DougB
Senior Member
The market for dt office to residential conversions must be saturated given the sharp rise in apartment rental vacancy
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Albertasaurus
Senior Member
There is an application process for the funding and also only so much funding available, and I think all of this year's has already been allocated.
adamyyc
Senior Member
University to transform empty offices into urban-school offshoot
Initiative is part of a City of Calgary redevelopment program that shifts aging building stock into community assets
www.theglobeandmail.com
trtcttc
Senior Member
Is there a reason why primary or secondary schools can't be built into he ground floor or first few floors of an office or condo? Lack of outdoor space is one, but with most of the school year over the winter, is it really that bad? Especially if they have indoor gyms/running tracks that could actually be used year round?University to transform empty offices into urban-school offshoot
Initiative is part of a City of Calgary redevelopment program that shifts aging building stock into community assets
I believe it's only to do with lack of the outdoor space and if so, we should look into workarounds for urban schools.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Primary and secondary school? Where are you from? lol
There is an option to do that, but it would require the provincial government to stop meddling in the affairs of the Country and Cities, and actually do their job. Don't think they are interested in that...
There is an option to do that, but it would require the provincial government to stop meddling in the affairs of the Country and Cities, and actually do their job. Don't think they are interested in that...
trtcttc
Senior Member
Either a parking lot conversion and playgrounds really don't occupy that much space. Field space can be shared between a few schools
I don't have kids so aren't familiar with the local names. In Vancouver where I grew up we do call it Secondary School, I went to Sir Winston Churchill Secondary, since there's no middle school there.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
We have Elementary, Jr High and High School here...
KensingtonLurker
New Member
I'm not sure if CBE still owns it, but could their old office downtown be turned into a school? You might be able do a rooftop outdoor space/field.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
The old CBE building is probably in really, really bad shape after sitting vacant for the last 10 years, would likely require demolition and a new build. I do think they sold the land, but can't think of who to, and I don't have time to look it up lol.
Roaring Flames
Senior Member
The old CBE building site isn't the best for a future downtown K to 9 school when you realize it's surrounded on all sides by 5 lane one-way roads.
I think a great location for an urban school would be the lot north of the new Central Library where the there's that old 70s era parkade that sits largely unused. It's close to families living in the east village, and families living on the west side of downtown can easily get there via C-Train, and like I said earlier it's directly across the street from the library. Could also help attract new developments in the east village targeting young families.
I think a great location for an urban school would be the lot north of the new Central Library where the there's that old 70s era parkade that sits largely unused. It's close to families living in the east village, and families living on the west side of downtown can easily get there via C-Train, and like I said earlier it's directly across the street from the library. Could also help attract new developments in the east village targeting young families.
Albertasaurus
Senior Member
Unfortunately, with the state of the east side of downtown right now I think there would be a lot of concerns about student safety if it were proposed to turn the old CBE building into a school.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
An increase of students and concerned parents would probably be a positive thing for the east side of downtown. If there is a call about a suspicious person near a school, I would think the cops would respond a little quicker than usual in the area.
trtcttc
Senior Member
East Village would probably be impossible, especially if there's outdoor space. You'd probably need police standing at the perimeter all day. I think EV is fine for living and isn't dangerous to adults but for kids, it's probably too much. Does the city still own the Haultain school land? Seems like a good location with the new developments nearby.
YYCguy
Active Member
I wonder what the population stats would reveal on school aged children in the downtown area. If the numbers support a downtown area school, it wouldn’t have be a stand alone school. Vancouver is quite good at integrating schools into multi use projects (residential/child care/community centre) in their downtown area such as at Coal Harbour and Olympic Village, for example.
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