7906 109 Street | 6s | Pagnotta

[fromyeg]

61 dwellings and an underground parkade.

Excavation has begun.

Figured a new thread was in order as this seems to be going ahead.

 

[MacLac]

Watch this overtake Metro 78 in about 3 months...lol

 

[EdmTrekker]

Who is the architect?

 

[ADob]

Only three types of cladding? Come on! Try harder! I'm sure we could squeeze a couple more in if we really put our thinking hats on!

 

[northlands]

Good spot for this. Drive by most mornings and they sure have a big hole already dug.

 

[IanO]

Still hoping that we see a more urban form heading south of Whyte to ~72 Ave.

 

[crisp]

A six-storey canyon would be awesome down this boulevard.

 

[Greenspace]

Nothing inspiring design wise but we really need to focus on getting 109 Street filled in. This should be the priority of Councillor Janz.

 

[David A]

Nothing inspiring design wise but we really need to focus on getting 109 Street filled in. This should be the priority of Councillor Janz.

The first problem was many years ago when the road was widened and the street facing buildings were torn down. It remains more a residential than commercial street, but replacing the old small houses some of which have gotten run down with multi residential buildings seems to be happening slowly.

 

[constance_chlore]

The first problem was many years ago when the road was widened and the street facing buildings were torn down.

Every week I learn something new about the terrible things Edmonton did to itself in the past.

 

[fromyeg]

The first problem was many years ago when the road was widened and the street facing buildings were torn down. It remains more a residential than commercial street, but replacing the old small houses some of which have gotten run down with multi residential buildings seems to be happening slowly.

I also didn’t know this was the case! Does anyone have old pictures?

I’m hoping BRT with some good service and nice stations/stops spurs more development on 109th.

 

[MacLac]

Born and raised...never heard of 109th St being widened to 6 lanes....always was since the 70's....

 

[bodsbods9090]

Is he thinking of 99th St?

 

[David A]

No, 109 Street a section south of Whyte Ave. Sometime around the mid 1980's or so I recall.

 

[CplKlinger]

No, 109 Street a section south of Whyte Ave. Sometime around the mid 1980's or so I recall.

If it's south of Whyte Ave, perhaps it was narrower since there were never streetcar tracks running down the middle? It's a shame they didn't bring the rest down to four lanes instead, let alone just leave everything as-is.