[Surrealplaces]

Solid.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Wow, it is so good.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

The Globe and Mail is paying attention to the conversions. Globe Headline (and byline):
Office-to-hotel conversion is bringing something new to Calgary's downtown core
Nearly two years after the announcement of the first office-to-hotel conversion project in downtown Calgary, the retrofit of the 170,000 square-foot Canadian Centre building into an extended-stay hotel, Element by Westin, has begun.

It is this one in case you're like me and forget generic building names like Canadian Centre. I didn't know it was extended stay.

 

[jianxia15]

Parker: Vacant downtown office transformed into Element Hotel by Westin

Construction is well underway to convert vacant office tower the Canadian Centre into a hotel, writes columnist David Parker.

calgaryherald.com

 

[Surrealplaces]

I hope they make those upper terraces into shared amenity spaces for guests, with maybe even a resto/social club or something.

 

[jianxia15]

Cost of Barron Building conversion doubles as engineering issues plague construction

Construction will restart this fall after major issues were discovered during initial construction, said CEO Riaz Mamdani

calgaryherald.com

 

[zagox]

Cost of Barron Building conversion doubles as engineering issues plague construction

Construction will restart this fall after major issues were discovered during initial construction, said CEO Riaz Mamdani

calgaryherald.com

Easy, just pay half the suppliers and the budget is balanced again! Being a developer is so easy!

 

[Surrealplaces]

Calgary revives office conversion program with $52.5 million in new funding

The new round of funding sets aside $52.5 million in another attempt to lure developers to undertake the expensive conversion process.

calgaryherald.com