Avenue Building Revitalization | ?m | 1s

[Daveography]

https://www.facebook.com/hibcoconstruction/posts/3041729815938866

9432 118 Ave

 

[Airboy]

Nice, I have always thought that corner is ripe for some upgrades.

 

[Avenuer]

That's an amazing project (118th needs more of this!) and since I live nearby I will be around often to post updates as construction progresses

 

[TimETown]

I'm also glad to see this, and I'm also nearby . Hi, neighbour Avenuer

 

[_urbanite]

Very nice! That building has been a derelict eyesore for as long as I can remember now. I remember reading that something was in the works here a couple years ago, nice to see a rendering for it

 

[Edmcowboy11]

That does look nice, has anything started on it yet?

 

[Avenuer]

That does look nice, has anything started on it yet?

Some hoarding in front but that is it so far. My guess is interior work has already started and exterior work will be last.

 

[Avenuer]

Some noticeable work has been done already on HIBCO’s 118th Ave reno project:

 

[IanO]

Such a great little project.

 

[Guy 1]

Is HIBCO a newer contractor in the city? I'm seeing their signage on quite a few of these smaller scale commercial reno's now, can't recall see them around before

They've been around for a while now. Did lots of restoration/insurance-related work in the past. Seems like they're getting a lot more work in the reno & new build markets now.

 

[Daveography]

Description: To construct interior alterations to an existing commercial building. Interior alterations to convert the entire main floor into 2 separate CRU's(also reinforcing the floor from beneath due to the instability of existing structure)
Permit date: December 17, 2020
Type: Building Permit
Subtype: (03) Interior Alterations
Category: Commercial Final
Class: Restaurants and Bars (540)
Status: Issued
Address: 9436 - 118 AVENUE NW
Neighbourhood: ALBERTA AVENUE
Zoning: CB2
Value: $225,000.00

 

[ION]

Any time you can reactivate a dead storefront on a busy commercial high street is a win for humanity if you ask me! Now if we could only get the Avenue Theatre restored and reopened as a live performing arts venue/movie theatre...

 

[ION]

Cough, cough, Metro Cinema society. Please open a second location on The Avenue... And maybe think about seeing if they can take over The Princess... If capitalism can't do it, I am sure collectivism can! Their business model using volunteer labor is genius especially when you consider how simplistic operations have become from a technical perspective compared to even 20 years ago... It's literally set it and forget it film projection these days...

 

[ION]

I always wanted the old Beverly cinema/Beacon Heights Community Hall on 44th revived as well, but I get that the structure was beyond its lifespan and needed to come down... Just wish it along with all these other former spaces could be revived as mixed live/movie theatre combos... A lot of other small town theatres have been preserved and retained using the same model... Drayton Valley, Camrose, Holden, Daysland, Fort MacLeod and of course The Garneau are operated like this which of course was the original history of these buildings. Still hold hope that one day the old Capitol Theatre of my youth in Vegreville will be restored to its original Art Deco glory... I mean it's open now-ish but they compromised the auditorium to turn the stage into an awkward second screen in which you have to go through the main theatre to get to...

 

[davcocom]

Some progress here!