CALGARY | The Bow | 774 FT / 236 M | 58 FLOORS

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by You Need A Thneed

I could certainly see Encana/Cenovus building for their own needs despite the market. I'm certain they already have some kind of rough idea of what they want to build on the CUPS/Andrew Davison site. Of course, it would be very preliminary. The parkade plans are drawn with the future joining of parkades in mind.

They probably have a preliminary idea of the tower they want to build where the old Salvation Army warehouse is too (the North West Traveller's building is staying). The plans have provisions for a parkade connection there too. The old Salvation Army thrift store (built in the 70s - and being used as the Ledcor offices right now) will be torn down as current construction progresses to make way for the +15 connection to the Telus building.

Didn't the original site plans say something about future residential?

[fatboy]

Originally Posted by Stephen Ave

It's only my opinion, but I think it's the best tall building in Canada period.

too bad its not original planned height which would have been closer to 1000ft.
Height is everything sorry, just like size....its a beauty though...

[Jay in Cowtown]

Originally Posted by fatboy

too bad its not original planned height which would have been closer to 1000ft.
Height is everything sorry, just like size....its a beauty though...

I agree with you on the first statement, shadowing horseshit!

I don't on the second... as much as I like height, I wouldn't trade the Bow for that 300m white box you have in Toronto!

[The Kid]

Originally Posted by fatboy

too bad its not original planned height which would have been closer to 1000ft.
Height is everything sorry, just like size....its a beauty though...

Height is by no means everything, not by a long shot.

[The Chemist]

Originally Posted by fatboy

too bad its not original planned height which would have been closer to 1000ft.

That's just hearsay. There's never been any proof that this building was EVER planned to be so tall. EnCana knew about the shadowing guidelines from the get-go, and if they ever planned to build so tall they would have chosen a site that would have allowed them to do so.

Height isn't everything - or maybe you think that Trump Toronto is better than something like 30 St. Mary Axe (Swiss Re) on the virtue of height alone.

[Surrealplaces]

I'm okay with the Bow not being 1000' although that would have been cool, and I still wish they didn't take away the two floors due to shadowing. I like the shadowing bylaw for the most part, but I'm greedy, and for the Bow to be over 800' would have been nice.

[prospekt]

stunning! can't wait to see the inner bracing clad.

[fatboy]

Originally Posted by Jay in Cowtown

I agree with you on the first statement, shadowing horseshit!

I don't on the second... as much as I like height, I wouldn't trade the Bow for that 300m white box you have in Toronto!

White box? oh yes...never said it was anything great? can't stand it actually, even when they re clad it, its boring typical 70's tower.
Why is this always a T.O thing? I lived in Calgary for 12 years...loved it 90% of the time, very pleased to see the skyline growing.
LOVE the BOW too.

[Govertical]

^ sorry just a stereotypical calgarian viewpoint, and i have seen people go and start something long winded on here...I appologize

[Tarsus]

Yesterday, I was downtown, and took a good look at the Bow, walking around it and checking it out in person from all angles. It's the first time I've gotten a good look at it up close for about 6 months. All I can say is; this tower is awesome! It's much better than I thought.

[RockMont]

Will this one have a public observation, and viewing area?

[You Need A Thneed]

Originally Posted by RockMont

Will this one have a public observation, and viewing area?

Nope. The lobby and the mezzanine level have retail areas and are open to the public, and that's it for public areas in the tower.

When the south block gets built, that will have a bunch more public area, but it's only 7 stories tall.

There's a public observation deck 3 blocks away, in the Calgary Tower:


picture by bigtime posted a few pages back.

[RockMont]

There's a public observation deck 3 blocks away, in the Calgary Tower:


picture by bigtime posted a few pages back.[/QUOTE]





I've been there.

[Calgarian]

Too bad when you are in the observation deck in the tower you look UP at all the tall buildings around. lol

[RockMont]

That's because, of when it was built in, I think the early 1960's, nothing was as tall, and of course that has been outlived.

[You Need A Thneed]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

Didn't the original site plans say something about future residential?

There was that one drawing early on that had "future residential" where the Salvation Army Warehouse is now.

I can see it happening sometime down the road.

[Calgarian]

It was built in '67 and was by far the tallest building. I just find it funny that we never had any height restrictions to protect the tower and it's views.

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by You Need A Thneed

There was that one drawing early on that had "future residential" where the Salvation Army Warehouse is now.

I can see it happening sometime down the road.

That would be a great location for residential, especially with the EV redevelopment.

[Surrealplaces]

Da Bow Taken by myself.

[Witty Nickname]

Sweet shot Surreal!