Didama
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this would definitely make a sweet boutique hotel with a retro vibe!
Milner Building Residential Conversion | 53m | 12s | Westcorp | Kasian
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MakeYEGGreatAgain
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The newly converted Element hotel in downtown Calgary is quite successful. I hope someone can replicate that here.
Oilers99
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The fact that this is listed for $33 psf should show the lack of confidence in DT Edmonton. Only 22 stalls is awful too.
JNO1
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Taken yesterday.
MakeYEGGreatAgain
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22 stalls....that's it. They will never be able to make a hotel work with that unless they can secure parking somewhere else and then they will need to provide valet service to all occupants.
that's a huge expense irrespective of occupancy rates.
mcr
Active Member
I imagine they could form an agreement with whoever owns the parkade across the street. It's a hindrance, yeah, but not insurmountable I would think. The Holiday Inn next door makes it work too.
IanO
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VIP or staff parking included, guest across the street no big deal.
LRT, major bus routes, Red Arrow, cool factor, near CBD/Gov't sector and highly walkable = high potential.
LRT, major bus routes, Red Arrow, cool factor, near CBD/Gov't sector and highly walkable = high potential.
Offworld
Active Member
I find this viewpoint somewhat puzzling. This isn't some Sherwood Park motel. A true downtown hotel would not need significant parking. You wouldn't be serving people who've driven in from Prince George. You'd be serving the type of guest that's flown into town.
Glenco
Senior Member
I have always really liked this building. I hope something can be done with it
Oilers99
Active Member
I mean considering the building has been fully vacant for nearly ten years and is being listed at $33 psf, the lack of parking has an impact.
IanO
Superstar
^the lack of vision and more to do with the complexity of a conversion of this size and shear amount of abatement/remediation.
TagYEG
New Member
My quick streetview count of parking at The Matrix hotel is only 24 stalls, so I doubt this would really matter for a downtown boutique hotel, especially, with a parkade across the street.
Gronk!
Senior Member
The parkade across the street from the Milner has been closed for at least a couple of years now. Here's hoping that something sexy will replace it, but still retain some of the above-level parking.
Dubas
Active Member
The one fronting 104th? It was closed for a bit this winter but it's back open now. Cars go in and out daily, albeit not that many. The lower levels of it have become a popular homeless hangout spot.
IanO
Superstar
^untrue. It's open, but very much underused.