Manulife Place Renovations | 145.99m | 36s | AIMCo | MdeAS

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David A said:
Maybe that is the real issue for some people here, but that ship already sailed a while ago. Lets just try to make the best of the new situation.
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Guess I shouldn't hate on National Bank too much, they donated $330K to the Core Patrol program.

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Private money to keep Core Patrol operating downtown in 2026

A National Bank of Canada investment of $330,000 into the Edmonton Downtown Business Association's Core Patrol program will allow it to resume its daytime operations for the entire year.
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kcantor said:
I'm not sure that it's shoddy work per se. It is, however, absolutely sh!tty design all around.

What they've done is compromise a quarter billion dollar or so building undergoing a $45 million dollar plus renovation by being too cheap to do the signage right.

There was/is no real need to "hang it over the parapet" just to avoid removing and reinstalling some spandrel panels in order to do it right.

There was also no need to use this particular spacing (or language for that matter) between the logo and the text. There are examples within their standard branding that demonstrate the flexibility to allow for better than this.
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Good add. I meant shoddy on the part of the consultants or designers. Whoever fabricated it just made what was ordered.
 
The blame if any, should go to the company that put themselves up for sale, which was their choice. I suppose some don't want to speak ill of the departed and they have become almost saint like.

In any such deal, the acquirer of course generally eliminates duplication and realizes efficiencies to help pay for the acquisition.

Also them being from an eastern province that there seems to be latent hostility to here seems to make it easier in some peoples minds to turn them into the bad guys.
 
David A said:
The blame if any, should go to the company that put themselves up for sale, which was their choice. I suppose some don't want to speak ill of the departed and they have become almost saint like.

In any such deal, the acquirer of course generally eliminates duplication and realizes efficiencies to help pay for the acquisition.

Also them being from an eastern province that there seems to be latent hostility to here seems to make it easier in some peoples minds to turn them into the bad guys.
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49 Yelp reviews between 1-5 for National Bank. 2 fives, 1 two, 46 ones. Can't say one way or another if that's representative of all the banks but as far as building renovations go, the TD renovation isn't anything to write home about. Back in the day, bank buildings looked like something. These days their monopolies earn them billions every quarter and their building are average to below average to well below average.
 
Out of Towner said:
49 Yelp reviews between 1-5 for National Bank. 2 fives, 1 two, 46 ones. Can't say one way or another if that's representative of all the banks but as far as building renovations go, the TD renovation isn't anything to write home about. Back in the day, bank buildings looked like something. These days their monopolies earn them billions every quarter and their building are average to below average to well below average.
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In Edmonton in particular, the bar now is very low now. The large banks generally seem to see us an an outpost to put as little effort into as possible.

TD's renovation was quite the gong show, but I thought it was a bit of an improvement. However, rather than hating National Bank for putting up a sign that does not measure up to some standards, shouldn't we focus on the big banks that can't even seem to be bothered to have a tower with a sign on them here? Again, that would include Royal Bank, BMO and Scotia.
 
I think nbf is a step above the other branch like approaches from the majors. Reality is this - cwb got bought out and the immediate casualty is usually the corporate functions as 1+1 has to be more than 2 or the transaction is bad for the shareholders. So the die was cast when cwb was bought out.

But let’s give nbf credit where’s it’s due, they are all in with their commitment to this building and downtown and have been a major factor in the community - they have made some good early choice with where they are contributing to the community. I hate jobs have been lost, but they are making some good steps.
 
David A said:
In Edmonton in particular, the bar now is very low now. The large banks generally seem to see us an an outpost to put as little effort into as possible.

TD's renovation was quite the gong show, but I thought it was a bit of an improvement. However, rather than hating National Bank for putting up a sign that does not measure up to some standards, shouldn't we focus on the big banks that can't even seem to be bothered to have a tower with a sign on them here? Again, that would include Royal Bank, BMO and Scotia.
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If I remember correctly, Royal bank has a sign up on the old HSBC building.
 
I know they had a sign at street level, which was removed when they closed the former HSBC branch in the building, not sure if they had or still have a sign on the building.
 
Expect a new wine/food offering on the main floor.
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Gronk! said:
Hey, maybe Zenaris is moving back to their old haunts, but this time with direct access from the street!

Are Suites 150, 160, 180 and 110 up for grabs, or are they office spaces?
Orange and yellow spaces - what do they signify?
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Zenari’s is operating the coffee bar in Zocalo’s on 95th Street.

Their coffee prices are reminiscent of the 1990’s and servings are generous! There’s seating in front of the coffee and on the nursery side of the store.
 
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