bodsbods9090
Active Member
Any movement on this one? I thought I saw an article that the tenants were moving out in October...
Strathearn Heights Redevelopment | 81m | ?s | Nearctic Group | GEC
- Thread starter Daveography
- Start date
MacLac
Senior Member
Waiting on a demo permit?
Gronk!
Senior Member
Ralph's and the rest of that strip mall appear to be fenced off when I drove past.
Avenuer
Senior Member
The developers are working through the subdivision application for the site at the moment.
systema99
New Member
Currently a Strathearn Heights resident. Spoke with some of the leaseholders as the strip mall entered it's final days. The tenant in the artist's loft above Ralph's Handi-Mart alluded to the full redevelopment being "at least ten years out". Spoke to the owner of Ralph's as well. Dude was heartbroken.
Maybe somebody with experience on these projects can provide more details, but the impression from the community is that it's hit another snag and that the backers are focused on the strip-mall. As of now, progress demolishing the old strip mall has been very slow. A very small crew shows up every day and works from before sunrise to around mid-afternoon. Seems like they're just moving palettes around.
I will say that everyone who lives here doesn't want the project to go through - the original draft for the redevelopment had a "Habitat for Humanity"-esque provision wherein current renters could get a discounted suite for purchase, but all mentions of that were removed from the engagement plan. These buildings are home to poor, working families. The condition of each unit is more than a little ramshackle, but the swuare footage, location, community, and affordability are all unmatched.
The Strathearn Heights fifteen years ahead will bear no resemblance to the one I live in now. The developer needs to conduct a door-to-door engagement and develop a plan to relocate the residents or provide some form of guarantee / first bid on condo units. I'm following the redevelopment very closely and will continually update this thread with whatever I find out.
Maybe somebody with experience on these projects can provide more details, but the impression from the community is that it's hit another snag and that the backers are focused on the strip-mall. As of now, progress demolishing the old strip mall has been very slow. A very small crew shows up every day and works from before sunrise to around mid-afternoon. Seems like they're just moving palettes around.
I will say that everyone who lives here doesn't want the project to go through - the original draft for the redevelopment had a "Habitat for Humanity"-esque provision wherein current renters could get a discounted suite for purchase, but all mentions of that were removed from the engagement plan. These buildings are home to poor, working families. The condition of each unit is more than a little ramshackle, but the swuare footage, location, community, and affordability are all unmatched.
The Strathearn Heights fifteen years ahead will bear no resemblance to the one I live in now. The developer needs to conduct a door-to-door engagement and develop a plan to relocate the residents or provide some form of guarantee / first bid on condo units. I'm following the redevelopment very closely and will continually update this thread with whatever I find out.
IanO
Senior Member
'The Strathearn Heights fifteen years ahead will bear no resemblance to the one I live in now.'
We said that very statement 15yrs ago with almost no change...
We said that very statement 15yrs ago with almost no change...
MCXavierL
Active Member
DP. Undated:
| To demolish the Strathearn Shopping Centre building |
| In Progress |
| 9508 - 87 STREET NW |
_urbanite
Active Member
Fixed that for ya
Last edited:
Member Bio
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2015
- Messages
- 10,191
- Reaction score
- 22,883
- Location
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
I'm going to be absolutely pissed if they don't move on construction soon after the demo. This area is hurting for amenities after losing so many top-notch ones in the last few years, most of them in this one strip.