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The waffle is intriguing but I I'm finding it hard picturing how it will turn out in real life. Materials will make or break this for me. I'm thinking white metal panels?? Also, what will the nimby karens be complaining about... Shadows? it's on the North edge of Whyte so really barely any...

The South half of the building was a pool hall. Used to skip class in high school and go there to play where occasionally (when it was empty in the daytime) the owners would serve us beer lol those were the days.

The North elevation is horrible, everything else is nice. Shall we place bets on when the exterior finishings will be done on this building? I'm going to go with January... of 2022....

^Umm, I think the fact that it has NOT been so active.

"Reduce the size of each lane?! What's next, a bike lane and LRT tracks down 109?? How will I ever get through downtown with my Ford F350?? I'M NEVER COMING DOWNTOWN AGAIN!!!" - future Edmonton suburbanite complaint to 311

^Or, if only we could have investors/developers put up projects like this down Capital Blvd where the streetscape is already pedestrian-friendly. Seriously, one block off.. beautiful streetscape... completely dead..... Lol sorry back to the main topic. I like it a lot, it's a great use of...

Get rid of that hat and change the entire color scheme to all black metal panels. Really what brings this design over the top of unacceptable to me is just the color scheme. Did someone actually get paid to come up with that?

Hmm as a standalone resi tower yah maybe I'd put it second after Encore. For any resi though I'd say Legends is the nicest over all. Edit... which does have a lighting feature at the crown ?

Funny a cohousing project is starting in the midst of a pandemic that requires people to stay away from each other.

@Daveography I'm all for sustainability, but I'm more of a supporter as opposed to an advocate as you seem to be. And I am willing to accept, to a certain extent, some developments that do not check off all the boxes. I want to put emphasis on "to a certain extent" and bring this debate back...

@Platinum107 "The car-dependant and "Quantity over Quality" approach is exactly what made Edmonton into a sprawling suburbanized city with an undesirable core" Actually, I believe the suburban sprawl and undesirable core are both a byproduct of the City's extremely poor ease of access to the...

I think we need to embrace a bit of this car dependency, let's see growth happen first and quality will follow. By demanding so much, you will only continue to push development outwards.

@Daveography I don't necessarily agree it would have gone a "long way". Just my opinion here, but from personal observation, a culture shift from car dependency in Edmonton is going to take a very long time. I lived in the Century, then moved to Ultima when it was complete and watched two more...

This is going to be a success, not because of the architecture but because of what most of you really hate about it, THE PARKING LOT. Because, sadly, it is what most Edmontonians demand.

Plus the Strathearn Heights development.. lots of change to come, just a matter of how long it will all take.

Yes, it is called rig-pigian architecture. Only found in Alberta and meant to resemble the mobile camps of the O&G sites up by Fort McMurray.

This is the backside of the townhomes.

Even the cars in the rendering look to be over a decade old.

Only took a gander at the renderings of bylaw 19133, this is a different site than what has been discussed in this thread. Looks like it is one street over on 100Street.

I think the majority of the time it looks good, but yet I agree it can turn out bad as well.