Glenco
Senior Member
Isn’t there supposed to be a cafe or restaurant?
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The_Cat
Senior Member
Taking a page from the Rogers Place pedway.
IanO
Superstar
It's certainly better than a surface parking lot and the amount of glass will make walking along 97th more welcoming, but there will need to be far more than this to feel any discernible difference. The Quarters needs 2-3 significant multi-fam projects of say 150-200 units each before you will have even some street life there and spreading out to 97th.
roe_
Active Member
Don't forget to pay for your tickets people. They seem more serious than most venues...
fromyeg
Active Member
Taking the VLSE and seeing all the gravel parking lots in the Quarters makes me sad.
Really hoping things look different by the end of the decade.
IanO
Superstar
It needs someone to take a risk, it's the most Edmonton thing you can do.
Get a large scale residential project going on 96st and others will follow.
Get a large scale residential project going on 96st and others will follow.
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
That would require the land owners to care. They are happy sitting on their ass doing nothing and just collecting parking revenue.
IanO
Superstar
Bingo. Which is why that use should be temporary, discretionary and crafted to require a higher and better use in a reasonable manner and timeframe.
The_Cat
Senior Member
I think this area should be designated for higher density use than six storey condos. If there's a 24 storey tower at 95 Street, I think something could be built to complement 97 Street.
IanO
Superstar
Higher density, but low-rise... 6 storey and pound them out. You are not going to see any more concrete there for a long, long time.
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
We have so much empty land around downtown that there is no need for the Quarters to be more than 6 stories. Make it a whole bunch of Dauk Commons style places and the area will be fantastic. By the time we run out of space to build towers the buildings will have hit end of life anyways.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
We need a developer that will spend the money on buying one of the empty lots near closer to 97st. I agree 6 to 8 storey buildings max, with possible mixed use would be nice.
I wish the area in front of the old farmers market building had more to attract pedestrians.
I wish the area in front of the old farmers market building had more to attract pedestrians.
_urbanite
Senior Member
If I were to build in the Quarters (that's a big IF), these are the most developable empty lots in the quarters right now IMO. The lots directly adjacent of the artist residence (red roof) is where I would start.
The building outlined in black is for sale at the moment.
*I missed the empty lots behind Brighton Block
The building outlined in black is for sale at the moment.
*I missed the empty lots behind Brighton Block
IanO
Superstar
The large lot north of the hotel has been pending multiple times (COE Vendor) and it never sold, but for me it is the most pressing.
Offworld
New Member
Try convincing somebody, and their lender, to take on elevated investment risk in what has to be one of the sketchiest and almost entirely vacant parts of the downtown area. You're way up the risk curve without the commensurate potential for outsized returns to compensate for the elevated risk.
I'd say that the current state of the quarters is the clearest indication of the risks/rewards of investing and building in that area, let alone convincing at least 50% of the population that it's a safe area to live.
I'd say that the current state of the quarters is the clearest indication of the risks/rewards of investing and building in that area, let alone convincing at least 50% of the population that it's a safe area to live.