[EdmTrekker]

Second proposed 'Grandin City' tower approved

After a close vote by council, a new downtown tower has been approved in the Oliver neighbourhood.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

So nothing since this video from Jan 2020? Or has this been downsized to the "short and stubby" evil twin of it's original?

This game of bait and switch is tiresome. This game playing costs the buyers money and developer is in a cycle to hell.

 

[northlands]

This game of bait and switch is tiresome. This game playing costs the buyers money and developer is in a cycle to hell.

Honestly hard to quantify this as bait and switch. Westrich has a good track record of building thus far, and if January 2020 was the last update, it's reasonable to assume that COVID realigned priorities.

 

[CaptainGeorge]

that will make a nice higher density cluster in that area - any news on what its current status is..if its moving forward?

 

[davcocom]

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Do you know if they're still adding CRUs? or those got cut out in the redesign?

 

[Avenuer]

Do you know if they're still adding CRUs? or those got cut out in the redesign?

They are gone, going to be townhouses now.

 

[davcocom]

They are gone, going to be townhouses now.

That's sad... and interesting... I wonder why. Both their proposals had CRUs (this and Grandin 4) and both got them removed on redesign. Was the design committee against them?

 

[northlands]

Probably more likely the lack of demand for retail on that strip when both Jasper Ave and 109th are blocks away.

I would take townhouses over forever empty CRUs all day, and this is coming from someone who would love more residential neighbourhood level micro retail.

 

[davcocom]

Probably more likely the lack of demand for retail on that strip when both Jasper Ave and 109th are blocks away.

I would take townhouses over forever empty CRUs all day, and this is coming from someone who would love more residential neighbourhood level micro retail.

Agree 100%. Still, I'd have loved to see something like OpenSky with a single one for a cute coffee shop or something.

 

[Greenspace]

^Ya lack of a corner CRU at minimum is a missed opportunity.

 

[IanO]

It's what Grandin and to a certain extent Oliver is missing.

 

[TAS]

The few CRUs that are in Grandin seem to be doing well, too. There's a few along 110st south of 100 Ave and the new Stop Gap coffee place on 111st near 98Ave is quite busy.

 

[Clearshades]

Keep in mind it is two blocks from a busy strip mall and other shops. Furthermore, I don't think it is quite there yet both in population and true demands. I can see a nice organically move to that path in 15 years as the area keeps building up...

 

[David A]

Keep in mind it is two blocks from a busy strip mall and other shops. Furthermore, I don't think it is quite there yet both in population and true demands. I can see a nice organically move to that path in 15 years as the area keeps building up...

Good points, makes sense. Along that note, I was wondering if some of that space could later be converted to retail/commercial if sometime in the future it makes more sense.

 

[Jack Harris]

is this project on hold?

 

[MacLac]

Good question, what is Westrich actually building now? Their 6 storey in Garneau? Is that it?