northlands
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That Denny's is busy every time I visit and would honestly be a major loss for dt/education district should it close
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bodsbods9090
Senior Member
Add it to a podium in a tower. Voila!
scyeg
Active Member
archited
Senior Member
Denny's isn't going to build a tower; this might simply be an exercise to try to jack up land value or to try to force NorQuest into a quick purchase of the land.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Haven't been to Denny's in a few years. But that's likely because there are other breakfast places in or near downtown such as OEB, De Dutch, Cora, Tutti Frutti, Brunch Glory and Albert's. Or in a pinch there's Tim Hortons/Wendys.
archited
Senior Member
^ You have got to try the "Moon over my-Hammie" just to try to figure out what they are talking about. As a child it was my daughter's favorite go-to.
IanO
Superstar
Can Edmonton Rethink Its Core?
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The $1.2 Billion Downtown Dilemma: Can Edmonton Rethink Its Core for the Post-Pandemic Era? - BILD Edmonton Metro
Downtown Edmonton is facing a post-pandemic “doom loop” of empty offices, reduced foot traffic, and declining property values. More than $1.2 billion in new investments — from housing incentives to the new phase of ICE District — aim to reverse the trend.
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David A
Senior Member
I feel the question is answered in the article as yes with all the residential projects mentioned and there will probably be more in the future.Can Edmonton Rethink Its Core?
The $1.2 Billion Downtown Dilemma: Can Edmonton Rethink Its Core for the Post-Pandemic Era? - BILD Edmonton Metro
Downtown Edmonton is facing a post-pandemic “doom loop” of empty offices, reduced foot traffic, and declining property values. More than $1.2 billion in new investments — from housing incentives to the new phase of ICE District — aim to reverse the trend.
I dislike the negative comparisons to Calgary, for once just give it a rest. If we want to have a successful city we need to get past this. Lets not forget that we did office to residential conversions decades ago before Calgary even thought of it and it is still being done now here, although on a smaller scale. Also, this forgets to mention that their office vacancy is still over 7% higher than ours despite the conversions that have happened there.
Kosy123
Senior Member
Any grant money should go to new projects/filling up empty lots than office conversions tbh. We're already seeing office conversions go forward without government subsidies, and I'd rather not drop the insane amount of money that Calgary is doing for their conversion program for not really a lot of units in the end.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
Exactly. There is also one point that they forget to mention about this comparison. Calgary has so much vacant office space that the square footage represented by percentual difference between Edmonton's and Calgary's vacancy rates (around 7% difference, 22% vs 29% respectively) equates to almost half of the total square footage of Edmonton's vacancies. So 500,000 sqft conversions make much more of a dent on the vacancy rates in Edmonton that it does in Calgary, without the need to spend government funding on it.
bodsbods9090
Senior Member
Drove by the other day and noticed some windows boarded up.
I don't see much happening there. Not a big chunk of land if I am thinking about it.
Greenspace
Senior Member
^Would it be expropriated as part of changes to the Rossdale road network? Just a thought, I haven't looked at the maps.
scyeg
Active Member
OMG, amazing. Even if it's just being leveled and replaced with grass, that building is awful, and I hate how prominent it is when driving into DT from 97 Ave.
ADob
Active Member
This place is such an eyesore. I'll admit each time I pass by (lots in the summer when we go cycling) I think, I should report it to the City, and then I promptly forget. Glad something is happening. This is one location where pretty much anything is better than what's there now. The driveway is strewn with garbage and a decaying old car, it's just vile.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Rossdale Transportation Network | City of Edmonton
The City is enhancing public spaces and balancing the roadway network in the Rossdale area to support all modes of transportation. The concept plan was completed in 2022.
Iginla Law building is highlighted in yellow