What do you think of this project?

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The U of A north campus is just so incredibly beautiful during this time of year.
 
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Hope you guys don’t mind me sharing another photo I snapped of this area earlier today. Can’t wait to see the impact these 2 towers are going to have once both are topped out!
 
cmd uw said:
Speaking of this project, when was the last time we had two towers going up at the same time? Stantec and JW Marriott/Legends...which I guess wasn't too long ago.
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We are well past the oilsands' boom, yet I still see multiple cranes in affective simultaneously and quite visibly is a good and happy sign for this boy. From 1988 to 2000, I saw a total of 5 cranes in operation, and I still remembered which projects they were despite not living in this city full time during that period.
 
cmd uw said:
Speaking of this project, when was the last time we had two towers going up at the same time? Stantec and JW Marriott/Legends...which I guess wasn't too long ago.
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It's great to see. Hopefully the Parks is next with their second tower and connector building if that gets started while first building is still under construction.
 
Clearshades said:
We are well past the oilsands' boom, yet I still see multiple cranes in affective simultaneously and quite visibly is a good and happy sign for this boy. From 1988 to 2000, I saw a total of 5 cranes in operation, and I still remembered which projects they were despite not living in this city full time during that period.
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You’d swear it’s like Edmonton was frozen in time during the 90s. I can’t think of a single major building off the top of my head that was built in the 90s. Mostly just new subdivisions.
 
northlands said:
You’d swear it’s like Edmonton was frozen in time during the 90s. I can’t think of a single major building off the top of my head that was built in the 90s. Mostly just new subdivisions.
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I guess commerce place was technically finished in 1990 but that barely makes it
 
Seamusmuldrew said:
I guess commerce place was technically finished in 1990 but that barely makes it
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As I recall, a certain Premier who didn't seem to like Edmonton much was elected in the early 1990's. What he couldn't cut, he tried to move from Edmonton to other places.

It was a brutal time and this explains much of the lull.
 
northlands said:
You’d swear it’s like Edmonton was frozen in time during the 90s. I can’t think of a single major building off the top of my head that was built in the 90s. Mostly just new subdivisions.
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Time literally stood still from 82-97 for much of Edmonton as a direct result federal, provincial and municipal policy.
 
Remember when 'The Manhattan' by BCM (pastel Sask Dr. tower) advertised condos starting at $349,999.00 and everyone thought that they were crazy and that this 'was not Manhattan'.
 
cmd uw said:
River Twin Towers were built around mid-90's I believe.
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If you're referring to Riverwind 1 & 2, says Communitas built them in 1989 and 1990. They also built Grandin Green in 1999.

Riverwind 1 & 2 are also lowkey one of my architectural guilty pleasures here in Edmonton... the sort of Miami modern styling just looks hilarious on Sask Dr.
 
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