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“There are going to be opportunities for people to gather for events, to watch arts and cultural performances, right in their own backyards,”
Royal Alberta Museum, as well
as post-secondary institutions like NorQuest College, MacEwan University and the University of Alberta’s downtown campus. Throughout the development of Station Lands, Qualico has engaged with stakeholders from many of
these groups to ensure the project meets the diverse needs of potential residents, businesses and neighbours.
“The goal is to stitch all these neighbouring communities together, so if we want to be collaborative and be a good neighbour, it's incumbent upon us to reach out to those groups, and to work with them as we build this community,” says Saunders. •
– Mike Saunders,
senior vice president of Qualico Properties
development, but when completed, Bremner will be home to more
than 80,000 people. Construction of the first stages of development
is scheduled to start this summer with completion expected in the
fall of 2025, but before it begins, Qualico and ATCO will complete
a comprehensive regulatory and technical review to ensure the safety and sustainability of the advanced hydrogen technology.
“We’re just in the front end of pioneering this new concept right now,” says Armstrong. “It’s an exciting time.”
In addition to sustainable
suburban communities, Qualico is
also strengthening Edmonton’s core neighbourhoods through projects like its Station Lands mixed-use development.
Located on the former CN rail yard in the north part of Edmonton’s downtown core, Station Lands will house a mix of retail, residential and office tenants. EPCOR Tower was the first high-rise to be built in the Station Lands development, and construction is currently underway on the next phase of development: a residential high-rise known as The Switch.
When complete, Station Lands will include seven high-rise towers. Along with those buildings, it will feature a large public green space, performing arts areas and a long list of amenities including patios, gardens, a nordic- themed fitness area and gym, and a children’s play area.
“And because Station Lands is so close to so many different areas of downtown, whether you're heading to the financial district or connecting to
the towers or the arena, there’s a lot going on and a lot of different people who can enjoy the space.”
Station Lands bridges core areas like ICE District, the Quarters, Chinatown and City Hall, and offers convenient access to downtown office buildings, cultural activities at the Winspear Centre, Art Gallery of Alberta and the
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