Sorry for the Edmonton talk.

No problem. Sometimes things need to be compared.

from livingforthecity on SSP

Arriva 44 (probably deserves its own thread, given the size of this project)
http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj184/lumin8_bucket/DSC_0006-2.jpg

Note the other five cranes in the picture :D

How big is it? You can make the thread if you have the four criteria: location, name, height and state.

I've got the info, but have never started a thread .....
Calgary | Arriva 44 | 163.0m / 535' | U/C

It is part of a development adding 123 floors between 3 buildings.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7370/arriva82vk8.jpg http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7312/arriva4222vu5.jpg

from Boris (June 07)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/208/bussmappn6.gif

This list identifies ~2,000 floors either under construction or already approved in Calgary
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2661/developmentlistingnb8.png

Merry Chistmas

Some excellent new construction pictures on SSP. Have a look:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=143134&page=2

Amazing number of cranes / pits / major projects!!

Picture from 17th floor of Arriva (bigtime on SSP):

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg247/Staynera/Arriva%201704/1704007.jpg

The pit below is for one of the two Arriva 44 towers. There are a large number of cranes in this picture. Wow! Virtually all of these are condo towers. To the left, there is a pinch of the new stampede casino and prep for the expansion of the RoundUp Centre. Next to the stampede casino will be a new hotel, but there haven't been too many details about that quite yet.

Picture from 17th floor of Arriva (bigtime on SSP):

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg247/Staynera/Arriva%201704/1704007.jpg

The pit below is for one of the two Arriva 44 towers. There are a large number of cranes in this picture. Wow! Virtually all of these are condo towers. To the left, there is a pinch of the new stampede casino and prep for the expansion of the RoundUp Centre. Next to the stampede casino will be a new hotel, but there haven't been too many details about that quite yet.

that is one sweet vantage point for watching them cranes rise. i look forward to some updates from there.:cheers:

Nice shots by surrealplaces (ssp).

The Bow would be somewhat front and centre from this first angle upon completion.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/4155/000lx0.jpg

Another angle, with some of the buildings further West.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6711/image182za6.jpg

And to round things out, a slightly older picture from Wikipedia - taken by Chuck Szmurlo. The tip of the Calgary tower, just visible from behind the dense DT, is 627' (191m)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Calgary-Dawn-Szmurlo.jpg

^Wow, great! Makes mine look really shitty! Happy new years everyone, spent it in Calgary

http://i7.tinypic.com/80zxctt.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/6607/0000nw0.jpg

the Manhattan
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5123/manhattanzx2.jpg
Arriva ( shes beautiful )
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/153/0000gs3.jpg

the Manhattan
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5123/manhattanzx2.jpg

Where is this one? I don't think I've seen this before.

I honestly am not sure it will be built , its a proposal right now and I stole it from SSP .

Looks like a transformer. I think it is kinda weird.

one of ctr al dels new renders at request of the ssp guys of a tower from san fransisco for the IOL site man that sweet eh if only it was real :(
http://www.i-imagehost.com/uploads/24513f3716.jpg

I love Calgary !

another teas render of a difrent angle :P
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5243/calgaryriverioluo6.jpg

^^ Just so some of the folks not familiar with this lot and intended project, a building of this height is not out of the question.

^^ Just so some of the folks not familiar with this lot and intended project, a building of this height is not out of the question.

in fact it is most likely. they being one of the largest corps in the world are sure to try and trump encana's The Bow. there has been mention of them wating for encanas building then out doing it. Non comfermable of course.

That would be the ultimate "f*ck you" by Imperial, LOL

lol yea to bad that design is taken by san fran :( beutifull building... prefers it over the other boxs in calgary even more then the bow...

prefers it over the other boxs in calgary even more then the bow...

That is an interesting comment, but I think it depends on what pieces you're considering. Just the singular building, or the engagement and enhancement of overall project to its context? Using the more thoughtful and comprehensive methods of evaluation, the Bow is truly exceptional.

Penny Lane towers
http://www.gibbsgage.com/1-office.html
48 and 39 stories tall

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/8152/pennylane12us8.jpg

special thanks to Boris 2K7

Key note 1 2 and 3
http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/7319/keynote9rg4.jpg

Penny Lane is ugly, and Key Note is a rip off of Petro Can Centre....

Nashville can come up with this....but Calgary can't? Ugh....

