west connaught
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Lancaster Gate | 1312 Thirteenth Avenue SW | View More |
Condo converted in 2007, this 1969 seven-storey concrete building is clad in decorative brick with no basement or indoor parking, although 12 stalls are tucked under the building's overhang around back |
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Luna | 1100-block Twelfth Avenue at Tenth Street SW | View More |
Builder's web site: Under construction in 2011, Luna is the last of three towers that march east along Twelfth Avenue SW, starting with Stella at Eleventh Street, then Nova, shown in this photo behind the Luna sign, and finally Luna at Tenth Street |
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Madison | 1338 Sixteenth Avenue, SW | View More |
The suites are small but the renovations are lovely at The Madison conversion project, completed in 2010 by Lypstik and Funk Properties |
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Manor House | 1213 Thirteenth Avenue SW | View More |
Here's another of Calgary's early condo conversions, built in 1970 and condo converted in 1977 when the idea was new |
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Mark on Tenth | South-west corner of Tenth Avenue SW at Eighth Street (kitty-corner from MEC). | View More |
Stella, Nova and Luna condominium towers by Qualex-Landmark were all complete in 2012, with Calla under construction, and now Mark on Tenth is lined up as this firm's next project once their crews are done in 2013 at Calla (see entries in this Condo Directory for all these buildings) |
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Monaco | 1315 Twelfth Avenue SW | View More |
Completed in 2000 as a condominium building from the outset, Monaco is a modern high-end concrete project with suites that have impressed me more than once |
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Montage | 1111 Thirteenth Avenue SW | View More |
A dozen spacious two-level suites are the highlight of this 1981-built five-storey wood-frame building, which was put up as a condominium, as opposed to a rental building that was later converted |
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Monticello Estates | 1309 Fourteenth Avenue SW | View More |
Here's a story of making a silk purse from a sow's ear, and pardon my 19th-century agricultural reference, but ain't we in Alberta? Built in 1979 intended to be a condo building, a slow market then likely prompted the developer to run it as a rental building instead |
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Montrez | 1121 Fifteenth Avenue SW | View More |
The City of Calgary bought this under-conversion building in January of 2008 from its developer, Cidex, and now runs it as a rental building with 23 of the 46 suites subsidized by the revenue from the others |
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Newhaven | 1328 Thirteenth Avenue SW | View More |
Built of concrete in 1967, this six-storey tower of 35 suites was condo converted in 1995 with a package of renovations that included opened kitchens, over-range microwave/hood fan combos and high-gloss white lacquer cabinetry; bright and easy to keep clean |