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This site on 91 St and 82 Ave is finally for sale. Would love to see a great corner mixed use building.
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I found this sales post from Avison Young. Very much looks like its been chopped up into separate developments. Likely generic 4-6 story ones as everything else in that area is.

I was waiting for a bus at the east transit centre, and it took me a second to notice these buildings. Last time I was at Clareview, which would have been a few months ago now, no framing had started. They're sure going up quickly!
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There's also an application going to Council to re-zone one of these plots from medium residential (height of 23 metres) to mixed-use (height of 45 metres. It'd be great to see, though I wish that it was closer to the LRT station.
 
I really don’t understand your reasoning
Empty lot kitty corner to WEM station. Could have easily had a 4-8 story mixed use project. Instead we’re getting a 1980s strip mall. Any other lot along the southside of 87ave wouldn’t be able to do much more than duplexes or townhomes in terms of infill. Old, front driveway suburban homes.

This was the only lot that could have seen TOD. 4 blocks south is a huge strip mall that can provide more local retail with lots of surface parking.

Only TOD that can happen for Wem station now is on Wem parking lots. And idk if they care to do that anytime soon.

It’s not the end of the world. But feels sooo Edmonton to put a new strip mall 40 feet away from a brand new 3 billion dollar LRT project.

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Empty lot kitty corner to WEM station. Could have easily had a 4-8 story mixed use project. Instead we’re getting a 1980s strip mall. Any other lot along the southside of 87ave wouldn’t be able to do much more than duplexes or townhomes in terms of infill. Old, front driveway suburban homes.

This was the only lot that could have seen TOD. 4 blocks south is a huge strip mall that can provide more local retail with lots of surface parking.

Only TOD that can happen for Wem station now is on Wem parking lots. And idk if they care to do that anytime soon.

It’s not the end of the world. But feels sooo Edmonton to put a new strip mall 40 feet away from a brand new 3 billion dollar LRT project.

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I see the argument here but from the perspective of the city, the mall is already a massive trip generator in itself, and there are dozens of other areas along the entire alignment that are far more prime for more impactful TOD. For example, the Elmwood Townhomes just down the street next to the Misericordia station is a massive 28 acre site which is a huge waste of space. It's hard to imagine that these won't be redeveloped once the line opens. so while I agree that mixed use on this site would have been great, it doesn't seem like a huge loss.

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