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Driving down 97st on the northside this morning, I noticed the old Eden strip joint is completely fenced in with signs up for a 6 storey apartment building called "ARH Plaza" by these guys ARH Homes. I can't find the rendering anywhere online though, but from a distance it didn't look too bad

*edit* looks like @Airboy was able to get a better look at the rendering I saw (see next post)
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97St from the Yellowhead north is just a complete mess of retail and service. It's almost like it organically grew without any zoning in place. Also completely pedestrian hostile; hopefully some new residential developments will improve the landscape.
 
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97St from the Yellowhead north is just a complete mess of retail and service. It's almost like it organically grew without any zoning in place. Also completely pedestrian hostile; hopefully some new residential developments will improve the landscape.
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Yeah it's definitely a mess, but I think there's potential to fix a lot of it. The area around it needs to start densifying more, though. Hopefully this kick starts more projects in the area
 
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I don't know about this specific project, but Arts Common on 118 was proposed years ago to replace the old cycle shop which has since been torn down.

My brother was involved and they tried to make it work for years but didn't gain any traction.
 
Nope, different and as per the above unlikely to happen.

The one you are referring to died a sad death due to scope creep, burnout and cost of construction.
 
Yes, Alberta Avenue has had a number of setbacks over the years and this project would have helped with a small-scale reversal (landed in the dumpster pre-COVID). I know the area because it includes the house that I grew up in near Delton Elementary where I attended (grades 1 to 6) and Eastwood Junior High (grade 7) before we moved out of the area. First came the loss of the packing plants -- Swift, Burns, and Canada Packers; and more recently the demise of Northlands. Alberta Avenue used to be a pretty vibrant street -- not so any more.
The meatpacking industry in Edmonton declined in the 1980s, when many of the plants converted to distribution centers. The Burns plant was demolished in 1988, and the Canada Packers plant was demolished in 1995. The original Swifts building was demolished in 2002.
The industry's decline was marked by poor working conditions, including low pay, dangerous substances, injuries, and worker abuse. Several of the fathers on my block worked at the Packing Plants. Peter Pocklington (grandpapa of the Edmonton Oilers) actually owned Swifts for a period of time.
 
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