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Signature_Tower.png/360px-Signature_Tower.png

^^ personally I don't mind penny lane.

Ironically, the complaints are coming from a guy from Winnipeg. If you were from Nashville, that would have been different!

I do agree with you regarding keynote.

That is an interesting comment, but I think it depends on what pieces you're considering. Just the singular building, or the engagement and enhancement of overall project to its context? Using the more thoughtful and comprehensive methods of evaluation, the Bow is truly exceptional.

i agree. the atrium and sky-gardens are unheard of at this scale.

noob here .. been lurking around for a while ... had been living in Calgary for almost a year ... :)

noob here .. been lurking around for a while ... had been living in Calgary for almost a year ... :)

Cool, hi. (Please use the Prairie Co-op for posts like this.)

lol ^^

I will be adding to this thread a lot in the near future , as I will be moving to Calgary soon , so I will be taking a lot of pics !!!!

Penny Lane is ugly, and Key Note is a rip off of Petro Can Centre....

Nashville can come up with this....but Calgary can't? Ugh....

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Signature_Tower.png/360px-Signature_Tower.png

Penny Lane looks good what are you talking about???

You just like that nashville building cuz it looks like...well...you know

LMAO

Calgary has enough bulky structures in its skyline...it is time for tall and sleek to dominate!

I'm hearing vague rumours of a supertall in Calgary?

Something along the lines of:

- A 69 storey office building at roughly 1049' and 995 000sf
- A 64 Storey Hotel at 723' and 1 million sf
and most impressively
- A 109 storey residential building at 1138' and 1 800 000sf

For those imperially challenged like me, that's:

69 storey office = 320 m @ 92 400 sq.m
64 storey hotel = 220 m @ 92 900 sq.m
109 storey residential = 347 m @ 167 200 sq.m

These are vague rumours on a casino site on 17th & 1st. Do not, I repeat do not take any of what I say as being likely to happen. There might be something on the site I am hinting at, but don't expect the numbers quoted. :yes:

I'm still waiting for the 80 and 60 storey towers from Worthington Properties (www.worthington.ca)!

It's exciting to hear, and it's like heroin to a Calgary skyscraper junkie (like myself), but it'll never happen. Or if it does, it'll be scaled back to something more realistic.

Worthington looks eerily like the Twin Towers...

Looks like one and a half.
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/7265/adtwotowersug8.gif
What is with the yellow? Or maybe it's just my computer.
Worthington, my services are available :)

The yellow is a hack job of painting in the "sandstone" in "Sandstone City"

lol

dam would it not be sweet it both thoughs twins and this newsest rummer
maybe a new tallest in north amarica? :P dreams

A 109 storey residential building at 1138' and 1 800 000sf


:rofl:

ne control alt del doodies including the rummerd super talls with some random building renders used as example
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/7872/calgarybeforeeastwo3.gif

WOW , nice work !!

From drab to FAB...Calgary will resemble an Australian city, shiny and new! From macabre to modern!!!

long time lurker.. finally joined.. have to say thats one crazy Animated on the last page with what the skyline is currently VS what it will be in a few years.. Ive actually took a few screenshots of satellite shots from googlemaps from the city now and in a few years will compare it with what it will be..

remarkable.. all those building ont he far left tho.. are those approved?

Those are rumoured or proposed. Nothing approved yet.

more . . . . ! i wish we had a fast forward button !

long time lurker.. finally joined.. have to say thats one crazy Animated on the last page with what the skyline is currently VS what it will be in a few years.. Ive actually took a few screenshots of satellite shots from googlemaps from the city now and in a few years will compare it with what it will be..

remarkable.. all those building ont he far left tho.. are those approved?

Oooh... I know you from HoFo. :nuts:

On the topic of these buildings, BRING IT ON. (Expand transit to fit too, that's really pissing me off)

The thing i like about Calgary is that its not too big, and not too small.

Ten years ago was a quiet city, now it has expanded a lot as a result of people from rural areas moving here.

The thing i like about Calgary is that its not too big, and not too small.

Ten years ago was a quiet city, now it has expanded a lot as a result of people from rural areas moving here.

No, it's "expanded" as a result of people moving from EVERYWHERE, not only or even predominately from rural areas. Calgary had a higher rate of international immigration than did any US city in 2008 (and 2007, and yes that includes such iconic immigration magnets as NYC, SF and LA) and was only bested by Toronto and Vancouver on this measure in Canada.

