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Katz Group seeks millions of dollars from city for Ice District plaza
Edmonton officials will start talking with the Katz Group about potential city funding for the Ice District plaza after a tense in-private debate Wednesday at city council.

The debate at the closed-door meeting ended with a public 9-4 vote in favour of at least talking with the Katz Group about its multimillion-dollar pitch.

Multiple sources speaking on background said the Katz Group started with a $10 million ask, but city officials said they could only see $2 million to $3 million that would qualify for consideration.

City officials brought the matter to elected officials in private, asking if council wanted them to start negotiating with the developer.

Edmonton could pay for public washrooms and electrical upgrades to allow outdoor concerts to be hosted easily. In return, the city could secure public access to the plaza for major events and ensure it was built to be family friendly, possibly including a children’s play area.
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http://edmontonjournal.com/business...s-of-dollars-from-city-for-ice-district-plaza

I wasn't against the arena CRL deal, really, but Katz is rapidly selling off what goodwill he still has with people like myself...
 
Amen to that sentiment, @Daveography. The guy -- Mr. Katz -- has wisely (from a self-interested standpoint) sewed up land all around the arena and, rolling forward, will undoubtedly make millions (or more likely billions) in the future through development ventures and/or land sales. It seems very disingenuous of him to be pinching pennies from the City. The uh-oh moment for me came when tower B got scaled back to a shadow of its former self, leaving the west half of the Plaza in hum-drum archicrapitude.
 
The former Shoppers on 114 & Jasper got a facelift and some new tenants.

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Facelift coming to this corner:

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https://spacelist.ca/p/ab/edmonton/9665_101a_ave_nw

DP submitted:

Reference ID: Job No 276361418-001
Description: To Construct Exterior Alterations (Facade Improvement)
Location: 9665 - 101A AVENUE NW
Plan ND Blk 2 Lots 25-26
Applicant: JAFFER DEVELOPMENTS INC, MARK SHUYA
Status: New
Create Date: 3/6/2018 11:28:18 AM
Neighbourhood: BOYLE STREET
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Reference ID: Job No 276361418-004
Description: To construct exterior alterations to a Health Services Building (Revised Landscaping Plan, Bike Parking, Seating area).
Location: 9665 - 101A AVENUE NW
Plan ND Blk 2 Lots 25-26
Applicant: JAFFER DEVELOPMENTS INC
Status: Intake - Payment and More Info Requested
Create Date: 7/30/2018 3:40:07 PM
Neighbourhood: BOYLE STREET
 
Looks like AB Blue Cross is turning the old Il Portico space into a temporary public park:

Permit Date Sep 27, 2018
Status In Progress
Description of Development To Construct a Temporary Publicly Accessible Private Park which is Accessory to a Professional, Financial and Office Support Service Building (Alberta Blue Cross) for Ten (10) Years.
Address 10006 - 107 STREET NW
Legal Description Plan NB Blk 7 Lot 55
Neighbourhood DOWNTOWN
Neighbourhood Classification Central Core
Ward Ward 6,Ward 6
Zoning CMU,CMU
 
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