Williams Hall | ?m | 7s | Beljan Development | Hodgson Schilf Evans

What do you think of this project?

  • I like it a lot

    Votes: 18 72.0%

  • I like it

    Votes: 6 24.0%

  • I neither like nor dislike it

    Votes: 1 4.0%

  • I dislike it

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I dislike it a lot

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    25
I agree -- it should be saved if possible. Is the Heritage Forward group still focused on this (by the way, I like the idea of the group)?
 
Edmcowboy11 said:
The relief would be nice to be preserved and put somewhere that it can be appreciated.
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I believe it's going to be relocated inside of the building into the commercial spaces, but here is the approved DP elevation:

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I believe these spaces are akin to what one would see in Los Angeles' Grand Central Market (https://grandcentralmarket.com/) and the Apartment spaces above (Grand Central Apartments -- https://gcmapartments.com). I think that the vibe is better described as "funky and hip" rather than "swanky". I love the idea that the lower floor begs for a Microbrewery with kitchen -- a real positive for the downtown scene. I expect that this building will, when complete, radically change the vibe of this part of downtown -- once again Beljan proves that they (the company) know what they are doing (they have obviously done the research!).
 
Markyeg said:
Nothing swanky at all about this development. The units are TINY and don’t even have in-suite laundry.
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Not having in-suite laundry isn't a deal breaker for many people, especially if the rents are reasonable. A lot of older buildings downtown have shared laundry. I've lived in one myself. It's fine
 
Dubas said:
They’re subsidized and supposed to be affordable. If it brings people downtown, it’s more than worth it.
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Not everyone wants or needs a lot of space and affordability is important to a lot of people.

This is well located, very central and if the building renovation proceeds as planned, they will have nice amenities and services right in their own building.

If it goes as planned, it will also change the vibe of this part of downtown
 
I'm actually surprised they aren't fitting out the suites with in-suite laundry. When we built Crawford Block (micro suites) in Old Strathcona there were many that wanted in-suite laundry. It's well known that most renters place in-suite laundry as one of their 'must haves' along with a dishwasher.

I really like that this building is finally being repositioned. I sure hope they are carrying a heavy budget to get that food hall going as it's been a struggle to get much interest in those types of operators downtown.
 
cmd uw said:
I'm actually surprised they aren't fitting out the suites with in-suite laundry. When we built Crawford Block (micro suites) in Old Strathcona there were many that wanted in-suite laundry. It's well known that most renters place in-suite laundry as one of their 'must haves' along with a dishwasher.

I really like that this building is finally being repositioned. I sure hope they are carrying a heavy budget to get that food hall going as it's been a struggle to get much interest in those types of operators downtown.
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Dishwasher is a must for me, but in-suite laundry can be foregone if there's at least a decent laundry room, or one laundry room per floor
 
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