It's also grown because of its very young population and consequent very high (by Canadian standards) birth rate.

Broadway Malyan appointed to Canadian city regeneration

http://i41.tinypic.com/2ega03p.jpg

Firm will be masterplanner for new community in Calgary for 12,000 people

Broadway Malyan has been appointed masterplanner to regenerate part of Calgary in Canada.

The firm will be responsible for 55 ha of land in the middle of the city, which hosted the Winter Olympics back in 1988.

City planning officials want to build a new community in the East Village, on the edge of the central business district, which will be home for up to 12,000 people. It will focus on new arts and cultural facilities.

Calgary Municipal Land Corporation made the appointment after plumping for Broadway Malyan ahead of two local firms and Gensler.

Broadway Malyan director of masterplanning and urban design Phil Bonds said: “This appointment opens up new horizons for us.”

http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3133006&c=3

Wow, very interesting Parisian girl! Thank you for posting that... I look forward to more details.

http://www.dcnonl.com/article/id32887

Richard Gilbert
staff writer

The Telus World of Science in Calgary will build a new $160 million dollar facility because the existing centre is too small.

The Telus World of Science and Creative Kids Museum on the western edge of downtown Calgary can’t accommodate the growing numbers of visitors.

Attendance has more than doubled to 304,000 visitors annually in the past decade.

With growth expected to continue, construction of a new 130,000 square foot facility is in the early stages.

Cohos Evamy is doing the design work.

“We are in the design development stage, which is coming to a conclusion and going into the construction drawing stages,” said Barry Crean, project director at the Telus World of Science.

“This will be let to the market in a series of tender packages. The first one will be stripping and grading the site. We are aiming to be in the ground in April.”

Crean said the start time is dependent on all the grants that will finance construction of the project and an environmental assessment.

The City of Calgary has committed $20 million in land and another $20 million in cash.

The provincial and federal governments are providing $40 million each.

The remaining $40 million will be raised from corporate and private donors.

“We are looking at $30 million being spent during the course of construction, which should be completed by September 2011, but we hope to take occupation in June,” said Crean.

“It is estimated that there will be the equivalent of 124 person years of employment in professional services and 325 man years of construction work. There will be 250 workers on the site at the peak of construction.”

The site selection process began with 80 potential locations, but the choices were narrowed down to 22 possibilities.

A detailed analysis was performed on five possible sites.

“A city owned property north of the zoo was selected because it was closer to the city, transit, the zoo and the people who would use the facility,” Crean explained.

“This location also creates partnership opportunities with the zoo.”

The Calgary Zoo and the new Telus World of Science plan to share parking, use joint marketing, ticketing, maintenance and exhibit buildings.

The science centre’s brownfield site will also be considered part of the learning experience for students.

Crean said they are aiming to achieve LEED Silver certification, but they would like to get LEED Gold.

“It may not be possible because of the brownfield condition of the site, but it will be close,” he said.

“This was a former landfill, which received construction waste such as drywall, wood and steel, which does not create methane. But, a portion of the zoo is on household waste that generates methane. We will have an active mitigation system under the building just in case.”

The new centre should host up to 500,000 visitors a year. It will also contribute to the Rivers project in central Calgary, which is highlighting the reclamation and greening of previously unusable sites.

Originally Posted by Surrealplaces of SSC
Centennial/Jamieson Place/Waterfront


Posted by Boris2K7 of SCC

Centennial
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3683981434_a5f75ecf26_b.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1893/dpp0003h.jpg

Jamieson

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1037/dpp0019t.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9771/dpp0023a.jpg

Waterfront

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1691/dpp0022w.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2454/dpp0020.jpg

Le Germain

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/185/dpp0039.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4189/dpp0037r.jpg

Eighth Avenue Place

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6429/dpp0046.jpg
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/1379/dpp0048l.jpg

Those are great pictures. What forum did you get those off of?

From Sky Scraper Pages. not SCC. sorry.

Calatrava Pedestrian Bridge Unveiled
by Big Time of SSP
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/2378/bridge6.jpg
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/3640/bridge7.jpg

Calgary Future Render
by Cnt Alt Del of SSP and SSC
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w266/CtrlAltDelimage/FutureNWlr.jpg

The Montana ( 27 stories )
http://www.condominiums.com/canada/alberta/calgary/images/images1/montana.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a53/korzym/Image016.jpg

^^^^
montana has already t/o and the cladding is almost finished:banana:

Love the developments. However Calgary needs to invest more into heavier public transit usage, lest it become another gridlocked North American urban mess.

