Construction set to start on first downtown Edmonton tower since COVID-19 pandemic
Aug 29, 2021
Edmonton Journal
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The developer of a new residential tower in downtown Edmonton says the project is a vote of confidence in the city’s core after a punishing pandemic.
Construction crews are set to begin work on Falcon Tower after a formal groundbreaking Monday. The 240-unit, 30-storey building is one of two towers set to replace a parking lot at 104 Street and 100 Avenue.
A news release from Langham Developments described the project as the “first downtown high-rise development in Edmonton since the COVID-19 pandemic” and a “symbol of the resilience of the city’s downtown.”
Langham won city council approval to build two towers on the property in October 2018. The current proposal is scaled back from the original plan, which called for two towers of 37 and 43 storeys, with a total of 650 units.
At the time, community groups expressed concern about whether there was demand for such a project, and how it might affect other developments.
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