East Village Rejuvenation Plan - Page 60

suburbia · #**1181** Posted **Dec 11, 2014, 6:52 PM**

Any update on plans for the automated washroom that was installed in East Village at a great cost?

bt04ku · #**1182** Posted **Dec 11, 2014, 7:08 PM**

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Any update on plans for the automated washroom that was installed in East Village at a great cost?

I think they're still working on the bronze statue of a junkie shooting up which has created something of a space and functionality problem.

Sorry, I'm just on a real statue kick right now.

Surrealplaces · #**1183** Posted **Dec 11, 2014, 7:11 PM**

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Sweet! Didn't know Superman III was filmed here.

All three were

I remember them filming a scene in Huntington Hills. I was a kid then, but sat and watched them film the scene where the damn burst in superman I

DizzyEdge · #**1184** Posted **Dec 11, 2014, 7:44 PM**

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I heard Michael Brown on NewsTalk 770 this morning and it didn't really sound like they were planning on preserving the Cecil so much as keeping elements of it like the sign. In this case I'm actually not upset as the building itself is in bad shape and just generally still represents a blight in most people's minds. He also said it was damaged quite extensively in the flood. He made a point of saying it was not a historic resource.

Although he said that, it's not true, it was evaluated and added to the historic resource inventory years ago.

That said, the debate shouldn't be about whether it's 'historic', but whether it's reasonable to preserve all or some of it.

I'd be ok with one or two facades and the sign.

Spring2008 · #**1185** Posted **Jan 13, 2015, 11:20 PM**

Pulse is 4 or 5 floors up. This part EV along with the island redevelopment and The Bridges is starting to take on a completely different vibe. Hope to see more projects get going soon.

Chadillaccc · #**1186** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 7:01 AM**

Verve is over 75% sold so it will go ahead despite the downturn, and I imagine that at least the retail podium of Rio Can will still be built so we have that to look forward to in the short term, as well as the Central Library and possibly N3 given the price point. Not too sure about the XYC Development next to Simmons but hoping to hear something soon on that.

UofC.engineer · #**1187** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 3:33 PM**

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Verve is over 75% sold so it will go ahead despite the downturn, and I imagine that at least the retail podium of Rio Can will still be built so we have that to look forward to in the short term, as well as the Central Library and possibly N3 given the price point. Not too sure about the XYC Development next to Simmons but hoping to hear something soon on that.

Fantastic news! I was really worried about Verve. I doubt the Riocan development will go ahead though

. I think you are right about N3, University City sold out on their first day due to a very low price point and that was mid 2009 during the height/bottom of the slowdown(if I remember correctly).

*Stardust* · #**1188** Posted **Jan 14, 2015, 3:58 PM**

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Fantastic news! I was really worried about Verve. I doubt the Riocan development will go ahead though

. I think you are right about N3, University City sold out on their first day due to a very low price point and that was mid 2009 during the height/bottom of the slowdown(if I remember correctly).

Riocan might go ahead? Isn't that where the grocer is suppose to be? Id be pissed if I lived in east village and there was no grocery store nearby.

Spring2008 · #**1189** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 1:08 AM**

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Verve is over 75% sold so it will go ahead despite the downturn, and I imagine that at least the retail podium of Rio Can will still be built so we have that to look forward to in the short term, as well as the Central Library and possibly N3 given the price point. Not too sure about the XYC Development next to Simmons but hoping to hear something soon on that.

I'd be pissed if I bought at Verve. 75% sold and they're still using the site as a staging area?

I think RioCan will go ahead by this summer with the anchor tenant in place. The towers can be phased later, but I bet Bosa will still launch condo sales there by the summer.

J-D · #**1190** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 3:26 AM**

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Riocan might go ahead? Isn't that where the grocer is suppose to be? Id be pissed if I lived in east village and there was no grocery store nearby.

There's a sign up for the permit notice at the site when I walked by this morning.

Chadillaccc · #**1191** Posted **Jan 15, 2015, 4:37 AM**

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I'd be pissed if I bought at Verve. 75% sold and they're still using the site as a staging area?

I think RioCan will go ahead by this summer with the anchor tenant in place. The towers can be phased later, but I bet Bosa will still launch condo sales there by the summer.

They're not using it as a staging area anymore, the site has been cleared. Or at least it was last I saw. This is why I believe construction will start sooner than later.