Love the developments. However Calgary needs to invest more into heavier public transit usage, lest it become another gridlocked North American urban mess.

Iratuvias. i currently reside in calgary and trust me .... Calgary is building more roads then any other city in Canada does.. Alberta has invested hundreds of million of dollars to build new roads all through the cities. Calgary is currently building an additional 10 km train line through the city to accommodate the needs of transport..

That is one thing I can say as someone who lived in Edmonton. Alberta transit is way better the B.C. transit.

The Keynote
by Regulator75 on SSP
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/keynote+tops+calgary+condo+tower/1639398/1639413.bin?size=620x400
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/3865503299_1b119e6a57_b.jpg


The Solaire
http://www.solaireliving.ca/images/slides/1.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/3871217118_beb856dd5d_b.jpg

Nuera I & II

Both 36 floors

http://i25.tinypic.com/qso4z6.jpg
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4548/nuera10wz2.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3495526223_9c8b7b428c.jpg

Nuera has already T/O :cheers: 3 week ago

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/2449/img00107.jpg (http://img48.imageshack.us/i/img00107.jpg/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/3887183563_e550053150_b.jpg
by: Surrealplaces on SSP

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3899328398_17855f8f51_b.jpg
by: Jimby on SSP
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/3898564565_69bae3323e_b.jpg
by: Surrealplaces on SSP

wow, I never come to the Canadian threads, much less to Calgary (no dis intended) and I must say, your city is looking good! I have only been to Windsor and Vancouver, but looks like I need to add Calgary in addition to Toronto and Montreal!

Lots a of cool projects underway. I swear Canada does it so much better than the US and your cities are a shining example!

I read that the west LRT line has been approved. Part of this line is to be underground as well. Great news for Calgary.

^^ :lol:
It has been approved a year ago...
Im very excited they will go underground because i live very close from the LRT and i might affect my sleep

A few night skyline shots of Calgary.

Larger Image Here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincappis/4059674687/sizes/o/)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4059674687_edf9658ec3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincappis/4059674687/sizes/o/)

Larger Image Here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincappis/3888238432/sizes/o/in/set-72157607337976783/)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/3888238432_ec02de23fd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincappis/3888238432/sizes/o/in/set-72157607337976783/)


Larger Image here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincappis/3876365262/sizes/o/in/set-72157607337976783/)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2636/3876365262_409867f932_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevincappis/3876365262/sizes/o/in/set-72157607337976783/)

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Anyone know anything about the Calgary City Project ?
Here is a render of what is supposed to be begining soon
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6174/33819895.jpg

I read that Calgary has started work on the western leg of the LRT there.

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nice pics. thanks for the update rhino

HEY, your welcome!

Wow! You guys got alot of great looking progects there in good ole Calgary! Very Cool!

an amazing pic of a Calgary condo
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4401490998_6e5f0f99ed_b.jpg
and a recent shot showing 14 cranes here
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/3071368647_9a0e710e30_b.jpg

HEY, your welcome!

Is all you do is copy and paste from SSP?

Good job. :weird:

I am into transit and read the developments in all Canadian cities with good transit system including three cities I have lived in Montreal, Vancouver and now Toronto. One thing I want to ask about Calgary's LRT system is that it seems to attract more crime then transit systems in other cities or is this just the way it is being reported?

Not as bad as Edmonton

EastVillage Gateway Bubble Concept
http://www.mtalink.com/homeImages/EastVillage.jpg
The "bubble" reminds me of London's City Hall. I quite like it!

http://artofdesign.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/foster_cityhall.jpg

And, is Norman Foster's Bow the very first starchitect-designed structure in Calgary, besides Calatrava's bridge?

and a recent shot showing 14 cranes here
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/3071368647_9a0e710e30_b.jpg

^ Those buildings there look soo distant from the cities core, I hoping for the core to expand in that direction

Yeah, I take updates from Sky Scraper Page and post them on here because people like to know whats going on in Calgary with out going to SSP or flying to Calgary. No I dont have the time to Drive or fly to Calgary myself and take pics once a month. Glad you cracked the case. Way to inform everyone of our grade 3 members.

SO. Any photos on here that you see and own and dont want to be shown here, just let me know. Regulator75 I am sorry and I wont post YOUR shots again. To everyone else, please enjoy these, I dont try to pretend to be the photographer I just love the pics and keeping others up to date, thats all.

