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Yeah, it's pretty bad.
and the city?
Absolutely the City too, they have so much say in how this gets planned out.

All those townhomes have garages in the back too, it's like they are planning for 6 cars in 2 and 3 bedroom townhomes. Guess new immigrants have to stack up with these house prices...
 
Did a visit to a couple job sites in Cornerstone yesterday, and I'm floored by how bad the main street in Cornerstone is, check out this streetview of Cornerstone Blvd. What the hell is with the insanely wide single lane street with angled parking?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rDyGquRXRJxxdG6c6
After just going for a ride along the elbow river pathway and through Mount royal, Mission, etc, its hard to believe this is even the same city
 
Did a visit to a couple job sites in Cornerstone yesterday, and I'm floored by how bad the main street in Cornerstone is, check out this streetview of Cornerstone Blvd. What the hell is with the insanely wide single lane street with angled parking?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rDyGquRXRJxxdG6c6
There's something similar to this in Legacy, minus the angled parking and boulevard. Using the cars parking along the side you could very realistically see how this could be a six-lane road or four driving lanes and two parking lanes.

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When he mentions a fashion hub, he's not wrong. This isn't rodeo drive but with Lululemon here, there's Arc'teryx and Fjällräven on the next block, across Tomkins Park there is West Elm. Not to mention a few other maybe not mainstream but cool shops like Purr not far away and a couple vintage clothing stores nearby.
 
View attachment 669405New DP for a cool little multi project just submitted for 1730 and 1732 12 AV SW in Sunalta. Surprisingly they pack 41 units into this project, all studios and 1 bedroom! Architect is MC+A. I'm a big fan of these smaller floorplate 6-storey projects. Note, they are proposing no parking so it could be a very quick build if all goes well.
I’m also a big fan of those smaller floorplate buildings. We don’t have enough of those in Calgary.
 
After just going for a ride along the elbow river pathway and through Mount royal, Mission, etc, its hard to believe this is even the same city
New suburbs and the inner city are worlds apart. Once Cornerstone is fully grown in it may look a bit better, greenery certainly helps and is part of the charm in established areas. I live in Point McKay and this neighbourhood is gorgeous because of all the big trees and greenery, the Architecture is terrible and this area must have been quite ugly for the fist 15 years or so...
 
When he mentions a fashion hub, he's not wrong. This isn't rodeo drive but with Lululemon here, there's Arc'teryx and Fjällräven on the next block, across Tomkins Park there is West Elm. Not to mention a few other maybe not mainstream but cool shops like Purr not far away and a couple vintage clothing stores nearby.
Great redevelopment and addition. Wish they would do something similar with the Servus Bank/Reids buildings just east of here.

There’s also Anian, a clothing store from Vancouver that just opened nearby, along with a few others. Lots more happening for furniture/home too. Structube, and Silk & Snow just opened, and Cozey is opening soon under the Best Buy. Makes sense with all the new units going up in the inner-city.

Another Vancouver brand, Tality (cold plunge and sauna), is opening soon at EV606 in East Village. Lots of Vancouver interest in Calgary lately.


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Oh frick! Another 10-year conversion incoming.


  • Barron Building (610 8th Ave. SW, Calgary) – Targeting Spring 2026 completion with 124 high end rentals;
  • One01 (101 6th Ave. SW, Calgary) – The former Hanover office tower in downtown Calgary has been renamed and will have 314 residential suites with expected occupancy in November
 
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