Design concept: McKinley Burkart

The East Village

Tourism Boost
E

ight years ago, when The City of Calgary created the Calgary
Residential, commercial and tourism product (like the many parks
Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) equipped with an
and plazas) to not only attract people to live in the area but to
innovative funding model to kick-start Calgarys Rivers
also accommodate cultural events like the Opera in the Village
District Community Revitalization Plan and make the jewel of
festival - Canadas first professional outdoor summer opera festival
Calgarys urban renewal strategy come to life, it was the start of
(organized by Calgary Opera and CMLC) and other large festivals
the colossal, ambitious, complex but exciting transformation of one
and special events, for visitors and Calgarians alike.
of Calgarys most depressed and run-down areas East Village.
Detail by complex detail, CMLC got busy, collaborating with
architects, engineers, investors, developers and community
partners to create the spectacular East Village master plan
a mixed-use, mid-rise residential residential area for more
than 3,900 new condos and a dazzling village-within-the-city of
recreational, retail, dining and cultural community spaces and
~ Clare LePan
enjoyable destinations for Calgary tourists.
Clare LePan, the imaginative Manager of marketing and
communications for CMLC, is revved and enthused about the home
LePan also explains that RiverWalk Plaza was inspired by the
stretch of exciting East Village achievement and progress. She beams
European public market concept as a multi-use celebration space
about RiverWalkTM and RiverWalk Plaza. About St. Patricks Bridge
to host up to 2,000 people. She is genuinely enthusiastic about
and St. Patricks Island, the 31-acre island that is about to re-open.
the transformation on the familiar, classic downtown landmark
The (approximately) 800 residents about to move into their modern,
Simmons Building (with the vintage and preserved Simmons
new East Village-area condos and the other new residential and
Limited black-and-white banner still at the top of the reclaimed
Calgary
strong.
so isand
East
Village,
the place
was this
founded
commercialis
buildings
underAnd
construction
nearing
completion.
brickwhere
heritage Calgary
building). Starting
summer, it will be a popular
East
Village is
a destination
itself. A fabulousliving
but sprawling
culinary
for three local restaurants Charbar, Citizen Sidewalk
and
where
the
future unto
of downtown
is being
builthub
today.
49-acre planned and evolving community. Its not one single project
Bakery and Phil and Sebastian Coffee Roasters.
with one
ribbon
cutting
or a grandCMLC
opening,
This is
The
110,000-square-foot
National Music was
Centre will move into
Since
2006,
Master
Developer
hasshe
ledsmiles.
the transformation
of East
Village, and flood-proofing
a
complicated
redevelopment
project
with
phased
openings
and
its
new
East
Village
home
next
year
and
the
New Central Library
an integral part of the master plan in the past five years, weve raised the floodplain by up to four feet.
infrastructure
delivery.
is
set
to
open
in
2018.
And
yes,
we
will
have
grand
That important investment paid off this summer: our two major residential projects sustained little or openings and
often refers
to various non-residential
ribbon
for both. and our community
no She
damage,
and construction
continues.components
Our pride of
at East
the efforts
of cuttings
our neighbours
Village
as
tourism
or
destination
attractions

like
RiverWalk
The
whole
project
is a complexisand
exciting
knows no bounds. Our commitment to delivering the master plan vision of the community
intact
andpuzzle with many
Plaza,
the
Simmons
Building,
St.
Patricks
Island
and
others.
pieces,
she
says.
The
only
drawback
to
so
much
our resolve is unwavering. We look forward to welcoming you to the newest, oldest, coolest, warmest going on is that
Our master plan
aspires to put critical infrastructure in place
its happening so fast and sometimes we dont get a chance to
neighbourhood
in town.
and in doing so, we are creating some really smart public spaces.
stop and take pause at the accomplishment that East Village is!

East Village is a destination unto

itself. A fabulous but sprawling
49-acre planned and evolving
community.

Relief. Recovery. Resolve.

INSPIRING COMMUNITIES TO BUILD, GROW AND BELIEVE.

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