[TAS]

The one in Strathcona County already announced or one in Edmonton?

If it's a $65 million fieldhouse being announced Monday, it's got to be for the one Sherwood Park.

A huge $65M field house is in the works just east of Edmonton | Urbanized

A massive new indoor field house is in the works just east of Edmonton, set to give the region a major amenity boost.

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[MacLac]

Ok, what’s this building now? Address just says University Ave.

 

[degrandprix]

Ok, what’s this building now? Address just says University Ave.

Might be one of these 2 sites?

 

[archited]

There are several projects that are moving forward that have my heart atwitter and my inner eye aglow -- Maclab's Parks, Qualico's Stationlands, ICE district, Falcon I and II, and Strathcona Hat project (all multi-building complexes); and the unique downtown campus buildouts for both NorQuest and MacU; and the completion of Winspear Addition.

 

[_urbanite]

I drove by this lot yesterday (4802 118 avenue) and noticed there's and excavator on site and the ground is all dug up. Looks like this Amnor Group - 118 Ave Retail Development is getting started. Nothing spectacular, but it'll be good for this area to have some new retail. There was once a gas station here, but this lot has been vacant for at least 2 decades IIRC. It was remediated a couple years ago.

Another empty lot on 118 avenue bites the dust

 

[EtoV]

The city should really have urban design standards preventing parking from being located at the front of buildings on major roads.

Every city in the lower mainland manages to do it, so it shouldn't be too hard

 

[TAS]

The city should really have urban design standards preventing parking from being located at the front of buildings on major roads.

Every city in the lower mainland manages to do it, so it shouldn't be too hard

It's unfortunate that what should be a mainstreet, 118Ave, is converting to this.

 

[JuliallThat]

The city should really have urban design standards preventing parking from being located at the front of buildings on major roads.

Every city in the lower mainland manages to do it, so it shouldn't be too hard

Agreed, and I'm not asking a lot, I can live with bland design if it's not a high value location. Just take this exact same design, and put the parking behind the building and scoot the building up to the sidewalk. EZ.

 

[Airboy]

The one in Strathcona County already announced or one in Edmonton?

The one that was announced. They have contractors now.

 

[mcr]

Agreed, and I'm not asking a lot, I can live with bland design if it's not a high value location. Just take this exact same design, and put the parking behind the building and scoot the building up to the sidewalk. EZ.

So easy, and should be required. But I imagine in that case we'd end up with a dead streetfront anyway as they'd put doors in the back so people who park don't have to, *gasp*, walk around the building to get in, and businesses wouldn't want to monitor/secure 2 doors and would close up the front.

 

[degrandprix]

So easy, and should be required. But I imagine in that case we'd end up with a dead streetfront anyway as they'd put doors in the back so people who park don't have to, *gasp*, walk around the building to get in, and businesses wouldn't want to monitor/secure 2 doors and would close up the front.

Yup, I think that's exactly what happened with these two shops on 102ave/109st

 

[archited]

The building that those two shops occupy will be slated for demolition within the next few years as part of NorQuest expansion.

 

[mcr]

The building that those two shops occupy will be slated for demolition within the next few years as part of NorQuest expansion.

Which is great, but the point remains that it's a good example of the typical Edmonton way of prioritizing parking and drivers over walkability and street interaction as a whole.

 

[David A]

Which is great, but the point remains that it's a good example of the typical Edmonton way of prioritizing parking and drivers over walkability and street interaction as a whole.

Yes, it is not hard to find examples of this over the last few decades, even downtown. The Staples store on 101 St was also good example of that, but gone now and replaced by structures more pedestrian friendly.

Given the value of land, I suspect big parking lots in front are going to become less common particularly in more central areas.

 

[MacLac]

Might be one of these 2 sites?

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Nm found it! 10903 University Ave!

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