Jasper House | 121.91m | 36s | Lamb Dev Corp | a—A

[SRC Admin]

Edmonton | Jasper House

 

[Daveography]

@bennessb Map location of this one is a little off, too. Should be: https://www.google.ca/maps/place/10...2!3m1!1s0x53a02237e4af9b65:0xd33f2a7c4b2eaf06

 

[bennessb]

thanks @Daveography, I've updated the coordinates.

 

[Daveography]

Toronto Developer Delays Alberta Condos Amid Oil Crunch
Lamb Development Corp. is delaying construction of two condominium projects in Alberta as the slump in the price of oil guts jobs and housing demand. The 36-story Jasper House and 45-story North will be delayed at least a year.

Full Story (Bloomberg)

 

[Daveography]

Developer says luxury condos delayed by Edmonton approval
A luxury condo project in Edmonton has been delayed almost a year-and-a-half — but it’s not because of economic woes, says the developer behind it.

“We did not choose to delay it, but it’s been delayed … the reason is, we underestimated the amount of time it would take to get development plan approval for the City of Edmonton,” said Brad Lamb, dubbed Toronto’s 'condo king.'

“It has nothing to do with Alberta’s economic circumstances. We are not unhappy or dissatisfied with any element of being in Edmonton,” he said.

Lamb’s comments come after recent reports that Lamb Development Corp. had intentionally delayed construction of Jasper House and another Edmonton condo project, North, because of declining condo sales in the troubled province.

Full Story (Metro Edmonton)

 

[Froggy]

Well if that's true that's good news. I'd hate to see this parking lot stay any longer, know that there's something planned for it.

 

[Hilman]

From chrisvazquez7 on C2E:

So got a hold of a sales rep. He said construction should start Jan or Feb 2017. He says they're waiting on dev permit and final engineering drawings and this date is not dependent on sales. So that seems encouraging!

 

[archited]

Anyone familiar with Edmonton's growth history should not be shy about moving ahead with development. It is one of the world's most livable cities and should have that notion underscored as time moves forward. Good for Lamb for recognizing that. Over the next decade, downtown Edmonton will become a magical place with many lifestyle amenities. I -- for one -- am going to move our North American headquarters back to the City and focus on several key developments in celebration of that fact.

 

[Daveography]

Brad Lamb, the founder of Lamb Development, said the city's slowing economy has been one factor in the delay.

But a larger issue has been the need for the land to be rezoned by the city. The rezoning permitting a highrise development has recently been approved, he said.

"Admittedly the pace of getting the building approved was slower, and I don't believe it any fault of ours," Lamb said. "The city might say it's our fault, but nonetheless it's completed."

Lamb now expects to break ground in the summer of 2017, and for construction to take 30 months, meaning the building would be complete by 2020.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...hits-delays-can-purchasers-back-out-1.3804096

 

[quit]

For some reason, I have a good feeling about this one. Just some of the language that Brad has used in the interviews makes it seem like he truly wants to move forward with this. Given some of the legislative changes and building requirements in the future, it might make it tough in the future to go ahead with his other proposal, but I do think this one will pan out. It would be lovely to see the Healy project pan out in the future again, too. That outfit did quite a bit of preliminary work and sounded like they were almost shovels ready when they pulled the plug, so you have to figure it is simply on the shelf. I think this project can become the catalyst for the wasteland that is 106th Street, though.

 

[Daveography]

Toronto developer moving ahead with downtown Edmonton luxury high rise
Toronto developer Brad Lamb says Alberta’s economy is on the mend and he’s moving ahead this year with two downtown Edmonton residential towers.

Construction will start this summer or fall on Jasper House, a 37-storey luxury building slated for what has been parking lots along 106 Street north of Jasper Avenue, the president and owner of Lamb Development Corp. says.

“The environment in Alberta has not been kind to real estate developers of any kind in the last two years, but it’s changing,” he says.

“It’s not clear sailing in Alberta, but it’s way better than it was.”

http://edmontonjournal.com/business...ahead-with-downtown-edmonton-luxury-high-rise

 

[Momin]

Update: http://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/n...sper-house-set-proceed-following-brief-hiatus

 

[MetroEd]

^nice. and it will really stick out where it's located like The Pearl does where it's located.

 

[Daveography]

It was originally hoped that construction of Jasper House, which is located at 106 Street Northwest and Jasper Avenue, would start in late 2015. Mr. Lamb says the development is currently 50-per-cent sold.

“Jasper House was the canary in the coal mine. It was the first project in the Warehouse District that was moving for that kind of height. The site was zoned for eight storeys and I want 40. That means the city’s plan has to be re-evaluated and that can take years,” Mr. Lamb says.

“The reality is that the rezoning and development-plan process still isn’t complete, so even if the economy in Alberta didn’t have a hiccup we still wouldn’t be building Jasper House today,” he adds.

Jasper House, Lamb Development Corp.'s planned 38-storey luxury condo development in downtown Edmonton.LAMB DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Mr. Lamb hopes the approval of Jasper House will be “imminent,” which would mean the build could commence this year.

“It’s next in line to break ground but eight months from now is the earliest that will happen. Which means we’d be looking at completion in 2020,” he says.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...r-an-alberta-real-estateboom/article34109117/

 

[Daveography]

Edmonton's Jasper House permit approval contingent on public art
The final roadblock for a luxury downtown condominium's development permit is public art.

The Jasper House condo project has the potential to revitalize the city’s warehouse district, according to its Toronto developer, Brad Lamb, but the 36-storey project has been stuck in the city’s rezoning and permitting process since 2014.

City planner Andrew McLellan said Tuesday the finish line is in sight.

“I don’t think it’s useful to get into a debate about whose fault it is, or anything. But there have been some hurdles that have had to been overcome along the way and we are getting into the final stages of that process,” McLellan said.

Before the city will grant Lamb Development Corp. that long-awaited permit, it wants more information on the required public art contribution, of up to $150,000, at Jasper House.

http://www.metronews.ca/news/edmont...-house-approval-contingent-on-public-art.html