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this has been posted before ... but who cares it kicks ass dont it?

is it in sales yet? its been here for a while. =D hope it starts soon.

Century Park's not supposed to go up all at once. It's going to be phased in over the next 5-10 years. I imagine the actual timeline will be determined by demand - and if Edmonton's economy keeps going the way it is, it could well be a lot shorter than 10 years! From the website, it looks like the bulk of the construction will be in 2007-2010.

Wonderful project!

It will be a nice project.
I hope they can speed up the LRT to get there by 2008.

i really like this project. smart growth and urban infill is the way to go. i'd love to live there and work DT once i'm done university. no car needed. and most services would be available within the complex and my ride would be the LRT.

When will the first cranes go up?

This project has been hyped quite a lot a while back.

That is excellent....build it! One question tho, if Stationlands never got off the ground what makes this anymore workable.....and no- lover of designs defending it!......look at the market?

Certainly Edmonton couldn't handle a project like this! Maybe give it time. As Stationlands had.

Mark my word!!!, this project is far to large for Edmonton and will never happen. :)

It already is happening Daver, the LRT is on its way and some of the commercial buildings are under construction.

"Mark my word!!!, this project is far to large for Edmonton and will never happen"

hahahahha....a true calgarian.

This is staged from 06-16'.....and the design will be such as to attract many people who might not have wanted condos.

We should see the towers start in the next 1-2years, but demo has begun on the old mall and commercial has started to go up. Residential sales begin in april from what i have heard.

As per the stationlands comment.....two TOTALLY diff worlds....

That is excellent....build it! One question tho, if Stationlands never got off the ground what makes this anymore workable.....and no- lover of designs defending it!......look at the market?

Certainly Edmonton couldn't handle a project like this! Maybe give it time. As Stationlands had.

Mark my word!!!, this project is far to large for Edmonton and will never happen. :)
Firstly, as already mentioned by coldrsx, Stationlands and Century Park are two different markets - commercial office vs. residential apartment.

The sales office is starting construction. The first phase of the retail development is almost completed and construction is underway on the professional office building. The mall is being torn down in sections.

By the time the first tower is ready for occupancy (18-24 month construction), the Century Park LRT station will be ready for service.

sort of off topic here, but when does construction start on the ICON(s)?

Looks great.

sort of off topic here, but when does construction start on the ICON(s)?
As soon as they can nail down a deal with the contractor.

^i have heard april

Not a Chance that ICON will start in April.
There is not even a General Contractor Secured. That will take a couple of months, tender pricing / securing subtrades a couple of months, building permits, etc. All said and done mid summer at the earliest, late summer to fall more likely.

Come on people.It's 2006.Just take a good look around us.Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta,but yet calgary is ahead of us in growth and in moderness.It pleases me to see more cranes in the sky as edmonton steps up construction in the downtown area and around the city.We need more attractive modern looking structures to go up in to the capital city.We are witnessing a condo boom here in edmonton.My opinion is lets keep the success moving forward.Century Park is a great idea.I think it should be pushed imediately so that the city can complete the plans to extend the LRT to the heritage area.

There is another significant height condo tower being planned for a well known pad site around downtown. Can't give you specifics as I would not want to jeopardize the developers work as he is working hard to make this happen. To date I have not heard any whispers of this on the street nor seen any chatter on this site.

The only specifics I will pass along is that it is also around 30 stories.

"To date I have not heard any whispers of this on the street nor seen any chatter on this site."

^ Try www.skyscraperpage.com

Come on people.It's 2006.Just take a good look around us.Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta,but yet calgary is ahead of us in growth and in moderness.It pleases me to see more cranes in the sky as edmonton steps up construction in the downtown area and around the city.We need more attractive modern looking structures to go up in to the capital city.We are witnessing a condo boom here in edmonton.My opinion is lets keep the success moving forward.Century Park is a great idea.I think it should be pushed imediately so that the city can complete the plans to extend the LRT to the heritage area.
/\ presales will start soon.

And the LRT will be at Century Park by 2009. The preliminary surveying work is done and detailed engineering will commence shortly.

as for that other 30 storey....you arent talking "hampton house" are you? It is well known now that it seems to have stalled and that the developer wanted the city to basically screw the design guidelines to allow it.

If not that...and you make ref to "a well known pad site"....you talking cecil? I have heard it is 16 storeys?

If not that...perhaps that econolodge with procura?

How about that other 32 storey one on belamy...

There is another significant height condo tower being planned for a well known pad site around downtown. Can't give you specifics as I would not want to jeopardize the developers work as he is working hard to make this happen. To date I have not heard any whispers of this on the street nor seen any chatter on this site.

