Parkhill modern

[TETT2]

Get any pics of the reno'd school house in Park Hill?

[Jimby]

No sorry. When I started the thread, my intention was to focus on the cool contemporary designed houses going in to replace the original modest homes. There aren't as many faux Tudor-Cape Cod-Georgian-French Provincial etc. infills as in other areas.
However, I might as well include everything of interest in Parkhill in this thread, and the old school turned into condos is one of my favourites of the neighbourhood.
I'll take pictures of the Southern Alberta Pioneers log cabin, Princess Oblensky Park, the Parkhill school, and more new houses next time I'm at home and out for a walk.

[Jimby]

from East Elbow Park looking up to Parkhill across the Elbow river:











Sturgess designed house:

[Jimby]

now you know why it is called Parkhill - cars park on hill - get it?

[halifaxboyns]

Originally Posted by Jimby

from East Elbow Park looking up to Parkhill across the Elbow river:

Sturgess designed house:

This will be the spiral 'sea shell' house - can't wait to see it.

[Jimby]

Originally Posted by TETT2

Get any pics of the reno'd school house in Park Hill?

[Jimby]

The old white house on the corner has gone. With unobstructed views south and west from the top of the Elbow valley escarpment, it will be interesting to see what gets built here.




This house seems to be stalled.





The "Ramp" House - "spring" update





alley view



side view

[halifaxboyns]

That must be the spiral house in the last three shots.

[whiteford]

.did the stucco on many of them homes. I did all most if not all of the cement pools in the area as well. I did the ceo of Shaw. His home was built by his great grandfather who drowned on the titanic. The home recently had a total make over. It was modeled after the ship itself in honours him. My cousins wife is a master wood crafter and did all of the wood workings. it has the main lobby of the ship with the glass ceiling and the double stairwell with the bar and rooms on the second level. i did the pool and the interior plastering in that room, including the waterproofing. What an amazing home. The media room cost 3 million and includes a thx theatre screen. The screen is full size, like the ones at the silver city. And a wine room, all the wines are remote controlled to present them using speech tech. The computer uses what appeared to be more than 50 high power servers. Let’s just say, he has the most powerful home computer known to mankind haha. She was paid over 6 million for the wood work in the place. She finally got the lambo she always wanted

[Jimby]

Originally Posted by whiteford

.did the stucco on many of them homes. I did all most if not all of the cement pools in the area as well. I did the ceo of Shaw. His home was built by his great grandfather who drowned on the titanic. The home recently had a total make over. It was modeled after the ship itself in honours him. My cousins wife is a master wood crafter and did all of the wood workings. it has the main lobby of the ship with the glass ceiling and the double stairwell with the bar and rooms on the second level. i did the pool and the interior plastering in that room, including the waterproofing. What an amazing home. The media room cost 3 million and includes a thx theatre screen. The screen is full size, like the ones at the silver city. And a wine room, all the wines are remote controlled to present them using speech tech. The computer uses what appeared to be more than 50 high power servers. Let’s just say, he has the most powerful home computer known to mankind haha. She was paid over 6 million for the wood work in the place. She finally got the lambo she always wanted

where is the Shaw home?

[Innersoul1]

Originally Posted by whiteford

.did the stucco on many of them homes. I did all most if not all of the cement pools in the area as well. I did the ceo of Shaw. His home was built by his great grandfather who drowned on the titanic. The home recently had a total make over. It was modeled after the ship itself in honours him. My cousins wife is a master wood crafter and did all of the wood workings. it has the main lobby of the ship with the glass ceiling and the double stairwell with the bar and rooms on the second level. i did the pool and the interior plastering in that room, including the waterproofing. What an amazing home. The media room cost 3 million and includes a thx theatre screen. The screen is full size, like the ones at the silver city. And a wine room, all the wines are remote controlled to present them using speech tech. The computer uses what appeared to be more than 50 high power servers. Let’s just say, he has the most powerful home computer known to mankind haha. She was paid over 6 million for the wood work in the place. She finally got the lambo she always wanted

That is commitment to your craft good sir!

