IanO
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30,000 people is going to need 10-15,000 homes
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yeggator
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Wait, 30,000 people in Blatchford?? That's crazy, especially considering about a third of it is commercial/institutional and a fifth of it is a big park. I thought 20,000.
kcantor
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from blatchford’s own website “Blatchford will be home to up to 30,000 Edmontonians …”
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yeggator
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from blatchford’s own website “Blatchford will be home to up to 30,000 Edmontonians …”
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I call cap. Even Oliver doesn't have 20,000 people and that's one of the densest neighborhoods in the city. And Blandford is barely larger in land area.
northlands
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They are absolutely dreaming. Single family detached, row houses and duplex/triplex/fourplex accounted for 175 of Oliver's 11,595 residences. 66% of Oliver residences are in buildings 5 storeys and taller. Blatchford multifamily tops out at six storeys.
yeggator
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Lmao, just noticed that I spelled it as "Blandford." Imma keep the typo tho
MattPT
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multi family does NOT top out at 6 stories. There are multiple points meant for high density residential. The current area being sold only includes medium density and does top out at 6. Also, blatchford is big. Really big. The part I circled is What’s currently under construction… nothing compared to the overall site.
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itom987
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I am curious to know what the NAIT Student Residences will look like, as well as NAIT's expansion westward. I also wonder when the Police/Fire Station will be built.
IanO
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Maybe I missed it the first 7 times, but why didn't we put even more density around the Blatchford East Station?
I think the market conditions will restrict building height long before zoning rules do. Plus midrise is easier to build/operate sustainably.
archited
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I'm with 'O -- then why restrict the zoning?
kcantor
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particularly in a market that now includes a 66 story mixed use tower, you need to define midrise before your assertion can be either challenged or defended...
IanO
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Density does not necessarily need height.
thommyjo
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Biked through today. Lots of good progress vs the Fall. I think next Spring it’ll start to feel like a real community. Still just a few strips of townhomes.
Love all the garage suites. Lots of homes look to be just a few months from occupancy, so residents should double shortly.
I think 2-3 larger projects with some retail will be key for blatchford to start to feel like the community it was pitched as. It still feels so isolated from everything else though, kingsway & all the industrial just feel like walls. I wonder if 1 or 2 stronger “through” connections would help it feel like less of an island?
Love all the garage suites. Lots of homes look to be just a few months from occupancy, so residents should double shortly.
I think 2-3 larger projects with some retail will be key for blatchford to start to feel like the community it was pitched as. It still feels so isolated from everything else though, kingsway & all the industrial just feel like walls. I wonder if 1 or 2 stronger “through” connections would help it feel like less of an island?