CALGARY | Eau Claire Tower | FT | 99M / 325FT | 25 FLOORS

[Deepstar]

^ I knew Tall Bob would be ticked lol!

[Deepstar]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Wow what a buzz kill!

Exactly! Way to go Debbie Downer

[Surrealplaces]

Originally Posted by Design-mind

Kind of surprised it is the shadow bylaw as there is a parking lot and a condo development to the North between it and the river. I just thought it was a cost issue vs revenue issue.

I'm not sure which bylaw it is. On the DP it states that the height is within the bylaw standard of 99.2M. I assumed it was the shadow bylaw, but it doesn't make sense given the shadows this would cast.

[Surrealplaces]

Originally Posted by Deepstar

Exactly! Way to go Debbie Downer

Ever heard of 'don't shoot the messenger'!

[Deepstar]

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

Ever heard of 'don't shoot the messenger'!

I know, I just liked 130M better!

[Design-mind]

Looks like by SSP standards this one can be moved to construction. Hurray!





And the fuzzy proof of construction shot.

[Tarsus]

Quite a bit of change since we last saw an update.

[Design-mind]

Placing rebar into a deep foundation form.

[elconsulto]

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the height for this one is actually 99M (90M to bottom of mechanical penthouse, and 99M to the top of the structure) They had to keep it within the bylaw...most likely the shadow bylaw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2kVRZ99GRk

[TallBob]

Waste of a good building site! 300' tall.... 300' wide! Shadow Bylaw!

[Design-mind]

Originally Posted by TallBob

Waste of a good building site! 300' tall.... 300' wide! Shadow Bylaw!

I am pretty sure it is not the shadow bylaw that has stunted this tower as it is so far from the river valley. There is the parking lot of the seven tower development across the street as well as another condo project between Eau Claire tower and the river. There must be some other bylaw is working against it.

[TallBob]

^^ Maybe .... I kind of through it out there. Personally, not a fan of the Bylaw, but everyone knows that. ^^

[Surrealplaces]

Eau Claire Tower by Construction Mafia, on Flickr

[Surrealplaces]

Eau Claire Tower by Construction Mafia, on Flickr

[tele75]

Thanks for the pics. They aren't wasting any time on this one.

[DarthMalgus]

I can't see how the shadow bylaw would limit this one. It's a block west of the 600' tall Centennial 1, and a block east of what will soon be a 50 floor mixed use building.

I know the height won't make much of a visual impact but I like the design overall and outside of Toronto or Calgary this would be considered a major tower. Plus, biggest priority for me right now is to get those Eau Claire parking lots taken out.

[Surrealplaces]

Originally Posted by DarthMalgus

I can't see how the shadow bylaw would limit this one. It's a block west of the 600' tall Centennial 1, and a block east of what will soon be a 50 floor mixed use building.

I know the height won't make much of a visual impact but I like the design overall and outside of Toronto or Calgary this would be considered a major tower. Plus, biggest priority for me right now is to get those Eau Claire parking lots taken out.

I'm not sure which bylaw the DP refers to, just going by what it had said. I assumed it must be shadowing, but it doesn't really make any sense.

[Surrealplaces]

Eau Claire Tower by Construction Mafia, on Flickr

[Surrealplaces]

Eau Claire Tower by Construction Mafia, on Flickr

[Surrealplaces]

Eau Claire Tower by Construction Mafia, on Flickr