Canadian City Proposals - Page 649

stevanford1 · #**12961** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 10:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

1500 de Maisonneuve West - 19 floors

Current building already under demolition

From Architex Group

I quite like this one.

Martin Mtl · #**12962** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 10:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Facadectomies. I don't even want to know what is being lost to build this.

This:

https://goo.gl/maps/5PRcxHgri4RfAk6h8

O-tacular · #**12963** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 10:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

This:

https://goo.gl/maps/5PRcxHgri4RfAk6h8

Ok not as bad as I thought. Are they knocking down the highrise next door or just re-skinning it?

Martin Mtl · #**12964** Posted **Sep 4, 2019, 10:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Ok not as bad as I thought.

Exactly. It’s a good filler, the facade restoration should be sweet. It can’t be worst that now.

WhipperSnapper · #**12965** Posted **Sep 5, 2019, 12:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

I don't know if I'd say atrocious. If they were downtown I'd be pissed, but this is actually better than anything I'd expect of Remington. I'm certainly not saying they're great or even good, but they're relatively unoffensive, except that the roofs — for sure.

Anywho, yeah it's definitely easy walking distance to the train. Directly south of Coop, directly north of the canal, and directly west of the new YMCA. It's the perfect spot for a high density node in that neighbourhood.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@50.9617597,-114.0087341,396m/data=!3m1!1e3

It's walking distance to the train. What is there to do in this neighbourhood? That's my issue with TOD. It's often about cramming density around transit stations with little regard to building walkable, complete communities. This is TOD in Toronto. Vancouver has built some urban communities around suburban transit stations. This looks like Toronto. Density and high rises but built to the same standards of suburbia

Chadillaccc · #**12966** Posted **Sep 5, 2019, 4:01 AM**

Yeah that's basically Quarry Park in a nutshell. I mean they just built a huge new YMCA there which will be great to have right along the rapid transit network. I think it'll be the first major rec centre along the Ctrain if memory serves. Plus there's a shopping area, a ton of tech offices as well as the Imperial Oil HQ, and a few awesome parks and stuff. Wouldn't say it's "urban/walkable" but it's not a bad attempt for one of Calgary's first major planned TOD nodes. Hopefully we learn from this and Brentwood.

Rico Rommheim · #**12967** Posted **Sep 5, 2019, 5:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

2025 Peel street (site prep)

Eh. A filler without being too offensive or bad.

Rico Rommheim · #**12968** Posted **Sep 5, 2019, 5:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by SkahHigh

1500 de Maisonneuve West - 19 floors

Current building already under demolition

From Architex Group

Wow. Wasn't expecting much for this development.

I don't love it and it's not original. But it's the craziest filler this city has ever had.

It WILL be the most outrageous building in the hood, though.

WhipperSnapper · #**12969** Posted **Sep 5, 2019, 2:46 PM**

I have faith the facade will turn out better than those in Toronto. It's more lively than great. It has good form. The podium base grounds the tower. The design doesn't share anything in common with the tower above.

phesto · #**12970** Posted **Sep 5, 2019, 7:12 PM**

Two tower proposal for North Road in Coquitlam:

The plan for 705-707 North Road is to rezone to permit the development of two residential towers with a total of 482 units under the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan. Townhouses will front North Road.

Details of the proposed development include:

a 46-storey market condo tower
a 20-storey rental tower
tower heights of 492 ft. and 225 ft.;

Source: http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2019/09/03/two-towers-proposed-for-burquitlam-site/

ssiguy · #**12971** Posted **Sep 5, 2019, 10:54 PM**

Those 2 are ugly.

stevanford1 · #**12972** Posted **Sep 6, 2019, 1:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by ssiguy

Those 2 are ugly.

Agreed, the tall one looks kind of bulky to me and it looks like they might turn out like these buildings in Mississauga (lots of spandrel, bland boxy design,).