crisp
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But make sure that living room has a parking stall.
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archited
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Boy there sure are a lot of tough guys on social media that I am sure would be a lot less so in a face-to-face discussion.
crisp
Active Member
I think we're all just tired of your never-ending negative bias towards Ian and Westrich. We get it... move on... adding more of the same comments in the same thread will not change anything.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
What are you gonna do to us? Bore us to death with the same old beat up fantasyland stories?
archited
Senior Member
Aren't you the wit! And to be clear it ain't "us" it's just "you"! You should practice some of this exceptional wit on your estranged wife!
Tropical
Active Member
This is the moment I chose to mute your account.
StoneCutter099
New Member
Two pages of tough guy posts...
Can we get back on the topic of the project now? Cuz that would be great.
Can we get back on the topic of the project now? Cuz that would be great.
Canadian 001
Active Member
Imagine the arguing continues for so long that the next photo is of this Building Fully Completed and Work has Begun on Parks II
Gronk!
Senior Member
Canadian 001
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Based on the Photos above: The Crane has Arrived
_urbanite
Senior Member
Ted, I really appreciate your insights and the knowledge you share about architecture and development here, but the constant trashing of Westrich developments, and the personal attacks on others when they call you out on it, is really starting to get to be too much. I don't want to have to use the "ignore" button on you, but I will have to if you keep it up. Why not use that ignore feature yourself on those who are bothering you? Again, I appreciate everything else you contribute to these forums. Let's keep things civil here
Stevey_G
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It's definitely better than what was there before and will serve to bring in a couple hundred people to the area. But I gotta admit it IS a bit suburban for a downtown core. I have no objections to low-rise developments, in fact I think they serve to provide some human scale to other downtowns like Victoria. That said, considering this is the capital blvd, we should be expecting mixed use elements, even just a single small bay, as well is incorporating some design elements that bring warehouse character to the community.
Regarding the lack of parking? Kinda makes sense for this development imo. These units are targetting U of A, Gmac, and Norquest students as the primary tenancy demographic and will serve as a solid home to foreign students specifically who have no use for a vehicle and whatnot. There's room in the marketplace for that, but the integration into the community could have been definitely done better.
Overall, I'm generally happy to see more people in the area, and I hope the units provide a cost-competitive option for starving students.
Regarding the lack of parking? Kinda makes sense for this development imo. These units are targetting U of A, Gmac, and Norquest students as the primary tenancy demographic and will serve as a solid home to foreign students specifically who have no use for a vehicle and whatnot. There's room in the marketplace for that, but the integration into the community could have been definitely done better.
Overall, I'm generally happy to see more people in the area, and I hope the units provide a cost-competitive option for starving students.
crisp
Active Member
I disagree, let the market depict what gets built. This is Edmonton, it's not Victoria but neither is it Toronto. There is plenty of space down Capital blvd for more CRUs. I used to care about height and mixed-use and all that as well, but now I'm ok with just more density and filling up spaces in general.
If we demand and only accept highrises in the downtown core, or let's just say WH district, we're just going to continue getting a bunch of never-built Massey Fergusons. There's plenty of space for highrises when the demand comes along.
If we demand and only accept highrises in the downtown core, or let's just say WH district, we're just going to continue getting a bunch of never-built Massey Fergusons. There's plenty of space for highrises when the demand comes along.
buildings
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^^but is it for students? I've not seen an indication of that. If it is, do the floorplans reflect that, i.e. 2 (or more) equal sized bedrooms and 2 bathrooms? My own condo has one ridiculously large primary suite and one small secondary bedroom; definitely not an even-steven situation. Stranger still is that this project isn't even on either Westrich's or J&S Architect's web sites.
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Stevey_G
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I don't disagree here for sure. But we should bear in mind experiences in other markets when planning our own. Though a bit different, look at all the small units being built by investment driven mentality in Toronto which now are sitting and not selling and people are stuck with underwater assets. The same goes for rentals as well. You need to build with things people want in mind. And being an automobile-centric city, I will say there IS a chance that these units will struggle to compete with other units in the area which are larger, have parking, and are cheaper on the monthly.
Again not complaining, it's an improvement on what was there, but the developer should exercise caution building "nothing but living space" homes especially in a market with a relatively large amount of rental inventory. Gotta compete, and give your building competing elements.