The only specifics I will pass along is that it is also around 30 stories.
It wouldn't happen to be a Vancouver-based developer, would it?

CB-Man, your knowledge of the industry leads me to believe that the 'CB' could mean, Clark Builders? Am I close?

Thats what I was thinking CMD.

I'll pass along an accurate update on the Cecil tomorrow. As far as the condo I mentioned the developers are from outside the city of Edmonton and are working hard on their proposal with the site owner.
CB stands for.......oh.......ah.........it does not really matter. It's the info thats important.

I'll pass along an accurate update on the Cecil tomorrow. As far as the condo I mentioned the developers are from outside the city of Edmonton and are working hard on their proposal with the site owner.
CB stands for.......oh.......ah.........it does not really matter. It's the info thats important.
I'm on to you....;)

The Cecil Update
Although the design is in constant flux ( never higher than 10 stories ) a proposal for an additional few floors of potential quazi business day hotel space has fallen apart. It appears that the Cecil will end up being 3-4 stories consisting of an underground parkade, main floor ( Urban Food Store - Can't mention who yet ), and a few floors of commercial. The building will be able to accomodate any future tower component of several floors.

Remember the key word here is design in constant flux.

^i have seen a 16 storey design...but the rest of your story is consistent. That urban food store, which i think i know who, will BE AMAZING for downtown's residential growth.

As for that "urban food store" - would that be Urban Fare? But honestly, I'm not sure if it's feasible to have in downtownin addition to the one already by 142 St in Laurier Heights or not. Or is it? I know Vancouver's got one downtown in Yaletown.

As for that "urban food store" - would that be Urban Fare? But honestly, I'm not sure if it's feasible to have in downtownin addition to the one already by 142 St in Laurier Heights or not. Or is it? I know Vancouver's got one downtown in Yaletown.
Urban Fare no longer exists on 142 Street.

So, no, it will not be an Urban Fare. I also believe there are two in downtown Vancouver.


Also, in regards to the Cecil, I've seen a 16-storey design as well.

According to the SUN this morning, De-Lux Burgers (Lux) is going into part of the old Urban Fare space on 142.

Guys, the 16, 10, and 8 story proposals are all dead dead dead. Let it go.

^i hope not.....what a shame to put only 4.

seems like a waste of a good space to not go taller. What would the reason be for scrapping the taller plans?

^courage, innovation, ability, deciciveness, marketing or the lack thereof, fear, wimp.

^ It's not like they're scared of NIMBYs or something, even though we know the Icon is way taller and will go up as planned??

Guys, the 16, 10, and 8 story proposals are all dead dead dead. Let it go.
Let's wait to see what Johnny does. At the end of the day, the numbers speak for themselves.

Major upgrades announced for Northlands Park

In April, Northlands Park announced a 10-year, $150-million modernization plan for the exhibition grounds in northeast Edmonton.

Plans include a new $50-million exhibition hall to be completed by 2008. The plan also includes:

1. Upgrades to the Agricom exhibition halls.
2. A new agricultural pavilion.
3. A new south plaza with an outdoor amphitheatre.
4. A covered pedway system will link Coliseum LRT station with Rexall Place, the Agricom and the new exposition centre.
5. A new Canadian Country Music Centre is also under consideration.

These are the first major changes at Northlands since the Agricom opened 22 years ago. As well, there have been hints of significant changes in the works for the city’s Klondike Days festival.

Northlands is a not-for-profit organization that began 126 years ago as an agricultural society. It is supported by more than 1,000 volunteers. The park is the site of Rexall Place (home of the Edmonton Oilers) and the Northlands Spectrum horse racing track. Northlands hosts Klondike Days, the Canadian Finals Rodeo and a full calendar of expositions, fairs and trade shows.

Capital Health gets a $647-million shot in the arm

The Capital Health Authority received $647 million from the Alberta government late in 2005 to proceed with 10 construction projects in Greater Edmonton.

The projects include:
• Redevelopment of Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra, University, Misericordia and Grey Nuns hospitals at a total cost of $469 million.
• A new hospital will be built in Strathcona County.
• A replacement hospital is planned for Fort Saskatchewan.
• A new Eastwood Primary Care Centre in Edmonton will offer an extended-hours urgent care.

The new investments will provide more than 450 additional hospital beds in the Capital Region. Part of a $1.4 billion program of hospital renewal across the province, the new projects will be financed by the Alberta government’s unbudgeted fiscal surplus. These funds are in addition to a previously announced plan to devote $9.2 billion over three years to infrastructure projects in Alberta.

