Downtown East Village more commonly known as simply East Village , is a mixed-use neighbourhood within the eastern portions of downtown Calgary , Alberta , Canada . It is contained within the city's Rivers District . Containing the earliest-settled land in the Calgary area - Fort Calgary - East Village was for years a mixture of high-rise residential, commercial, and industrial development. Much of the parkland currently surrounding Fort Calgary was industrial as recently as the 1960s. Construction of the city's light rail transit Blue Line, coupled with the closure of 8th Avenue at Macleod Trail in the early 1980s by construction of the massive Calgary Municipal Building, resulted in East Village being "cut off," from the rest of downtown. It became home to many rundown properties and vacant lots over the years, and a severe crime problem.
31-515: East Village may refer to: Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Downtown East Village, Calgary , Alberta East Village, Nova Scotia United Kingdom [ edit ] East Village, London , a housing development in Stratford United States [ edit ] East Village, Connecticut , a census-designated place East Village, Des Moines , Iowa,
62-822: A 300-seat performance hall. The new National Music Centre building has incorporated the 120-year-old King Edward Hotel building into its structure. The King Edward Hotel was, for a long time, a famous jazz and blues venue, thus continuing the tradition of this site as a centre for musical development in Canada. The village is also home to the New Central Library of the Calgary Public Library, which opened on November 1, 2018. The library houses children's books, performance venues and activity rooms on its lower floors, together with an extensive fiction section and reading room on its upper floor. CMLC held
93-622: A crime rate of 15.605/100, an increase from the previous data period. This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia (2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood (3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough (4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100). In
124-630: A cult independent band from England See also [ edit ] East Villager , a former New York City monthly neighborhood newspaper Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title East Village . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=East_Village&oldid=1170541375 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
155-606: A design competition for the new library. American- Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and Canadian firm DIALOG won the competition to design the 240,000 square feet (22,000 m ) building. The $ 245 million structure will house 600,000 titles, a reading room, a cafe, a 340-seat theatre, and conference rooms, as well as many activity centres and reading areas. Much of the East Village redevelopment consists of mixed-use buildings, housing both residential and retail uses. This will be most apparent on ‘The Riff’. The Riff will be
186-518: A full-sized Loblaws City Market and Shoppers Drug Mart. So far, two of the neighbourhoods major historic structures have been redeveloped for retail uses. The Simmons Mattress Factory building has been redeveloped into the home of Charbar, Phil and Sebastians Coffee Roasters, and Sidewalk Citizen Bakery. While the newly completed revitalization of the St. Louis Hotel building has yet to receive any retail tenants as of January 2017, its upper floors are home to
217-542: A historical neighborhood East Village, Flint , a neighborhood on the East Side of Flint, Michigan East Village, Kansas City , a neighborhood in downtown Kansas City, Missouri East Village, Long Beach, California , a neighborhood East Village, Manhattan , a neighborhood in New York City East Village, San Diego , a neighborhood in downtown San Diego East Village, a neighborhood in
248-612: A pedestrian street bisecting the neighbourhood from the northeast to the southwest, from the George C. King Bridge to 8th Avenue SE. The Riff will be a major retail street, housing an as yet unknown collection of retailers. In late 2016, RioCan Developments started construction on a major new retail destination known as 5th and Third. This development is an entire city block and will include two full floors of underground parking, 2 full floors of retail, along with two large residential condo towers on top. Confirmed tenants as of January 2017 are
279-470: A whole. The councillors are elected by the constituents of each ward. The councillors represent the interests of their respective wards. The mayor and councillors hold the office for 4-year terms. The last municipal election was held on October 18, 2021 . The Calgary city government is the council-manager form of government. The mayor and councillors oversee the City Manager and the administration of
310-480: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Downtown East Village, Calgary Plans to reshape this neighbourhood were approved by Calgary City Council in March, 2005 ( East Village Area Redevelopment Plan ). In Spring 2007, Calgary City Council approved the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary known as Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) with
341-699: Is right along the RiverWalk. The city's oldest running hotel, the King Edward Hotel , built in 1905 has been deconstructed and rebuilt as part of the National Music Centre . The St. Louis Hotel has been revitalized and now hosts the headquarters of Calgary Municipal Land Corporation and a rental venue. The Hillier Block has been restored and is now home to the Calgary Public Library Foundation, ADD-IN, and
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#1732766000287372-677: Is the city's first parking-free condominium. East Village is home of the National Music Centre , the first national cultural institution dedicated to celebrating music in Canada in all of its forms. The $ 191 million building houses the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, broadcast facilities, a museum of impressive musical artefacts such as the Rolling Stones Mobile Recording Studio, and
403-612: The Lincoln Oval Village of Visalia, California East Village, the nickname/former name of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts . China [ edit ] Beijing East Village in China In fiction [ edit ] East Village, Manitoba , a fictional town used in Miriam Toews 's novels, based on her real life hometown of Steinbach, Manitoba Other uses [ edit ] East Village (band) ,
434-745: The Calgary Municipal Building. Two meetings are regular Council meetings, where issues from the four policy committees are discussed. The third meeting is a public hearing, where planning matters are generally discussed. Citizens do not address Council during the two regular meetings, however the public hearings are designed for the citizens to speak directly with their elected councillor regarding specific issues. The city had an operating budget of $ 2.1 billion for 2007, supported 41% by property taxes . $ 757 million in property taxes are collected annually, with $ 386 million from residential and $ 371 million from non-residential properties. 54% of
