Tall & Urban News

A proposed downtown development along Calgary’s Stephen Avenue has major implications for several historic sites in the area. Josh Traptow, the CEO of Heritage Calgary, said 15 historically significant sites would be affected by the project, including five that are legally designated as heritage buildings.

The proposal, from local firm Triovest, is for a mixed-use three-tower complex that would take up nearly the entirety of 7th and 8th Avenues S.W. between Centre Street S. and 1st Street S.W. One of those towers, a 66-floor condominium skyscraper, could become among the tallest buildings in Western Canada if built.

Sites designated as municipal heritage resources legally can’t be demolished or significantly altered, Traptow said, leading to questions over how the developer plans to approach these buildings.

For more on this story, go to Calgary Herald.