[Gronk!]

Done.
However, I question whether this will result in any concrete action. I worry that this will continue to be an eyesore for another 1 or 2 decades.

 

[CplKlinger]

Filled it out with glee. I laughed when I saw one of the options to the question "what impact does this property have on the surrounding community" was very positive. I know they have to have it listed, but still.

 

[ADob]

Well, it does make everyone else look fabulous by comparison, so there's that!

 

[northlands]

Done. Also, this is a neat view:

 

[JMatt88]

Done. I also made sure to share my disdain for all the vacant properties on 99th street between 80th avenue and Scona Road hehe.

 

[CplKlinger]

Done. Also, this is a neat view:

Imagine the presence the Tegler Building would have had, and how it would have complimented the adjacent LRT line. Hopefully this property gets sold to a developer with the vision, resources, and dedication needed to bring something like this back.

 

[JMatt88]

Was such a beautiful building

 

[archited]

Hard to look at it and then relate to some of the crap getting built today.

 

[ADob]

I may or may not have written something in my survey response about the city's consistent track record of tearing things down and replacing them with...gravel parking lots.

 

[Greenspace]

Done.
However, I question whether this will result in any concrete action. I worry that this will continue to be an eyesore for another 1 or 2 decades.

The Problems Property Imitative has legal tools at their discretion including taxing at a higher rate. It will take some time to build a case and take action.

 

[BrettB]

Did the bricks of the Tegler get kept anywhere, the way the Alberta Hotel bricks were stored?

 

[kcantor]

Did the bricks of the Tegler get kept anywhere, the way the Alberta Hotel bricks were stored?

There were a few incidental artifacts saved and subsequently sold but nothing of substance. It’s pretty easy to see why in this video. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.3897185

 

[BrettB]

Funny, I remember the Christmas decorations, but don't remember the demolition.

 

[chrisvazquez7]

What am I looking at? Isn't that where Manulife sits now? The surrounding buildings look familiar yet out of place... is this AI?

 

[archited]

I have a concept that would pick up on the "1/2 site" that is left for a Tegler remake. First of all I don't think it would be difficult at all to replicate the exterior features of the original building what with modern technology -- CNC cutting, shaping and boring plus 3-d printing and current materials tech. It is more a use functionality problem than an architectural/build enigma. So I am going to study this for a while and see what can be devised. Pre-set parameters -- no parking on site (but maybe atrium-like connection to off-site parking); chase the "new" Zellers for a ground floor occupancy; develop floors 2 to 6 as a boutique hotel in the design idiom of the previous era; develop a double-use tower above the Tegler-remake-podium (~50 storeys) that is a blended function of vertical farm and apartment; use the existing alley as a portico entry for the hotel and apartment functions; provide a first-class link to transit; and develop a solid case for investors. I know that this will give a number of people on this site a case of the giggles but I suspect those will be the same people who have a hard time with expansive use of imagination. This aligns completely with another project that I have on the go so it is well-doused in reality and I would love to get back on the Edmonton-scene aligned with my (semi)permanent move back to Alberta.