Five buildings to be converted from vacant offices to residential in downtown Calgary
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Five new projects have been selected by the City of Calgary to be part of its program to convert empty office buildings into residential space.
Five new projects have been selected by the City of Calgary to be part of its program to convert empty office buildings into residential space.
All are expected to provide living space for over 1,000 Calgarians, while at the same time eliminating more than 500,000 square feet of vacant office space.
Two of the buildings are in the Eau Claire area, two are on Eighth Avenue and another is on Fourth Avenue S.W. near Seventh Street S.W.
The five locations are as follows:
Three of the buildings scheduled for conversion are on downtown's west side, where the most vacant spaces are located.
They also come in tandem with a number of other downtown initiatives designed to upgrade Stephen Avenue, West Eau Claire Promenade, Eau Claire Park and Century Gardens.
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