EDMONTON – A new league of infill developers, architects and residents of mature communities hopes to create a louder voice to influence city council and a better forum to debate what makes good redevelopment.
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Lago Lindo developer starts work to prevent flooding
The company behind a new housing project in north Edmonton has started work to prevent further flooding on adjacent properties, one day after homeowners complained to CBC News.
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Hicks: Highly-respected city developer set to make the Kelly Ramsey tower into a downtown jewel
John Day is one of my local heroes.
You’ve never heard of him — he shuns the limelight.
But you’ve seen his influence.
The phoenix that rose out of the ashes of the Uncle Albert’s restaurant fire on the corner of historic Old Strathcona’s Whyte Avenue and Calgary Trail? That was John’s development.
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Developer to compensate for mistakenly downing trees
A developer has agreed to compensate the Town of Sylvan Lake for trees and bushes inadvertently chopped down during land clearing.
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City, developers confident an agreement can be reached soon regarding off-site levies
With a narrowed focus, city officials and developers are confident they can reach a consensus on the cost involved of a new Off-site Levy Bylaw in the next 60 days, while leaving the stickier issue of the city’s cost-sharing program of servicing new developments out of the picture… for now.
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Developers approaching council normal, says mayor
Development and business play a significant role in how a municipality moves forward, and for Cochrane mayor Truper McBride, the reality of developers approaching council candidates during election time is all part of process.
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Efficiencies needed between city and developers: Wong
Though it’s a little too late to do much about it now, Coun. Dan Wong wants city staff to work more efficiently with developers prior to construction season.
“One of the issues I’ve heard from developers and engineering firms is that the construction season in Grande Prairie is really short. We really only have five months and things need to get moving by May 1,” Wong said.
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Developers want to clear up grey areas around levies
Homeowners ultimately pay the price when communities download costs on to developers, said a former president of the Urban Development Institute.
“That’s really where it goes in the end,” said Ray Watkins, a principal with Edmonton-based G3 Development Services Ltd., on Tuesday.
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Developers want City to wait on off-site levy decision
The City of Medicine Hat is ready to introduce a new system to recover the cost of building roads and extending utility lines to new communities, but developers and those in the industry are calling for more time before changes are voted on.
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Small living in the big city
With the average single-family detached house price in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary at well above $500,000, many potential buyers are finding themselves priced out of the market, which is why some real estate developers are building condos with units ranging from 300 square feet to 600 square feet.
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