03-15-2023, 12:13 PM
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#1481
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by timun
I doubt the veracity of that story, psyang. When it comes to "power centre" malls, big tenants like Costco get their way. The developer either plays ball with them, or Costco walks. I don't do much work on commercial/retail developments anymore, but when I did, I never once saw a developer dictate the design of finishes to a tenant like Costco.
Costco will work with municipalities to revise setbacks, drive aisles in the parking lot; things like that. Aesthetically, they always look the same though, and Costco will never ever compromise its branding.
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Walmart does. They had all sorts of influence over the Royal Oak Center.
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03-15-2023, 12:19 PM
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#1482
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by rotten42
Walmart does. They had all sorts of influence over the Royal Oak Center.
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How so? That Wal-Mart looks like pretty much any other Wal-Mart as far as I can see. Genuinely curious.
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03-15-2023, 12:33 PM
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#1483
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First Line Centre
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I'm not sure if rotten42 is trying to say "Walmart gets their way and dictates architectural design of their stores to the developers", or "Walmart compromises their branding and lets the developers dictate the architecture"...
Amusingly I did some work at Royal Oak; not at the Walmart though. The other buildings on the site have essentially the same architectural design, while the Walmart is a Walmart.
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03-15-2023, 12:40 PM
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#1485
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
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One of the best clubhouse sandwiches in the city
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03-15-2023, 12:40 PM
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#1486
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
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I used to go there all the time (back when I could eat gluten). It was great. Loved getting a breakfast sandwich for a mid morning snack. Food was always fresh and delicious. I always thought the Subway opening across from it was a real dick move.
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03-15-2023, 12:42 PM
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#1487
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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I know where I'm going for lunch tomorrow. Rita's sandwiches it is!
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03-15-2023, 12:47 PM
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#1488
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First Line Centre
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I'm trying to remember where this business even is... 
Is it the hole-in-the-wall in the Fina Building, right next to the +15 bridge to the Nexen Bldg.?
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03-15-2023, 12:48 PM
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#1489
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by timun
I'm trying to remember where this business even is...
Is it the hole-in-the-wall in the Fina Building, right next to the +15 bridge to the Nexen Bldg.? |
Yup.
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03-15-2023, 12:53 PM
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#1490
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First Line Centre
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Thanks. For a time I bounced around offices in First Alberta Place and the Nexen Building, and passed by that place often, but I never actually set foot in it; it was always super-busy at lunchtime, ~20 years ago...
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03-15-2023, 01:04 PM
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#1491
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by Iggy_12
Probably wrong thread but can someone explain the construction going on in downtown, feels like every street has work being done to it but no idea what its accomplishing. they finish one street and move to the next
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Few things:
Green line.
DCD now has access to three power grids. This is in anticipation of AWS taking over some of the vacant office space and creating data centers. Also MS is very interested in setting up an Azure region here but their power requirements are insane, which this should help in terms of delivering the power.
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03-15-2023, 01:42 PM
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#1492
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Few things:
Green line.
DCD now has access to three power grids. This is in anticipation of AWS taking over some of the vacant office space and creating data centers. Also MS is very interested in setting up an Azure region here but their power requirements are insane, which this should help in terms of delivering the power.
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I've never heard of AWS or MS contemplating datacenters in downtown Calgary. I know there are some underutilized old school datacenters in the office buildings but I've always heard AWS is building on cheaper land just outside the city. Converting existing office space and paying downtown rates doesn't seem very Amazon to me.
Calgary getting an Azure region is even unlikely to me. Vancouver doesn't even have one, they just have in ingress of sorts.
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03-15-2023, 01:45 PM
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#1493
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: St. George's, Grenada
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I knew about AWS but I didn't think it was going downtown, but now I can't find any info about the location
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03-15-2023, 02:49 PM
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#1494
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I've never heard of AWS or MS contemplating datacenters in downtown Calgary. I know there are some underutilized old school datacenters in the office buildings but I've always heard AWS is building on cheaper land just outside the city. Converting existing office space and paying downtown rates doesn't seem very Amazon to me.
Calgary getting an Azure region is even unlikely to me. Vancouver doesn't even have one, they just have in ingress of sorts.
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Amazon will want to have three zones eventually in Calgary.
MSFT is definitely interested in an Alberta region.
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03-15-2023, 03:06 PM
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#1495
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
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Never rated Rita's but my Dad loved the place. As long as Asian Village stays around, but I'm sure it's time will be up soon as well.
That area of downtown is completely dead. It's weird to see the new food court in the Nexen building completely shuttered. Whereas Brookfield Place / Suncor / Fifth Ave Place is jam packed at lunch time. It's weird to see the contrast.
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03-15-2023, 03:08 PM
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#1496
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First Line Centre
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I don't think the likes of Amazon, Microsoft, and Google will ever announced publically where their exact data center locations would be. Isn't this one way to secure a datacenter - not telling people where the buildings are so they can't physcially damage them?
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03-15-2023, 03:08 PM
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#1497
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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In their remaining 11 games, Arsenal could potentially lose one and tie one, finishing on 94 points and still lose out on the league to City.
That would make you happy, but it wouldn’t come close to being a collapse.
City have a much stronger and deeper squad.
Also, you were quite the fan of strength of schedule when Arsenal were doing well at the beginning of the season. Long before we began talking about strength of schedule over on FoI.
Using your reckoning, the Flames have been collapsing all season…
You know what I mean!
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03-15-2023, 03:10 PM
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#1498
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
In their remaining 11 games, Arsenal could potentially lose one and tie one, finishing on 94 points and still lose out on the league to City.
That would make you happy, but it wouldn’t come close to being a collapse.
City have a much stronger and deeper squad.
Also, you were quite the fan of strength of schedule when Arsenal were doing well at the beginning of the season. Long before we began talking about strength of schedule over on FoI.
Using your reckoning, the Flames have been collapsing all season…
You know what I mean!
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I'm actually a little baffled.
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03-15-2023, 03:25 PM
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#1499
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shermanator
Never rated Rita's but my Dad loved the place. As long as Asian Village stays around, but I'm sure it's time will be up soon as well.
That area of downtown is completely dead. It's weird to see the new food court in the Nexen building completely shuttered. Whereas Brookfield Place / Suncor / Fifth Ave Place is jam packed at lunch time. It's weird to see the contrast.
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During the pandemic the Nexen building was completely abandoned as their main tenant - Nexen moved into the Bow Tower so its funny we still call it the Nexen building.
Not sure if that is still the case today but it was one of the main examples of a full modern office tower being completely empty.
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03-15-2023, 03:26 PM
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#1500
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I'm actually a little baffled.
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I have no fricking idea how I posted that here.
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