Developments could break ground by this summer

BY MARIO TONEGUZZI, CALGARY HERALD JANUARY 17, 2012 

A rendering of a portion of the three-tower residential-retail development proposed by Bosa Embassy Inc. for East Village.
CALGARY — A sales and marketing centre for residential development in the East Village will open April 1.

Michael Brown, president and chief executive for Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, confirmed Tuesday that the 8,000-square-foot centre will educate interested Calgarians and future residents on the vision of East Village and will showcase the residential homes and product stylings of the area’s “pioneering” developer partners.

“This is the year when we grow up,” said Brown. “This is the year we focus on getting people engaged in the East Village.”

He said residential towers planned for the area could break ground by this summer.

Embassy Bosa is planning its 19-storey, 203-unit tower called FUSE.

Fram+Slokker is planning an 18-storey, 191-unit tower called FIRST.

To date, more than 7,000 people have registered their interest on the neighbourhood website to gain a sneak peak at the first residential offerings of East Village, said Brown.

“Now we’re at the point where we need to get the marketplace buying into it,” he said.