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Thanks for keeping this updated Surreal! What do you use as a limit for greenfield vs non-greenfield? For example Shawnessy Station apartments are 16 km from downtown, where as the developments at Springbank Hill near Ambrose University / 17 Ave SW are just 10km from downtown. Both seem like a bit of a grey area, replacing low density / undeveloped land with apartments, in areas surrounded by older suburban development. Medicine Hill would be another example like this.
 
I expected one or more of the Truman high rises to have broken ground. It makes my mind spin. Did they sell at too low a price point for the rapidly rising construction costs? Those escalating costs also make me weary of new rental high rise construction like West Village 3.
 
I expected one or more of the Truman high rises to have broken ground. It makes my mind spin. Did they sell at too low a price point for the rapidly rising construction costs? Those escalating costs also make me weary of new rental high rise construction like West Village 3.
One of the Truman ones, I can't remember the name but it is the one where DOP is, the tenants are there until September so could see some action after that on that one. The one on 11th I thought had soil sampling done not long ago.
 
Thanks for keeping this updated Surreal! What do you use as a limit for greenfield vs non-greenfield? For example Shawnessy Station apartments are 16 km from downtown, where as the developments at Springbank Hill near Ambrose University / 17 Ave SW are just 10km from downtown. Both seem like a bit of a grey area, replacing low density / undeveloped land with apartments, in areas surrounded by older suburban development. Medicine Hill would be another example like this.
Agreed, what is defined as greenfield is a bit of a gray area. The general rule is whether the build is happening in an neighborhood that has been fully built out for a decade as opposed to a build that's part of an expansion of the city's footprint. For example Evanston has been around for some time, but isn't 100% built out, as there are atill a few undeveloped lots.
Shawnessy Station is an outlier because of how far out it is, and could be in an area not technically 'built out' as that lot has always been empty, but because it's been empty for over a decade I've considered it as a density increase in a developed area. It's not a perfect system :)
The general idea of the list is to get an idea of the level of development that is increasing the city's density on the existing built out footprint. Of course that footprint will always be changing and also some neighborhoods take a long time to fully build out, thus the 10 years after build out.
 
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One of the Truman ones, I can't remember the name but it is the one where DOP is, the tenants are there until September so could see some action after that on that one. The one on 11th I thought had soil sampling done not long ago.
Gallery on 10th - Which I'm surprised it hasn't broken ground yet, originally tenants were supposed to be out last year and then got extended. But I do suspect it will start later this year as its the oldest Truman project to sell out and not yet be under construction.
The 2 on 11th, Imperia and Lincon are not sold out yet, although I think they've both had 50-90% sales so far, but completion dates aren't until 2028, so I suspect they might start next summer.
 
If we got Lincoln, Imperia, and Gallery all under construction simultaneously, that would be (arguably) the 3 nicest condo towers in the prairies under construction simultaneously, within 3 blocks of each other. Major addition of diversity of the look of buildings in the skyline from the south view, and another 1,000+ people.
 
Remember that permits are taking at least 2x as long at the city, and contractors are having a very hard time finding labour. The Truman towers will go ahead, but I wouldn't expect anything until next year. Aside from maybe demolition, if there is anything to demolish.
 
I personally suspect that Truman isn't wanting to start on any other concrete buildings until they're complete Frontier in Hillhurst.
 
Q3 2024. Quite a few taken off the list, but quite a few added. If there is something missing, let me know.

U/C CoreunitsU/C Inner CityunitsU/C Suburban (non-greenfield)units…..............….................…..............
Eau Claire Place
90​
1901 College
65​
Yellowstone
205​
Flyover Block
65​
Alexandria (Currie)
168​
EV 606
44​
Munro
198​
Aria Encore
303​
Eau Claire Place II
195​
Versant
66​
Autumn
162​
AHC 6th ave
70​
Killarney Multi Res
96​
Belvedere Landing
214​
Riverpark
52​
River's Edge
102​
BTYYC
44​
Broward
152​
1900 Marda Loop
120​
Crown Park
156​
First & Park
211​
Kensington Mixed Use
180​
Davenport (Currie)
193​
4th Street Lofts
270​
Frontier
266​
Dean's Landing
135​
Teck Place
113​
1615 33rd ave
22​
Elbow 5 Eight
255​
The Barron
94​
Homespace 12 ave
35​
Harmony One
36​
Imperia
273​
Bankview 19-14
78​
King's Landing
135​
Enzo
70​
Magna
82​
1732
30​
Mission Landing
70​
Nest
70​
Mission Hill Landing
117​
Aeropark 18
65​
PCH 3404
44​
Francesco
220​
The Nines
85​
Sovereign
149​
Shaganappi Multiresidential
99​
Trail 31
50​
Varsity Mixed Use
44​
The Vibe
102​
West 33
149​
WestUrban37
177​
1921 24th Ave
27​
Smits @ Montgomery
88​
Total
1769
1897
2935
6601

New…............…...............…............
Added Yellowstone
205​
Added Imperia
273​
Added Nest
70​
Added Aeropark 18
65​
Added Sovereign
149​
Added Francesco's
220​
Added 1921 24th Ave
27​
Added Smits @ Montgomery
88​
Total New
1097
Removed
Park Central II
460​
Block on 4th
39​
The Hive
140​
The Forge
83​
Argyle
151​
Oliver
461​
Cascade
45​
Sunalta heights
333​
Total Removed
1712
 
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Looks like you forgot to remove Sunalta Towers too.

Interesting that now, the largest single project underway in the city is in University District! Aria Encore with 303 units.
 
Looks like you forgot to remove Sunalta Towers too.

Interesting that now, the largest single project underway in the city is in University District! Aria Encore with 303 units.
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Interesting for sure. We are having record housing start numbers, but the number of larger multifamily in established areas seems to be dropping a bit. Part of it's due to the high number of row home projects between 6-16 units, and part of it is due to the high amount of multifamily on the city's fringes.
 

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