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JFC, do people understand what 'Conceptual' means. Good god that rendering Ian posted was used at Council/Public Meetings to demonstrate 'massing' and 'builtform' across the site. F*ck people.

It would be an entirely independent corporation that has the fiduciary responsibility to its sole shareholder the City of Edmonton (nee CMLC).

Not necessarily. It depends on the 'scale' of main street that you want. Not all good main streets need to be blocks upon blocks long. Ritchie Market is a good example of this small scale urbanism.

What many people don't understand is that most of the people purchasing these houses aren't overly concerned about the interiors being "dated". They have the means to make whatever improvements they want. They are buying for other reasons mainly neighbourhood cache/location.

Yea well good luck with that. You only get so many chances and given how this project has turned out I have zero faith that they could successfully deliver on it. The industry is small and people talk. There are red flags all over that organization. This also shows you that just because you...

Contrary to your remarks the only valuable part of the mall are the office buildings believe it or not and the parkade(s). These towers have performed fairly well and continue to maintain a decent occupancy ~ 80%+. Demand for downtown residential is also fine as new product is being leased up...

In my opinion I believe the vast majority of those who are resisting/lamenting the RTO mandates are likely the weakest performers within the organization. #likelyfact

The Delta Hotel is a strata under separate ownership from ECC West.

Correct.

Very fast TBH.

I don't mind the density nor the general design of the buildings EXCEPT, the colour. Is white and blue our new generation of cream and brown coloured stucco?

You know who is behind Quinco....Bill Comrie. But this location has always been a bit 'sketch', even before Covid. Certainly not the greatest site imo.

They only get their name on the building if it's negotiated with the landlord, if it's available or if they pay for it or a combination thereof. Scotia has a few floors in Stantec Tower, but you don't see their name on the tower because Stantec gets that.

Here is one that comes to mind...

You realize that these banks occupy multiple floors in buildings downtown and are not just 'retail branches'. Come on David.

Well the developer and architect of this building are both from Calgary. And if you have looked at any of their other projects you'll notice that they all look generally the same.

I'm actually surprised they aren't fitting out the suites with in-suite laundry. When we built Crawford Block (micro suites) in Old Strathcona there were many that wanted in-suite laundry. It's well known that most renters place in-suite laundry as one of their 'must haves' along with a...

Like? Servus is the only 'big bank' without a presence downtown. The rest are all located dt - RBC, BMO, Scotia, etc.

I would be ok with these if the zone had additional regulations governing its massing. Both along the front and sides. Most just seem too bulky and aren't that compatible with adjacent low density building forms.

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