Always_Biking
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Always_Biking
Senior Member
FAR of 12! Anxious to see what they have in mind.
A FAR of 12 is intriguing but kind of scary. It could likely mean some 40 or 50 storey res towers, which would look good in the skyline, but my preference would be low to mid rise buildings. As shown in a CMLC rendering from this thread.
gsunnyg
Senior Member
I prefer mid-rises too but for the main street levels however, I don't mind tall buildings along the CP rail line. I doubt any activity is being planned along those tracks.
Alex_YYC
Senior Member
If they are looking for a FAR of 12 I wouldn't be surprised if it is for parcels along the tracks. I usually like lower rise buildings, but alongside the tracks I say, fill your boots. Go for 50 or 60 floors!
Social Justice
Active Member
I'm a little disappointed.
I wish they could redevelop that entire area of Bridgeland with a mast planned street layout similar to East Village or West Village.
Always_Biking
Senior Member
There is a master planned vision for that part of Bridgeland, but I have no idea what stage it's at. Maybe @Surrealplaces knows?
https://calgary.skyrisecities.com/f...ent-city-of-calgary-b-a-planning-group.26715/
There is a master-plan vision for Riverside East that has been underway for a while, but there are no timelines for the plan itself, as it looks like the plan will fold into the whole Bridgeland ARP which is nearly complete. Final plan is supposed to be unveiled in spring or summer of 2019.
JoeUrban
Active Member
Looking at the zoning map, it appears the parcel(s) are CC-X, which the bylaw says has a max of 5 FAR east of Macleod Tr, increased to a possible 7 FAR with bonusing, and can be increased another 10% with heritage density transfer bonusing. I would love to see council give them the increased density they're asking for *after* maxing out both of those bonusing options. How about using the density transfer to finally protect Enoch Sales house (or a bunch of unprotected heritage sites)
Always_Biking
Senior Member
That seems like a fair compromise. The key word being *after* without a stunt like we saw with the York Hotel.
maestro
Senior Member
Mixed use, medium rise podiums use up a lot of FAR. I will be disappointed if the plan followed the standard of one or two storey commercial podium with a residential point tower set back on top. 60+ storeys is possible under this arrangement too.
Atticus
Active Member
This new development for Pinta Garden would partly be affected by the changes to the area. It'll be interesting to see if what the proposal looks like and if it would be affected by these new changes?
FCC1982
Active Member
Bring on the 60 storeys !
Yeah Baby !!
Yeah Baby !!
Calgcouver
Active Member
A few really tall ones around the train tracks (adjacent to the CBD) are fine.Bring on the 4-8 stories on all inner-city parking lots! Yeah Baby