[Daveography]

This EPCOR substation at 118 Ave and 97 Street is being converted into commercial uses:

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[Abba]

Had to take a closer look at that pic! Looked like the Google-mobile captured an action shot of a vicious elbow being thrown to the girl's head there at first glance!

 

[Daveography]

@Abba Haha, didn't even look that closely at the people. Ahh, the risks of relying on Google Street View...

 

[cmd uw]

^ Another great site for mixed use development. I bet Beljan would know what to do with it.

Ohhhh I'm sure we'd be able to figure something out with that building

 

[_Citizen_Dane_]

^^ That old substation got a crazy multicolour paint scheme the last time I went by. Looked like Joseph's amazing technicolor dreamcoat. Nice to see it getting converted though.

 

[_urbanite]

^ Another great site for mixed use development. I bet Beljan would know what to do with it.

They can start by removing all the peeling paint from the brick

Ohhhh I'm sure we'd be able to figure something out with that building

Haven't been in there in a while, but something similar to Markthal from Rotterdam would be amazing here. Probably not an easy thing to pull off here though

 

[Daveography]

A great summary of some of the big developments going on in St. Albert:

St. Albert's development landscape is changing

Read the full story and comment on StAlbertToday.ca

www.stalberttoday.ca

 

[Daveography]

As was I. They've had a sign up with renderings for quite a while now. Good to see as this will breathe new life into that intersection

Looks like Irie Foods (Jamaican / Caribbean cuisine) is moving or opening a new location in Crossroads:

Reference ID: Job No 355037832-002
Description: To construct interior alterations (24.87 m² mezzanine) and to change the Use from a Bar and Neighbourhood Pub to a Specialty Food Service (Irie Foods).
Location: 10703 - 109 STREET NW
Plan 3942MC Blk 8 Lot 179
Applicant: RICKETTS, KIRK
Status: To Be Assigned
Create Date: 2/14/2020 12:15:58 PM
Neighbourhood: CENTRAL MCDOUGALL

 

[.crystalised.]

Toll building. There has to be a certain point where the word "temporary" means about as much here as saying the universe itself is "temporary" until heat-death.

What is going on with the Toll building? Do they have a single contractor working part-time evenings and weekends? Or a janitor moonlighting as a GC? Apparently the crane has become a permanent feature of the structure. In the time since this project started, the whole building could've been demolished and we'd be on floors 15-20 of a rebuild by now. /rant off

 

[Kaizen]

Seeing double again, what's going on here...|

My fav Modern Century Place is getting updated HVC, crane up for a couple more days I was told.

* It's too bad that a much smaller version of this mobile crane couldn't have worked at the Roxy site. I imagine that site constrictions/regulations called for that luffing jib. A forklift, scaffolding, a few tall dudes on stilts, could have worked, no?*

 

[.crystalised.]

A forklift, scaffolding, a few tall dudes on stilts, could have worked, no?

That sounds like fun in the making ?

 

[Daveography]

The Drake on 118 Ave set to be demolished:

Permit Type Major Development Permit
Permit Class Class A
Permit Date Mar 16, 2020
Status Approved
Description of Development To Demolish an Existing Hotel (Drake Hotel).
Address 3945 - 118 AVENUE NW

I was about to be concerned, but then did a quick lookup and found it was only built in the 1950s and really doesn't hold much historical value (unlike other hotels that share the name).

 

[Daveography]

As an aside, I'm guessing EDC meetings, including the one scheduled for today, are probably on hold until this COVID-19 stuff settles down (as apparently all city-hosted meetings are).

 

[_urbanite]

The Drake on 118 Ave set to be demolished:

Permit Type Major Development Permit
Permit Class Class A
Permit Date Mar 16, 2020
Status Approved
Description of Development To Demolish an Existing Hotel (Drake Hotel).
Address 3945 - 118 AVENUE NW

I was about to be concerned, but then did a quick lookup and found it was only built in the 1950s and really doesn't hold much historical value (unlike other hotels that share the name).

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I'm in Beverly often because my Baba still lives there. My Gido used to stop there after work for a wobbly pop or 2 in the lounge. I've never been inside there myself, but it will be sad to see this go as it's a bit of a landmark in Olde Towne Beverly. It will definitely be strange not seeing The Drake on that corner

 

[Airboy]

Crews are starting to remove the concrete median east of 99th on Jasper ave, just in front of the convention centre. Any idea?

Abalone is doing the demo.