What do you think of this project?

  • I like it a lot

    Votes: 24 54.5%

  • I like it

    Votes: 19 43.2%

  • I neither like nor dislike it

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I dislike it

    Votes: 1 2.3%

  • I dislike it a lot

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    44
Glenco said:
And yet people are willing to be content with a 6 story walk in a desirable location in central Edmonton
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The question is, do you want a nice tower along side barons of wasteland or some towers and some six stories at the same time? I'm. 54 and many of these empty lots remained as is since I was 18. That is 36 years ago, so, by that pace, it will take another 72 years to achieve density.
 
Clearshades said:
The question is, do you want a nice tower along side barons of wasteland or some towers and some six stories at the same time? I'm. 54 and many of these empty lots remained as is since I was 18. That is 36 years ago, so, by that pace, it will take another 72 years to achieve density.
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Glenco said:
Good enough for Edmonton I guess.
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It's not a matter of "good enough for Edmonton", but more a matter of what is possible in certain areas of Edmonton, and what some companies are capable and willing to build.
In an ideal world, we'd have every single.high-rise in the city in Oliver and Downtown, but it's not something that can be controlled
 
Not everything needs to be concrete high-rise, even in more central areas, but it really comes down to where and what.

A six storey on the former BMO site, not reasonable or desirable (or rational given land economics), but the 108st site at 102ave as it transitions from 109st to say 105st is not the end of the world.

Edmonton needs density and those lots filled and so if those 6 storey are high quality and look the part, I am a bit less concerned.

The market fundamentals are extremely challenging for those doing concrete high-rise right now and so once again, expect more 6 storey.
 
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Gorgeous. Easily my favorite recently built tower here.

Wonder what Falcon would have looked like with similar balcony glazing.
 
Little known fact: Circa 2007 I represented a well known local developer and contractor to put an offer on this site and were told it was 'not for sale'.
 
IanO said:
I know of a site that's ripe for this type... Maclab (unless something has changed) owns the lot west of Omega and could acquire the ones north potentially. This would be perfect with a corner CRU and townhouses fronting 99ave and up 106.

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I had no idea Maclab owned that lot. There's a strong argument to be made that after the Warehouse parks site (which of course, is finally seeing development) this area is the biggest eyesore in the core (yes there are other strong contenders) but I did hear through this site that the owners of the lots around here are incredibly stubborn and have been holding onto these lots for what seems like decades. I wonder if Maclab has quietly been trying purchase these lots and has a bigger vision for them.
IanO said:
Little known fact: Circa 2007 I represented a well known local developer and contractor to put an offer on this site and were told it was 'not for sale'.
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Were you folks told the reason why it wasn't for sale at the time?
 
If I had to venture a guess, those parking lots are all unlicensed, print free money, and are not taxed for shit. Why would they bother doing anything with them?
 
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