[Barnaby]

I was DT last night again and decided to check out a movie.

The mall is pretty nice, and doesn't seem to require much for renovations. Obviously we can all agree that shop selection isn't great. If it gains momentum from nearby housing, a Uniqlo would be a good anchor tenant based on demographics of residents, and the new connection to southeast.

Another thing I noticed on the map is potentially interesting. Does anyone know if these are dummy columns on the roof? Residential would work in this location, and being attached directly to CC wouldn't hurt the building's retail prospects.

I think housing nearby is what fixes the problems facing the area.

 

[BrettB]

It was originally (and I mean way back) planned as a podium for office towers that never materialized.

 

[Barnaby]

Oxford operates multifamily residential internationally. Maybe something on this location could be built?

Are there any reasons why residential couldn't be built here? Any needed rezoning would be approved by this council.

Happy New Year!

 

[cmd uw]

Oxford doesn't own any office or multi-family assets in Edmonton, only industrial today.

 

[Gronk!]

Oxford doesn't own any office or multi-family assets in Edmonton, only industrial today.

Oxford owns Kingsway Mall.

 

[cmd uw]

Oxford owns Kingsway Mall.

Damn, how did I forget about that one!

 

[David A]

I think the departure of the Bay really hurt this mall, but on the other hand I am not sure it would have been so great if it had stayed either.

It could have turned into a long slow decline that is just dragging things down like elsewhere.

State of disrepair at Hudson Bay's flagship Vancouver store leaves shoppers aghast

Recently, the flagship store on Granville and West Georgia was eerily quiet. Most of the elevators and escalators were out of service

financialpost.com

 

[Avenuer]

Rumor has it that a developer with projects adjacent to and within proximity of the old Bay section is looking to partner with the current owner to develop a tower or two on the old Bay section of the mall (they have an investor on board).

 

[archited]

Sounds like maybe Westrich (or maybe One) is looking at this.

 

[Clearshades]

Who is 'One'... local?

 

[Barnaby]

Rumor has it that a developer with projects adjacent to and within proximity of the old Bay section is looking to partner with the current owner to develop a tower or two on the old Bay section of the mall (they have an investor on board).

Hey! I was just asking about that. Let the record show that it was my idea.

 

[Avenuer]

Hey! I was just asking about that. Let the record show that it was my idea.

Redeveloping that part of the mall makes total sense, just glad to hear that there is some real money out there looking at doing just that right now.

 

[Kosy123]

Alright let the tower height guessing game begin! Let me start the baseless speculation.

Imma put two towers, all above 150 m with one at 200 with an anchor tenant of Zara.

 

[Barnaby]

The mall needs people living right next door (or on top) to survive. This paired with a RHW residential tower could really make this area feel much more alive.

I'm in favour no matter what it ends up looking like.

 

[archited]

I don't have the figures at hand but like the ICE district tower the height for towers is constrained by existing footings and in-place columns and considering that the design pre-dated the closing of the municipal airport, I suspect that we are looking at 30 storeys max.