constance_chlore
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Every day I learn about a new Edmonton neighborhood. Royal Gardens? That's a name for a Chinese restaurant, not a neighborhood.
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policyenthusiast
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Pretty nice setup, I like the symmetry. Hopefully they choose a colour for the exterior other than the "mental illness grey" that's popping up in so many infill developments.
bingo
New Member
small apartment going on one of the houses on whyte next to 99th st. I couldnt get a pic.
TAS
Senior Member
This is a much better design than the 8 unit complex in Ritchie I posted above.
City council just recently passed a motion regarding improved design requirements for RS zone because some of these projects look brutal - and that's before they age in 15-20 years.
Seamusmuldrew
Active Member
I'm not 100% sure, but I've heard the 87 ave one is affiliated with the adjacent frat house.
Seamusmuldrew
Active Member
A fun fact about that name, it is not as literal as it sounds. Joseph Royal was lieutenant governor of the NWT. Same thing with Greenfield to the south. Despite the large green field, it honours Herbert Greenfield, a former UFA premier. Off topic but thought I'd share lol.
David A
Senior Member
Thanks, I know Royal Gardens has been around for a long time, but never knew that it was named after a person. Interesting.
MacLac
Senior Member
This property?
IanO
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bingo
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This whole neighbourhood has signs up like this but when i went to the supposed house that will be turned into row housing it also had this sign too??? I'm so confused
policyenthusiast
Active Member
One of two things are possible:
- The signs weren't put up by the property owners.
- The construction company hates themselves.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Increase their assessments.
TAS
Senior Member
Walked by this new mid-block 8-plex in Ritchie on the weekend.
No parking available in the back and not even storage in the back for things like bikes.
Looks better than a couple of the others I've seen. And peaked inside and looks nicely done. One simple improvement would have been going with black railings on the stairs consistent with the windows, instead of white.
A young couple who previously bought the bungalow beside this newly built 8-plex were outside as we walked by. They were not impressed with this many units.
No parking available in the back and not even storage in the back for things like bikes.
Looks better than a couple of the others I've seen. And peaked inside and looks nicely done. One simple improvement would have been going with black railings on the stairs consistent with the windows, instead of white.
A young couple who previously bought the bungalow beside this newly built 8-plex were outside as we walked by. They were not impressed with this many units.
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constance_chlore
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Density is great but this building looks bizarre. Setting aside the weird mix of cladding materials: do those two upper units really need their halves of the staircase fully separated? And why can't they just have a single landing, instead of having it divided by that weird jutting bit?
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ADob
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Good lord, that is ugly! I am generally not a fan of siding, but all siding would have looked better than All The Things they went with. I think they missed using a rock feature and some stucco for good measure!