Stationlands Residential Towers | 90m | 25s | Qualico | DIALOG

[Gus Haynes]

They saw the quality of Ian's recent photos here and quietly canceled their commitment.

 

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^That small emoji just doesn't cut it...

 

[IanO]

They saw the quality of Ian's recent photos here and quietly canceled their commitment.

Maybe I should go back to my Sony Ericsson as these iPhone cameras seem to elicit far more criticism.

 

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Quietly, here's a hint... (it is not the camera that is underperforming)

 

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Here are some renderings of the new 37-storey tower going to EDC on the 7th of Jan. 2025.

This is a view looking southwest from the northeast corner of the new tower. This view proposes all white panels on the eastern face of the building wrapping around the corners with the north face proposed to have black and gray panels. The red outline indicates the existing built portion of the project.

A view looking North at the south face of the new tower -- shows the wraparound white corner set against black panels -- most of the face proposes gray panels on this elevation.

This view shows the white east-facing elevation and the south elevation that overlooks the new pedestrian park -- view from in the park next to the RAM.

Rooftop parklets (for building tenants use) on the roof (37th floor) -- the garden that faces south and east will be open-air; the garden that faces north and west will have a protective roof over the space.

Also on the 37th floor there will be a bar, a "community " table and soft seating as depicted in plan and in the renderings.

General Plan showing the Roundhouse Park and the park to the west of RAM and a pair of general Allees connecting to future phases and the bridge over 97th street. The Roundhouse Park is currently under development.

 

[Agard]

The depiction of the CN tower in those renderings is interesting

 

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[Barnaby]

Getting this tower started early in the new year will ensure that Qualico faces no direct competition from new builds in this category for at least the first 6 months of leasing. The only other build that could challenge this project would be an immediate start to Connect Centre tower, which I don't think will begin until 2026.

I believe the staggering of tower occupancy has been extremely beneficial to the developers.

 

[David A]

Getting this tower started early in the new year will ensure that Qualico faces no direct competition from new builds in this category for at least the first 6 months of leasing. The only other build that could challenge this project would be an immediate start to Connect Centre tower, which I don't think will begin until 2026.

I believe the staggering of tower occupancy has been extremely beneficial to the developers.

Yes, this seems like smart moves, first to complete the development of this initial block of their site and second to time it for when there is a bit of a lull by other developers in the area.

 

[Avenuer]

With the height increase, this tower will be second to Encore for tallest fully-residential building in the city I believe.

 

[Gus Haynes]

Qualico has been running ads for The Switch before movies at Landmark City Centre the last few times I've gone.

 

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Hey 'O I hope you yakked it up back at the office -- now this is what development in Edmonton should look like!

 

[Kosy123]

There's a decent amount of lights on while I drive down 101 St in here too, so that's fantastic to see.

I know there were some genuine concerns about the fact that it's right by the Hope Mission and that Qualico took a risk here with the area and the disorder/perception, but so far it seems to be working and paying off. If Qualico can get a nice residential development by a "sketchy" area of downtown leased up fast then that means the outlook for the rest of downtown is great tbh.

 

[Offworld]

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The West Coast scratches its head, asking how this ended up in Alberta.

 

[kcantor]

There's a decent amount of lights on while I drive down 101 St in here too, so that's fantastic to see.

I know there were some genuine concerns about the fact that it's right by the Hope Mission and that Qualico took a risk here with the area and the disorder/perception, but so far it seems to be working and paying off. If Qualico can get a nice residential development by a "sketchy" area of downtown leased up fast then that means the outlook for the rest of downtown is great tbh.

Those concerns go back to 1998/99 when we purchased the site from CN and the consensus was we should all be committed for thinking that site would ever support high density mixed use development.

When it comes to city building, it’s interesting to see the ongoing commitment/continuity from companies like Qualico and their staff vs the revolving door of mayors and councillors and planners…