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haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Yay it's open! Just in time for winter.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Pretty typical for Calgary lol.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Went to check it out. All of the brass circles have individual sayings engraved into them.
1875
Senior Member
should be quite nice in a few years as the trees/gardens mature. while i was there i was wondering does that helipad actually ever get used?
1875
Senior Member
lack of retail ammenities a glaring ommision on this end of the pathway, maybe its meant to channel everyone to kensington. seems like everything is riding on what the eau claire market redevelopment does with respect to bars/restaurants. fingers crossed.
darwink
Senior Member
It is used but not too often. During the lead up to the last Olympics apparently it was used quite often. The city investigated alternatives in the early 90s, and it found that there were no better locations.
CBBarnett
Senior Member
In an eventual removal, I would support a retail development on the helipad for a cafe and large sun patio. Essentially what I want is a Englischer Garten beer garden of Munich or one of those lovely cafes along the the Rideau Canal in Ottawa. Wouldn't even need the whole helipad area, just a half of it (~15,000 sqft), keep it low profile 1 storey to protect the sun and not impose on the delta garden too much.
Location would be sooo killer.
Maybe there could be a helipad on top of the building? Kill two birds with one stone.
darwink
Senior Member
The current helipad is two pads, or is it four? It was expanded due to congestion in the 80s 
Mountain Man
Senior Member
I've seen 1 helicopter on that helipad, ever!
Spring2008
Active Member
Yes 100% - this would be perfect. Can you send this to Druh Farrell/Nenshi?
Noticed this building was undergoing reno's, looks like Strategic's converting to residential along with their Barron Building project. Pretty meh, but more residential across from the under construction 11th + 11th project - this areas becoming another solid residential cluster. Would love to see Cidex get started on the former Atco site along 11th ave, or for Cressey to launch their project on 12th Ave. Most of the Beltline south of say 13 ave is actually quite dense and developed with midrise/highrise. Much rather see more vacant land/underutilized sites between 10 and 12th ave developed which appears to be an increasing trend.
https://strategicgroup.ca/new-developments/
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CBBarnett
Senior Member
Good idea. Will do.
Awesome news. Unlike east Beltine with its huge group of new iconic towers and much-discussed potential (but always a long way to go given how effectively razed the area has been of all things urban or livable for decades by the city, stampede and politicians), west Beltline has quietly been a highly functioning, highly serviced urban community for decades that is only growing stronger with each new development. Why wait for an urban lifestyle to develop in East Village over the next decade or two when you can move somewhere it already exists like west Beltline? Already has a great grocery store. And a Safeway if you want a bad one
Morshed
Active Member
I heard something on the radio about a major residential development for 17 Ave sw to be revealed! I think it was from CTV News...anyone knows anything about which development?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Morshed
Active Member
Never mind...they were talking about the Fifth by Arlington street...our mainstream news are behind these days!