[Surrealplaces]

Steps in Bridgeland back under construction again




Bridgeland Crossing almost done

 

[Silence&Motion]

I'm delighted that Avenue33 is going to be extending the retail on 33rd further east. One small step toward my dream of having mixed-use buildings extend all the way to 14th street.

The building looks nice too. Not sure I love that concrete planter that emerges on the eastern side. I realize the ground is not level, but stairs would have been better than a planter.

 

[Zoom]

I like the look of Avenue 33. Nice and simple nothing too over-the-top. Retail at the base which is always nice, and like you say it will help extend the retail all the way down to 14 Street

 

[Beltline_B]

There is a lot of potential for 33rd avenue, hopefully we will see more of this.

 

[Silence&Motion]

Speaking of 33rd Ave, here's the latest completed development in the neighbourhood at 34th Ave and 22nd street:

 

[BKha]

I'm out of touch with some parts of the city. I had no idea they had even started construction, let alone done with businesses moved in! Thx for posting.

There is another proposal right on 33rd (at about 20th ave), that I think might be under construction. Do you if it has started up yet?

 

[Surrealplaces]

I'm out of touch with some parts of the city. I had no idea they had even started construction, let alone done with businesses moved in! Thx for posting.

There is another proposal right on 33rd (at about 20th ave), that I think might be under construction. Do you if it has started up yet?

The one your thinking of is called Odeon. It started construction a while back, but I haven't seen it for a while. I would estimate that it's at least at grade by now, but probably above ground.

 

[Surrealplaces]

I'm delighted that Avenue33 is going to be extending the retail on 33rd further east. One small step toward my dream of having mixed-use buildings extend all the way to 14th street.

The building looks nice too. Not sure I love that concrete planter that emerges on the eastern side. I realize the ground is not level, but stairs would have been better than a planter.

Agree on all counts. This is a nice little project, and a good example of how to do small-medium sized mixed use, and good street street treatment. I know this is blasphemy to say on a skyscraper site, but I would trade in one of the Guardian towers, for five Avenue 33 projects. Calgary has enough highrises, but we don't have enough Avenue 33's.

 

[Surrealplaces]

1741 project on 17th ave and 24th street. Not a bad little project but would be better if it had Avenue 33's retail setup.

 

[Silence&Motion]

I know this is blasphemy to say on a skyscraper site, but I would trade in one of the Guardian towers, for five Avenue 33 projects. Calgary has enough highrises, but we don't have enough Avenue 33's.

Definitely. Calgary does not have the population to support multiple neighbourhoods full of Guardian towers. If we're ever going to fill in all of the parking lots, strip malls, and suburban-style single family homes in the inner city, it's going to be mostly with mid-rise development, which is fine with me because they *tend* to make for a more pleasant urban environment (though not necessarily).

 

[Silence&Motion]

There is another proposal right on 33rd (at about 20th ave), that I think might be under construction. Do you if it has started up yet?

The one your thinking of is called Odeon. It started construction a while back, but I haven't seen it for a while. I would estimate that it's at least at grade by now, but probably above ground.

The Odeon looks like it's topped out now (or very close). No glass or cladding has gone up yet. I'll try to get a picture next time I pass by. It has actually created a bit of a mini-canyon effect with the condo across the street.

 

[Silence&Motion]

1741 project on 17th ave and 24th street. Not a bad little project but would be better if it had Avenue 33's retail setup.

This building drives me crazy! Such a lost opportunity to build 17th Ave into a proper main street. Sometimes I wonder whether the planning department is run by zombies. You can increase density as much as you want, but without building mixed-use buildings with retail at street-level, you're still creating car-dependent suburban neighbourhoods that force people to get into their car to get to and from scattered and isolated retail outlets.

 

[Surrealplaces]

This building drives me crazy! Such a lost opportunity to build 17th Ave into a proper main street. Sometimes I wonder whether the planning department is run by zombies. You can increase density as much as you want, but without building mixed-use buildings with retail at street-level, you're still creating car-dependent suburban neighbourhoods that force people to get into their car to get to and from scattered and isolated retail outlets.

Complete loss of opportunity indeed!

Really 1741 is not much different than Avenue 33, except for that retail portion, which makes Avenue 33 so appealing. There is a project on Centre St N and 2oth ave that is under construction, and it has retail at base, but the city almost approved a design that had no retail. Myself along with a couple of others complained to the planner that it was a waste of an opportunity, and they went back to the developer wanting retail. Too bad I was asleep at the switch for 1741 lol.

For the record, I'm okay with projects like this not having retail, if it's not on a main corridor, but if it's on 33rd ave, 17th ave, Centre Street etc... it should have retail.

 

[Cowtown]

Ladies and gentlemen, the Odeon

Odeon by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

Odeon by Chadillaccc, on Flickr


Another one from the Marda Loop area
Glas - 4 sotreys

Glas by Chadillaccc, on Flickr

 

[Cowtown]

The Windsor - 5 storeys

Windsor by Chadillaccc, on Flickr