Mountain Man
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Sounds like a geotechnical evaluation, definitely a good sign!
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DougB
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This former site owned (maybe still owned) by F&S?
Riverhouse - Upcoming Calgary Condo Development Project in Downtown East Village
Joel Gwillim, the Calgary Condo Specialist, provides information on the luxury condo development Riverhouse, coming to the banks of the bow river in Downtown East Village.
www.calgary-condos.com
I know F&S sold the remainder of the Verve site back to CMLC. Unsure about this site
outoftheice
Active Member
Yup, that's the site.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Hope that's still the project!
JonnyCanuck
Senior Member
S2 Architecture and Spray Group have planned a 278 unit rental project at 4850 50th Ave SW for completion by end of 2022.
Cyric
Active Member
From the CMLC 2020 Annual Report
M1 is the former Riverhouse site so I'd guess that they either did buy it back or are working as the broker. Q is the remainder of the verve site, K is the large parking lot block, and Y is the Bounce site.
DougB
Active Member
Yeah it has the perfect scale and design for the site. I think it was to share the parking lot entrance with M2 to minimize parking entrances crossing sidewalks and mazimize spatial efficiency relative to building two separate garages. That was part of the justification for CMLC financing part of the M2 project.
IanBray
Active Member
Article on Arlington Street Investments. New rendering for their site at the SE intersection of 17th Ave & 14th St which shows the historical Scotia Bank building demolished along with the ugly Telus building.
retail-insider.com
Arlington Group Developments is Bullish on Calgary's 17th Avenue as it Completes Latest Retail Project: Interview
The landlord has 42 separate buildings with eight different development sites on the popular retail corridor.
retail-insider.com
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Did four different people design a section?
I prefer to see the existing Scotia and Telus building stay, and the Telus building get a funky makeover.Article on Arlington Street Investments. New rendering for their site at the SE intersection of 17th Ave & 14th St which shows the historical Scotia Bank building demolished along with the ugly Telus building.
Arlington Group Developments is Bullish on Calgary's 17th Avenue as it Completes Latest Retail Project: Interview
The landlord has 42 separate buildings with eight different development sites on the popular retail corridor.
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I appreciate that ASI is trying to build up 17th, but they would have a much better impact building on lots that are empty rather than take down character buildings. Maybe they thought of that, but couldn't purchase the land, but still.
IanBray
Active Member
I agree. My preference would be to demolish the Telus building and incorporate the old Scotia Bank building into the base of a low rise glass residential tower. Sad to see it not be considered. Wonder if it is on the list of historic designations?
IanBray
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I answered my own question. It is not designated.
Discover Historic Calgary resources
I actually like the Telus building, not as it is, but as it could be if it was re-purposed and given some retail frontage and more windows.
I'd also be okay with a development incorporating the Scotia building, as long as it wasn't too large.
adamyyc
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I’d like to see the Scotia building incorporated, but I also like that removing the building will allow for commercial space to wrap around the corner onto 14th Street. It would have been easier to justify saving the Scotia building if it wasn’t on the corner.
darwink
Senior Member
Did they buy the Telus building? It still has a forsale sign on it.Article on Arlington Street Investments. New rendering for their site at the SE intersection of 17th Ave & 14th St which shows the historical Scotia Bank building demolished along with the ugly Telus building.
Arlington Group Developments is Bullish on Calgary's 17th Avenue as it Completes Latest Retail Project: Interview
The landlord has 42 separate buildings with eight different development sites on the popular retail corridor.
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