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What do you think of this project?

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My wife and I took a different bus to work today and it drove past this development. I asked my wife what she thought and she said "Wow cool, looks like Europe."

I just looked at her like
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^If the shops were even just street facing with the parking in back it'd've been pretty nice, I still don't think I'd be thrilled with the out-of-place European pastiche look, but it would have made a very positive addition overall.

@Calfaer I love how that pic now shows up as the first image on the Manchester Square database entry, it's very appropriate lmao
 
Aaron_Lloyd said:
^If the shops were even just street facing with the parking in back it'd've been pretty nice, I still don't think I'd be thrilled with the out-of-place European pastiche look, but it would have made a very positive addition overall.

@Calfaer I love how that pic now shows up as the first image on the Manchester Square database entry, it's very appropriate lmao
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agreed! Having the stores facing the street would be nicer, but having a square, like that review video guy said, would make it a bit more european and actually nice. Overall, I still prefer it to a regular looking strip mall, at least it gives me some laughs whenever I pass by.
 
Daveography said:
@gmqYEG Welcome to the Forum!
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@Daveography Thanks! I have been following the forum for a while, but only now I feel like I know the city enough to contribute!

Now, regarding this monstrosity being built, I can think of a million ways of making it better, but saddly, I don`t think it would make it effectively good, the fake look is just hideous.
 
archited said:
Watch... counter to all rational thought and architectural purism, this abomination is going to be one of the most successful financial developments in Edmonton's history -- somebody shoot me if this proves to be true.
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They are going to have to lease this out at bargain prices - poor time to be completing retail real estate.
 
I'm sure it wasn't a costly build and I remember the warehouse in the area wasn't great thus I believe they only paid land value and maintained the foundation and frame of the building so I'm sure the actual cap rate once fully lease will be close to 8% with lower risk because it is quite close to downtown.
 
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