yeggator
Active Member
The development very much feels like a wall between downtown and the homelessness problem just north of it. Good or bad? Depends on who you ask but it certainly would insulate residents from it.
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YegBrad
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I happen to commute on the Metro Line, so when I saw this project on this forum I thought, hold on, I've never seen this building before.
I'm always apprehensive of building renders, especially with this one, so I walked on over and took a couple of photos around. This would be March 2026, somewhere around 4PM.
There were security guards patrolling that middle area between The Switch and Epcor tower. While it was chilly out, it felt overly liminal, 0 foot traffic coming in and out of Epcor or the Switch that I saw. To be fair, being an aimless punk building spotting likely didn't help.
I could see directly north of the Switch there was a group of people huddled in an alley, and a lineup for the nearby Hope Mission. The businesses on that street, 101 street, looked pretty derelict too.
I think it's in an awkward spot: the area was clearly being developed heavily, and in the future there will be more buildings around. But as it stands right now, it looks like 1400 a month to hug that weird, casino-and-parking-lot intimidating part of Downtown I remember growing up.
I'm always apprehensive of building renders, especially with this one, so I walked on over and took a couple of photos around. This would be March 2026, somewhere around 4PM.
There were security guards patrolling that middle area between The Switch and Epcor tower. While it was chilly out, it felt overly liminal, 0 foot traffic coming in and out of Epcor or the Switch that I saw. To be fair, being an aimless punk building spotting likely didn't help.
I could see directly north of the Switch there was a group of people huddled in an alley, and a lineup for the nearby Hope Mission. The businesses on that street, 101 street, looked pretty derelict too.
I think it's in an awkward spot: the area was clearly being developed heavily, and in the future there will be more buildings around. But as it stands right now, it looks like 1400 a month to hug that weird, casino-and-parking-lot intimidating part of Downtown I remember growing up.
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MacLac
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Hmmmmm…….”145 units…..” for Switch Phase 1? I thought we were going off of 285 units?
Avenuer
Senior Member
BOMA is wrong, there are 285 units in Phase 1.
MacLac
Senior Member
Ok good….what's wrong with them? That inept at gathering the facts?
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IanO
Superstar
Former proposal for the site (Stantec option I believe).
IanO
Superstar
Hearth and Hive Food Company | Organic Bakery and Healthy Gourmet Meals in Edmonton
Hearth and Hive Food Company – Edmonton’s go-to for natural and organic bakery goods and healthy gourmet meals. Enjoy fresh, locally sourced, chef-prepared dishes made with wholesome ingredients. Order online or visit us today!
www.hearthandhivefood.com
Job Type
Sign Development Permit
External ID
651176393-002
Location
10423 - 101 STREET NW Plan 2321876 Blk A Lot 1
Description
To install (1) Fascia Sign(s) limited to On-premises Advertising (Hearth and Hive)
Applicant
BEHRENDS BRONZE INC.
Development Category
Date Created
March 19, 2026
Status
New
Development Permit Decision Date
Development Permit Decision not yet made*
Development Permit Decision Date Published on this Webpage
Neighbourhood
DOWNTOWN
thommyjo
Senior Member
Currently in CN, moving to epcor? Or is this the switch?Hearth and Hive Food Company | Organic Bakery and Healthy Gourmet Meals in Edmonton
Hearth and Hive Food Company – Edmonton’s go-to for natural and organic bakery goods and healthy gourmet meals. Enjoy fresh, locally sourced, chef-prepared dishes made with wholesome ingredients. Order online or visit us today!
Job Type
Sign Development Permit
External ID
651176393-002
Location
10423 - 101 STREET NW Plan 2321876 Blk A Lot 1
Description
To install (1) Fascia Sign(s) limited to On-premises Advertising (Hearth and Hive)
Applicant
BEHRENDS BRONZE INC.
Development Category
Date Created
March 19, 2026
Status
New
Development Permit Decision Date
Development Permit Decision not yet made*
Development Permit Decision Date Published on this Webpage
Neighbourhood
DOWNTOWN
ADob
Active Member
That's some good looking baked goods. Those prices, though, make me extra happy my husband bakes for us!
Dubas
Active Member
it's in the EPCOR lobby near the elevators
kcantor
Senior Member
Not Stantec... This was a mixed use tower at the east end of the site with a hotel component that was completed with two options - one that retained the bridge and one that did not (this is the one that did). Both of them incorporated a retail component at the P1 level of the parkade that would have animated 97th Street and included a porte cochiere "drop off" for the residential and hotel components. The one that did not include the bridge was recently referenced in the 97th Street Bridge thread.