YEG - Edmonton Int Airport - Page 429

YegFan · #**8561** Posted **Aug 23, 2013, 2:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

On the news last night they said the target is 500-550 avg. daily. for 747

What "news" are you referring to?

hilman · #**8562** Posted **Aug 23, 2013, 3:05 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by YegFan

What "news" are you referring to?

Global (and I assume CTV) were reporting that the 747 service reached the 100,000 passenger milestone.

Coldrsx · #**8563** Posted **Aug 23, 2013, 4:58 PM**

^bingo, probably others as well.

Coldrsx · #**8564** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 4:39 PM**

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/hoi_hoi/20130823_072007.jpg)
Sonic Boom on c2e

SpongeG · #**8565** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 5:23 PM**

the older part of the terminal which is pretty much empty most o the time - are they planning to do anything with it?

there is a tim hortons and a wok box down there which the few times i have been that way are dead - in fact my friend used the airport last month and he was in the newer part trying to find something to eat but didn't like the choices of chilis, quiznos etc and saw a guy with a wox box container and wondered where he got it and i said it's next to the tim hortons and he didn't even know there was a tim hortons past security, they really need to put some signange up to let people know there is a tim hortons down that way

s211 · #**8566** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 5:32 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/hoi_hoi/20130823_072007.jpg)
Sonic Boom on c2e

Wow. A case where the final product looks as good or better than the architect's computer rendering.

Coldrsx · #**8567** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 5:34 PM**

Yup

(http://www.sebaonline.ca/sites/default/files/COT%20Exterior%201.jpg)

Rocket252 · #**8568** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 6:34 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

the older part of the terminal which is pretty much empty most o the time - are they planning to do anything with it?

there is a tim hortons and a wok box down there which the few times i have been that way are dead - in fact my friend used the airport last month and he was in the newer part trying to find something to eat but didn't like the choices of chilis, quiznos etc and saw a guy with a wox box container and wondered where he got it and i said it's next to the tim hortons and he didn't even know there was a tim hortons past security, they really need to put some signange up to let people know there is a tim hortons down that way

We had the same problem - post security and trying to find a Tim Horton's

It is a standard before takeoff to grab a double double

Rocket252 · #**8569** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 6:34 PM**

Any shots of the hotel ? Since the webcams have been changed can't get a pic of it

oiler-dude · #**8570** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 6:41 PM**

Best I can find... Starting to get worried the colored window accents aren't actually coming. While better than the first rendering, this version of the hotel is still pretty disappointing overall.

https://twitter.com/MJKeehn/status/372474279108943872

YegFan · #**8571** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 7:27 PM**

^Looks that way to me too...

I don't understand how YEG awarded this smaller scale developer the right for the on-site hotel.

The developer had to sell one of their properties to free up cash for the Renaissance project.

And in the end, we end up with a half-xxx product!!!

Shame on YEG!!

s211 · #**8572** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 7:51 PM**

SOP for Edmonton, unfortunately.

Rocket252 · #**8573** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 8:01 PM**

Welcome to Edmonton

Here is an example of our crappy Architecture

s211 · #**8574** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 8:08 PM**

This is salt on a wound, but just a few hundred km south of your Leduc-worthy box, another airport hotel nearing completion:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=6248895&postcount=9176

Just sayin', is all.

Rocket252 · #**8575** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 9:09 PM**

So you have a control Tower that is beautiful while the hotel looks like a Russian apartment.

Yup that is Edmonton.

Coldrsx · #**8576** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 9:15 PM**

Waiting another couple of months to make my final judgement...

Black Star · #**8577** Posted **Aug 29, 2013, 10:21 PM**

YEG tower is simply one of the finest buildings in the Metro region period!

YEG Hotel so far is a pig. Waiting for lip stick though... so it can be a better looking pig!

P.S the skywalk from the terminal to this ?!%$#& has more style and presence.

EdmTrekker · #**8578** Posted **Aug 30, 2013, 3:50 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLACK STAR

YEG tower is simply one of the finest buildings in the Metro region period!

YEG Hotel so far is a pig. Waiting for lip stick though... so it can be a better looking pig!

P.S the skywalk from the terminal to this ?!%$#& has more style and presence.

It is going to need quite the facade to hide the air handling units on the roof - and major treatments to the building exterior and windows - as is it is the worst looking building developed in the Capital Region in the last 10 years. HOW EIA Board has allowed this to occur boggles my mind. Administrative incompetence???

Coldrsx · #**8579** Posted **Aug 30, 2013, 4:11 PM**

(http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/99248/hotelinsertcomingsoon.jpg)

(http://www.cadcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Renaissance-Hotel-3-Edite-300x336.jpg)

Coldrsx · #**8580** Posted **Aug 30, 2013, 4:13 PM**

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