07-02-2025, 11:58 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Calgary
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Holy moly that’s tall. You can barely see the Calgary Tower way down below.
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07-02-2025, 12:01 PM
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#42
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
That hotel is part of this announcement.
It is the Autograph Collection building that is being done partnered with CMLC because it is on Stampede land. Autograph Collection is a Marriott brand.
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One was announced on July 2. The other announcement is from June 2. But yes, it's all Marriott brand.
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07-02-2025, 12:04 PM
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#43
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by UnitedFlames
It all looks pretty and is probably needed, but the word "luxury" is used 4 times in that press release. This will be for visitors and wealthy Calgarians, certainly not for the people of Victoria Park, however few are left. The Alpha House is one block West on 1st street - for how long, I wonder...  |
Having a W Hotel is a status flag in the world. It's a honor. Toronto, Montreal and now Calgary in Canada. Even Vancouver doesn't have one.
Also the JW brand is iconic as well. This is a big announcement for the City of Calgary and a big flex for Truman.
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07-02-2025, 12:05 PM
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#44
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Originally Posted by GullFoss
One was announced on July 2. The other announcement is from June 2. But yes, it's all Marriott brand.
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Well I guess I don't consider a boutique hotel as a major hotel announcement 
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07-02-2025, 12:05 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2024
Location: Victoria, BC
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Originally Posted by Psytic
Holy moly that’s tall. You can barely see the Calgary Tower way down below.
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It is a little strange looking at first having the tallest buildings the skyline so far out on the perimeter, but if I could get used to the Bow I'm sure I'll warm up to this pretty quick.
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07-02-2025, 12:07 PM
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#46
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
The Calgary Tower looks out of place.
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So it'll be the 7th tallest building downtown?? Time to get rid of it.
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07-02-2025, 12:12 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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I would imagine that if the new hotel offers an "NHL team" package as the Fairmont Palliser and Eau Claire Marriot currently offer then the proximity to the new arena will put it as the clear front runner for visiting teams.
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07-02-2025, 12:13 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Icantwhisper
So it'll be the 7th tallest building downtown?? Time to get rid of it.
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Naw man, it just needs an extension.
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07-02-2025, 12:14 PM
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#49
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#1 Goaltender
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Ah...more overpriced crap for rich folks (or wannabes). Meh.
Calgary is obsessed with money. And not for the better.
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07-02-2025, 12:16 PM
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#50
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by taxbuster
Ah...more overpriced crap for rich folks (or wannabes). Meh.
Calgary is obsessed with money. And not for the better.
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When there is public money involved....people complain. (New Arena)
When there is private money involved....people complain. (This Project)
Seems there is an issue with wanting nice things for your city in general.
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07-02-2025, 12:16 PM
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#51
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Locke
Yeah, that was the original plan until he found out it was falling apart!
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Wasn't structurally sound enough to hang the titans balls from it.
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07-02-2025, 12:18 PM
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#52
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Pretty much the Edmonton model, minus the part of being in the heart of stabby mc-central
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07-02-2025, 12:18 PM
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Originally Posted by Icantwhisper
So it'll be the 7th tallest building downtown?? Time to get rid of it.
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People’s infatuation with the height of this building will always be hilarious to me. Sure, it looks like a penis… but it’s really not an issue… get over it.
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07-02-2025, 12:19 PM
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#54
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Locke
Naw man, it just needs an extension.
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If it can work for Elon, it can work here.
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07-02-2025, 12:20 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Niceland
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I hope they put a marker on Centre ice dot and incorporate it as part of new development.
Maybe even the goal creases. So you can imagine all the history.
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07-02-2025, 12:25 PM
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#56
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers
People’s infatuation with the height of this building will always be hilarious to me. Sure, it looks like a penis… but it’s really not an issue… get over it.
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Hey man, maybe it's just me, but a building that's sole feature is an observation deck/restaurant should be able to see over the buildings around it.
Let's go to the Calgary tower, we can watch Joe from accounting eat his lunch!!
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07-02-2025, 12:28 PM
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#57
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Reaper
I would imagine that if the new hotel offers an "NHL team" package as the Fairmont Palliser and Eau Claire Marriot currently offer then the proximity to the new arena will put it as the clear front runner for visiting teams.
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This is pretty much what happens in Edmon-suck. They stay at the JW marriott across the street, and walk across the +15 to the rink/practice facilities. I got a buddy who can confirm that for visiting teams, as well when i was there during the Kings series Game 2/3, I was staying there and ran into a bunch of players and execs.
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07-02-2025, 12:32 PM
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#58
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Icantwhisper
Hey man, maybe it's just me, but a building that's sole feature is an observation deck/restaurant should be able to see over the buildings around it.
Let's go to the Calgary tower, we can watch Joe from accounting eat his lunch!!
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So thats what those binoculars are for!!
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07-02-2025, 12:43 PM
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#59
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
When there is public money involved....people complain. (New Arena)
When there is private money involved....people complain. (This Project)
Seems there is an issue with wanting nice things for your city in general. |
Generally people don't understand how much tax revenue these types of projects generate and how the taxes benefit their lives considerably.
This one project has a $1.5b price tag, and in construction, about 15-25% of that goes to direct taxes (income taxes and the layers of corporate taxes mainly). It also generates a bunch of indirect spin off taxes during the construction process and afterwards, and establishes long term taxes from the increased land value and business revenue.
Projects like these, if planned well, provide considerable benefits to the broader population.
The problem is that it's tough to show exactly how this revenue benefits the broader population (health care is free, right!), but you can certainly see a rich guy wearing a fancy suit chewing on a $100 steak in the new restaurant and we can all imagine the fat cats making bank off a 69 storey building (despite the crazy risk it takes to build something like this).
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07-02-2025, 12:50 PM
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#60
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by manwiches
This is pretty much what happens in Edmon-suck. They stay at the JW marriott across the street, and walk across the +15 to the rink/practice facilities. I got a buddy who can confirm that for visiting teams, as well when i was there during the Kings series Game 2/3, I was staying there and ran into a bunch of players and execs.
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Can't say I blame them for not wanting to set foot on the ground in Edmonton.
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