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[Platinum107]

Was walking down Whyte with @Platinum107 on Sunday after we saw the Offwhyte documentary. We were both impressed by the soaring visual presence of the tower as seen from the 105 Street and Whyte Ave intersection. Crazy thing was that it still had a few floors to go (probably up to where the crane deck was at the time). If the other two towers come, Whyte Ave could rival the downtowns of Regina/Saskatoon.

With two more towers coming on that same site, I really do think the urban scale of that side of Whyte is going to grow substantially for sure!

Edmonton may become a city with 2 downtowns! That is, if it hasn't done so already.

I'd argue we already are lol. The University Area and Garneau is it's own skyline, and that's been solidified with the construction of Laurent and Eleanor by Maclab. What would be crazy is if a few more towers popped up between Sask Drive and Whyte Ave, then we might actually have 3 skylines!

 

[tomatohat]

I think there's a lot of potential for 109 Street in Garneau

I agree! There is this empty lot on 109, zoned for 8 storeys, that has sat empty for a couple of years now though: https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/database/projects/artisan.28618

Hopefully there is some movement on that soon!

I went to the Priority Growth Area meeting, and there is a push from the city to allow more high rises and ground level retail all along 109 in Garneau

 

[Gronk!]

1 or 2 mid-rise/high-rise multi-use developments on the 2 empty lots north of the TD Bank would be nice.

Here's the the 2 empty lots north of the TD Bank

Another empty lot on 109 St that is ripe for a mid-rise/high-rise multi-use redevelopment is the now-closed Asian Flame restaurant.

 

[thommyjo]

Here's the the 2 empty lots north of the TD Bank

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Another empty lot on 109 St that is ripe for a mid-rise/high-rise multi-use redevelopment is the now-closed Asian Flame restaurant.

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109st needs a makeover to become much more urban.

 

[IanO]

It has an Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP) in place, but little action due to land ownership and lack of intentions.

 

[Platinum107]

109st needs a makeover to become much more urban.

If the proposed B1 BRT line goes down 109th, there'll hopefully be a big streetscape redevelopment to improve the (respectfully) terrible pedestrian experience here.

In all honesty I would prefer mid-rise buildings with some Edmonton red brick and good street frontage here, as it's a relatively historic area. I wouldn't mind some tower proposals though, for sure.

 

[thommyjo]

Something like how Granville Street looks south of the bridge is a good comparable to what 109at could become.

 

[observedevyeg]

Something like how Granville Street looks south of the bridge is a good comparable to what 109at could become.

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I feel like part of Jasper Ave could look like that if they actually used the community feedback from the Re-imagine Jasper