Capital Health is Alberta’s biggest employer with 29,000 employees and an annual budget of $2.4 billion. Its 13 hospitals care for one million residents of Greater Edmonton and provide specialist services to 1.6 million people from three provinces and two territories.

Ring around Edmonton rapidly takes shape

Anthony Henday Drive continued to push its way south in 2005, as two new bridges opened across the North Saskatchewan River – but you ain’t seen nothing yet.
The Edmonton Ring Road, which now connects residents in southwest Edmonton to the Yellowhead Trail in the northwest, looks forward to two new milestones in 2006. By the end of the year extensions will push the ring road north to 137th Avenue in the northwest and east to Gateway Boulevard/Calgary Trail (Hwy. 2), where the roads will meet at an elaborate 12-bridge, three-level interchange.

The next major phase of construction has begun from Highway 2 in the south to Highway 216 (formerly Hwy. 14) to the east. When that section opens in October 2007, the ring will be about two-thirds complete. The province has committed to finishing the final northern arc by 2015. The final result will be a twinned 80-kilometre highway around the city with no traffic lights.

The ring road will have a dramatic effect on traffic flows through the city. Long haul truckers will be able to bypass the city entirely. There will be fewer vehicles using busy arteries like Gateway Boulevard and the Whitemud Freeway. And driving times will be less on many busy routes, such as St. Albert to the airport.

What's new at the zoo

Edmonton’s Valley Zoo has put forward a revised master plan that would see major changes to the popular attraction, which receives about 225,000 visits per year.
Some of the highlights of the plan include:

A redeveloped entrance with better access to visitor services, food and drink, gifts, washrooms, classrooms and offices.
The Storyland Zoo will be redeveloped into a new children’s attraction, Nature’s Wild Backyard.
A new theme area, Polar Opposites, will include polar bears, penguins, lynx and other inhabitants of the coldest reaches of the planet.
An equatorial region will provide a contrast to the zoo’s overall focus on colder climes.
The plan would cost $80 million over the next 20 years. It was presented to Edmonton City Council in November 2005.

Rhino, you've just posted four good news stories about Edmonton. All good stuff, but don't you think each of them deserves its own thread? This thread is titled "$500 million condo project about to start - edmonton".

I agree , but didnt want to Saturate the West Form . I tried to start a specific Edmonton and Calgary but the name sucked so it got crapped on . I thought people have been reading this quite often so ...place it here . but your right nothing to do with Condo at all sorry folks.

back to Century Park, the tower crane is up on site, and the work on the builtings has progressed rapidly. i drove by yesterday and I am not sure what I saw, it was a huge glass trapezoidal box - all in green/blue glass. Is that the "Century Club" component? They also took out full page centrefold ads to announce presales and there is a big sales centre sign up on site. Anyone else got more info?

As for the LRT it is a done deal - to be there by 2009.

cool , can you get pic's ?

any renderings of the individual buildings?

not yet...but we should very very soon.

I took a drive through the site today. There is a large 3 storey commercial complex going up (concrete structure with overhead crane - it will likely get taller). The glass-box thingy looks like it could be some type of "permanent" sales centre given the 7 to 15 year development time line for the complete build-out this makes sense. The glass-box is located at the main entrance off 111 Street just south of the present day bus loop. Around the commercial periphery there is liquor store (Grapes and Grains) and a Starbucks and a Brewsters Pub and Micro Brewerey and an assortment of smaller boutiques. Much of the old mall is still standing, but the old Wal Mart is now gone with backhoes taking down more of the structure each day. Too bad I left my camera at home.

I took a drive through the site today. There is a large 3 storey commercial complex going up (concrete structure with overhead crane - it will likely get taller). The glass-box thingy looks like it could be some type of "permanent" sales centre given the 7 to 15 year development time line for the complete build-out this makes sense. The glass-box is located at the main entrance off 111 Street just south of the present day bus loop. Around the commercial periphery there is liquor store (Grapes and Grains) and a Starbucks and a Brewsters Pub and Micro Brewerey and an assortment of smaller boutiques. Much of the old mall is still standing, but the old Wal Mart is now gone with backhoes taking down more of the structure each day. Too bad I left my camera at home.
The 3-storey structure is a professional office building, which is apparently fully leased.

The glass box will be the sales center for Century Park, which is amazing. It looks amazing for a sales center.

The commercial retail buildings are very nice, in fact, I am willing to say that the Century Park complex is the nicest suburban retail center in the city aesthetics-wise.

^by far