[JonnyCanuck]

Hmmm.... another purpose rental. That is surprising given that the previous owner of the property (Fram & Slokker) were planning high end condos on that site as it faces the river. I thought for sure that whomever bought it would hold out for the condo market to turnaround. I guess they are tired of waiting. Developer is Alston Properties out of Winnipeg.

 

[MichaelS]

Yeah, not sure how well that will age. Will this building be the "hypercolour shirt" of the 90s, in that 5-10 years later, you will pull out of your closet and say "what was I thinking....?"

 

[Nimbus]

I posted it in the proposals thread, but I like that they are doing different brick colouring from the Simmons building. Better than mimicking it, trying something visually different out. I think the area will be better for it.

 

[Urban Outdoorsman]

Some small retail buildings like the one in central memorial park could be really nice. Image 4 or 5 small little boutiques spread across the plaza

 

[Mountain Man]

https://www.atlrg.ca/606

 

[outoftheice]

Some more renderings from the AtLRG website:

 

[outoftheice]

One thing I can't manage to spot on all these renderings is a parkade entrance. I wonder if they'll be going for zero parking?

 

[Urb]

Yikes, this is certainly cheap and cheerful. The retail portion is fine, but the rest of it looks like a prison. Very disappointing for a prime waterfront parcel. Block N has also been conditionally sold. Hopefully the developer can raise the bar, as that is arguably the most important parcel in the EV.

 

[Mountain Man]

The brick pattern screams "grandma's wallpaper" to me, really not sure about it...

 

[The Familia]

Well call me crazy (after being called the negative nancy of the site), but I actually really like the pattern. The white brick is really nice (something this city lacks) and the black should give it some more depth. I do agree that there should be a little more glass and less brick. It's a bit heavy looking. I really like the form and function. Should be a great addition to the area.

White and black brick, traditional brick, black and white metallic panels make up the three buildings along the river. No one can say it's a cookie cutter street!

 

[Calgcouver]

One thing I can't manage to spot on all these renderings is a parkade entrance. I wonder if they'll be going for zero parking?

I was wondering the same thing, Can’t tell if it has parking or not. Also i really like everything about this one, the brick pattern is polarizing but if it was built as rendered I’d be really happy with it.

 

[Mountain Man]

There appears to be a camouflaged door on the west side of the building, that may just be for garbage though as it's not very large.

 

[JTron]

I like the brick pattern. It certainly has an older look to it, but it's unique enough that it won't be tied to any particular time frame. Plain brick of one colour might have been a better way to go, but this fine by me.

 

[Nimbus]

They're going for zero parking due to site constraints.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1463945805908234268

 

[Patrick.1980]

The brick pattern is cool, but I can't help but wonder if it's a lot of that one pattern? The pattern would be awesome as a facade on a small 2-4 storey building that's in between a couple of other buildings. It's a lot to have it on one fairly large building.