kcantor
Senior Member
Same day as the old RAM's first site tour...
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kcantor
Senior Member
Lots of useless information in these, or at least lots of information with little to no context.
A one bedroom rental in Vancouver runs about $2,872 a month so Vancouver's lowly 4.1% year over year increase is in the range of another $118 a month.
A one bedroom rental in Edmonton runs about $1,359 a month so Edmonton's top of the chart 6.6% year over year increase is in the range of another $90per month.
Stevey_G
Active Member
Both are bad. Single moms don’t need any further financial strain and Edmonton better be doing everything it can to improve rental inventory.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
We're among the only municipalities in Canada that are actually building at the rate people need us to, plus we've got local groups like Civida rapidly expanding the inventory of mixed-income and subsidized rental properties. Unfortunately that results in more people coming here because of the affordability we're working to protect, which increases the demand strain even further.
Suffering from success I suppose.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
For Sale - Strathcona Public Market Building
The property located at 10325 - 83 Avenue NW, the Strathcona Public Market Building has now become available again.
This property is situated next to popular "Whyte Avenue" along a core, vibrant, pedestrian friendly 83 Avenue NW which is between major vehicle corridors: Gateway Boulevard and 104 Street NW (Calgary Trail South). Nestled in a growing and lively area rich with art, culture, historic charm, and modern design; it's a unique heritage retention opportunity within a thriving neighbourhood. The building is prime for rehabilitation and the City will consider a sale related to redevelopment if heritage aspects are, in their opinion, reasonably preserved. Although, preservation of the building is encouraged, the City will also consider offers for redevelopment of the parcel.
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All interested parties must submit a Buyer’s Application Form to the City. If your submission is deemed acceptable, the City may contact you to further negotiate and formalize a sale agreement.
We would be happy to arrange a viewing or discuss any questions you may have.
For more information, please visit the City of Edmonton Property Sales website at edmonton.ca/propertysales.
The property located at 10325 - 83 Avenue NW, the Strathcona Public Market Building has now become available again.
This property is situated next to popular "Whyte Avenue" along a core, vibrant, pedestrian friendly 83 Avenue NW which is between major vehicle corridors: Gateway Boulevard and 104 Street NW (Calgary Trail South). Nestled in a growing and lively area rich with art, culture, historic charm, and modern design; it's a unique heritage retention opportunity within a thriving neighbourhood. The building is prime for rehabilitation and the City will consider a sale related to redevelopment if heritage aspects are, in their opinion, reasonably preserved. Although, preservation of the building is encouraged, the City will also consider offers for redevelopment of the parcel.
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All interested parties must submit a Buyer’s Application Form to the City. If your submission is deemed acceptable, the City may contact you to further negotiate and formalize a sale agreement.
We would be happy to arrange a viewing or discuss any questions you may have.
For more information, please visit the City of Edmonton Property Sales website at edmonton.ca/propertysales.
IanO
Superstar
For comparison and discussion:
CANADA LARGEST CITIES (sort table by population density):
Toronto: 4,427.8 people/sq km
Montreal: 4,833.4 people/sq km
Calgary: 1,592.4 people/sq km
Edmonton: 1,320.4 people/sq km
Winnipeg: 1,623.3 people/sq km
Mississauga: 2,452.6 people/sq km
Vancouver: 5,749.7 people/sq km
Burnaby: 2,750.6 people/sq km
Brampton: 2,469.0 people/sq km
Wiki
CANADA LARGEST CITIES (sort table by population density):
Toronto: 4,427.8 people/sq km
Montreal: 4,833.4 people/sq km
Calgary: 1,592.4 people/sq km
Edmonton: 1,320.4 people/sq km
Winnipeg: 1,623.3 people/sq km
Mississauga: 2,452.6 people/sq km
Vancouver: 5,749.7 people/sq km
Burnaby: 2,750.6 people/sq km
Brampton: 2,469.0 people/sq km
Wiki
yeggator
Senior Member
Does this account for the many square kilometres of undeveloped farmland within city limits or only the urbanized area?
thommyjo
Senior Member
Or river valley?
kcantor
Senior Member
^^^
Another statistic that is meaningless on its own…
If you want it to have meaning, you need to know the area of park space per capita that is not available for residential use and delete it from the denominator. Edmonton has more than 6.2 hectares of park space per 1,000 residents, considerably more than the national average of 4.4.
You need to know the area of industrial space per capital that is not available for residential use and delete it from the denominator. Edmonton has a relatively high percentage of land within its city limits that is devoted to light industrial use.
You need to know the area of national and provincial and railroad spaces per capita that is not available for residential use and delete it from the denominator.
You need to know the area of undeveloped space reserved for future development that is not available for residential use until serviced and brought on steam and delete it from the denominator. Edmonton has a relatively high percentage of land that is reserved for future development and a high percentage of that is reserved for industrial use.
If you do that, the resulting numbers will have context and comparability.
Without doing that, you can compare the density of individual neighborhoods and not the city overall as that will also have context and comparability. This will be true within the city as well.
Another statistic that is meaningless on its own…
If you want it to have meaning, you need to know the area of park space per capita that is not available for residential use and delete it from the denominator. Edmonton has more than 6.2 hectares of park space per 1,000 residents, considerably more than the national average of 4.4.
You need to know the area of industrial space per capital that is not available for residential use and delete it from the denominator. Edmonton has a relatively high percentage of land within its city limits that is devoted to light industrial use.
You need to know the area of national and provincial and railroad spaces per capita that is not available for residential use and delete it from the denominator.
You need to know the area of undeveloped space reserved for future development that is not available for residential use until serviced and brought on steam and delete it from the denominator. Edmonton has a relatively high percentage of land that is reserved for future development and a high percentage of that is reserved for industrial use.
If you do that, the resulting numbers will have context and comparability.
Without doing that, you can compare the density of individual neighborhoods and not the city overall as that will also have context and comparability. This will be true within the city as well.
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constance_chlore
Senior Member
For what it's worth, Wikipedia provides an estimate of 1,836.2/km2 for the "urban" area (including high-density parts of the suburbs, but excluding undeveloped or very lightly developed parts of the city).
While I think it could be debated which is truly the lowest among Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina etc. I think it would be very hard to come up with a consistent inclusion criterion that puts Edmonton higher than Burnaby or Mississauga.
While I think it could be debated which is truly the lowest among Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina etc. I think it would be very hard to come up with a consistent inclusion criterion that puts Edmonton higher than Burnaby or Mississauga.
David A
Senior Member
Lest we forget, we have a tremendous advantage that still remains even with some price increases over the last couple years
edmontonjournal.com
Edmonton real estate: 10 years later and still affordable
New study shows how real estate affordability has been eroded much less in Edmonton than most other Canadian cities.
edmontonjournal.com
David A
Senior Member
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
I imagine some folks think that because of the rate we're building homes here, that prices are going to drop/homes won't be a good investment. The reality is that SF detached homes are desirable because of the underlying lot value, and most of the multi-family homes are being financed under MLI Select funding which mandates the homes be used as rentals for at least 10 years - so they're not even on the market yet, and won't be for a long time.
David A
Senior Member
I would agree. I don't think the SF or multi family projects are being built on speculation, but mostly in response to a lot of people moving here, often because they are what I would call affordability refugees.
MacLac
Senior Member
This Prime chunk of land just sold.....was curious why it took so long since the previous owners declared bankruptcy over a decade ago - the old "Golden West" golf course right? Or at least a section of it.
