FYI... DP2024-08874 was approved July 17.

This one, near Chinook.

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The one just south of here is still going through the process.
 
That's the correct location, etc.. I'll change the name of the thread.

Chinook Arch said:
Between this and the CF project a block away that 600 units in that small area. This could be the catalyst needed for a residential boom beside Chinook.
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There's also a land use in for this lot kitty corner to CF's build, which is looking at zoning to allow two towers at maximum 26 storeys. Those get built and suddenly the Chinook area starts becoming Calgary's 'midtown'. It's not a matter of if, but when.

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CF doesn't own the big box stores and parking lots south of 61st Ave, do they? There's some developable land there without affecting the existing stores very much at all.
 
CallmeCatbread said:
It's been said before, but the whole area (McLeod especially) desperately needs a plan from the city for streetscape/public realm improvements. The pedestrian experience is horrendous and needs to be dealt with before thousands of people start living in the area.
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Unfortunately, millions were spent so people can completely avoid the streetscape/public realm: The plus15 into the food court.
 
MichaelS said:
No they don't. Most of them are owned by Atlas Development Corporation, who don't really do a lot of large scale development unfortunately. I also think the success of the Home Depot (have heard it is the busiest one in Western Canada) likely means that it and it's parking lot are not going anywhere anytime soon.
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On the flipside, the parking lot serving CIBC, Staples and Home Depot is only ever filled to 50% capacity or less, maybe Atlas will look at developing part of the parking lot. The problem is the Staples. If it was gone, there would be space to at least develop something that faces 61st ave.

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Golfing guy said:
What are they avoiding… crossing Macleod and the parking lot? They still have to walk down 61ave
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BigWoofer said:
I'd certainly pay millions to avoid crossing/being a pedestrian on Macleod, particularly near Chinook Mall.
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What if that money was spent of improving the intersection and that section of Macleod for pedestrians? Now that there are more people that will be moving into the area, an improved pedestrian experience on this grid of streets would've been a forward thing investment. Instead they invested in the way things are, not what they can be. This is where it makes the least amount of sense for Macleod to be designed like a freeway, there are so many lights and no opportunity to get to freeway speed. If anywhere could start the Grand Boulevard, it is here.
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CalgaryTiger said:
What if that money was spent of improving the intersection and that section of Macleod for pedestrians? Now that there are more people that will be moving into the area, an improved pedestrian experience on this grid of streets would've been a forward thing investment. Instead they invested in the way things are, not what they can be. This is where it makes the least amount of sense for Macleod to be designed like a freeway, there are so many lights and no opportunity to get to freeway speed. If anywhere could start the Grand Boulevard, it is here.
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Everyone’s fantasy to improve “pedestrian “ experience on Macleod tr is way out there. It’s a 6 lane road that moves a crap tonne of vehicles a day. The pedestrian overpass made the crossing of that road/parking lot much safer and improved traffic flow. 61 ave has been drastically improved for pedestrians and is the true place where the street scape should be enjoyed. Not Macleod (any part of it). The side streets are where the life should be
 
MichaelS said:
The DP drawings are now posted for this one:

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Only new rendering in there is a detail of the exterior:
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Nice. Should be super easy for the installers to do a nice job and there is not execution risk of:
-EasyTrims everywhere, tough to determine predictable lengths;
-Will look great with exposed fasteners all over the place;
-Pray that the EasyTrim is colour matched or wow will this get busy like that Dog's Breakfast building with the Rosso in it in Inglewood.

This is the problem with Hardie Panel and reveals - cost of the panel PSF looks like the cheapest option. When you add in all of the trims, rain screen, panels, fasteners a simple setup is like $19psf. Add all of this extra design and you're probably close in price (or higher) than doing vertical metal or Ceraclad with limited reveals. This would genuinely look better with Hardie Plank even at like $8psf. This is why i harp on the design people use for exterior materials - this setup isn't cheap at all and will almost certainly look like crap when completed. You need to maximize panel utilization, limit reveals/trims and exposed fasteners to make this cost-effective.
 
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