Orange Lofts by Battistella (2003)
About the new development (Source: Calgary Herald)
- Approximately 600 residential units over five years with pre-sales beginning in early 2012 and initial residential occupancies planned for late 2013
- Tentatively, the developer is looking at three towers of 30, 18 and 14 storeys.
- EV comprises about 15 square city blocks and is expected to be home to 11,000 residents when the entire project is completed in about 15 years.
Although this development was just announced and designs for the East Village have been in the works for years, it’s nice to finally see renewed interest with an actionable plan into developing what could be a great community in the years to come.
Bosa Development Corp. certainly isn’t new to the Calgary condominium scene. They’ve already completed the:
- Liberté
804 3rd Avenue SW, Calgary.
141 Suites, Concrete,
Completed 1999 - Axxis
650 10th Street SW, Calgary.
156 Suites, Concrete,
Completed 2000 - The Barclay
1088 6th Avenue SW, Calgary.
105 Suites, Concrete,
Completed 2004 - The McLeod
1078 6th Avenue SW, Calgary.
124 Suites, Concrete,
Completed 2004 - The Marquis
1108 6th Avenue SW, Calgary.
217 Suites, Conrete,
Completed 2001
More About East Village
EV sits on the east edge of downtown Calgary. Its 120 acres are located east and west between 3rd Street SE (back of city hall, Bow Valley College and the YWCA) and the Fort Calgary lands all the way up to the Elbow River. The southern border of East Village is 9th Avenenue with the northern edge being the Bow River. There are approximately 2,050 residents living there currently.
According to the CMLC, four historic buildings dating from around the turn of the century are to be retained and refurbished to accommodate new uses. More recent buildings would also generally be retained, and accompanied by adjacent new development.
Source: CMLC (click to enlarge)
1 LRT
2a Seniors’ apartments – parcels ideally intensified;
2b Seniors’ apartments, shop & club – in active use;
2c St Louis Hotel – to be refurbished
2d Hillier/ King Eddy – to be refurbished
2e Salvation Army – in active use
2f 6th Street residential apartments – in active use
2g Drop-In Centre – in active use
2h Simmons Building – refurbished (offices), future pub
3 Downtown Edge
4 RiverWalk
4th Street Underpass Project
East Village (EV) is a primely located riverfront community in the downtown core, but there’s a catch: there aren’t many choices to get into and out of the area. This will soon change with the 4th Street Underpass project scheduled to be completed in 2012. It will link EV with Victoria Park and Stampede Park and will improve the walkability of nearby Calgary neighbourhoods such as Inglewood, Downtown, and Beltline.
The CMLC states that he underpass design will form the basis for a future transit node supporting greater integration between public transit, pedestrians and cycling. It will also accommodate a future public light-rail transit alignment and high-speed rail facilities.
Read the entire media release for the Underpass project here
To watch video of the Underpass project click here
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A video from last year when the East Village master plan was unveiled:
