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Originally Posted by timun

Lots of fallacies to be unpacked in this post:



These buildings are not "impeding growth", they're already surrounded by high-rise towers.



The ones along 8th, not at all. The ones along 7th Ave, sure. They are sad examples of "demolition by neglect", where deliberately neglecting their maintenance has made them attractive targets for tearing down.



The city's tallest building is kitty-corner from the NW corner of this block, the second-tallest building is one block from the NE corner of this block, and the third-tallest building is quite literally right across the street. What exactly would this new development "catalyze" that hasn't already been "catalyzed"...?



We don't keep most buildings. Only an eensy weensy, teeny tiny proportion of buildings in this city are anywhere near as old as the ones being torn down in this proposal. 99.99999...% of all buildings from the 1890s are gone. To use cars as an analogy, these are the Curved Dash Oldsmobiles of our city: the handful left.



They all have unique histories and can still serve a purpose.



This will not be "transformational for our urban core, resulting in something greater than the sum of its parts"; that's pure marketing-speak bull####.

I'm fairly sure Muta has never actually been in Calgary or any other downtown anywhere on earf.