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Originally Posted by Feneant
I don't know that there's been a plan there for a couple of years... Shannex building a multi level care complex was the intention but they backed out a while back unfortunately to concentrate on their other English allowed developments like Miramichi.
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This whole section of the Vision Lands was up for major redevelopment, but it was a house of cards predicated on the new Costco being built on land in behind the Day & Ross property. Cordova wanted to buy this land and christen it "Mapleton Crossing Phase 2". It would have been anchored by the new Costco.
This image below shows what the road network would have looked like:
You can also see the footprint of the proposed Costco as well, towards the centre-right of the image.
The road network was quite extensive, and would have extended that little stub of LJR Blvd at the entrance to the Mapleton Centre, including, importantly, a short (but expensive) bridge across Hall's Creek just to the east of the entrance into the Mapleton Centre. This would have allowed access to the proposed Shannex Development, with the cost shared by the city and proponents (including Cordova).
Unfortunately, when Costco chose to locate at the Granite Centre instead, Cordova (understandably) bowed out, which removed their financial contribution to the expanded road network (including the bridge), which meant that Shannex would have been on the hook for the major part of the cost of the LJR extension and the bridge. I believe this is the reason why this project never happened.
This was a major lost opportunity. The opening of this section of the Vision Lands would have included a major retail area and a major seniors complex (including 12 storey towers) as anchors. Unfortunately it was not to be.........
Proposed Shannex development, phases 1 ,2 & 3. This is rotated 90 degrees WRT the schematic above
Phases 4 & 5 of the Shannex development would have included two mixed use 12 storey seniors apartment buildings on the north side of LJR Blvd, bounding either side of the roadway planned to connect through in behind the Four Points Hotel to Lady Ada Blvd
The Shannex development, and the proposed Mapleton Crossing phase 2 would have provided two major anchors to the development of the western portion of the vision lands, and would have undoubtedly spurred additional retail, commercial and residential development. Instead, this area is in a bit of the doldrums in terms of future development. It seems very likely that Kent will build an expanded home improvements store on the former Day & Ross site (a relocation from Wheeler Park), but Kent does not have the drawing power of Costco, and likely will not spur additional development like Costco would have,
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