Downtown

[Gronk!]

Hopes for Downtown 2025:

1. 3 new major residential projects start construction totalling 1000 residents.
2. 40 new beat officers Downtown including south of Jasper between 102-109st.
3. LRT station clean up and zero tolerance.
4. One major new tenant announced (20k+).
5. The park is ahead of schedule and opens in September as school starts and welcomes back thousands.

In addition to all of the above, I'll add the following:
1. announcement and start of a new exciting project on the old BMO site;
2. announcement and start of a complete re-do of the west side of CCM;
3. greater commitment by all parties (CoE, building owners, property managers, building tenants, residents and visitors to downtown) to an increased level of care and cleaning of all downtown, sidewalks, streets and infrastructure;
4. new, appropriate tenants (i.e. no banks, liquor or weed stores) for all currently vacant spaces in the ICE District;
5. an announcement and start of a new project on the Arlington site.
6. anything else that will add to the health and vibrancy of our downtown core.

In addition to the above, I'll also add the following to the downtown wish-list for 2025:
1. New office/residential/hotel development announced for the parking lot north of the MNP Tower
2. ICE District Phase 2 will be announced along with truckloads of cash from the provincial government
3. Dwayne's Home will finally be demolished, to be replaced by an exciting new infill development
4. Valley Line LRT construction on 102 Ave will finally commence
5. Manulife/CWB redevelopment will get underway, including new retail tenants
6. Exciting new tenants announced for ECC, including a pickleball facility
7. Chateau Lacombe parkade renovations completed and the wooden stairway south of the parkade reopened
8. Alt Hotel is announced
9. New HQs and start-ups announced for the downtown core that includes AI and hydrogen
10. At least one basketball court, preferably on the SW corner of 104 St and 103 Ave

 

[The_Cat]

My wishes for 2025:
(1) More tenants for some of the downtown towers.
(2) Less social disorder outside.

 

[The_Cat]

I also hope that King Thunderbird Centre has a positive impact on vulnerable people when it opens.

 

[Kosy123]

Is the King Thunderbird Centre going to have a day space? Because that would help immensely if that was the case.

 

[johnnyboy]

In addition to all of the above, I'll add the following:
1. announcement and start of a new exciting project on the old BMO site;
2. announcement and start of a complete re-do of the west side of CCM;
3. greater commitment by all parties (CoE, building owners, property managers, building tenants, residents and visitors to downtown) to an increased level of care and cleaning of all downtown, sidewalks, streets and infrastructure;
4. new, appropriate tenants (i.e. no banks, liquor or weed stores) for all currently vacant spaces in the ICE District;
5. an announcement and start of a new project on the Arlington site.
6. anything else that will add to the health and vibrancy of our downtown core.

I truly hope we see #5 come true, but I won't hold my breath. What a disgrace that property is on the city, its council, and the owners.