[David A]

That would be real surprising IMO. There isn’t much going on at the General besides hospice and dialysis and I can’t see there being any expanded programming going to happen there given the age of the facility. There’s ample parking out front and I’ve never seen that parkade more than 1/3 full. I’d say there’s a better business case for tearing it down and just paving it flat.

As someone who recalls when the General was a full scale hospital, I get why they built the parkade in the 1970's I think. However, the level of activity has diminished a lot since, it doesn't make sense now.

I suspect it is just inertia and the cost of tearing it down that is keeping it around. It must be mostly surplus to the facilities needs at this time, but on the same note there probably is no compelling reason to them for get rid of it now either.

 

[David A]

This particular building is right next to a fairly sizeable parkade (albeit an underutilized one), so if there were concerns about traffic here that seems a bit odd.

However people do not take a breath and think, sometimes they react on an emotional level, not a logical one and let their imaginations get carried away.

In particular, with projects like this in older more walkable areas, yes there may be more cars, but the residents are really not all going to be driving around 24/7.

 

[_urbanite]

There were also concerns about how close the tower was to the building next door, which resulted in Westrich purchasing the adjacent alley way so they could build closer to the parkade instead.

 

[KreationYEG]

 

[northlands]

I'll be honest--not super in love with the exterior of this one but love the way they topped it off, and any building that's not stucco & punched windows is always a plus.

Overall, love the location, love the density it adds, interior looks very modern, all props to Westrich. Well done!

 

[IanO]

I hate the west coast look too

*it is a bit overdone, but works.

I would be buying one of those two main floor townhouses if I was still there.

 

[EtoV]

Yeah, if this was in Burnaby I'd be annoyed with another tower that looks identical to the rest of them, but there's only a few of this style in Edmonton so far so it still feels refreshing here.

 

[KreationYEG]

 

[MetroEd]

Nothing spectacular about it but I do like it !!

 

[Filip.Nowak]

The View on a warm fall day

 

[Clearshades]

When the left brain don't co-operate with the right, this is the result.

 

[TAS]

 

[KreationYEG]

 

[jason403]

Did I miss something, or did they convert this building (or part of the building) into a rental?

 

[Avenuer]

Did I miss something, or did they convert this building (or part of the building) into a rental?

Like with Encore, Westrich rents out units that didn’t sell until a time when they are sold (I think).