Manulife Place Renovations | 145.99m | 36s | AIMCo | MdeAS

[EdmTrekker]

Many hard hats working away behind hoarding on the main floor of late.

Has there been an actual announcement of how much space National Bank is actually taking or for that matter what services will be located there and head count given the merger is fait accompli.

 

[Gronk!]

Will that temporary coffee stand also finally be replaced by a permanent location soon? They already had to redo the sign for it to coming in 2024 and now it is getting close to the end of 2024.

Maybe their popup is doing so well that they'll keep it going!

 

[David A]

Maybe their popup is doing so well that they'll keep it going!

Maybe, the coffee shack does give a certain vibe to Manulife. Although I'm not sure it is the upscale cachet they are looking for, but perhaps that is long gone.

At this point I feel the landlord is sort of being taken advantage of or strung along if they are not yet paying for the bigger permanent space they were supposed to take.

 

[IanO]

Maybe their popup is doing so well that they'll keep it going!

They are nearly there with their space, but are being held up with swapping 'spaces'

 

[Gus Haynes]

They are nearly there with their space, but are being held up with swapping 'spaces'

What does that mean?

 

[IanO]

Landlord-tenant stuff

 

[Gus Haynes]

I take your wording to mean that the landlord now wants them to occupy an entirely different space in the building?

 

[IanO]

The corner space is nearly built out, but it sounds like the landlord is slowing them down with completion for whatever reason and so it will be a few more weeks.

 

[David A]

The corner space is nearly built out, but it sounds like the landlord is slowing them down with completion for whatever reason and so it will be a few more weeks.

So they might actually open in 2024 yet?

 

[Gronk!]

National Bank gets final approval for Canadian Western Bank takeover | Globalnews.ca

Montreal's National Bank has called its takeover of the Edmonton-based Canadian Western Bank a key pillar of its domestic growth strategy for 2025.

globalnews.ca

 

[MacLac]

Speaking of Global articles…..why is Global Edmonton doing Calgary news and weather right now?

 

[Gronk!]

The corner space is nearly built out, but it sounds like the landlord is slowing them down with completion for whatever reason and so it will be a few more weeks.

A few more weeks = mid-2025 then?
The pop-up was still open when I walked by a couple of days ago.

 

[BrettB]

Speaking of Global articles…..why is Global Edmonton doing Calgary news and weather right now?

Calgary no longer has a real newsroom on weekends as a result of staff cuts (just a couple of reporters) so Edmonton does it all.

 

[archited]

^Makes sense since Edmonton is the seat of Provincial Government -- social media (generally faux) news has made to very difficult for more staid outlets to compete.

 

[David A]

A few more weeks = mid-2025 then?
The pop-up was still open when I walked by a couple of days ago.

Barring a Christmas miracle, it seems my expressed concern that the sign will again be yet again be wrong with coming in 2024 may come to pass, as the year soon draws to a close