The Quarters Hotel and Residences | 280.1m | 80s | Alldritt Land | KENNEDY

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I think the architect should be updated as Dub is now the designer tied to this project.

I still have my doubts. But as I've always said prove me wrong.

 

[Edmontonian]

It's a great mix of the original dream proposal and the second more blocky realistic one, I love it honestly.

Plus the project already appears to be running on dub time

 

[MetroEd]

Ya turtle time!

 

[Whattagame]

It's a great mix of the original dream proposal and the second more blocky realistic one, I love it honestly.

Plus the project already appears to be running on dub time

I wonder if that was the strategy. The first version was excellent, but they needed to change it for whatever reason. So they throw out that garbage second rendering so that number three looks great by comparison.

 

[David A]

To summarize, it is an ambitious project (I think overly so in this case) for a difficult, in many ways, location by a company without experience with this sort of thing.

So, I think the chances of it happening are slim. I also think the Quarters and the city would be better served by focusing on more realistic projects on some of the empty lots north of this.

 

[bodsbods9090]

Would rather see 3 or 4, 20 to 40 story buildings (condos. hotel, apartment) go up in this area over one mammoth project to be honest. Would add a lot more to the area, IMO.

 

[archited]

To summarize, it is an ambitious project (I think overly so in this case) for a difficult, in many ways, location by a company without experience with this sort of thing.

So, I think the chances of it happening are slim. I also think the Quarters and the city would be better served by focusing on more realistic projects on some of the empty lots north of this.

I am forwarding your comment on to the PTBs at Alldritt -- I am sure they will be happy to take count of your deep wisdom.

 

[supaflyryguy]

I am forwarding your comment on to the PTBs at Alldritt -- I am sure they will be happy to take count of your deep wisdom.

Maybe they can respond with something they're great at, like a DIY guide on erecting white fences around barren sites that will never be home to development.

 

[archited]

^^^^ What Ho! Another genius surfaces.

 

[Edmontonian]

Would rather see 3 or 4, 20 to 40 story buildings (condos. hotel, apartment) go up in this area over one mammoth project to be honest. Would add a lot more to the area, IMO.

I'd rather see this massive tower along with a bunch of 4-6 storey throughout the rest of the Quarters.

I feel like you can't go wrong with either, just get stuff built!

My take on it is that a nice TOD in the Quarters with 3 or 4 towers would be better for the Quarters, however an iconic and recognizable tower for Edmonton on the same stretch of Jasper Ave as Hotel Mac and the convention centre would be better and more exciting for the city in the long run as long as you add in those low-midrise buildings in the Quarters to fill out the empty lots and keep more foot traffic in the area.

 

[Clearshades]

Maybe they can respond with something they're great at, like a DIY guide on erecting white fences around barren sites that will never be home to development.

Why don't you buy the property and develop it yourself?

 

[Whattagame]

Why don't you buy the property and develop it yourself?

It’s probably more appropriate to criticize the lack of property development from a property developer than lack of property development from an internet poster.

 

[Clearshades]

I didn't chose to come in here and admonish anyone who has not developed to my expectation. As long as a developer does not downgrade us like REGENCY, there is no need to be childest and blatanly attempt to deface someone. Regency is fair game FOR THEY ASKED FOR IT.

 

[IanO]

I feel like you can't go wrong with either, just get stuff built!

My take on it is that a nice TOD in the Quarters with 3 or 4 towers would be better for the Quarters, however an iconic and recognizable tower for Edmonton on the same stretch of Jasper Ave as Hotel Mac and the convention centre would be better and more exciting for the city in the long run as long as you add in those low-midrise buildings in the Quarters to fill out the empty lots and keep more foot traffic in the area.

Kinda, sorta.

It's a bit of a Frankenstein, but I want a very dense, but low-rise Quarters... however this could be something special.

 

[Edmontonian]

Kinda, sorta.

It's a bit of a Frankenstein, but I want a very dense, but low-rise Quarters... however this could be something special.

I agree with you on that we already have our downtown and uptown (Oliver). The Quarters is the perfect place to have some nice low rise buildings with cool CRU's and unique restaurants, well maintained and nice streetscapes, besides it's already our Arts district.

With that being said I don't think it's going to happen. We already have this proposal, the Hat at 5 corners is already built, the Chinese Elders buildings have some height to them, and considering some of the past proposals in the area such as Civic Quarters, RedBrick Civic Tower (both part of the competition for Edmonton Tower iirc) and Artist Quarters it seems like developers are looking for height in the area. Hopefully the finished product of the Quarters is a nice mix between what we have in downtown and what we have around Whyte ave.

To add to that I kind of wish the new rendition of this tower was built elsewhere, the original proposal with kind of a skinny Burj Khalifa style would've been iconic and awesome over here but the new proposal is just a nice looking office building thats going to stick out like a thumb. This is more than twice the height of The Pearl which looked a little out of place when it was first built. The BMO site that stupid regency owns would be better for this honestly.