[beyondthecurve]

The Westbank version was amazing.

This will be ok, but I am happy to see a more urban element included and finally connections to the LRT for the broader community.

I used to lurk on SSP back in the day, and remember the old version, it was very cool.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Taken 30 April 2026

 

[Ohman]

for immediate release: plant as many coniferous trees as possible.

 

[ntt1]

There certainly is a lot of road area to work with to transform this portion of 109 St into a 132 Ave-ish streetscape.

 

[beyondthecurve]

We have our own walled city of Kowloon!

 

[JNO1]

Good gawd that is butt ugly. We desparately need to implement another Mandel " no more crap" policy . Like, yesterday.

 

[constance_chlore]

The SRC mind could never comprehend this:

 

[Kosy123]

The SRC mind could never comprehend this:

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Probably has a better urban fabric than 95% of Edmonton. Mikrorayons and commie blocks are genuinely underrated.

 

[constance_chlore]

Probably has a better urban fabric than 95% of Edmonton. Mikrorayons and commie blocks are genuinely underrated.

They are! And I'll beat the drum again that what makes projects like this disappointing isn't architecture but landscaping and integration within the urban fabric.

 

[Markyeg]

Meh, I still think it’ll look alot better once the exterior is complete

 

[Yeggy]

I grew up in similar courtyard type buildings in Poland. The communist era ones were ugly as sin but every last one had a green space in the centre with benches for the olds and simple playgrounds for the littles. They were community hubs. And a pleasant place to overlook. I'll never understand North America's endless obsession with parking.

i was just on krakow and was gonna say it looked alot like some of the apartments we saw in the small towns around the city. .

 

[Agard]

The SRC mind could never comprehend this:

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I can comprehend that it's architecturally terrible. Nobody in this thread is arguing against density, we're arguing for better designs.

 

[Yeggy]

maybe it will look better when it patinas

lol

 

[archited]

I'll beat the drum again that what makes projects like this disappointing isn't architecture but landscaping and integration within the urban fabric

I agree with the sentiment but in my experience landscape and urban fabric integration are the last things on developers' mind.

 

[Markyeg]

Excavation for the 16 storey should be starting pretty soon.