[MacLac]

Tour postponed until Jan

Qualico staff are too busy giving tours to interested parties rather than outsiders looking for some free Qualico swag....lol

 

[Gus Haynes]

They saw the quality of Ian's recent photos here and quietly canceled their commitment.

 

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^That small emoji just doesn't cut it...

 

[IanO]

They saw the quality of Ian's recent photos here and quietly canceled their commitment.

Maybe I should go back to my Sony Ericsson as these iPhone cameras seem to elicit far more criticism.

 

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Quietly, here's a hint... (it is not the camera that is underperforming)

 

[Agard]

The depiction of the CN tower in those renderings is interesting

 

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[Barnaby]

Getting this tower started early in the new year will ensure that Qualico faces no direct competition from new builds in this category for at least the first 6 months of leasing. The only other build that could challenge this project would be an immediate start to Connect Centre tower, which I don't think will begin until 2026.

I believe the staggering of tower occupancy has been extremely beneficial to the developers.

 

[David A]

Getting this tower started early in the new year will ensure that Qualico faces no direct competition from new builds in this category for at least the first 6 months of leasing. The only other build that could challenge this project would be an immediate start to Connect Centre tower, which I don't think will begin until 2026.

I believe the staggering of tower occupancy has been extremely beneficial to the developers.

Yes, this seems like smart moves, first to complete the development of this initial block of their site and second to time it for when there is a bit of a lull by other developers in the area.

 

[Avenuer]

With the height increase, this tower will be second to Encore for tallest fully-residential building in the city I believe.

 

[Gus Haynes]

Qualico has been running ads for The Switch before movies at Landmark City Centre the last few times I've gone.

 

[archited]

Hey 'O I hope you yakked it up back at the office -- now this is what development in Edmonton should look like!

 

[Kosy123]

There's a decent amount of lights on while I drive down 101 St in here too, so that's fantastic to see.

I know there were some genuine concerns about the fact that it's right by the Hope Mission and that Qualico took a risk here with the area and the disorder/perception, but so far it seems to be working and paying off. If Qualico can get a nice residential development by a "sketchy" area of downtown leased up fast then that means the outlook for the rest of downtown is great tbh.

 

[Offworld]

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The West Coast scratches its head, asking how this ended up in Alberta.

 

[kcantor]

There's a decent amount of lights on while I drive down 101 St in here too, so that's fantastic to see.

I know there were some genuine concerns about the fact that it's right by the Hope Mission and that Qualico took a risk here with the area and the disorder/perception, but so far it seems to be working and paying off. If Qualico can get a nice residential development by a "sketchy" area of downtown leased up fast then that means the outlook for the rest of downtown is great tbh.

Those concerns go back to 1998/99 when we purchased the site from CN and the consensus was we should all be committed for thinking that site would ever support high density mixed use development.

When it comes to city building, it’s interesting to see the ongoing commitment/continuity from companies like Qualico and their staff vs the revolving door of mayors and councillors and planners…