[wormwood]

November 4, 2025 EDC Informal Presentations:

INFORMAL PRESENTATIONS (Closed to the Public)
C.1 16:20 Hat @ 106 (DP)
Parul Ranchal- Norr

C.2 17:10 Gem Building Facade Improvement (DP)
Chris Vander Hoek- Entr Architecture

 

[mcr]

Hat @ 106, eh? Interesting. That wouldn't be their Strathcona one.

There's an empty lot on Whyte & 106, plus there's lots of empty lots on 106 St downtown.

 

[MacLac]

Hat @ 106, eh? Interesting. That wouldn't be their Strathcona one.

There's an empty lot on Whyte & 106, plus there's lots of empty lots on 106 St downtown.

Hmmm....good point....maybe we should be looking at Whyte instead of DT. 106th St could be the One Properties' Dog Park....

 

[fromyeg]

Bad photos, but 4 fences off houses next to an empty lot on University Ave in McKernan.

Not sure what’s planned or if we could be seeing another mid rise.

 

[MacLac]

Who knew that portion of University Ave had a concrete roadway?

 

[davcocom]

Hat @ 106, eh? Interesting. That wouldn't be their Strathcona one.

There's an empty lot on Whyte & 106, plus there's lots of empty lots on 106 St downtown.

They own the site at 10323 106 St based on this comment in the former “North” project thread.

 

[ntt1]

Is that near this empty lot on University Ave? It seems like it's been empty for a while.

 

[fromyeg]

Is that near this empty lot on University Ave? It seems like it's been empty for a while.


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That’s the one!

And ya, I believe it’s been empty for quite some time. Not sure if there’s any connection between it and the four fenced off houses.

 

[constance_chlore]

Permit includes demolishing the old school when done.

Looks like it'll be 2 schools (probably 1 building though?); a K-6 with 445 student capacity and a 7-12 with 335 student capacity.

Does anyone know if the current building for École Michaëlle-Jean (the 7-12) near 101 Ave and 83 St is also being demolished and replaced as part of this complex? On the Major Projects website they're listed together: https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/details/Solution-for-École-Michaelle-Jean-Gabrielle-Roy/10933

Kind of shame since Gabrielle-Roy has a nice building, but at least the architecture firm they've hired seems pretty good.

 

[inclusion]

Does anyone know if the current building for École Michaëlle-Jean (the 7-12) near 101 Ave and 83 St is also being demolished and replaced as part of this complex? On the Major Projects website they're listed together: https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/details/Solution-for-École-Michaelle-Jean-Gabrielle-Roy/10933

Kind of shame since Gabrielle-Roy has a nice building, but at least the architecture firm they've hired seems pretty good.

Yes. At least that was the original plan. Both schools will be housed in the new building.

 

[mcr]

They own the site at 10323 106 St based on this comment in the former “North” project thread.

That would be a great lot to see filled up, especially if a Massey Ferguson project moves forward too.

 

[degrandprix]

A row of 8 houses (with one in the middle still standing) were just demolished, just south of Whyte at106st and 79 ave. Something upcoming called "Queenalex 79"?

 

[David A]

The one in the middle looks like a hold out, so I assume there will be two buildings here, one on each side. The two rental houses on the end (now torn down) seemed to have a lot of problems with the type of tenants they had, so hopefully this will solve that and improve the area.

Although, I thought the older one on the end was nice, although small and quite old. I wished it could have been fixed up. There is a rapidly diminishing number of these older houses still around.

 

[MacLac]

Kind of like that picture in China with the highway going around a house.

 

[MacLac]

So the site on 109th has a Pagnotta sign on it and a drill rig on it as I drove by this morning. Looking forward seeing what's going in there.

Nice to see stuff happening on 109th close to Whyte.

Block 109 Apartment Building

The project will see a six storey low rise apartment complex built at 7906 - 109 Street NW, Edmonton which will include 61 residential units over an underground parkade. A building permit was issued by the City of Edmonton on September 8, 2025.

majorprojects.alberta.ca