Edmonton Construction 12 (December 2013) - Page 476

Hallsy's Toupee · #**9501** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 1:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by itom 987

Johnstone Walker, I never heard of that department store in my life, and I was born in 1976.

I wonder what the store was like?

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Originally Posted by Black Star

First I have heard of this or have seen this picture!

My google research tells me it was a local department store chain, not unlike Eatons or Woodwards.

https://transformingedmonton.ca/johnstone-walker-limited-edmontons-own-store/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/darrellinyvr/sets/72157631446674920/

itom 987 · #**9502** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 2:34 AM**

What a shame. I wonder what the company would look today like if they didn't close.

Coldrsx · #**9503** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 2:28 PM**

Coldrsx · #**9504** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 2:31 PM**

Can we please get rid of these damn things.

Coldrsx · #**9505** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 2:37 PM**

Healy re-zoning and Windsor Terrace are both at Council today. Betting on Healy being near unanimously approved and Windsor being very close, sadly I worry about it being rejected.

Sustainable Development has recommended that BOTH be approved.

Coldrsx · #**9506** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 3:18 PM**

Letter for Windsor Terrace.
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Good morning your Worship and Councillors,

With regards to today's item 5.4, LDA-15-0208 'Windsor Park', I would like to express my support for this re-zoning application.

Although not currently residing in the immediate area, projects such as this might allow myself and many others to potentially enjoy calling Windsor Park home one day, something that is challenging at the moment due to a lack of diversity in housing stock and affordability issues.

This project is well conceived, provides a diversity of housing for the area, is of mixed use and will be able to provide the area with neighbourhood scale retail and other amenities not currently available to residents.

Finally, this rezoning/development is in accordance with the City's Municipal Development Plan (MDP), generally in accordance with the Residential Infill Guidelines and would ensure that this City continues support high-quality infill projects in sensitive areas.

Sincerely,

Ian O'Donnell
Citizen

Dave D. · #**9507** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 3:22 PM**

Just wondering if anyone has an educated guess as to when the steel and concrete skeletons of the new Stantec tower and hotel will be visible in the skyline above Manulife and Epcor. Late in 2016 or not that quickly?

Coldrsx · #**9508** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 3:24 PM**

It will take a good portion of 2016 to get to grade, my guess is early 2017.

Black Star · #**9509** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Can we please get rid of these damn things.

Looks like hell.

Rocket252 · #**9510** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 3:38 PM**

No one is sleeping in it which is a good sign

hilman · #**9511** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 4:48 PM**

Interesting list of highest property taxes for both residential and commercial/institutional at the bottom of the link.

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The city recently added 2015 property assessment information to its open data catalogue, allowing people to check which of the 364,000 homes, commercial/industrial/institutional sites, farms and other locations are the most expensive in Edmonton.

These figures are estimates based on conditions as of July 1, 2014, and might be different from current sales figures, but they indicate 3,097 houses with garages are assessed in excess of $1 million.

The top dog is owned, not surprisingly, by one of the city’s top dogs — Oilers owner Daryl Katz and his wife Renee Gouin-Katz, who built the sprawling mansion overlooking the river valley at 4 Valleyview Point assessed at $13.1 million.

Other names on the Top 10 list include Bruce Saville, founder of an international telecom software/services company sold to a U.S. company for $700 million, and criminal lawyer Jake Chadi and his wife Wisam.

In the long term, Tetreault expects local real estate values will continue to grow.

“It used to be quite a high-end home was $500,000, $550,000. Now that’s much more commonplace,” she says.

“Just when you think you have seen the biggest one, another one even bigger comes in.”

http://edmontonjournal.com/business/real-estate/property-values-on-the-rise-in-edmonton

Coldrsx · #**9512** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 9:17 PM**

Healy is on now, listen in at Edmonton.ca

Coldrsx · #**9513** Posted **Sep 21, 2015, 11:34 PM**

Healy decision, 9-1 in favour, Councillor Henderson opposed, 2 absent.

itom 987 · #**9514** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 3:04 AM**

Source: https://postmediaedmontonjournal2.files....olte-email-estolteedmontonjournal13.jpeg

Here is a rendering that shows solar panels on the south side of the building.

The name has changed from 7th St. Office to Five Oaks Building.

Daveography · #**9515** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 4:01 AM**

Henderson did make some good points from what I read but I'm happy this went through.

Black Star · #**9516** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 5:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by Daveography

Henderson did make some good points from what I read but I'm happy this went through.

What good points did he make?

GreenSPACE · #**9517** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 5:59 AM**

Dub did not bring forth this solar panel red herring until very late in the consultation process. He used to be a politician after all.

Shodan · #**9518** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 12:42 PM**

....He sure did!...

Taller towers will leave architect's solar panels in the shade, Edmonton council told

Elise Stolte, Edmonton Journal

Published on: September 21, 2015 | Last Updated: September 21, 2015 9:50 PM MDT

Developer Rise Real Estate proposes to build a residential project with towers reaching 48, 42 and 45 storeys, along with a six-storey podium, incorporating the historic Massey Ferguson building on 106th Street between 103rd and 104th avenues.

Edmonton city council received an earful Monday when they ignored a five-year-old downtown plan to approve a trio of 40-storey-plus towers.

“We thought the zoning bylaw had some teeth in it,” said architect Gene Dub, frustrated the additional height will shade the $400,000 solar panels he bought for a site northwest of the project, reducing their energy output by 40 per cent.

The downtown plan approved in 2010 called for buildings of up to 20 stories in the Warehouse District. Instead, towers at the old Massey Ferguson building that housed the Healy Ford dealership on 106th Street between 104th and 103rd avenues will soar to 48, 42 and 45 stories...

http://edmontonjournal.com/business/loca...-tri-towers-passes-at-edmonton-city-hall

Rocket252 · #**9519** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 1:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by GreenSPACE

Dub did not bring forth this solar panel red herring until very late in the consultation process. He used to be a politician after all.

What did he expect - no towers to be built around him in the area?

Dub is playing dumb - he should know better.

s4.audios · #**9520** Posted **Sep 22, 2015, 2:55 PM**

Very happy for Healy Lands, hope they don't stall on any of the towers now. Really hope this will also kickstart further interest and development in the warehouse district; so many parking lots, so much potential. The office tower build cycle may end with the EAD, but it may not be the same for residential.