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General Infill Discussion

We ended up buying this one instead. We are in our low twenties, so most infill was unaffordable. We really wanted a basement suite as a lot of friends rent, so we wanted a space we could rent for cheaper to friends to help them out and help us a bit with the mortgage too.

It's tough when all our friends only want to buy in like Edgemont cause it's all they can afford, or because you can get way more space for cheaper. But it doesn't seem sustainable for our city to keep sprawling. We are 2 blocks from the Sherwood stop on the future west line, so we hope to never need a 2nd car.

We had hoped to live downtown, but the 20 year financial impact was too much. Buying an infill with a suite will help us so much more financially. Wish edmontons condo market was more stable and less risky.

Anyone else own an infill? How have you found it compared to other housing options?
Nice. We, too, own an infill in Bonnie Doon just off of Whyte Ave. We quite like it, although there is a bit of an issue with one corner of the garage and a sinking slab that we are probably going to need to address down the road with the builder. Other than that, it has been great. In the future, we will look at a detached and hopefully something with a garage suite for an income stream. We like having our basement for our usage, so don't think a basement suite would work for us. We almost bought a duplex in King Edward with a rooftop patio - there are days we regret it, but at the same time, the longer term maintenance may have been higher for that type of roof system. They also rushed the basement after the fact as it was unfinished through the original builder and the realtor did a sloppy job.

It was really interesting that you could tell just by looking at finishings which were the good and poor builds.
 
The basement suite I live in got cracks which led to flooding, the floor is shifting, and in one spot the laminate planks are actually lumping together. The landlords didn't have any issues like this until infill construction started across the alley and down a couple houses from us, but we didn't put two and two together until seeing this article. Hopefully developers find ways of mitigating these issues, because I'm a fan of infill development. If this isn't possible, hopefully the city can force developers to compensate property owners for damage caused by these developers.

 
Commercial infill projects are the next step to revitalize mature neighbourhoods, says IDEA
Aug. 9, 2021 · The Pulse
By Andy Trussler

Residential infill projects have added new housing to mature neighbourhoods, but commercial infill could be the key to revitalize these areas and support business owners.

“Edmonton has made really impactful strides around residential infill,” Mariah Samji, executive director of the Infill Development in Edmonton Association (IDEA), told Taproot in an interview with Speaking Municipally.

According to Sanji, the next step is commercial infill. Samji said the addition of busier commercial sites could help to bring back vibrancy to Edmonton communities.

Infill is the process of developing vacant or under-used residential, commercial, and institutional lands to “fit the needs of today.”

 
Commercial infill projects are the next step to revitalize mature neighbourhoods, says IDEA
Aug. 9, 2021 · The Pulse
By Andy Trussler

Residential infill projects have added new housing to mature neighbourhoods, but commercial infill could be the key to revitalize these areas and support business owners.

“Edmonton has made really impactful strides around residential infill,” Mariah Samji, executive director of the Infill Development in Edmonton Association (IDEA), told Taproot in an interview with Speaking Municipally.

According to Sanji, the next step is commercial infill. Samji said the addition of busier commercial sites could help to bring back vibrancy to Edmonton communities.

Infill is the process of developing vacant or under-used residential, commercial, and institutional lands to “fit the needs of today.”

^Literally spitting facts right here. Residential is one piece of the pie but walkable commercial generates foot traffic and brings the area to life.
 
Commercial infill projects are the next step to revitalize mature neighbourhoods, says IDEA
Aug. 9, 2021 · The Pulse
By Andy Trussler

Residential infill projects have added new housing to mature neighbourhoods, but commercial infill could be the key to revitalize these areas and support business owners.

“Edmonton has made really impactful strides around residential infill,” Mariah Samji, executive director of the Infill Development in Edmonton Association (IDEA), told Taproot in an interview with Speaking Municipally.

According to Sanji, the next step is commercial infill. Samji said the addition of busier commercial sites could help to bring back vibrancy to Edmonton communities.

Infill is the process of developing vacant or under-used residential, commercial, and institutional lands to “fit the needs of today.”


100%!

Edmonton has done really well with the neighbourhood renewal programme and many areas look nice when you venture into a community. The problem is that most arterials connecting different parts of Edmonton are in extremely poor condition and make the city look shabby and unkempt.

No question we need more commercial infill/densification along all major corridors (but especially Gateway/CT, Jasper and 97 street).
 
A good read.

“It Starts With Us”
Confronting Edmonton’s past, for a more equitable future.
By Kim Petrin, Livia Balone, and Lyla Peter On Sep 1, 2021

 
The movement to less restrictive zoning and reactive planning in this article is encouraging -- this "lightbulb" should have been illuminated years ago. I wonder to which profession lies the blame for establishing those antiquated zoning outcomes in the first place (rhetorical question)?
 
Looks like a little infill planned a couple properties west of the Jasper/124 bend.
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Not Westmount lowkey highkey
killing the infill game 🤭
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IDEA speaks with Kim Petrin, Branch Manager Development Services at the COE.

 
Hybrid Zoning

This would be a positive development as city continues to look for opportunities to add density and support the 15 minute city concept.

"more mixed-use buildings, hybrid land-uses, and homes with up to four dwellings on a single lot."

 
Wonderful to see and much progress over the last decade. Well deserved COE.

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Open for business: City of Edmonton’s Client Liaison Unit works with developers, builders and investors

by City of Edmonton | Posted on January 20, 2022

 
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