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The Greco Block

First Avenue NE has been Bridgeland’s main street for as long as anyone can remember. The street got a massive boost as a commercial and mixed-use area with the Bridges Masterplan in 1999 and the subsequent redevelopment of the south side of the street and former hospital lands. However, the main street hasn’t been fully built out, and there are a few non-commercial blocks between the main shopping area (between 7th Street and 9a Street) and the shops on Edmonton Trail to the west.

This five-bay commercial building aims to be part of the connection between these two commercial streets. It replaces a quaint, but awkward cluster of three aging houses, two of which do not have lane access. The new building features brick and steel cladding, bridging traditional styling with contemporary massing. With a new wider sidewalk (matching the rest of the street to the east), there will be plenty of room for street trees, restaurant patios, bike racks, and of course pedestrians.

While each retail bay is small, most of them have additional space on a mezzanine level that extends out over the small parking area behind the building. Garbage, recycling and compost will be collected in modest semi-underground bins rather than dumpsters in the lane.

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Architecture: Gravity Architecture
Civil: Hilco
Structural: Wolsey
Electrical: EMBE
Mechanical: DBK
Envelope and Energy Model: Orata
Renderings: Gravity Architecture
Photographs & Videos: Clasual

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