Glenco
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This should be renamed The Cobalt
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The Mercury Block II | Hodgson Schilf Evans
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Filip.Nowak
Active Member
Rising fast!
buildings
Active Member
can't imagine living right next to a busy fire station.. the sirens day and night.
Avenuer
Senior Member
Fast response times in case of fire though!
mcr
Active Member
If I remember correctly, especially at night, they'll often not come right out of the station with sirens blaring (just lights), and turn them on once they're down the street a bit.
Airboy
Senior Member
If they are like St Al, they only have the siren on while on the main roads. I have watch St Al FD turn the sirens off going into residential neighbourhoods at night.
But when I lived in TO beside a fire hall I got used to it. Just became part of the night sounds, Like the rumble of the street car going by.
But when I lived in TO beside a fire hall I got used to it. Just became part of the night sounds, Like the rumble of the street car going by.
Filip.Nowak
Active Member
This is shaping up to be the best intersection in Edmonton.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
One or two of this type of building in the Quaters would be nice.
IanO
Superstar
This is the precise form that we need in the Quarters, but with less commercial at the base.
Platinum107
Senior Member
Why less commercial? Maybe at first residential should be the priority to build a bit of a base for commercial in the area, but then mixed-use buildings could really activate the area imo.
IanO
Superstar
As we have seen with the hotel's 5 CRUs, there is absolutely zero demand and won't be for decades. Have some work/live units or townhouse podiums, but there is no need to include more commercial. Those extra residential units could be critical for ROI if purpose built rental.
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
I actually think a Mercury style building would be a hard sell in the Quarters. The units in there are TINY, 760 sqft for a two bedroom! People are willing to make that choice to live in Wîhkwêntôwin but I doubt they would make that choice in Quarters. Better model is Stadium Yards where the 2 bedrooms are 900 sqft. Although personally, that still feels small to me.
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archited
Senior Member
Actually there is a hard move back to bricks and mortar retail (quite noticeable here in SoCal) -- so-called "smart retail" is learning to implement a 3-pronged advance to garner sales -- 1. a sophisticated internet presence, 2. an outreach to local businesses and residences combined with a cohered presence with other retailers, and 3. innovative approaches to display often using entertainment memes to attract shoppers. And this is already starting to be seen in Edmonton -- for example -- with the new H. Singer store which exemplifies these points -- the combined presence of Bar Henry and a classy barber shop working together with a sophisticated Men's Wear -- all elements that can't be achieved solely by internet sales. So "zero demand for decades" seems to be a little over the top and a tad back towards the Old 'O standard fear-mongering. Several notable Edmonton developers have caught on to the modern retail trends and are beginning to implement designs that in fact underscore the "change".
David A
Senior Member
Its good to hear this, if this is the trend and California is known to set many trends. I expect it gets old and tired after a while sitting at home in your pajamas waiting for packages from Amazon to arrive. That is so 2020.
Sometimes it is nice to go out and visit interesting local places and if you see something nice, you can just get it then and don't have to wait for it to arrive.