I don't think Stationland's going to be built as planned, if it ever goes up. Even with the new NHL arena in place, it may most likely be a scaled-down version, hopefully without that damned podium.
The design "as is" has been approved. So unless Qualico sees the error in their ways, I wouldn't expect too many changes. And if you've ever talked to Ken Cantor it's pretty clear that they are happy with the design "as is".
It strike me as pretty odd that Qualico wants to put in a podium while this project's away from the main retail/commercial heart of downtown. Not to mention, as others have said already, it'll just cut off downtown from the neighbourhoods to the north and east.
I don't think Stationland's going to be built as planned, if it ever goes up. Even with the new NHL arena in place, it may most likely be a scaled-down version, hopefully without that damned podium.
I don't see how its so far from the "heart of edmonton". It's like three blocks from Manulife place, across the street from city hall, etc.
^it is on the edge...and right now there are far closer sites.
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"The destructive effects of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building" - Jane Jacobs 1961ish
Yup for the type of tenants im sure Stationlands is hoping to attract and the rates they would have to charge to make it viable, it could be a very hard sell - especially with the prospects of other new towers going up closer to the financial core. For the big law, accounting firms etc, that extra couple blocks is a loooong ways out.
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"The destructive effects of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building" - Jane Jacobs 1961ish
Yeah unfortuanetly all this arena talk though might be giving Qualico some false hopes that this project might actually work, I suppose we can be thankful that this isnt a Triple 5 project...
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