fromyeg
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Not a lot of positive press for Regency.
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Not a lot of positive press for Regency.
Agard
New Member
Am I misreading this?? This makes zero sense: "How can you call me out for NOT developing vacant unsightly land when you ARE developing vacant unsightly land!"
johnnyboy
Active Member
You know it's pretty bad when even Cheryll Watson calls you out; he doesn't have a leg to stand on.
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Stevey_G
Active Member
penny wise but pound foolish.
Gronk!
Senior Member
'Irresponsible': Downtown developer feels unfairly targeted by city's 'problem property' survey
Site of the old Bank of Montreal building is the subject of a "problem properties" survey issued by the City of Edmontonedmontonjournal.com
The fact that other towers such as The Falcon and The Parks have been successfully completed just shows how incompetent Regency is.
Stevey_G
Active Member
What a strawman argument to make eh. The exhibition lands and blatchford are nowhere near as unsightly as his property. Nor do they sit on the city’s potentially top premiere downtown corner.
Mesopotamia
New Member
Is it possible for the city to expropriate this land?
_urbanite
Senior Member
Not to mention that Blatchford is an active development area, and the Exhibition Lands are still useful. Regency's site is neither of those. It's just a decrepit eyesore
inclusion
Active Member
Gotta love the ol' whataboutism approach. Just because you built some credibility in the past doesn't mean you automatically get a free pass now - it has to be earned back. From where I sit, he hasn't earned anything lately. The Bonnie Doon redevelopment is a mess of a construction site. Perhaps try cleaning that up a bit along with the other vacant sites you have.
David A
Senior Member
Hey another word that starts with d is deflection. They could have titled this article "Downtown (non) developer deflects blame", or at least tries to.
However, this is what happens when you tear down a nice building, leaving an empty lot in a prominent location downtown and you do not make enough effort to keep it up. Your reputation turns to sh*t.
davcocom
Active Member
Love how they mention "the 25-storey Holyrood Gardens transit-oriented development" as a transformative project, being one of the ugliest developments in the city.'Irresponsible': Downtown developer feels unfairly targeted by city's 'problem property' survey
Site of the old Bank of Montreal building is the subject of a "problem properties" survey issued by the City of Edmonton
They have cut all the possible corners to "make it profitable", and we ended up with an eyesore either they develop something or not
CplKlinger
Senior Member
To be fair there are some parallels between them. For instance, homeless people often squat in the basement of that old BMO building, and people often rent basement suites in Blatchford. But beyond that he's out to lunch.
fromyeg
Active Member
Knack calls the site an “embarrassment.”
Talks about expanding the derelict property subclass to include non residential properties.
archited
Senior Member
I could give 2 sh**s about what Knack thinks.
archited
Senior Member
^ What I mean is "stop whining and get behind a solution!"