Gateway
Our Connected Calgary
Bordered on the west by Macleod Trail SE then by 3rd Street SE; on the north by Riverfront Avenue; on the east by 4th Street SE; and to the south by 7th Avenue SE.
Gateway links East Village to the world from many directions; it’s the first area you see entering the city along Memorial Drive from the airport and it connects EV to Bridgeland and eastern downtown. People working out at the YWCA or sweating through exams at Bow Valley College will enter EV in comfort via Gateway’s Plus 15s in winter, and the area will surround the now-isolated Drop-In Center with activity and life. A long stretch of Gateway borders the RiverWalk and the Bow River, and residents of condos there will enjoy great views out over the promenade to the river.
The Crossing
Our High Note
Bounded by 3rd Street SE to the west, 6th Ave to the north, 5th Street SE to the east and 9th Avenue SE in the south.
There’s a whole lot of living, learning, shopping, browsing, working going on in The Crossing, and, if you’re in the new National Music Centre taking a lesson, viewing the collection or watching a band, probably a whole lot of shakin’, too! The Crossing mixes new architecture with our few lovingly-restored old structures. It’s a key area for both residences and future institutions, has easy LRT access and is among the most active parts of EV night and day.
The EVE Block
The EVE (East Village Experience) Block houses the village movie theatre, event space, street-level stores and several stories of residences. It’s really the heart of the village, a landmark with a glass-covered central space that frames The Riff walkway and draws visitors and locals alike, winter and summer.
Walk the Riff
The Riff is a diagonal streetscape that slices through Calgary’s traditional square grid, extending in a north-easterly direction all the way from a plaza southwest of the EVE block to the edge of the RiverWalk near the Fort Calgary lands. From there, this sunny pedestrian thoroughfare, animated by sculpture and street life, leads over a new pedestrian bridge to a rejuvenated St. Patrick’s Island.
8th Avenue
On the short stretch of 8th Avenue west of 4th Street, the architectural vestiges of old Calgary – a refurbished St. Louis Hotel and Hillier Block – along with the buildings of a new East Village – combine to create a street of city entertainments. One street over is the National Music Center, so this stretch is alive with students, musicians and all the fans of the bands.
National Music Centre
The NMC will be a bold statement that incorporates Calgary’s soulful musical past – the King Eddy – with an ambitious future that includes a multitude of functions and entertainment in impactful, scene-setting architecture by Allied Architecture Works of Portland, Oregon. The $130 million, 110,000 sq. ft. ‘living museum‘ at the corner of 4th Street and 9th Avenue, is being designed as “a place that amplifies the love, the sharing and the understanding of music through collections, exhibitions, programs research and collaboration across the nation.” For more about the NMC, visit www.nmc.ca
River's Edge
Our Urban Nature
Bordered on the west by 4th Street SE, on the north by Riverfront Avenue and Confluence Way (5th Ave. SE), and to the south by 6th Ave SE.
Small wonder EV’s pioneering developers Embassy Bosa Inc and FRAM/Slokker bought into River’s Edge first. The superlative area, fringed by RiverWalk, will be a magnet for East Village residents and visitors. The iconic Simmons Building there will be joined by a variety of restaurants and retail that offer a 5-star view over the RiverWalk promenade and the Bow River. Choice multi-family residential homes will afford residents superb views over the water and beyond. The first sales centre in East Village is now under construction and scheduled to open in February 2012!
Parkside + Fort Calgary
Our Garden Home
Bordered on the west by 5th Street SE, on the north by 6th Avenue SE on the south by 9th Avenue SE. and in the east by Fort Calgary at 6th Street SE. Fort Calgary borders the eastern extremity of East Village at 6th Street SE, ends on the north at the Bow River, in the east at the Elbow River and in the south by the train tracks at the south side of 9th Avenue SE.
Parkside is a residential enclave; with its eastern border on the Fort Calgary lands, the city’s biggest open space, and two public squares, it’s naturally more peaceful and gardenlike. It’s here that FRAM Building Group will make its mark in East Village: the company’s lower-rise townhomes and condominiums will be a contrast to the higher-rise feel of other EV areas. Buildings grow in height as you head west toward city centre and south toward 9th Avenue SE, where East Village ends and RailTown begins – a development that will be centered around a future high-speed rail interchange.
St. Patrick's Island
Our Breathing Space
St. Patrick’s Island sits in the Bow River immediately off the northern edge of East Village. The virtually undisturbed 31-acre oasis, with its rich history as a city playground, will soon connect to EV via a new pedestrian and cycling bridge that also links to Bridgeland. Some 5,000 Calgarians consulted in 2010 about the island said its natural aspect should be preserved, while safety and accessibility to the water should be improved. The masterplan that resulted was released in July 2011. For more about the master plan process, click here.
