CBBarnett
Senior Member
Have we seen this one yet? This looks like another Sarina projects that bookends Marda Loop at 33 and 14 Street - https://dmap.calgary.ca/?p=DP2026-02795
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CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Been waiting for this since the land use on the corner went through. Hot damn! I'll take another Harrison, much better than the generic suburban stuff going almost everywhere else.
Nice. It looks like the sale of that perpetual garage sale house on the corner allowed for a larger/better project.
CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
The CRUs on 14th Street are a great addition. The Enmax Substation south of this is also set to be used for affordable housing, I think the City is accepting proposals for it.
BigWoofer
New Member
If this is built and looks like the renders, I love it. Love the brick, the curves, the vertical lines, and the relative simplicity.
CBBarnett
Senior Member
Really a critical corner to get right, especially with the retail. If they can pull this off it's a good stepping stone to legitimately thinking of 33rd as a retail and main street corridor end-to-end from Crowchild to 14th.
Also plugs into the pockets of action along 14th. A few more developments of this scale or other retail infill and we got a couple of really strong - and long - corridors.
Also plugs into the pockets of action along 14th. A few more developments of this scale or other retail infill and we got a couple of really strong - and long - corridors.
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CalgaryTiger
Senior Member
Honestly, once this is done, I think 33rd is there. It will take a bit longer for it to be end-to-end but almost every block has an apartment, and every block has at least a set of townhomes or other infill. Now, increase the bus frequency in the area during rush hour.
This looks great, it's a perfect fit for that location. Something like this on the NW corner and you've got the unofficial official Gateway for 33rd (Marda Loop)
Calgcouver
Senior Member
Excellent work again Sarina. Doing a lot of heavy lifting in terms of placemaking on 33rd Ave, and the project designs continue to get better project to project.
shermanator
Active Member
Hell yes. The house with the never ending garage sale has been boarded up for a few weeks. Looking forward to this one.
adamyyc
Senior Member
Sarina’s work has come a long way. This looks pretty good. One thing I think that would make this better is if they carried the brick all the way up on the north and east facades. It’s weird that the brick goes to the top at the corner and then is stepped down on the sides. I also think this would look better if there were no corner balconies. Even if they replaced the corner balconies with some inset balconies just off the corner, I think this would look better.
adamyyc
Senior Member
I’ll be interested to see how they incorporate the original substation building, and what the plaza might look like. https://calgaryhousingcompany.org/development-project-marda-loop/