MAY 18th 2010 Surrealplaces on SSP

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7518/ximage051510178.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/929/ximage051510178a.jpg

May 19th 2010 KW5150 at SSP

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/121/thebowmay172010.jpg

RicoLance21 at SSP
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6687/image773l.jpg
BigTime at SSP
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/4622782899_c8f71e7d8e_b.jpg
SteveCo at SSP
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/4623264778_e1c04235fa_o.jpghttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4622659719_b5718a0e91_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/4623265700_d484295b6f_o.jpg

May 20th 2010 from BigTime at SSP

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/4625852432_b49d55828c_b.jpg

May 24th 2010 from DefaultUser at SSP

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/4636514060_64331a5336_o.jpg

May 25th 2010 from SurrealPlaces

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8366/zimage052510033.jpg


Calgary's District Energy Centre Video
from Radley77 at SSP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3vA5N-rkhM&feature=player_embedded#!

EAST VILLAGE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHvw3_7r7c0&feature=player_embedded

Once again if you dont want your images on here for... what ever reason's... let me know and I will take them off. :)

^^^^ well said.

Curious. Around February there was a floury of stories regarding the an RFP being issues for a new much larger Calgary Convention Centre. I'm wondering if anyone has any updates on that? Who is doing the work and is there a process by which organizations who may use such a facility can participate in a consultation process?

SO. Any photos on here that you see and own and dont want to be shown here, just let me know. Regulator75 I am sorry and I wont post YOUR shots again. To everyone else, please enjoy these, I dont try to pretend to be the photographer I just love the pics and keeping others up to date, thats all.


May 24th 2010 from DefaultUser at SSP

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4635870065_07047fe025_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/4636514060_64331a5336_o.jpg



Add me to the list with Regulator75. If you can't bother to link back to the photo page on Flickr (not to the image itself) as per Flickr's guidelines, then please do not post my shots here. Thanks.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4917159580_ec9a0563ec_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4909023176_15d762d880_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4906772654_dd1b40fa6e_b.jpg
photos by neil young


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4911612777_016775c1a6_b.jpg
by Chris Maki

Omg I LOVE Calgary.... Toronto developers should learn from you guys.

jeez that makes red square look small!!!!

Whats the second lower crane for?

maybe they are going ahead with the rest of the project. i am not as impressed with it as much as i am with the main towers design though. it looks like an after thought. very unspectacular when you consider the bow will be right across the street. they should have made something special on that sight as well. instead they draw up a ugly, square, glass box. lame.:ohno:

So what's good guys?

From Hazel @ SSP
a shot of Calgary in the cold
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5350558093_e5b0235815_b.jpg

instead they draw up a ugly, square, glass box.:ohno:

I cant agree more. WTH Happened? :nuts::nuts::nuts:

Whats the second lower crane for?

The lower crane was there for the construction of the parkade, which is actually across the street beileve it or not.

10 levels. they are currnetly setting up for the final phase of the project, which i believe is an 8-12 story office / administration building.

wat is that highest building in calary ? the U/C one how tall ?

thats the Bow and it will be the tallest building outside of toronto after its completion.

it'll be the tallest in whole canada execpt for toronto ? :nuts:

thats the Bow and it will be the tallest building outside of toronto after its completion.

Seems like a lot of very new buildings have been built in the city over the past decade, with several amazing buildings under construction now. What businesses does Calgary have that are fueling this massive growth?

Are you serious about what type of businesses does Calgary have?

Calgary is Oil.
It is THE oil and gas centre for Canada. Almost every oil, gas and energy company in Canada has their head office in Calgary.
Sorry, sometimes I think people should just know this. Kind of like asking " What is the industry in Detroit " Or What does L.A. have that offer's so much employment.

