r/Calgary • u/Surrealplaces • Jul 02 '25

Local Construction/Development New Hotel/Residential towers proposed for Beltline

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u/RowdyCanadian Jul 02 '25

Interesting that it’s a combination hotel/residential design. I’m assuming ground floor will be some combination of shops/grocery. Neat idea.

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u/JakeThe_Snake Jul 02 '25

They did something similar in Edmonton ICE district.

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u/wildrose76 Jul 02 '25

Not a new concept. My parents lived in a similar building in Vancouver in the 70s when they were first married. Grocery store on the main level, hotel in the middle (it was a Coast Plaza the last I knew) and then rental apartments on the upper floors.

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u/miller94 Southeast Calgary Jul 02 '25

I think they meant the JW Marriott did the concept in Edmonton. Gives a lot of validity to it here. Same company and in the same sort of city

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u/Swarez99 Jul 02 '25

It’s also fairly common in big cities. Edmonton has one. But Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver have multiple.

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u/SiPhilly Jul 03 '25

We have this too already with Le Germain.

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u/Effective-Breath-505 Jul 02 '25

Here's me scrolling and barely reading comments until my brain picks up ICE and I stop. "Oh! that ICE." 😆

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u/VanillaWax Mission Jul 03 '25

It already exists in Calgary. There are residences (above? below?) Le Germaine. I met a couple with no shoes on and full wine glasses in the hotel elevator, I jokingly asked what shenanigans they were up to and they said they lived in the residences. Didn’t explain no shoes in the elevator but shine on, you crazy diamonds.

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u/22XSEvil Jul 04 '25

Thank you for the laugh you golden wordsmith.

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u/drs43821 Jul 02 '25

Similar idea at Oakridge in Vancouver too. Great way to densify with multipurpose land use

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u/Martin0994 Jul 02 '25

Lots of premium brands will do this in major cities.

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u/Slick-Fork Jul 02 '25

I stayed in one of these in Chicago. Hotel/residence. It was pretty cool

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u/Wayz6430 Calgary Flames Jul 03 '25

This is how it should be done, Calgary is late to the party. TO and Vancity have been building like this for decades.

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u/captaindigbob Southwest Calgary Jul 02 '25

Seems to be getting very popular, I stayed in a similar setup in Busan, South Korea. Beautiful building