movement and connection north to south. Consider providing​

designated pedestrian pathways.​

In order to address these concerns, the Committee encourages the Applicant to consider a
variance to reduce the number of required parking stalls in the internal courtyard.

https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/PDF/EdmontonDesignCommittee_Jan29_2019_Minutes.pdf

 

[Daveography]

“We’ll have a development permit ready to go at the end of the week,” says Russell Dauk, vice-president at Rohit, referring to the first 250 units in two six-storey rental buildings and some neighbourhood retail. The company bought the land from Brookfield, who worked with the city to ensure zoning was flexible. Now that Stadium Station is funded, “it opens the neighbourhood up.”

via:

Elise Stolte: No Blatchford or skyscraper, the humble Muttart project shows a path to a stronger Edmonton

Without an eye-catching tower, the new Muttart Lands redevelopment near the Stadium LRT Station could easily slip under the radar.

edmontonjournal.com

 

[Daveography]

Also this pleases me:

"The two small public parks in the development will be the first in Edmonton designed by Montreal’s Claude Cormier, the world-famous landscape architect who recently did dog fountain in Toronto’s Berczy Park. "

 

[OverheardatYEG]

Also this pleases me:

"The two small public parks in the development will be the first in Edmonton designed by Montreal’s Claude Cormier, the world-famous landscape architect who recently did dog fountain in Toronto’s Berczy Park. "

About damn time, Edmonton needs some quality parks like this! Maybe when the downtown park is built it'll be done right!

 

[danimori]

I wonder what that building between the two residential buildings is? It looks like there is space for a patio?

 

[Daveography]

@danimori Commercial building, designed to front the public park.

 

[Daveography]

Reference ID: Job No 298201480-002
Description: To construct 2 Apartment House buildings (with a total of 247 Dwellings) and a Commercial building
Location: 10620 - MUTTART CROSSING NW
Plan 1723564 Blk 6 Lot 2
Applicant: NORR ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS & PLANNERS
Status: Intake - Payment Required
Create Date: 4/16/2019 10:24:48 AM
Neighbourhood: BOYLE STREET

 

[Daveography]

Edmonton Communities | Edmonton Community Hub | Brookfield Residential

What's it like to live in a Brookfield Community? Discover how we're bringing people together and improving the quality of life for residents in new Edmonton communities.

brookfieldresidentialalberta.com

 

[archited]

Still not much here to sink one's teeth into.

 

[Daveography]

Home builders near Stadium LRT Station celebrate groundbreaking Monday

The Muttart Urban District will add about 720 residential units and 7,500 square feet of commercial space over three phases.

edmontonjournal.com

 

[_Citizen_Dane_]

Construction begins on Edmonton’s new Muttart Urban District - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

Construction on a new transit-oriented residential and commercial development is now underway in central Edmonton.

globalnews.ca

 

[Daveography]

Not much activity on the buildings yet...

Park and some hardscaping are done and look good:

New crossing connecting both sides of the tracks:

 

[OverheardatYEG]

Muttart Urban District

Construction of a new residential and commercial area near the Stadium LRT station. Brookfield built preliminary infrastructure and sold the project to Rohit Developments. The development will be built in 3 phases. The first phase will add 243 rental apartments, and 2,500 square feet of...

majorprojects.alberta.ca

I think someone needs to work on their cost estimates for this project. Maybe $15 million would be more accurate but $150 million seems a little off.