ChazYEG
Senior Member
The Save On could very well fit in a podium if they were the only tenant in there. Imagine if Oliver Safeway was to take the CWB side of that podium as well. I could very well picture a full size grocery store, with the deli on the second level of the CWB branch (which has some pretty neat west views, btw).That reminds me of the Save On and the associated strip mall by 102nd Ave and 109 St. The grocery store is nice, and I'm not sure if something of that size could fit into a tower like the Oliver Safeway, but the rest of the businesses would have been so much better as part of mixed-use developments. So much parking lot. So much empty space above them. And all at the heart of Jasper Ave. Even 3-6 storey buildings would be better than what's there.
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We should've had something like this for the Save On and the whole Canterra, tbh. Some underground parking, a bunch of 6-10 mixed used buildings with all of these businesses on the podiums and a little park/courtyard in the middle where the parking lot is, with the businesses having some patios there, would've been perfect for the area, give off a very urban vibe and probably be one of the most coveted residential units in Edmonton.