Edmonton Construction 11 (November 2011) - Page 382

Coldrsx · #**7621** Posted **May 30, 2013, 3:07 PM**

Daveography · #**7622** Posted **May 30, 2013, 3:10 PM**

^ That thing is such a monster, it's crazy how visible it is from so many areas and angles. It makes me think about those debates if a significantly taller tower than surrounding buildings "sticks out." Yes, it sticks out. But I don't see that as a bad thing, and it's unlikely that it will stand alone for very long.

rapid_business · #**7623** Posted **May 30, 2013, 4:16 PM**

Especially from the river valley looking up! Such a great view of it down there at the Victoria range.

MalcolmTucker · #**7624** Posted **May 30, 2013, 4:50 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by RTA

^ That thing is such a monster, it's crazy how visible it is from so many areas and angles. It makes me think about those debates if a significantly taller tower than surrounding buildings "sticks out." Yes, it sticks out. But I don't see that as a bad thing, and it's unlikely that it will stand alone for very long.

Coming in from St. Albert on the weekend you can see it very distinctly from the Henday overpass.

dansk · #**7625** Posted **May 30, 2013, 5:12 PM**

Can see it from 5 Street in Nisku as well.

Black Star · #**7626** Posted **May 30, 2013, 5:33 PM**

Sarah Palin can see Russia from her Backyard'

And the Pearl in Edmonton!!

Airboy · #**7627** Posted **May 30, 2013, 6:05 PM**

Can also see it from Villinueve, at about 633 and highway 44.

Coldrsx · #**7628** Posted **May 30, 2013, 10:11 PM**

New Canada Post NW of Downtown

Coldrsx · #**7629** Posted **May 30, 2013, 10:13 PM**

hilman · #**7630** Posted **May 30, 2013, 10:16 PM**

Jasper Ave looks good, nice date/time watermark on the pic

Coldrsx · #**7631** Posted **May 30, 2013, 10:32 PM**

Project camera = that.

Black Star · #**7632** Posted **May 30, 2013, 10:54 PM**

Canada post up and running?

Jasper does look sweet.

Coldrsx · #**7633** Posted **May 30, 2013, 10:57 PM**

^hard to say...

SHOFEAR · #**7634** Posted **May 30, 2013, 11:07 PM**

I'm not sure if any of you were at the UDI Alberta annual conference today, but one of the workshop presenters was a guy by the name of Jim Heid from UrbanGreen. If you ever get a chance to her him speak I highly recommend it. His presentation basically focused on encourageing the concept of new urbanism into greenfield communities and the generation gap between the policy makers and developers who build communities and the people who will live in them. Things like a wide range of housing options and costs, built form (not 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 faux historic, but the importance of barriers that street side parking plays when it comes to pedestrian safety, boulevard trees, pedestrian scale of commercial buildings and plenty of glass, narrow streets) main streets, connectivity with surrounding developments, simpler architecture but using higher quality materials. Almost as if we were to build communities the way we did pre ww2 (my words not his). He had a bunch of examples of how these communities were barely effected (both with maintaing value and sales) by the housing crises in the States compared to typical suburban development.

Anyways, considering I've been critical of the desire of UDI to push for the status quo so I found it encouraging that a speaker like this was brought in. Certainly a mixed reaction, but there were a surprising amount of people (and not just worker bee's like myself) who agreed with many of his points and recognize the value in the ideas he presented.

Coldrsx · #**7635** Posted **May 30, 2013, 11:09 PM**

Excellent to hear... we need UDI to start to push infill more.

Hallsy's Toupee · #**7636** Posted **May 31, 2013, 2:19 PM**

May 31, 1978: Paint barely dry, carpet still being installed as Four Seasons Hotel opens

SHOFEAR · #**7637** Posted **May 31, 2013, 2:21 PM**

Noticed activity in the empty commercial units on Mayfair South...anybody know whats going in?

240glt · #**7638** Posted **May 31, 2013, 3:01 PM**

^ i know a few groups have been in kicking the tires to see if it's worth buying. From what I heard, it's not.

CMD UW · #**7639** Posted **May 31, 2013, 3:40 PM**

Procura is leasing the space, not selling it. I believe there is a DP for a restaurant for the bulk of the space and if I recall TI work has already started.

Hallsy's Toupee · #**7640** Posted **May 31, 2013, 3:43 PM**

I really like the Caffe Sorrentino that's in the Mayfair South. It can use some company.