Miscellaneous

[Agard]

That's a really nice design

 

[constance_chlore]

The house in Garneau from which the U of A recently kicked out Phi Delta Theta, now all boarded up.

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Sadly I think this house has been demolished.

 

[MacLac]

Where is this being built? By their existing structure off of 114st?

 

[JNO1]

Sadly I think this house has been demolished.

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Yes it has. This is what was torn down. I'm sure the replacement will be infinitely better <extreme sarcasm>.

 

[constance_chlore]

Yes it has. This is what was torn down. I'm sure the replacement will be infinitely better <extreme sarcasm>.
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Well, the new fraternity-associated building going up two doors down isn't bad. We'll see, I guess...

 

[Gronk!]

Well, the day after the massive brouhaha they had some diggers and other implements of destruction come in. The building is now a pile of burnt wood. My husband took a picture but it was out of a moving vehicle so it wasn't shareable. Alas, I am sure y'all can visualize a big pile of blackened timber so no photographic evidence is necessary.
In the last photo I shared (post-fire), the building looked fairly solid, at least from the outside, so I guess it must have had hidden structural issues and they chose to reduce it to rubble preemptively. Which, given the amount of time, water, smoke, etc. stands to reason.

Here's what is remaining of the Iginla Law building

 

[_urbanite]

That corner already looks so much better without it

 

[ADob]

And it wasn't just the building - it was the junk filled driveway behind it, complete with an abandoned vehicle. THB, seeing how many fires our fine feathered friends, the "unhoused", start on a regular basis all over downtown, I'm kinda shocked it's managed to stay up for as long as it has.

 

[fromyeg]

In Queen Alexandra, south of Whyte.

 

[Airboy]

Where is this being built? By their existing structure off of 114st?

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Its about time, I can't count all the renos I've been involved with there over the years. 10 years ago they were talking about a new facility.

 

[David A]

That corner already looks so much better without it

Yes, but I hope this will not become yet another Rossdale empty lot for decades and decades and something nice will actually be built here fairly soon.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

Yes, but I hope this will not become yet another Rossdale empty lot for decades and decades and something nice will actually be built here fairly soon.

Depends on who owns the property

 

[Airboy]

Out at ENOC for a meeting today, River Cree Development is incredible, The Hotel project is quite big, Then the Healthcare Surgical clinic, The Rehab , Golf Experience and the Wellness centre. The place is booming. And it looks like a lot more work is planned.

 

[David A]

Depends on who owns the property

Yes, to some extent. If the ownership is competent and wants to move ahead rather than just sit on it, that is helpful. However, this area is chock full of empty lots that once had houses or older buildings on them.

Some are owned by the city, which does not seem not motivated and I'm not sure about competent either, but I guess many of the rest are probably various private owners.

 

[bingo]

Im not sure this is even on the forum at all but its close to ace coffee off whyte ave. Im assuming student housing , the orange is jarring in the day but looks cool at night.