East Village Rejuvenation Plan

[bob1954]

12-20 projects! I didn't realize the area was big enough for that kind of developement. Good news, this should (hopefully) get the ball rolling!

[fusili]

Originally Posted by bob1954

12-20 projects! I didn't realize the area was big enough for that kind of developement. Good news, this should (hopefully) get the ball rolling!

It is pretty decent. But in terms of scale, the Beltline has much more potential. My (somewhat refined) estimate is about 150 towers that can be built in the community. That works out to about 35K additional population (for a total of 55K or so). East Village will have maybe 10K at max, barely enough to support a grocery store.

[Wooster]

Originally Posted by Radley77

Email News Release from CMLC:

I wonder if where they did the photo-op was the actual parcel that was sold... I had thought this parcel would have been one of the hardest to sell given it's proximity to the LRT (noise).

If you look at the master plan, this site is bisected by some sort of roadway. There's a narrow strip of land directly abutting the LRT line that was envisioned to be low-rise, likely mostly retail. There's then a narrow road, or pedestrian street or something that separates the rest of the main parcel. In the master plan it was called "water street"

This is the parcel that was sold - pretty prime site:

[O-tacular]

They had a clip on the news last night about this project and had a rendering I hadn't seen before that looked really good. Not sure if it's more conceptual in nature, but if the project takes any cues from it we can expect something really edgy and cool. The mere fact they are marketing it to younger demographics should hopefully bode well design wise (No POV stucco 🞵🞵🞵🞵 boxes).

[Calgarian]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

They had a clip on the news last night about this project and had a rendering I hadn't seen before that looked really good. Not sure if it's more conceptual in nature, but if the project takes any cues from it we can expect something really edgy and cool. The mere fact they are marketing it to younger demographics should hopefully bode well design wise (No POV stucco 🞵🞵🞵🞵 boxes).

That was the render from the master planner

[jeffwhit]

I was part of the focus group project, and was trying to be as persuasive as possible in pushing for contemporary architecture. I said historicism was a deal breaker. I think I was able to get a few people thinking about it.

[O-tacular]

I'm sure you were articulate and persuasive Jeff. Hopefully they listen.

Originally Posted by Calgarian

That was the render from the master planner

I thought it looked familiar. Well hopefully Bosa shares the same vision. On a side note, is their parcel of land the one featuring the cool bubble in all the master planning renderings? Hopefully not, as that would be ideal for public amenities of some kind.

[kw5150]

Originally Posted by Wooster

If you look at the master plan, this site is bisected by some sort of roadway. There's a narrow strip of land directly abutting the LRT line that was envisioned to be low-rise, likely mostly retail. There's then a narrow road, or pedestrian street or something that separates the rest of the main parcel. In the master plan it was called "water street"

This is the parcel that was sold - pretty prime site:

oh no, on that rendering, Booker's Crab Shack is gone....... NOOOOOO!!!! lol That place is amazing.

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by kw5150

oh no, on that rendering, Booker's Crab Shack is gone....... NOOOOOO!!!! lol That place is amazing.

I hope it's there for a long long time, we have had our company xmas parties there for a number of years and it's always awesome.

[Radley77]

There has been a 378 page report on the feedback released for St. Patrick's Island.

http://www.calgarymlc.ca/login/uploads/spmp_engagement_report_full.pdf

This is an amazing process, I am sure the final design will be much loved!

There are lots of creative doodles, and a couple survey results from the first two surveys, World Cafe, and other feedback. The next stage is more advisory committee meetings followed by some conceptual designs and a final survey.

[Radley77]

BIke racks by the Simmons Building in the East Village (public washrooms in the background)!



Posted by Chris Ollenberger on Twitter: @collenbe

and new East Village murale by Kid Belo:


Kid Belo Blog: http://www.thekidbelo.com/exteriors/327

[shogged]

Originally Posted by Radley77

and new East Village murale by Kid Belo:


Kid Belo Blog: http://www.thekidbelo.com/exteriors/327

this is fantastic. with the recent conference on graffiti and ways to prevent it, I thought of the idea again to have professional artists come in and paint the walls before the kids with no talent have a chance. This is a perfect example of it and I think it looks fantastic! Hopefully this kind of art project expands to other parts of the city!

[Wooster]

A few more of Riverwalk from Chris Ollenberger - impressive.

[Calgarian]

Riverwalk looks fantastic!

[Colin]

^ Riverwalk looks amazing! I honestly couldn't even recognize it as Calgary.

[CorporateWhore]

That really does look pretty great, nice to see some results from all that work. A fancy new bridge will only help.

Wonder how long before those LEDs die out though....

[Ramsayfarian]

Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

That really does look pretty great, nice to see some results from all that work. A fancy new bridge will only help.

Wonder how long before those LEDs die out though....

I'm hoping about a week. I was down there tonight trying to get some photos, but everything is still fenced off. The lights were on again and now that I've seen them close up, I think they've over done it with the LEDs. I really like what they've done with the rest of walkway though.

[Wooster]

Good material selection on the lookouts. Really everything is top notch. It will be great one day when this quality of path extends all the way from West Village then eventually down the Elbow River to Lindsay Park.

[CorporateWhore]

Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian

I'm hoping about a week. I was down there tonight trying to get some photos, but everything is still fenced off. The lights were on again and now that I've seen them close up, I think they've over done it with the LEDs. I really like what they've done with the rest of walkway though.

LED's, especially coloured ones, seems a little counter intuitive to the mood you'd imagine they'd want to set in a promenade by the river type of environment. I'd think they would go for something a little more subtle and warm, but I guess we'll see how it turns out.

Other than that though, everything does look very appealing. Love the use of wood with glass.

[Ramsayfarian]

Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

LED's, especially coloured ones, seems a little counter intuitive to the mood you'd imagine they'd want to set in a promenade by the river type of environment. I'd imagine they go for something a little more subtle and warm.

Other than that though, everything does look very appealing. Love the use of wood with glass.

You'd think they'd go with something more subtle but that's not what they've done. All those benches are light up with bright neon green lights. Looks like something more suited for Vegas.