Edmonton Construction 11 (November 2011)

[Coldrsx]

Sky Garden, Edmonton - rumored to be 50 floors and 545' now (formerly the Edmontonian).


http://www.bcmdevelopments.com/images/BCM_Developments/img_main_slider_edmontonian.jpg

[Coldrsx]

New corner 1 podium rendering.

http://www.bcmdevelopments.com/index.php/find-your-condo/corners

[Xelebes]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Sky Garden, Edmonton - rumored to be 50 floors and 545' now (formerly the Edmontonian).

For those imperially challenged, that's 166 m.

[Hallsy's Toupee]

Chateau Lacombe...new owner, new manager (Richard Wong from Sutton Place), independent again

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/edmo...+Ch%C3%A2teau+Lacombe/8307264/story.html

[Black Star]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Sky Garden, Edmonton - rumored to be 50 floors and 545' now (formerly the Edmontonian).


http://www.bcmdevelopments.com/images/BCM_Developments/img_main_slider_edmontonian.jpg

Rendering Bad......

Apparently still alive good.....

[rapid_business]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Sky Garden, Edmonton - rumored to be 50 floors and 545' now (formerly the Edmontonian).

Hmmm... I've heard taller.

[Coldrsx]

(http://stationpointegreens.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/SPG-IMAGE-6.jpg)


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Station Pointe Greens (SPG), a 219 unit residential and commercial development in North East Edmonton represents a significant advancement in sustainable affordable high-rise living. Based on years of research and design development by a team of expert consultants, SPG is poised to become a leading edge multi-family residential development for North America incorporating a multitude of sustainability features including:

90% reduction in heating and cooling costs
Near net-zero design (net-zero ready)
100% self contained and user controlled heating/cooling and ventilation (hypo-allergenic design)
On-site waste-water processing and re-use for irrigation and water closets
Passive House design
Roof-top gardens and amenity space
Consisting of 4 connected towers, each with its own co-operative community, SPG will provide both affordable ownership and continuing cooperative home options in one of the most environmentally advanced and energy efficient multi-family developments in North America.

All units will have underground parking and secured bicycle storage. Plans include an on-site daycare, large community amenity space, and accessible rooftop lounge and gardens for residents to grow flowers and vegetables and enjoy year round.

The ground floor facing Fort Road will contain commercial spaces which will be designed to provide complementary goods and services to both the residents and community at large. SPG is ideally located just a 5 minute walk to the Belvedere LRT and bus hub.

Consisting of 4 connected towers, each with its own co-operative community, SPG provides both ownership and continuing cooperative home options within the cooperative community model.

Tower A (West corner) will consist of 25 apartments occupied by persons connected to the arts community and is sponsored by Artist Urban Village.
Tower B (mid-block) will consist of 45 apartments sponsored by CPA (Canadian Paraplegic Association) with 10 units targeted to persons in wheelchairs.
Tower C(North corner) will consist of 85 units sponsored by the University Housing Co-op, and is primarily targeted to students, staff and faculty of post-secondary institutions.
Tower D (North East side) will consist of 54 apartments and is being considered for development as a mature adult 55+ community, with apartments available for both regular and life-lease occupancy.
Townhouses (10) will face South East onto the inner street.


http://stationpointegreens.ca

[rapid_business]

Wow... Remand Centre-style windows on the street front.

[SHOFEAR]

wow that is bad.

[Black Star]

Lol....Crap.

[Xelebes]

Originally Posted by rapid_business

Wow... Remand Centre-style windows on the street front.

I tend to think of it as a modern re-thinking of castle-design for residences. . .

[Coldrsx]

[Kevin_foster]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Station Pointe Greens (SPG)..............
90% reduction in heating and cooling costs

Not hard when your building has like 2 windows.

[Coldrsx]

High Level Bridge Lights

City Council Executive Committee just unanimously approved the initiative and it will now go to City Council on May 8th.

http://www.lightthebridge.ca/

[s211]

Originally Posted by rapid_business

Wow... Remand Centre-style windows on the street front.

First think I thought when I saw the picture was "is this a renovation proposed for the remand centre?"?

This is just tragi-comic.

[s211]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Sky Garden, Edmonton - rumored to be 50 floors and 545' now (formerly the Edmontonian).


http://www.bcmdevelopments.com/images/BCM_Developments/img_main_slider_edmontonian.jpg

I see that they are now afraid to show the podium. Still the failure it was before?

[hilman]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

High Level Bridge Lights

City Council Executive Committee just unanimously approved the initiative and it will now go to City Council on May 8th.

http://www.lightthebridge.ca/

Awesome, I just bought a few lights

[Jasper and one o nin]

Originally Posted by coldrsx

(http://stationpointegreens.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/spg-image-6.jpg)


(http://stationpointegreens.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2-hdr-w-red-ltrs-372x446.gif)

why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by hilman

Awesome, I just bought a few lights

Me as well and I hope many of you do!

[CanadianCentaur]

I thought for a second that the renderings for Station Point Greens was for some new prison complex. Maybe the architect did indeed used to design places like that.