[occidentalcapital]

What are some large format retailers that could take the Bay space?

 

[soupcrate]

What are some large format retailers that could take the Bay space?

Forget retailers, we need laser tag.

 

[NateTheUrbanist]

Forget retailers, we need laser tag.

The Rec Room*

 

[Tropical]

The Rec Room*

Directly below a theatre? Yes please.

 

[northlands]

Forget retailers, we need laser tag.

yo lowkey.... downtown ain't been the same since they tore down the laser tag behind MacEwan off 109

 

[Avenuer]

What are some large format retailers that could take the Bay space?

I always thought it would work well for the Downtown Farmers Market, but then again they would likely only activate the space a couple of times a week.

 

[BASE]

Indoor Pickleball palace

 

[Glenco]

I always thought it would work well for the Downtown Farmers Market, but then again they would likely only activate the space a couple of times a week.

Indoor market. Full stop. A proper market you see in many cities is sadly lacking here.

 

[Greenspace]

Roller rink!

 

[Glenco]

Roller rink!

Get serious

 

[IanO]

yo lowkey.... downtown ain't been the same since they tore down the laser tag behind MacEwan off 109

Oh man... I used to know the girl who ran that place. Good times.

Pair that with the HK karaoke joint next door and you never had to leave.

 

[Gronk!]

Indoor market. Full stop. A proper market you see in many cities is sadly lacking here.

Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly are the the differences between the markets in other cities and the markets we currently have (e.g. Old Strathcona Farmer's Market, Bountiful Market, etc)?

 

[archited]

I think @Glenco is referring to places like LA's Grand Central Market which is open daily -- https://grandcentralmarket.com/ -- from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. If you browse through the attached link you will get a sense of what he is referring to. It is certainly an event space and is packed with customers on a nearly continuous basis -- lots of individual experimentation going on; always interesting to visit. It does, however, require an intensive management effort.

 

[scyeg]

I think @Glenco is referring to places like LA's Grand Central Market which is open daily -- https://grandcentralmarket.com/ -- from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. If you browse through the attached link you will get a sense of what he is referring to. It is certainly an event space and is packed with customers on a nearly continuous basis -- lots of individual experimentation going on; always interesting to visit. It does, however, require an intensive management effort.

I've always thought the Boardwalk building would be great for something like this.

 

[archited]

Either of the Boardwalk or the vacated Bay space would need a massive investment in infrastructure -- Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing in order to suit up for something akin to the LA Grand Central Market. Architecturally, the Bay space would also have to open up to the Streets, both 102nd Avenue and 103rd Street. If that were to happen there would be a significant "spillover effect" for both the Boardwalk and the Revillon and a notable rationalization for the pedestrianization of 102nd Avenue would re-emerge. If the owners of the Bay space, Boardwalk/Revillon, Westrich (across the street), and the YMCA and the CoE all got together to work on a common plan, they could make it happen -- someone should light that fire.