A new 45 floor mega condo for Calgary
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/FutureCalgary/Kings4thNightLaCaille.jpg
http://www.lacaille.ca/
&
http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd222/FutureCalgary/VogueNightLaCaille.jpg

Calgary needs to make it's downtown core more pedestrian friendly. Calgary's downtown goes silent at night and everyone just drives around during the day.

put the blame on calgary's plus 15 skywalks network that connecting almost all downtown office buildings and spare the people from walking on the streets during the long freezing cold winter months. :)

the plus 15 system is a godsend. it has no drawbacks and any city that has 40 million sq feet of office space combined with winter days that can reach -44 should hope and aspire to build such a system as well. it is without doubt one of the best things about Calgarys CBD. and i am sure that it is one of the things that any large corp that is concidering building a large head office tower looks at with a happy tear in thier eye's. thank god calgary has had the foresite to build and continue to build apon such a exelent system. it takes nothing from the calgary streetlife. that is a big myth. it does, however, make hundreds of thousands of CBD workers very lucky that thier bosses decided to build a tower in Calgary's downtown. each and every day somone will say, "thank god for this +15 system" and i doubt that anyone can say it has effected calgary's streetlife in a negitve way. show me the proof. its a bunch of malarky. when its -30 you walk outside. i will use the +15. i will be warm and smiley, at the same time you will have green and yellow snottcycles to greet the pretty receptionist when you get to the 50th floor of the building you work at.

The Bow

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put the blame on calgary's plus 15 skywalks network that connecting almost all downtown office buildings and spare the people from walking on the streets during the long freezing cold winter months. :)

I'm not a huge fan of the +15s but I don't believe they have that big an effect on the downtown street life. when the weather is nice everybody goes outside. I agree though, if the +15 system wasn't there, Calgary streets would be more like Manhattan during the day.


Calgary needs to make it's downtown core more pedestrian friendly. Calgary's downtown goes silent at night and everyone just drives around during the day.

When people talk about downtown Calgary being silent after hours, they are talking about the CBD or Financial district...and yes it's quiet, just like the CBDs in other cities. After all, it is a collection of office buildings, and there isn't any reason for it to be busy there. If people are looking for action there, it's usually a case of not being familiar with Calgary.

I would liken Calgary's downtown to a junior version (albeit, very junior version) of San Francisco's, Midtown Manhattan, or DT area near Wall Street in NYC. Much of Midtown Manhattan, Wall street area or the Financial district of SanFran is quiet after hours, but it's the nearby neighborhoods that those cities are known for....the districts like Fillmore, or SOMA in SF, or in NYC, Greenwich Village, Soho, etc..

In Calgary you would go to the Beltline, Kensington or Mission after hours

Nobody lives downtown. The only people that are there are the folks who work there. No matter what the streets will be dead after they are gone home. The plus 15 has absolutely nothing to do with it. Until more condo units are built there will be no one to fill those streets. Any idea that taking out the plus 15 will improve the street life is just imaginary, and ignorant of the reality.

Exactly.

not popular here but i loved the first render of what will be kings on fourth much much better. it was taller and calgary has no tower with that look with all the setbacks. it would have looked great.

Although this project began a year ago, i thought id share this amazing development with SSC with the latest pictures.
This is the most recent expansion of the already big Calgary LRT to the west of the city. Including 7 stations with underground tunnels, a series of interchanges and a wide station parkade.

All of these pictures are from the members of SSP

from srperrycgy

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5523758637_e24a6f7e13_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5523758637/)
WLRT-03132011 025 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5523758637/) by srp775 (http://www.flickr.com/people/lrtincalgary/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5524346844_3e5cb46b21_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5524346844/)
WLRT-03132011 023 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5524346844/) by srp775 (http://www.flickr.com/people/lrtincalgary/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5523742685_a043c7f45a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5523742685/)
WLRT-03132011 017 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5523742685/) by srp775 (http://www.flickr.com/people/lrtincalgary/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5523727899_dc52ce0685_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5523727899/)
WLRT-03132011 010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5523727899/) by srp775 (http://www.flickr.com/people/lrtincalgary/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5523714855_15617b5282_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5523714855/)
WLRT-03132011 004 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/5523714855/) by srp775 (http://www.flickr.com/people/lrtincalgary/), on Flickr

More in the Flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lrtincalgary/sets/72157626134619427/with/5523714855/

Pictures from the West LRt website

Under the tents on the elevated guideway

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Inside-the-heated-tents-on-the-elevated-guideway-constructing-the-LRT-track.jpg


Sunalta Station platform looking west

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Sunalta-Station-platform-looking-west.jpg


Launching truss approaching west end of the guideway

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Launching-truss-approaching-the-west-end-of-the-LRT-guideway.jpg


24th Street Pedestrian Bridge ready to be installed

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/24-Street-SW-pedestrian-bridge-structure-material.jpg


Shaganappi Point Station looking east

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Shaganappi-Point-Station-looking-east.jpg


LRT tunnel guideway construction east of 69th Street Station

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/LRT-tunnel-guideway-construction-east-of-69-Street-Station.jpg


Backfilling the LRT tunnel near 33rd Street SW

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Backfilling-the-LRT-tunnel-near-33-Street-SW.jpg


Westbrook Station area looking south

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Westbrook-LRT-Station-looking-south.jpg


Inside Westbrook station looking east

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Inside-the-Westbrook-Station-looking-east.jpg


45th Street Station looking west. That crane moves along the tracks to get to where it needs to be on site.

