Yorkton Twin Towers and Pacific Mall | 130.14m | 38s | Yorkton Group

[Daveography]

Pacific Rim Mall is up for a reclad from the look of it.

Reference ID: Job No 278740983-001
Description: To construct exterior alterations to an existing commercial building (new exterior finishes, new signage locations and lighting)
Location: 10508 - 97 STREET NW
Plan 1524144 Blk 9 Lot 31
Applicant: GARDNER ARCHITECTURE
Status: New
Create Date: 4/5/2018 9:39:34 AM
Neighbourhood: MCCAULEY

Formal presentation up at EDC May 1:

D. UPCOMING APPLICATIONS, CONFLICTS AND REGRETS (May 1, 2018)
Pacific Rim Mall - 9700 105 Avenue NW - Formal - Mark Tkachuck - Gardner Architecture
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/EdmontonDesignCommitee_April_17_2018_Agenda.pdf

Current:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@53.5487...4!1sx6sb0TUJcCfAx8uB9PnJ6A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

 

[Daveography]

Pacific Rim Mall is up for a reclad from the look of it.

Reference ID: Job No 278740983-001
Description: To construct exterior alterations to an existing commercial building (new exterior finishes, new signage locations and lighting)
Location: 10508 - 97 STREET NW
Plan 1524144 Blk 9 Lot 31
Applicant: GARDNER ARCHITECTURE
Status: New
Create Date: 4/5/2018 9:39:34 AM
Neighbourhood: MCCAULEY

Formal presentation up at EDC May 1:

D. UPCOMING APPLICATIONS, CONFLICTS AND REGRETS (May 1, 2018)
Pacific Rim Mall - 9700 105 Avenue NW - Formal - Mark Tkachuck - Gardner Architecture
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/EdmontonDesignCommitee_April_17_2018_Agenda.pdf

Current:
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https://www.google.ca/maps/@53.5487...4!1sx6sb0TUJcCfAx8uB9PnJ6A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Currently sitting at the EDC presentation for this. Nothing revolutionary, stucco repair, paint, new signs and lighting. Basically a cleanup. I'd forgotten that this site is actually DC2-zoned for a pair of highrises, though. I'll have to dig that info up later.

 

[KyleBlanchett]

Yorkton Group just posted this on their LinkedIn. Is this project seeing the light again?

 

[Kaizen]

^ That would be great.

 

[Daveography]

Interesting that this could be revived, but this group isn't exactly known for actually building projects.

It's apparently zoned already, passing Council in 2014.

http://www.yorktongroup.com/portfolio/pacific-rim-mall-redevelopment/

 

[_urbanite]

Haha nope. I think they also own a plot of land on Bellamy Hill thats had a "coming soon" development sign on it for years now

 

[Daveography]

Haha nope. I think they also own a plot of land on Bellamy Hill thats had a "coming soon" development sign on it for years now

And their website attaches this horrific massing model to that site:

 

[archited]

On the flip side, with no sustainable current use for these properties, the Yorkton Group must be getting killed by property taxes -- the pressure must be on to do something with these sites. Maybe by reviving the concepts they are looking for buyers??? or investors???

 

[_urbanite]

And their website attaches this horrific massing model to that site:
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Wow... Clearly inspired by a football helmet haha

 

[Kaizen]

^ I see a Bic lighter...lol.

 

[_Citizen_Dane_]

I kinda see the Avengers tower...

 

[JasonBourne008]

I assume this project is not going anywhere/dead?

 

[Stevey_G]

Holy C2E Batman now here is a blast from the past.

 

[IanO]

I assume this project is not going anywhere/dead?

Dead as a doornail and IMHO was never very real to begin with.

 

[kcantor]

Interesting that this could be revived, but this group isn't exactly known for actually building projects.

It's apparently zoned already, passing Council in 2014.

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http://www.yorktongroup.com/portfolio/pacific-rim-mall-redevelopment/

I don’t know the current status but there were discussions between Station Lands and Yorkton in 2014 about connecting to the pedway to Churchill Station - if it ever got built - though a -15 or a +15 pedway across 105 Avenue.

Now that the pedway to Churchill Station is finally proceeding - a decade later! - it will be interesting to see the impact on the North Edge and Chinatown over the next decade.