That is a troubled and many times re-designed condo called the Park that unfortunately overlooks Calgary's Central Memorial Park. It sat as a concrete skeleton with no walls for years.
There was an original design I can't seem to find that was mustard coloured but had a more interesting shape. Then there was this version which was criticized by the Beltline community association for its hideous use of stucco:
The developer relented and offered this proposal which was approved:
I'm not sure if the developer simply had financial troubles or just wanted to give the community and city a massive middle finger, but this is what ended up being built:
It is imo the most god awful of any condos built in the last 2 decades in the Beltline. Even worse than Vantage Pointe. It is in such a highly visible location and is so jarringly ugly that I would even nominate it as the worst building in Calgary.
Here's a streetview to give you some context:
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0406...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0405...7i13312!8i6656
The backside is even worse.
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0399...7i13312!8i6656
Park Point is a nice new condo that was built facing Central Memorial along 17th Ave. The units facing the park itself probably commanded premium pricing. I think they should have been discounted though for having to be retinally assaulted every day by the big blue porta-potty across the way.
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0415...7i13312!8i6656
See it trying to hide behind the trees:
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0415...7i13312!8i6656
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