[Greenspace]

Sand-blasted concrete!

 

[MacLac]

Best $48M money can buy!

 

[Gronk!]

Maybe the NorQuest MacEwan block party will take place in this park next year!

 

[TAS]

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I really like how this pic/view gives a feeling of a pedestrian trail leading to the centre of the city with beautiful landscaping framing it on each side.

Earlier on the park seemed smaller, but as more of it is getting completed, it's feeling bigger to me.

 

[IanO]

It's still 1.2 ha in size... which is 129000+ sqft.

 

[archited]

It is the design illusion... raw space always feels smaller than end result detailed space. It has to do with elements that break up the l-o-n-g view.

 

[northlands]

What a pleasure it has been watching this come to life.

 

[thommyjo]

That BLVD project getting going soon? Would be cool to have a completed Lotus and U/C BLVD, lilac, shift2.0 and westrich106st for when the park opens and gets all the media buzz

 

[bodsbods9090]

Is the park going to finish this year? They seem to be humming along at a good pace.

 

[IanO]

Is the park going to finish this year? They seem to be humming along at a good pace.

Substantial completion is to be this fall, but the real opening will be summer of 2026 is my guess.

 

[IanO]

That BLVD project getting going soon? Would be cool to have a completed Lotus and U/C BLVD, lilac, shift2.0 and westrich106st for when the park opens and gets all the media buzz

It's exciting to envision a mostly complete 108st from Jasper-102 and complete 106 for the same in a couple of years.

 

[TAS]

Since it was noted that the parking lot to the south of the park is for sale, how likely is it that the city would purchase it for expansion of this park? Is that even a good idea or is it time to let developers do their thing and get some residential there instead?

 

[thommyjo]

Since it was noted that the parking lot to the south of the park is for sale, how likely is it that the city would purchase it for expansion of this park? Is that even a good idea or is it time to let developers do their thing and get some residential there instead?

I’d much rather see a development personally. Jasper needs a strong wall, 107st is a nice entrance.

 

[HelpEd]

Since it was noted that the parking lot to the south of the park is for sale, how likely is it that the city would purchase it for expansion of this park? Is that even a good idea or is it time to let developers do their thing and get some residential there instead?

I hope they buy the land and extend the park. Spending $40 million on a beautiful public space only to hide it behind a building makes no sense. They could even add a tennis court there to elevate the park but maybe its too much to ask for our city.

 

[Greenspace]

Looks like some of the red roof/cladding is on the pavillion.