[IanBray]

Oh yeah I wasn't going for accurate to scale. I'd imagine any height would be met with resistance given the context.

But its all part of maturing into a big city. It shouldn't be surprising to see proposals for 13 storey buildings popping up from time to time in areas that aren't used to see them. Just like how infill townhomes, then infill apartment, then infill 6 storey mixed use is becoming more common.

For comparison, when Toronto was our size in the 1950s - 1960s, this was their major suburban apartment tower boom era (as well as enormous low-density sprawl).

Development economic conditions are vastly different today of course, but the fundamental growth condition that sets these things in motion is similar. So the occasional building taller than a walk-up shouldn't surprise anymore in a city of nearly 2 million people.

It is definitely one to watch alright. The reaction will be interesting, I think. Given it being situated at the very top of the hill on 14th street, it will definitely be noticeable from many parts of the city. Hopefully a good design.

 

[maestro]

Toronto builds 70 storey scrapers across the street from tract housing. It is all big on transitioning height from medium to high rise down to single family. This terraced design https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Sheppard+Ave+W+&+Bathurst+St,+North+York,+ON+M3H+2S1/@43.7000906,-79.4275591,3a,75y,272.39h,113.49t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sdleDdH_5ly0cMT7M4SvRQw!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?cb_client=maps_sv.tactile&w=900&h=600&pitch=-23.485289683803344&panoid=dleDdH_5ly0cMT7M4SvRQw&yaw=272.3921249577384!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x882b327716b35a75:0x219e7e7140806a80!8m2!3d43.7554798!4d-79.4385257!16s/g/11f3hgj0nj?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw== has been copied and pasted hundreds of times. That's how it should be done

 

[trtcttc]

Toronto builds 70 storey scrapers across the street from tract housing. It is all big on transitioning height from medium to high rise down to single family. This terraced design https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Sheppard+Ave+W+&+Bathurst+St,+North+York,+ON+M3H+2S1/@43.7000906,-79.4275591,3a,75y,272.39h,113.49t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sdleDdH_5ly0cMT7M4SvRQw!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?cb_client=maps_sv.tactile&w=900&h=600&pitch=-23.485289683803344&panoid=dleDdH_5ly0cMT7M4SvRQw&yaw=272.3921249577384!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x882b327716b35a75:0x219e7e7140806a80!8m2!3d43.7554798!4d-79.4385257!16s/g/11f3hgj0nj?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw== has been copied and pasted hundreds of times. That's how it should be done

The Frontier building in Kensington have a similar profile

Street View · Google Maps

Explore a place in a more immersive way in Google Maps.

www.google.ca

 

[CalgaryTiger]

The City really screwed this one up. If you haven't seen Cowboys Park, you won't believe how bad it is. The area around the no longer working clock, between the asphalt and 9 Ave is gravel. Shame to the City, par for the course for Cowboys.

Sign the Petition

Urge Cowboys Music Festival to Free Millennium Park's Skatepark

www.change.org

 

[lemongrab]

The City really screwed this one up. If you haven't seen Cowboys Park, you won't believe how bad it is. The area around the no longer working clock, between the asphalt and 9 Ave is gravel. Shame to the City, par for the course for Cowboys.

Sign the Petition

Urge Cowboys Music Festival to Free Millennium Park's Skatepark

www.change.org

I don't see why the terms of the "donation" need to be confidential here. Normally individuals/organizations are quite happy to include numbers related to "philanthropy".

This whole thing stinks. I suspect "improving" a park is pretty far down the city's list of reasons for doing this. I'd venture the city wants to have a little bit more influence on the Cowboys tent set-up as the lessor instead of merely permit provider. Perhaps emergency services prefer getting this away from the already difficult to manage small-city that is Stampede Park. And I wonder if Cowboys alternative plan upon their latest eviction (were they in the new arena spot last year?) was even worse for the city?

Or maybe the Stampede contracted them that location for multiple years, and part of the arena deal was the city resolving that or something? This conspiracy theory would play in to no donation value being announced, as it's really just Cowboys paying whatever rent on the space. Just spitballing...something doesn't add up.

 

[thecivilengineer]

Live Your Potential – Live Your Potential – The Advocate Building

advocatebuilding.ca

No idea if this is conversion project but spotted at 9th street @8 ave sw

 

[DougB]

Live Your Potential – Live Your Potential – The Advocate Building

advocatebuilding.ca

No idea if this is conversion project but spotted at 9th street @8 ave sw

Looks like a conversion: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bUxCvayhMz7tBWAm6?g_st=ac

 

[Surrealplaces]

The building there now doesn't really match the vibe of the ad (penthouse on the 80th floor in NYC) but if they could make the building actually look like what they show on the renderings I'd be thrilled. Going by the feel of the ad though, I'm not getting my hopes up.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Ha the website showcases both New York and what looks like Denver. Seems like marketing for a sale of the building?

 

[NWUrbanism]

The building there now doesn't really match the vibe of the ad (penthouse on the 80th floor in NYC) but if they could make the building actually look like what they show on the renderings I'd be thrilled. Going by the feel of the ad though, I'm not getting my hopes up.

So much AI slop. I'm sure we can expect great design decisions and attention to detail from a company that chose to put this on their website:

Deil Tech Development – Complete Construction Consultation Group

deiltech.com

 

[haltcatchfire]

So much AI slop. I'm sure we can expect great design decisions and attention to detail from a company that chose to put this on their website:

Deil Tech Development – Complete Construction Consultation Group

deiltech.com

Let's not get down on this guys too too much. Look at the great reviews they have. I'd say they're incredible as always with the Icelandic wooden roof design and slatted interior elements. Excellent taste since 2006.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

Iceland catching stray bullets.

 

[CalgaryTiger]

New Calgary athletic club moving forward with opening

The Eau Claire Athletic Club is getting ready to open after nearly a year of construction. The facility is the former YMCA space, which was bought by Telsec and transformed into a high-end athletic club. Micah Quintin reports.

calgary.citynews.ca

If you got some cash lying around you can join the soon to be open old YMCA. Looks nice, as it probably should.

 

[Surrealplaces]

Ha the website showcases both New York and what looks like Denver. Seems like marketing for a sale of the building?

Lol, it does look more like Denver than Calgary. For those who are too lazy to find an actual pic of Calgary and use AI instead, this is what you get.

That site is arguably the cheesiest, low effort site I've seen for a marketing site to do with Calgary. Which is a shame, but the building looks solid in the renders, but I highly doubt that would be the finished product.

 

[haltcatchfire]

The sad thing now is you can put a pic of the old building into AI and have it spit out multiple renderings of new facades and then pick one you think looks nice. No Architectural effort was involved. That is an immediate flag that this is just a marketing play.