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/45-Street-Station-looking-west.jpg


45th Street Station south wall

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/45-Street-Station-south-wall.jpg


Installing bridge girders over Sarcee Trail

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Inst[img]alling-bridge-girders-over-Sarcee-Trail.jpg


17th Avenue SW and LRT bridges going over Sarcee Trail, looking east

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/17-Avenue-SW-and-LRT-bridges-over-Sarcee-Trail-looking-east.jpg


Looking south (Big image)

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/17-Avenue-SW-and-LRT-bridges-ove-Sarcee-Trail-looking-south.jpg


Sirocco Station looking west

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Sirocco-Station-looking-west.jpg


LRT tunnel guideway construction east of 33rd Street SW

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/LRT-tunnel-guideway-construction-east-of-33-Street-SW.jpg


Inside the 69th Street Station looking west

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/Inside-the-69-Street-Station-looking-west.jpg


69th Street Station looking east

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/69-Street-Station-looking-east.jpg


69th Street Station Parkade

http://www.westlrt.ca/images/construction/mar2011/69-Street-Station-Parkade.jpg

looks great thanks for posting them. cant wait to ride the new line.

looking good! :cheers:

any new update ?

Small rendering of the upcoming Brad Lamb project for Calgary. Looks between 35-40 storeys. Looks sharp!

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3564/calgarynight.jpg

^ Here's a larger rendering. Link provided by Unibrain on SSP, but image edited by me to look more proportionate.

http://events.blueprintinc.ca/events/26#

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New central library may not break ground next year


By Jamie Komarnicki, Calgary Herald December 4, 2011 11:16 PM


CALGARY — The city's much anticipated new central library project isn’t likely to break ground in 2012, the facility’s centennial year.

The city is still hashing out some of the conceptual planning for the new facility, whose price tag is pegged at up to $250 million.

Anything other than a symbolic groundbreaking in 2012 would be “optimistic,” said Ald. Druh Farrell, who sits on the Calgary Public Library board.

“It would be wonderful if we could break ground in the centennial year, but we don’t want to rush it,” Farrell said.

“It’s important we have aggressive, but realistic timelines.”

A more likely scenario would see the request for proposals process further along by the end of next year.

The city has pitched the idea of a “cultural campus,” connected to the new central library, which will be located on a 3rd Street S.E. block across from City Hall, in the East Village.

That plan adds another $100 million to the final price tag.

“It’s still early on in the process. We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Farrell said.

“Before we even put out an RFP (request for proposal), we need to define clearly what a 21st century library should look like, and one that can function well into the future.”

The municipality has pledged $175 million for the library.

jkomarnicki@calgaryherald.com


Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/central+library+break+ground+next+year/5810535/story.html#ixzz1fdjr9OUM

How's the LRT construction coming along?

How's the LRT construction coming along?

l always thought these kind of questions and anyhing else related to this would get put under

Transportation & Infrastructure news in the Prairie .




or Calgary and Edmonton has there own Transportation & Infrastructure thingy.

l'm just saying.

sorry for being offtopic!

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The second phase of the massive Eighth Avenue Place downtown office development is moving forward.

The owners of the project, which currently has a 49-storey tower, say construction on a 40-storey second tower will begin in January with initial occupancy planned for the spring of 2014.

“We’re delighted to make this announcement and to be moving forward with construction of this second tower to complete Eighth Avenue Place, cementing its place in the Calgary skyline,” said Loy Sullivan, director of leasing of 20 Vic Management Inc., which is representing the co-owners.

The co-owners are Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo), Ivanhoe Cambridge and Matco Investments Ltd.

The development is located between 8th and 9th Avenues and 4th and 5th Streets S.W. The 49-storey tower, of 1.1 million square feet of office space, was completed in early 2011. It was the first highrise office building in Canada and third in North America to be awarded a LEED Platinum pre-certification.

