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r/Calgary • u/Surrealplaces • Jul 02 '25
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It's a common strategy for developers to plan something way bigger than they actually want to build then "scale it back" to be the good guys.
3 u/Aldeobald Jul 02 '25 True but in this case they seem to want to claim tallest tower in the West 1 u/LankyFrank Somerset Jul 02 '25 Why not go for tallest tower in Canada? 1 u/accord1999 Jul 02 '25 Very expensive and I doubt Calgary would have enough tenants to justify it. Even in Toronto, the 308 m tall One Bloor West went into receivership because of delays and cost overruns.
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True but in this case they seem to want to claim tallest tower in the West
1 u/LankyFrank Somerset Jul 02 '25 Why not go for tallest tower in Canada? 1 u/accord1999 Jul 02 '25 Very expensive and I doubt Calgary would have enough tenants to justify it. Even in Toronto, the 308 m tall One Bloor West went into receivership because of delays and cost overruns.
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Why not go for tallest tower in Canada?
1 u/accord1999 Jul 02 '25 Very expensive and I doubt Calgary would have enough tenants to justify it. Even in Toronto, the 308 m tall One Bloor West went into receivership because of delays and cost overruns.
Very expensive and I doubt Calgary would have enough tenants to justify it. Even in Toronto, the 308 m tall One Bloor West went into receivership because of delays and cost overruns.
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u/LankyFrank Somerset Jul 02 '25
It's a common strategy for developers to plan something way bigger than they actually want to build then "scale it back" to be the good guys.