The Augustana | 96m | 30s | Pangman | DIALOG

[David A]

Rogers Place, Re/max Field, HLB Streetcar, Legislature grounds, AGA, RAM, concerts/festivals at Fan Park, Neon Museum, historic buildings, and plenty of unique non-chain cafes/restaurants. The Milner library has more activity spaces than any of the other locations, as far as I know it's the only one with a classroom kitchen.

We should try to add more, but there's definitely not "nothing".

Also, the only area with residential that's higher than 20 stories if you want a place with a view. And one of very few areas that qualifies as a 15-minute city.

All good points. My concern is mostly with the dearth of retail downtown in recent years it does now struggle to be that 15 minute city.

The basics are mostly still there, but not as much variety now. While people are coming back particularly for work, a lot of empty retail space in particular remains.

 

[IanO]

For lease signs down on corner, but still nothing.

 

[YEG imagineer]

Finally some life.

 

[Dubas]

Work on the CRU's started today.

 

[IanO]

Indeed it has begun. Coffee and gym I believe.

 

[inclusion]

Hopefully, the gym does well. There used to be another on this block, but it was never busy.

 

[David A]

With more people returning to work in the office in this area, perhaps it will be more successful now.

 

[inclusion]

With more people returning to work in the office in this area, perhaps it will be more successful now.

Office was never the problem - those people just went home and used the gym closer to their houses. I forget what it was even called, but it was always dead, no matter when I went. It was a no-frills type of place, though, so perhaps people used other gyms that had more offerings at the time. There used to be a lot more gym options downtown, perhaps it was too saturated back then.

 

[Gronk!]

I don't recall seeing a gym in the vicinity. I know some people who worked just north of the Augustana, and they used to workout at the World Health Club at Jasper Ave/103 St (which became Crunch Fitness and is now a private gym).

 

[_urbanite]

There was previously a Snap Fitness in the 9925 109 st building pre-pandemic. It lasted less than a year.

 

[David A]

I don't recall seeing a gym in the vicinity. I know some people who worked just north of the Augustana, and they used to workout at the World Health Club at Jasper Ave/103 St (which became Crunch Fitness and is now a private gym).

Yes, I think that was where many people in this area went to and now it is gone. Snap was on 109 St briefly, but I feel the no frills approach was not best for this area and that was also before World Health/Crunch closed.

 

[Avenuer]

It's going to be Anytime Fitness and Pact Coffee (same people as the Whyte and 104 St. cafe).

 

[ADob]

Ooh, they do good work! Nice to have something like that nearby. Plus no more empty storefront! Hurray!

 

[Kosy123]

That's a pretty good W actually for the area actually. Would bring in more foot traffic