Garneau 79/109 | 14m | 4s | Altawest | MoDA

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  • 50 units
  • FAR 2.5
  • Ground-floor units on all four sides
https://www.edmonton.ca/residential_neighbourhoods/neighbourhoods/garneau-planning-applications.aspx

Really should have some ground-floor commercial per the 109 St. ARP...
 
IMO, if we wanna reach this 2 million people on the same land goal, this is the kind of thing we REALLY need more of.
 
C.1. Garneau 79/109 (Rezoning)
March Michinak Stantec

MOVED: J. Mills

Motion of support with conditions.

SECONDED: D. Brown

The Committee supports the design as illustrated, but recommends that the
Applicant continue to work with Administration on the following items:
● Street edge / interface The rezoning proposes tree and shrub planting adjacent
to the property boundary over top of a parkade structure. Careful design
detailing will be required to ensure that this design intent accommodating
landscaping without requiring above grade planters and in turn an unnecessary
grade change between sidewalk and main floor units is carried through to the
Development Permit stage.
● Commercial frontage Additional information is required for Administration to
understand how an appropriate commercial frontage will be achieved. It is
recommended that the Applicant provide additional text regulation (eg.
minimum glazing requirements) and append additional elevations and / or
design details to communicate this future flexibility in built form.
● Prominent entrance (as identified in the proposed regulation) Additional text
regulation and appended elevations and / or design detailing should be provided
to more clearly communicate this design intention.

CARRIED

FOR THE MOTION: C. Holmes, B. Nolan, J. Mills, M. Figueira, D. Deshpande, R.
Labonte, T. Antoniuk, S. Kaznacheeva, D. Brown

https://www.edmonton.ca/city_govern...ontonDesignCommittee_Minutes_March19_2019.pdf
 
It is great to have a developer/designer engaged on the site -- welcome!. And also great that you are providing an updated rendering. The feedback on this site -- much more so than other sites -- is generally constructive and often conveying a lay perspective (very valuable I would think to those who care to listen... a kind of pulse-o-meter, if you like).
I love your sloped facade delineation on the upper two floors with (slightly) inset projecting balconies counterposed with the adjacent projecting windows and I love the material delineation between southern vs northern elements of the building -- creates a strong focus on the buildings main entry point. I wish the retail along 109street was a little more defined in relation to the residential components, but perhaps that will be developed with signage. Well done!
 

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