Mesopotamia
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Unfortunate because short wood frame buildings don’t belong here
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Lilac Park | 20.2m | 6s | Westrich Pacific | J+S Architect
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Barnaby
Senior Member
When are you building something else?
Yeggy
Active Member
This isnt the 90’s. They are doing amazing things with wood.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
I will take 30 of these 6-7 story wood frame buildings if that means no more surface parking and more complete streets downtown over 2 or 3 towers that become islands and don't improve the on-street feel. As much as I love high rises, and I hope we get some, I would rather see those in the CBD, especially if we can get some more hotels and maybe the odd mixed used, and have warehouse district and south of Jasper ave filled with wall-to-wall low and mid rises.
Yeggy
Active Member
The urban environments of most cities is a mixture of low/mid/high rises.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
Exactly. And also, it sometimes seems like some people expect Manhattan levels of high-rise density and development in Edmonton that simply won't happen, ever. We don't have the population to support that many high rises, and we don't have the geographical constraints that would make up for the smaller population, in that regard.
Yeggy
Active Member
Much of manhattan was (for years) brownstones and midrises.
High rises were historically commercial buildings.
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scyeg
Active Member
I don't think the issue for most people on here is midrises instead of highrises; I think the issue is the design and quality. These NY examples are in an entirely different world from what developers here are building and proposing.
Mesopotamia
New Member
Are developers incorporating noise insulation these days in wood frame projects? I know it exists but I'm not sure if they're being implemented. That's my biggest beef with wood frames - the noise.
Mesopotamia
New Member
I always thought this area was the CBD. At least until 109 and Jasper
ChazYEG
Senior Member
The CBD is arguably from Jasper to 104 Ave, between 99 and 104 St (I've seen people say 100 to 104 st), but the area west of 104 St is definitely not part of the CBD.
Kosy123
Senior Member
When I first started lurking in this forum so many years ago, I wanted high rises everywhere downtown.
Now? I want complete streets and vacant lot elimination more than anything else.
Vibrant city cores don't need skyscrapers everywhere, and I'm more than fine with subsidies kickstarting as many projects in downtown asap. I'm the farthest thing from a corporate/developer shill but frankly throw another $20-30 million at it. Distort the market even more. Use whatever tools we have to achieve that policy outcome.
Now? I want complete streets and vacant lot elimination more than anything else.
Vibrant city cores don't need skyscrapers everywhere, and I'm more than fine with subsidies kickstarting as many projects in downtown asap. I'm the farthest thing from a corporate/developer shill but frankly throw another $20-30 million at it. Distort the market even more. Use whatever tools we have to achieve that policy outcome.
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
I live in a 20 year old wood frame 4 story. The building has its quirks but they did an excellent job with the noise insulation, it takes something crazy for me to hear my neighbors. It's quiet enough that my occasionally screaming toddler goes unnoticed (thankfully). Anything newer than the turn of the century should have decent noise insulation.
Mesopotamia
New Member
Is there a difference in what the “CBD” is and “downtown”?
Glenco
Senior Member
I have been waiting 40-50 years for downtown to fill in the empty lots. Can’t wait much longer.