Oxford Tower - Page 8

WhipperSnapper · #**141** Posted **May 31, 2016, 8:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wooster

I think it'll be quite a while before we see this site develop.

Could be a very long time the longer all that sublet space remains available. Companies may think twice about taking on tons of new space once things get rolling again.

WhipperSnapper · #**142** Posted **Jul 24, 2016, 2:11 PM**

http://business.financialpost.com/ne..._lsa=fe20-5953

bottom few paragraphs ... will be a while

KoolKool · #**143** Posted **Jul 24, 2016, 8:10 PM**

Calgary doesnt need new tallest now anyway.... hopefully in a few more year the economic getting better and i hope they will design this one to be around 300m or more and as massive as the bow or brookfield.

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

http://business.financialpost.com/ne..._lsa=fe20-5953

bottom few paragraphs ... will be a while

TallBob · #**144** Posted **Jul 25, 2016, 10:00 AM**

This is a good article....And sadly, I agree! On the Flip side of this downturn is that a lot of companies that might not be be Oil & Gas related, could get some good Long Term lease agreements with some added perks that could be quite enticing.

lubicon · #**145** Posted **Jul 25, 2016, 6:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by TallBob

This is a good article....And sadly, I agree! On the Flip side of this downturn is that a lot of companies that might not be be Oil & Gas related, could get some good Long Term lease agreements with some added perks that could be quite enticing.

You would certainly think so. Anecdotally, my employer is negotiating a new lease in out DT office and so far the landlords are absolutely unwilling to waiver one iota.

geotag277 · #**146** Posted **Jul 25, 2016, 7:27 PM**

I know this is a web site celebrating sky scrapers, but I would much rather have a halt on office space development if it means a path forward to diversifying our economy and attracting a wider range of tenants into our downtown core.

Having Oxford Tower be built in a few years off the back of a full fledged oil and gas recovery would be a rather bittersweet development and an opportunity lost.

artvandelay · #**147** Posted **Jul 25, 2016, 7:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by geotag277

I know this is a web site celebrating sky scrapers, but I would much rather have a halt on office space development if it means a path forward to diversifying our economy and attracting a wider range of tenants into our downtown core.

How would halting office development help diversify the economy?

geotag277 · #**148** Posted **Jul 26, 2016, 5:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by artvandelay

How would halting office development help diversify the economy?

I worded it clumsily but ultimately my post was about making a choice given a false dichotomy.

TallBob · #**149** Posted **Jul 27, 2016, 4:22 AM**

It would please me greatly to see a few thousand jobs (non related to O&G) created in the DT and the rest of the city!