Boyle Renaissance meets the housing, social, recreation and service needs of current residents and welcomes new neighbours to the community. The City continues to implement the Boyle Street Renaissance Master Plan in the area north of 104 Avenue and Boyle Renaissance.
The City of Edmonton is financing $99 million in infrastructure investments with revenues from The Quarters Downtown Community Revitalization Levy. These capital investments include upgrading drainage and sanitary services to handle the higher-density residential and commercial development, as well as streetscaping improvements and a new park design and construction. These projects are helping to transform The Quarters Downtown into a diverse and inclusive community.
City-Led Projects
Community Walking Map - Complete
A walking map for Boyle Street, including the neighbourhoods of McCauley and Riverdale, is now complete.
For more information on the walking map initiative, contact walkedmonton@edmonton.ca
Jasper Avenue New Vision - Underway
Jasper Avenue New Vision intends to re-establish Jasper Avenue, from 92 to 109 Street, as one of Edmonton’s main streets, making it a place all Edmontonians can be proud of, as well as a symbol of the vitality of the downtown and Edmonton as a whole. For more information, visit the project web page.
Kinistinâw Park - Underway
Kinistinâw Park will be the newest park and community gathering place in The Quarters Downtown. To learn more about the park plans, visit the project web page.
Open Space Master Plan - Underway
The Open Space Master Plan project will develop new strategies for providing open spaces and improving the public realm to meet the needs of a growing residential population, attract families and visitors, and support a vibrant downtown.
Valley Line LRT- Underway
The Valley Line LRT (9.38 MB) will have a stop in The Quarters, which will be located along 102 Avenue between 96 and 97 Street. To stay up to date on the progress of the LRT, visit transedlrt.ca.
Rehabilitation Buildings - Underway
The City supports arts and culture initiatives to engage the community, activate the buildings and streets and draw people to the neighbourhood. In 2019, after a public competition for tenants, rehabilitation began on two City-owned buildings.
Quarters Arts won long-term tenancy at 9641-102A Avenue based on their proposal for CO*LAB (community arts laboratory).
A design rendering of the Quarters Arts CO*LAB building
Ociciwan won long-term tenancy at 9604-101A Avenue based on their proposal for an Indigenous Contemporary Arts Centre.
A design rendering of the Ociciwan Indigenous Contemporary Arts building
The Armature - Complete
The Armature - 96 Street from Jasper Avenue to 103A Avenue is the heart of The Quarters Downtown.
Private Developments
In addition to the City-driven initiatives taking place in The Quarters Downtown, several privately-funded projects are bringing life and vibrancy to the community.
Brighton Block - Underway
Plans to redevelop and restore Brighton Block are underway.
For more information visit the project website.
Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market - Open for Business
The Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market has a new home at the historic GWG building in the Quarters. Located at 97 Street and 103 Avenue, the market will be open Saturdays and Sundays all year round.
Hat @ Five Corners - Underway
The Hat @ Five Corners is well underway. The Hat offers 199 rental units at the intersection of 95 Street and Jasper Avenue.
Pendennis Hotel Redevelopment - Underway
The historic Pendennis Hotel building on Jasper Avenue is being renovated and restored.
Doubletree Hotel-Complete
The Doubletree by Hilton Hotel is the first hotel to be built in Downtown Edmonton in 30 years. Built by the award-winning Dub Architects Ltd, this stunning building is the entranceway to the Armature.
The already-iconic hotel has 255 guest rooms, 11,000 square feet of meeting and event space as well as commercial retail space on the main floor. The hotel opened in the fall of 2016.