West Block | 60.35m | 16s | Beaverbrook | GEC

[Platinum107]

West Block entrance/breezeway as of March 2020

 

[Avenuer]

Such a high quality development! First this, then CX Grandin. More from InHouse please!

 

[Daveography]

@Nosirrah Especially considering what they had to start with!

 

[Avenuer]

@Nosirrah Especially considering what they had to start with!

This corner could have turned our VERY poorly:

 

[bodsbods9090]

Can't wait to see what the second part of this development turns out like. This may be a few years away but I'm excited,

 

[Platinum107]

@bodsbods9090 I'm pumped too! My guess is that they'll start announcing plans once shovels hit the ground for the Valley Line. I think that the next tower they build will probably be the tallest right beside Crescent Place, since there is nothing on that land atm and they have yet to tear down the La Roma apartments on the other side

 

[Kaizen]

 

[Avenuer]

From yesterday:

 

[IceCreamMan]

There's also a bunch more professional images of this project on GEC's website:

https://www.gecarchitecture.com/west-block

 

[Kaizen]

^ ^^ beautiful shots, what an amazing project, wishing the future residential would start tomorrow...

 

[Didama]

how's the coffee shop?

 

[Avenuer]

how's the coffee shop?

Not sure, it was closed when I got there

My friend works at their original south side location and it's great - they bake all of their products there and bring them to the West Block location, since they don't have a kitchen.

 

[Platinum107]

I went to Square One the other day! Loved the atmosphere inside, I didn't get a coffee (cause I was biking and it was getting late) but I grabbed an oatmeal choc cookie. Was tasty

 

[Kaizen]

 

[ChazYEG]

From my perspective this is a **** star development for several reasons -- take over of a "brownfield" site that was abandoned by a previous developer; long range outlook for a TOD-compatible build-out; and human-scale commercial uses that will blend well with an LRT stop. If it continues to unfold as visioned, then it will ultimately deserve an extra star.

So, now that it's near completion, did it earn the last star?
Personally, this has got to be my favorite project in the city, by a large margin! It's on par with the best stuff they have in places like Vancouver or some European cities