[Jimby]

[Wigs]

Originally Posted by Jimby

where is the Shaw home?

I believe it's this one (where Crescent Rd and Centre A St NW intersect):

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City of Calgary Assessment search:
Roll number: 057223604
Location Address: 102 CRESCENT RD NW
Assessed Value: 6,900,000
Valuation Approach: Not Available
Municipality: Calgary
Assessment Class: Residential 100%
Property Type: Land and Improvement
Property Use: Single Residential
Taxation Status: Taxable
Community: Crescent Heights
Land Use Designation: Residential - Contextual One Dwelling
Assessable Land Area: 15,703 sq. ft. / 1,459 sq. m. / 0.36 ac
Building Count: 1
Building Type/Structure: House / 2 Storey
Year of Construction: 2004
Quality: Luxurious
Total Living Area Above Grade: 6,819 sq. ft. / 634 sq. m.
Living Area Below Grade: 2,978 sq. ft. / 277 sq. m.
Basement Suite: No
Walkout Basement: No
Garage Type: Attached
Garage Area: 1,034 sq. ft. / 96 sq. m.
Fireplace: Yes

[Jimby]

Originally Posted by WIGS

I believe it's this one (where Crescent Rd and Centre A St NW intersect):

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City of Calgary Assessment search:
Roll number: 057223604
Location Address: 102 CRESCENT RD NW
Assessed Value: 6,900,000
Valuation Approach: Not Available
Municipality: Calgary
Assessment Class: Residential 100%
Property Type: Land and Improvement
Property Use: Single Residential
Taxation Status: Taxable
Community: Crescent Heights
Land Use Designation: Residential - Contextual One Dwelling
Assessable Land Area: 15,703 sq. ft. / 1,459 sq. m. / 0.36 ac
Building Count: 1
Building Type/Structure: House / 2 Storey
Year of Construction: 2004
Quality: Luxurious
Total Living Area Above Grade: 6,819 sq. ft. / 634 sq. m.
Living Area Below Grade: 2,978 sq. ft. / 277 sq. m.
Basement Suite: No
Walkout Basement: No
Garage Type: Attached
Garage Area: 1,034 sq. ft. / 96 sq. m.
Fireplace: Yes

Yes you're right, that is THE Shaw house, but there are more Shaws. The brother to the cable TV company owns Shaw Pipe, plus there is Shaw GMC.
It sounded like he was talking about an older Mount Royal house.

[h0twired]

Originally Posted by Jimby

Yes you're right, that is THE Shaw house, but there are more Shaws. The brother to the cable TV company owns Shaw Pipe, plus there is Shaw GMC.
It sounded like he was talking about an older Mount Royal house.

I thought that this house was Jim Shaw's house.

[Jimby]

Yes. Whiteford said the house was built by a great grandfather so it can't be the Crescent Heights house or the cable TV Shaws who came from Ontario and then Edmonton. They aren't from Calgary originally, so I don't know who or what he is talking about, but like I said, Shaw is a common name.
I am quite sure there is no Shaw house in Parkhill so none of this is relevant to this thread.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by h0twired

I thought that this house was Jim Shaw's house.

I bet the people in the bungalows across the street hate waking up to look at that mansion.

I'm with Jimby, if it ain't in Parkhill, it don't belong in this thread.

[Wigs]

Originally Posted by Jimby

Yes you're right, that is THE Shaw house, but there are more Shaws. The brother to the cable TV company owns Shaw Pipe, plus there is Shaw GMC.
It sounded like he was talking about an older Mount Royal house.

my bad. I'm just a noob from Niagara.

[Jimby]

Originally Posted by WIGS

my bad. I'm just a noob from Niagara.

Just keep paying your cable bill so they can live well where they live!

[Innersoul1]

The shaw home is the one where they are trying to buy the city land next to the house correcT?