Edmonton Construction Part 14 (October 2023) - Page 53

Coldrsx · #**1041** Posted **Mar 22, 2025, 1:39 PM**

Lotus Park about to get underway.

G4 courtesy of TAS on SRC

Coldrsx · #**1042** Posted **Mar 22, 2025, 1:40 PM**

MacEwan SOB just about to poke out.

Harrison · #**1043** Posted **Mar 24, 2025, 7:45 PM**

The Parks Tower 1 looks great, you can just tell it's a quality build from the photos.

Any word on Westrich's 106 St. tower proposal on the other side of the Warehouse Park?

Coldrsx · #**1044** Posted **Mar 24, 2025, 9:23 PM**

Huh?

External ID
578398905-002
Job Type
Major Development Permit
Description
To Demolish a Commercial Building (McKenney Building)
Applicant
DUALITA ARCHITECTURE
Status
In Development Review
Class of Permit

Create Date
March 20, 2025
Approval Date

Location
10187 - 104 STREET NW Plan NB1 Blk 3 Lot 168
Neighbourhood
DOWNTOWN

EdmTrekker · #**1045** Posted **Mar 24, 2025, 9:39 PM**

That’s sad!!

Coldrsx · #**1046** Posted **Mar 25, 2025, 1:50 AM**

Interior renovations/demolish I presume?

TimB09 · #**1047** Posted **Mar 25, 2025, 1:29 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Huh?

External ID
578398905-002
Job Type
Major Development Permit
Description
To Demolish a Commercial Building (McKenney Building)
Applicant
DUALITA ARCHITECTURE
Status
In Development Review
Class of Permit

Create Date
March 20, 2025
Approval Date

Location
10187 - 104 STREET NW Plan NB1 Blk 3 Lot 168
Neighbourhood
DOWNTOWN

Didn't some group come out and say they bought it and had plans for it?

Coldrsx · #**1048** Posted **Mar 25, 2025, 1:36 PM**

Mike Beer, an entrepreneur purchased it and has (had?) plans for a residential conversition.

Harrison · #**1049** Posted **Mar 25, 2025, 7:18 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Huh?

External ID
578398905-002
Job Type
Major Development Permit
Description
To Demolish a Commercial Building (McKenney Building)
Applicant
DUALITA ARCHITECTURE
Status
In Development Review
Class of Permit

Create Date
March 20, 2025
Approval Date

Location
10187 - 104 STREET NW Plan NB1 Blk 3 Lot 168
Neighbourhood
DOWNTOWN

I believe this is interior demolition only to convert the building to multi-unit residential.

Coldrsx · #**1050** Posted **Mar 25, 2025, 8:03 PM**

Yeah, that's what I suspected and that the wording is incorrect, but man o man it's got a lot of folks concerned.

Hallsy's Toupee · #**1051** Posted **Mar 25, 2025, 11:47 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Yeah, that's what I suspected and that the wording is incorrect, but man o man it's got a lot of folks concerned.

Whoever wrote that DP should be fired

Coldrsx · #**1052** Posted **Mar 26, 2025, 12:58 AM**

It happens, but certainly an important detail.

CMD UW · #**1053** Posted **Mar 26, 2025, 7:40 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

It happens, but certainly an important detail.

If that wording is what gets circulated in the notices to adjacent property owners that's no bueno.

In other news I see they are excavating that parkade on Westrich's site on 108 Street. Great to see activity on that site.

Coldrsx · #**1054** Posted **Mar 28, 2025, 9:30 PM**

May I introduce 'Lilac Park'.
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10154 - 108 STREET NW Plan 2520526 Blk 8 Lot 152A - Major Development Permit
External ID

580337331-002

Job Type

Major Development Permit

Description

Construction of (a) new building(s), Demolition

Applicant
J+S ARCHITECT (Westrich)

Status - Intake Review - Class of Permit

Create Date

March 26, 2025

Approval Date

Location

10154 - 108 STREET NW Plan 2520526 Blk 8 Lot 152A

Neighbourhood

DOWNTOWN

Slide · #**1055** Posted **Apr 3, 2025, 6:08 PM**

^I don't follow why Westrich is doing low/mid-rises downtown but proposing a 25 storey tower in windsor park.

YEG-Urbanist · #**1056** Posted **Apr 3, 2025, 8:38 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slide

^I don't follow why Westrich is doing low/mid-rises downtown but proposing a 25 storey tower in windsor park.

Despite what most people seem to think, Lotus and Lilac will fit nicely into the area. Nothing wrong with a mix of density in a downtown!

Harrison · #**1057** Posted **Apr 3, 2025, 10:26 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slide

^I don't follow why Westrich is doing low/mid-rises downtown but proposing a 25 storey tower in windsor park.

Maybe a mix of soil conditions, market and site servicing differences between Downtown and Windsor Park?

Coldrsx · #**1058** Posted **Apr 7, 2025, 4:24 PM**

External ID

583643528-002

Job Type

Major Development Permit

Description

Construction of (a) new building(s)

Applicant

J+S ARCHITECT

Status

Intake Review

Permit Class

Date Created

April 4, 2025

Approval Date

Location

10123 - 106 STREET NW Plan B2 Blk 5 Lot 133

Neighbourhood

DOWNTOWN

Slide · #**1059** Posted **Apr 8, 2025, 5:36 PM**

Saw blatchford recently... really leaves a lot to be desired. Looked like the middle part of terwillegar town with the endless rows of 4plexes. Where is the mixed use or apartment buildings?

Something like "University district" in Calgary was what I had hoped for. They built retail there at the same time as the housing; and somehow feels like they built it all way faster than blatchford. Also the housing their looks higher quality and nicer (brick cladding etc..)

Still leaves me in awe that what started as a spectacular international competition has delivered what looks like a boring dense suburb 15 years later.
Hopefully blatchford can draw on some inspiration.

Xelebes · #**1060** Posted **Apr 8, 2025, 8:05 PM**

Probably the biggest problem for Blatchford is the reliance on smaller developers, instead of parcelling it out for bigger developers. Smaller developers exist but they are doing much smaller projects with middling at best options for financing.