What do you think of this project?

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archited said:
Sorry, sorry, sorry I was referring to @CplKlinger 's post for the building in the Ice district not Alldritt's tower. Cpl you threw me a curve ball for a swing and a miss (I have to pay more attention to which thread I am on). The Alldritt tower is still at 80 storeys AFAIK.
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And is Dub still the current pre-design concept architect on the Alldritt project?
 
archited said:
Sorry, sorry, sorry I was referring to @CplKlinger 's post for the building in the Ice district not Alldritt's tower. Cpl you threw me a curve ball for a swing and a miss (I have to pay more attention to which thread I am on). The Alldritt tower is still at 80 storeys AFAIK.
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There were some massings put out a year or so ago that shows a 40ish story tower on the site. But I wouldn’t take that for much.

Honestly height aside, the most important thing to me is that they maintain the park and podium elements. I don’t know if there’s another development in Edmonton that is as beautiful as this one can be and I’d certainly buy there as long as the price wasn’t astronomical.
 
Stevey_G said:
There were some massings put out a year or so ago that shows a 40ish story tower on the site. But I wouldn’t take that for much.

Honestly height aside, the most important thing to me is that they maintain the park and podium elements. I don’t know if there’s another development in Edmonton that is as beautiful as this one can be and I’d certainly buy there as long as the price wasn’t astronomical.
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80 is impressive, but perhaps it is overkill. How about 70? .. if that gives it a shot at being the tallest.

While were at it, how about adding an observation area at the top (say with a restaurant/bar open to the public), something our current tallest building lacks. I realize developers seem reluctant to do this, but perhaps the city could make it a condition of the project going ahead if they blow past one of their deadlines for proceeding.
 
David A said:
80 is impressive, but perhaps it is overkill. How about 70? .. if that gives it a shot at being the tallest.

While were at it, how about adding an observation area at the top (say with a restaurant/bar open to the public), something our current tallest building lacks. I realize developers seem reluctant to do this, but perhaps the city could make it a condition of the project going ahead if they blow past one of their deadlines for proceeding.
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I don't think 80 is overkill. For all I care, they could go 100 and make it into a supertall.
I also agree with @IanO that this has the potential to have staggering views from all angles. Being far enough from the ICE District and the rest of the core would give it great views from that and from the valley.
 
David A said:
While were at it, how about adding an observation area at the top (say with a restaurant/bar open to the public), something our current tallest building lacks. I realize developers seem reluctant to do this, but perhaps the city could make it a condition of the project going ahead if they blow past one of their deadlines for proceeding.
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I am happy with the view from the Chateau Lacombe - its spectacular and a meal is always a delight up there in the revolving restaurant.
 
ChazYEG said:
I don't think 80 is overkill. For all I care, they could go 100 and make it into a supertall.
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If the Stantec Tower is any indication, this tower may sit half-empty for a while. Mind you, this tower may fill better if it is mixed-use with a good chunk of hotel space and a few floors of office space plus its attachment to the Convention Centre.
 
Gronk! said:
If the Stantec Tower is any indication, this tower may sit half-empty for a while. Mind you, this tower may fill better if it is mixed-use with a good chunk of hotel space and a few floors of office space plus its attachment to the Convention Centre.
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Hotel + Office + residential + shopping/entertainment would make for a great mix. If we get to have the outdoor integration with the river valley, too, it can become a draw for a lot of people
 
Not sure if this is controversial but I am starting to feel that I hope this tower ends up being much shorter than initially proposed. I hope something gets built, and that they can keep the interesting podium/valley interaction., but not sure if the height would be a net positive. 🙃
 
IanO said:
Of all the buildings real or proposed, this tower would make the most sense for an observation area/deck given its perch over the valley and staggering view potential.
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or one might say that of all the buildings real or proposed, this tower with it's particularly small floor plates, it's uses, and its height would make the least sense for an observation area/deck given the dedicated/lost space required for things like elevators and exiting etc. that would be needed to make it work. the space required for the observation area/deck is probably only a fraction of the overall useable/saleable space that would be lost to incorporate it.
 
To play devils advocate here, you could utilize a single set of elevators programmed with Fobs to goto the observation deck only. I just don’t think it’s very practical as those elevators will already be quite busy with homeowners, let alone putting a tourist attraction on top. And as the design stands, the floor plate would make for a tiny observation deck, comfortably only holding a dozen or so people with a lack of amenities.

I’d love to see it, I just see issues that make it too impractical without a major tower redesign.
 
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