Spring2008 · #**1192** Posted **Jan 20, 2015, 7:49 PM**

Bunch of dates in here:

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Planned highrise will bring 221 rental units to East Village

A 28-storey, 221-unit residential rental highrise is being planned for Calgary’s East Village — part of new development plans announced Tuesday by Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, which oversees the neighbourhood project.

CMLC said it has sold a piece of land at the southeast corner of 7th Avenue and 5th Street S.E. to Cidex Developments Ltd, which will develop the neighbourhood’s first residential rental project.

The rental high-rise, on a 24,000-square-foot parcel of land, will see the introduction of family-oriented, three-bedroom apartments to the community.

“This community represents the future of downtown living,” said Abed Itani, president of Cidex. “It is inclusive, accessible and attractive to young families who want to have an urban living experience. Our project introduces three-bedroom units and child-care services to the community which, I view as critical to the overall health and sustainability of the community.”

Susan Veres, vice-president of marketing and communications for CMLC, said the project will broaden the residential opportunities in East Village.

“This community aspires to be the most desirable of inner-city communities and for us to achieve our goal, we need to offer a range of products to appeal to all market segments: professionals, empty nesters and young families,” she said.

CMLC also said it will begin in February a 14-month base building improvement program on the St. Louis Hotel to ready the structure for its future within the community and it will acquire the Cecil Hotel site for future development.

The corporation unveiled its master plan for East Village in 2009. More than $2.4 billion of planned investment has been attracted to the area, which will include the New Central Library, the National Music Centre and other developments.

Two new residential condominium towers will welcome about 800 homeowners this year in East Village – the first big contingent of the master plan vision of eventually having 11,000 residents in the neighbourhood.

CMLC said St. Patrick’s Island Park will open this summer after four years of planning and construction.

In August, a food emporium will open in the Simmons Building.

In the fall, RioCan will initiate construction on the urban-style shopping centre that will bring Loblaws and numerous other retailers to East Village.

“Our ambitions for 2015 – all of them fully achievable – are evidence of the momentum we’ve created here in East Village,” said Michael Brown, president and chief executive of CMLC. “In our early days, the East Village master plan was met with some scepticism; now, I think it’s safe to say that our approach has worked. The construction cranes in the neighbourhood tell a convincing story about our successful rejuvenation to this community and we are very proud of that.

http://calgaryherald.com/business/real-estate/east-village-announces-new-rental-project-development

Spring2008 · #**1193** Posted **Jan 21, 2015, 11:46 PM**

Is this the final design?

https://twitter.com/DruhFarrell/status/557990832402206720/photo/1

Wooster · #**1194** Posted **Jan 21, 2015, 11:51 PM**

No - conceptual. Project will have a partner. This is the Booth Centre site.

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Is this the final design?

https://twitter.com/DruhFarrell/status/557990832402206720/photo/1

Spring2008 · #**1195** Posted **Jan 21, 2015, 11:55 PM**

^This the site they were considering adding a school component?

*Stardust* · #**1196** Posted **Jan 22, 2015, 12:40 AM**

Do you guys think Rivertwin is going to be sticking around for awhile or will they redevelop that as well? It's a pretty low density building compared to what else is being built in East Village.

Chadillaccc · #**1197** Posted **Jan 22, 2015, 8:26 AM**

Was just reading about the EV and the master plan, and it just reinvigorated my excitement for the future of this awesome community. Really looking forward to the approval of the Cidex Rental. I hear the city is already working on it, just minor tweaks for more retail or whatever

Really looking forward to seeing the proposal for the Booth Centre too, it's about time!

MichaelS · #**1198** Posted **Jan 22, 2015, 3:46 PM**

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Do you guys think Rivertwin is going to be sticking around for awhile or will they redevelop that as well? It's a pretty low density building compared to what else is being built in East Village.

Given that Rivertwin is a condo, it is likely sticking around for decades. A developer would have to buy out every single owner to be able to knock it down to build larger.

The Fisher Account · #**1199** Posted **Jan 22, 2015, 6:51 PM**

I wish they would bulldoze those ugly 1970s brick towers in the EV. What an eyesore

Chadillaccc · #**1200** Posted **Jan 22, 2015, 9:15 PM**

The reclading of the one brick tower seems to have resumed. Looks like it's going to be some sort of black siding. Could look good.