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East Village is the place where Calgary was founded, and where today, the future of the city’s downtown is unfolding.
On 49 acres between historic Fort Calgary and downtown’s business centre, facing the Bow River on the north and 9th Avenue on the south, East Village is becoming an urban village unique in the city.
What the Future Brings
East Village is blooming into a diverse and dense neighbourhood where walkability and livability are a given; connections to nature and other city neighbourhoods are effortless; shopping, dining and entertainment are varied and memorable; and working, living and retail spaces co-exist in an architecturally-stimulating mid-rise harmony.
Fast Forward
After years of neglect, progress in East Village has been rapid: $108 million in infrastructure improvements have gone into the ground since 2007, and construction is ongoing. RiverWalk, a pedestrian/bike/ path on the banks of the Bow River, welcomed its first visitors and celebrated the installation of its first public art works in late 2010; the Cantos foundation confirmed municipal, provincial and federal funding for the construction of a National Music Centre at the King Eddy, and since the introduction of the masterplan in the fall of 2009, two major new mixed-use residential projects of some 600 new condos each have been announced. In East Village, Calgary says hello to the future of urban living.
