Calgary’s first office-to-residential building conversion project under the city’s incentive program has opened to residents, providing some more options for renters in the downtown core.
houses 112 units, with approximately 50 per cent now occupied. It was converted from vacant office space under one of the City of Calgary’s downtown office conversion programs.
“Right from the start in the fall … we got a lot of interest and the lease up’s been going well, people are generally great feedback and excited to be here,” said Heather Weir, vice-president of Astra Group, which converted The Cornerstone. “As the residents move into the buildings, it starts to create an ongoing demand for not only the businesses that were there, who were supporting largely office … now they can support a residential market and it creates more activity on the streets,” he said.The city’s downtown office conversion programs aim to revitalize the downtown core by helping convert vacant office space into homes, post-secondary academic spaces, student housing, hotels and other uses.
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