The second tower, which is already 27 per cent pre-leased, will be 850,000 square feet.

“There’s a number of developers that have been basically waiting for a tenant to sign a deal to go ahead,” said Susan Thompson, business development manager of real estate for Calgary Economic Development. “All the market indicators are there for new construction. Because of the concern around the world economy, nobody’s been ready to go until they’ve got ink on paper saying they’ve got tenants committing to the building. So someone has stepped up and said ‘yes we are going to commit’ and now they’re going to go ahead and develop.”

Whether this kicks off another cycle of downtown office development remains up in the air, added Thompson.

“We could see more development. It’s all going to depend on how many tenants step up and say they want to grow,” she said. “Nobody’s going to go ahead with mass speculative development for downtown office space at this point in time.”

Hines is the development manager for the EAP project with Pickard Chilton the design architects. EllisDon will build the skyscraper.

Leo de Bever, chief executive of AIMCo, said the corporation is quite happy with the announcement that the second tower is moving forward.

“The first tower was a great success in terms of being able to fill it against all odds,” he said of the first phase of development which proceeded on a speculative basis with no pre-leasing in place. “We think this is a very high quality product. We’re obviously very happy we’ve got this one on the go.”

Randy Fennessey, president of Colliers International in Calgary and part of the project’s leasing team, said the first tower is now effectively 100 per cent leased and the second tower has 230,000 square feet pre-leased or about 27 per cent of the building.

“We’ve got a number of other tenancies in various stages of negotiation. Given current demand, we anticipate that the remaining space in the building will lease up in short order,” he said, adding that growth in the energy sector is fuelling demand for downtown Calgary office space.


That demand has led to record absorption — the change in occupied space — of 2.2 million square feet year-to-date until the end of the third quarter. According to Colliers, the downtown office vacancy rate at the end of the third quarter was 6.16 per cent, down from 7.79 per cent in the second quarter. Vacancy peaked at 15.22 per cent at the end of June 2010.

The continued demand for office space is spurring interest from other developers as well.

Recently, Oxford Properties announced it is in the pre-leasing stages for a 25-storey, 615,000-square-foot office tower in the Eau Claire area.

The new tower would be built on half a block of land between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue S.W. along 4th Street.


Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Second+Eighth+Avenue+Place+skyscraper+gets+ahead+downtown+Calgary/5889021/story.html#ixzz1hDLbzxI1

Calgary’s new south hospital a bit late, but on budget





By Kelly Cryderman, Calgary Herald January 24, 2012 10:54 PM


CALGARY — The $1.31-billion south Calgary hospital will open its doors for the first time between June and late summer, depending on what health official you talk to.

It might be a smidgen later than the timeline laid out last year, when Alberta Health Services officials told Calgarians the city’s “south health campus” would be opened in phases beginning this spring.

But Alberta’s Health Minister Fred Horne maintains it’s still on schedule.

“I think all of us wanted it to be open as quickly as possible,” Horne told reporters on Tuesday. “This is a really important project to this city. The additional acute care beds and the emergency department, in particular, are really important in the south of Calgary.”

The minister said the hospital will be on budget and fully operational by April 2013.

Premier Alison Redford and other cabinet ministers toured the new building — featuring a climbing wall, rooms with built-in daybeds for visiting family and sun-drenched lounges — as part of this week’s cabinet tour of the province.




Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Calgary+south+hospital+late+budget/6046459/story.html#ixzz1kSDuymDC

the new hospital looks to be almost done

thanks! :)

A MASSIVE real estate development has occured downtown Calgary, opening the door for the next big office tower. An entire city block, 2.8 million potential square feet, global architecture competition. Last time this happend, we got The Bow!


A city block filled with opportunities for Brookfield

By David Parker, For the Calgary Herald March 16, 2012

In May, Brookfield Office Properties is set to own buildings of an entire city block in one of the most prominent sites in downtown Calgary.

Jan Sucharda, president & CEO of Brookfield Office Properties - Canadian Commercial Operations, says he has already launched a competition with a select group of local and global architects to provide a site plan that may include a single or multiple buildings. Brookfield had looked at ideas for the east portion of the block but the new acquisition opens a totally new opportunity to build an iconic development worthy of the site.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/city+block+filled+with+opportunities+Brookfield/6311458/story.html#ixzz1pgudxX2B

Lets hope its a doozy :D