itom987
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I guess it's OK to tell where students can live, but not OK to tell where government employees can live.
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The Quarters
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The_Cat
Senior Member
To think that it took about half a dozen projects (The Citadel, Winspear, City Hall, upgraded Churchill Square, RAM, Library and others) to bring life to the Arts District. Even the Ice District took some time to grow.
johnnyboy
Active Member
Well there's only so many banks in Canada
TAS
Senior Member
Would some of these warehouse projects be going ahead if this student money wasn't available as per what's been happening already with 4 multi-family projects along 108Ave? And the Shift on 106th?
Maybe warehouse area gets another big bump with a few projects with this money, but should it get them all?
I believe the priority for this federal government money was providing the most affordable housing for students and getting units built. Yes, being able to give a boost to our downtown is a great opportunity, too, but the biggest priority should be providing some very affordable housing options in a range students say they are looking for ($500-$750/month). If there are a couple of Quarters projects promising student rates of $650+/month (similar to the Hive on 97st) versus the warehouse priority area offering nothing less than $800 - then would that not be beneficial for the priority of this money - students?
constance_chlore
Senior Member
Is the Hive still happening? It was announced almost a year ago and I haven't heard much since. I assumed it died on on the vine, which wouldn't be terribly surprising from Five Oaks.
EDIT: from Boyle-McCauley news this spring: https://bmcnews.org/story/a-home-for-students-at-the-hive
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
The key to the Quarters is to create a hub in and around the Quarters LRT station. The Hive location is perfect, just build something next to that location or near there. As usual more people living and working in areas, more gentrification, more homeless and problems pushed away.
Ideally if the parking lot east of the old old farmers market building were filled with a mixed use building with mainly residential, I could see this area clean up pretty quick.
Ideally if the parking lot east of the old old farmers market building were filled with a mixed use building with mainly residential, I could see this area clean up pretty quick.
David A
Senior Member
I suppose this is where we get into implementation more than planning, but I agree. A few things in key places could make a huge difference and they wouldn't necessarily have to be huge projects to start.
constance_chlore
Senior Member
Edmonton’s Mustard Seed Church faces demolition
Edmonton’s Mustard Seed Church faces demolition - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
The Mustard Seed Church has been closed since October 2024 due to structural issues, now the historic 113 year old building is about to be demolished.
globalnews.ca
itom987
Senior Member
Demolish the church without a plan for replacement, what the hell?
Gronk!
Senior Member
Ah yes, the good old "neglect" and "lack of maintenance" excuses.
Rather than demolish a 113-year-old building, why not sell it to a competent developer who can transform it into something else?
Rather than demolish a 113-year-old building, why not sell it to a competent developer who can transform it into something else?
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archited
Senior Member
This used to be Danny Hooper's Stockyard Night Club -- I used to frequent it regularly back in the day. Someone should grab this up! Edmonton could use another engaging music venue.
David A
Senior Member
While the organization does good work locally, I'm not sure if the senior management and admin is local any more. So perhaps that partly explains it.
TAS
Senior Member
When building does start happening, it will benefit from a decently mature treescape along 96st.
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SarcasticMarmot
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I worked in that building 15 years ago. It was falling apart back then, the foundation is in very rough shape and the whole thing is infested with mice and mold. My favorite was that I could poke a stick through the brick in my basement office and it would pop outside in the dirt, the draft was incredible. I don't even want to think about what condition it is now. It would take serious money to rehab the building and I have a hard time seeing a viable economic case in that neighborhood. Aside from its age the building is actually not that architecturally interesting, there are much better churches to focus on saving.
I don't think it would matter. I have problems with the management of The Mustard Seed but getting facility dollars is so hard for any non-profit that choosing to spend it on a massive money sink like this building would never make the priority list for any of the homelessness support focused charities. When I was there we redid the kitchen, and that took nearly a decade of fundraising.
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SarcasticMarmot
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On another note for the Quarters. The province's "Navigation Centre" is relocating into the former Bissell Drop-In Space.
edmonton.citynews.ca
Edmonton Navigation and Support Centre relocating to larger space
Edmonton’s Navigation and Support Centre is moving into a larger facility. The centre is relocating from the Karis Centre building to the Bissell Centre West, which is close to emergency shelters. The Alberta government says the additional space will provide more privacy, and allow staff to...
edmonton.citynews.ca