Edmonton Construction Part 14 (October 2023)

[Coldrsx]

LDA23-0233 Windsor Park Rezoning - 116st - 88ave



The City of Edmonton received an application to rezone three adjoining properties on 116 Street in the Windsor Park neighbourhood. The developer wants to upzone the sites from small-scale residential to medium-scale residential, which would allow for a 23-metre residential building with possible ground-floor commercial space.

https://engaged.edmonton.ca/windsorparkrezoning

J+S architects = another Westrich?

[Coldrsx]

[Coldrsx]

Edmonton
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$887 million over three years for Edmonton LRT projects
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$158 million in 2024–25 in Local Government Fiscal Framework funding to support municipal priorities
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$145 million for Yellowhead Trail upgrades to modify three intersections and build new collector roads
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$124 million to expand Terwillegar Drive to alleviate traffic congestion and add bus and pedestrian lanes
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$75 million over three years for MacEwan University Business School to expand capacity by
5,000 students in high-demand economic sectors
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$43 million planning funding for the trades and technology learning facility at NAIT
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$20 million over the next three years, including $17 million in new funding, to continue planning for a
standalone Stollery Children’s Hospital
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$8.5 million for the expansion and renovation of the Winspear Centre
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$69 million over three years for the Gene Zwozdesky Centre at Norwood
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$113 million over three years for the Good Samaritan Society Continuing Care Centre
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$58 million over three years for the University of Alberta Hospital Brain Centre—Neurosciences Intensive
Care Unit
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$31 million over three years for the Ray Gibbon Drive Upgrade Project
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$8 million over three years for upgrades at 50th Street

https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/23c82502...-highlights-calgary-edmonton-funding.pdf

[feepa]

Should be a second post for what's not included:

Testing Lab...
South Edmonton Hospital...

[Coldrsx]

Katz Group wants to use controversial Downtown gravel parking lots until 2028

Author of the article: Lauren Boothby

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...-downtown-gravel-parking-lots-until-2028

[stefanYEG]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Katz Group wants to use controversial Downtown gravel parking lots until 2028

Author of the article: Lauren Boothby

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...-downtown-gravel-parking-lots-until-2028

What would be the better outcome here? Allow the extension on the condition that it gets paved and landscaped before allowing any more parking on the site or just say no? If they say no, it's likely just going to remain an empty eye sore for several years BUT I would like the city to start taking a hard stance against this garbage.

I hope they deny the extension.

[Hallsy's Toupee]

What Katz wants, Katz gets.

That's how this city operates, is it not?

[CMD UW]

Pave them, add lighting and landscaping and you can have your extension. That's my take.

[Coldrsx]

With regards to NAIT student housing:


https://www.nait.ca/nait/about/our-campuses/campus-development-plan

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by Hallsy's Toupee

What Katz wants, Katz gets.

That's how this city operates, is it not?

Say no and tell them to start developing it. That's only fair the way they've treated Boyle Street CS lately...

[Black Star]

Originally Posted by CMD UW

Pave them, add lighting and landscaping and you can have your extension. That's my take.

We have a Bingo.....

[Black Star]

Originally Posted by Harrison

Say no and tell them to start developing it. That's only fair the way they've treated Boyle Street CS lately...

You Can't tell a developer to develop their properties at anytime. It doesn't work this way. Its market driven and this is common knowledge. The city can zone and suggest...but you can't mandate a company to build and develop because the city wants this. That would be Communism.

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by Black Star

You Can't tell a developer to develop their properties at anytime. It doesn't work this way. Its market driven and this is common knowledge. The city can zone and suggest...but you can't mandate a company to build and develop because the city wants this. That would be Communism.

Ok, well then the City should take the 'stick' approach as they've given Katz enough 'carrots' over the last 15 years.

You want to sit on your lots and do nothing while receiving hundreds of millions to subsidize your arena while other developers continue to build in the area?

Come on now

[Coldrsx]

It's a tricky balance for sure.

[Coldrsx]

Former Army & Navy site on Whyte for sale and being pushed again.

https://marcusmillichap.ca/property-sear...ton%2F10411_82_avenue_northwest%23826429

[Coldrsx]

Park and Falcon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoblQBTQDwo

[Spocket]

Originally Posted by Black Star

You Can't tell a developer to develop their properties at anytime. It doesn't work this way. Its market driven and this is common knowledge. The city can zone and suggest...but you can't mandate a company to build and develop because the city wants this. That would be Communism.

That's partially true. Cities can and do set development time frames for cases like this. Well, cities with spines, anyway. Granted that it's fairly rare and usually is contingent on a number of factors but it has been done. 15 years? Yeah, you can more or less light a fire under a developer's 🞵🞵🞵 if you have the will.

[s211]

Originally Posted by Spocket

That's partially true. Cities can and do set development time frames for cases like this. Well, cities with spines, anyway.

Proof please.

I'd be interested to know where/when a developer was forced against their will to develop a project.

[CMD UW]

Originally Posted by s211

Proof please.

I'd be interested to know where/when a developer was forced against their will to develop a project.

I was going to ask the same.

[feepa]

Make undeveloped land in the core a higher tax rate.