465-467: The City of Calgary's 2016 municipal census, Downtown East Village had a population of 3,242 living in 1,897 dwellings, a 14.2% increase from its 2015 population of 2,838 . With a land area of 0.5 km (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 6,500/km (16,800/sq mi) in 2016. Residents in this community had a median household income of $ 17,253 in 2005. As a reference, in 2005
496-540: The Council as a whole. There are also a number of civic committees, boards, and authorities that help to create policies in specialized areas, such as parking, the preservation of heritage sites and buildings, and planning and development matters. These civic committees, board and authorities consist of citizens and one or more councillor. City Council meets three Mondays every month in the Council Chambers at
527-459: The East Village has seen the construction of several residential buildings, which have increased the population of the neighbourhood substantially. The first building to be completed under the guise of CMLC was Fuse in 2015. Fuse is the shorter of two towers that make up the Evolution development. As of January 2017, there are six residential buildings under construction in the East Village. N3
558-682: The New Central Library Discovery Centre for the duration of the NCL construction project happening next door. Calgary Municipal Land Corporation has built three plazas in the neighbourhood, these are RiverWalk Plaza next to the Simmons Building, Fifth Street Square at the intersection of 5th Street SE and 7 Avenue SE, and Celebration Square along the C-train's Blue Line between 5th and 6th Avenues SE. CMLC
589-477: The budget is spent for wages of the 13,043 city employees and expenditures. The average Calgary household pays approximately $ 2,100 per year in city tax. From 1884 to 1923, mayoralty elections were held annually. A plebiscite held in 1923 increased the term in office for the mayor from one to two years. In 1968, the Municipal Act increased the term in office by one year, for a total of three years. In 2013,
620-455: The citizens of Calgary . The council consists of 15 members: the chief elected official, titled the mayor, and 14 councillors. Jyoti Gondek was elected mayor in October 2021 as the city's 37th. Each of the 14 councillors represent one of the city's 14 wards . The mayor of Calgary is elected through a citywide vote by all eligible voters. The mayor represents the interests of the city as
651-511: The city. Calgary's City Council is a council-policy committee system. The Council establishes its policies for governing the city based on information provided by four standing policy committees: These committees meet once every month at City Hall and are composed of councillors and are responsible for approving and recommending policies to City Council. The general public is invited to the committee meeting to make presentations. Any decisions that come out of these meetings need final approval from
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#1732766000287682-400: The early years. From 1917 to 1971, councillors were elected using single transferable votes to achieve a degree of proportionality/ fairness. After a plebiscite in 1960 the ward system was re-established in the city. Six wards were established, each represented by two aldermen. In 1974, voters had up to two votes under the block voting system to elect the two councillors in their ward. In 1976,
713-589: The mandate to revitalize and redevelop the Rivers District, which includes the East Village. Construction began in earnest within the Rivers District by the new corporation in 2007 with the undertaking of a rare downtown Calgary stormwater treatment pond in the NW corner of Fort Calgary . Many of the dilapidated buildings were torn down, to be replaced by modern structures, and the Jack and Jean Leslie RiverWalk along
744-504: The median household income for the whole city of Calgary was $ 67,238. In 2005 there were 53.1% low income residents living in the neighbourhood. As of 2006, 31.9% of the residents were immigrants . A proportion of 94.7% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments , and 83.8% of the housing was used for renting , this being the highest renting/owning rate in the city. In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Downtown East Village had
775-480: The neighbourhood. These upgrades included elevating the roads above the flood-plain of the nearby Bow and Elbow rivers, paving the new roads and sidewalks with stone bricks, building the award-winning Jack and Jean Leslie RiverWalk , major utility upgrades, the construction of plazas, and much more. These infrastructure upgrades were completed in 2015, with the completion of Celebration Square located along Riverfront Lane, between 6th and 7th Avenues SE. Since 2012,
806-665: The offices of the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation. As of January 2017, construction is imminent on a new 4-storey retail building located directly between the RiverWalk and Confluence Way. This building is intended to host restaurants and will be in a key location, right along the riverbank. East Village plays host to several of Calgary's oldest buildings. The Simmons Mattress Factory building has been redeveloped to house Charbar, Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters, and Sidewalk Citizen Bakery, and
837-462: The south bank of the Bow River was completed in the summer of 2012. As of January 2017, several luxury condominium towers have been completed, along with two new hotels, while construction is underway on several more condominium towers, retail buildings, with additional commercial and residential development planned. As of 2017, the neighbourhood has attracted $ 2.7 billion worth of investment. In
868-527: The spring and summer of 2008, archeologists made several rare discoveries in East Village: two historic dumps from the early 20th century, as well as a native stone circle and fire hearths dating back over 3,300 years. Calgary archeologist Brian Vivian says it's the first pre-contact site of its type that archeologists have discovered in inner-city Calgary. In 2007, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) invested $ 357 million in infrastructure upgrades to
899-585: The term for mayor was amended in the Local Authorities Election Act to 4 years. Calgary had city commissioners from early 1900s into the 1950s. The city elected its city commissioners in the 1910s and 1920s. Otherwise they were appointed by the city council. The city of Calgary continues to have six commissioners that are appointed for life. Their names are listed in past City Handbooks but have since been removed from newer editions. From 1884 to 1886, four councillors were selected from
930-442: The town. In 1894, Calgary was divided into three wards, increasing the number of councillors to six. Later, three aldermen represented each ward. In 1906, a fourth ward was created, bringing the total number of aldermen to 12. From 1914 to 1960, aldermen were elected from across the city for two-year terms, dismantling the ward system. Staggered elections made half the council up for election each year. Commissioners were also elected in
961-421: Was also responsible for the revitalization of St. Patrick's Island Park . The park revitalization was coupled with the construction of the George C. King Bridge for a total price tag of $ 45 million. The George C. King Bridge connects the island park south to the East Village and Bridgeland to the north. Calgary City Council The Calgary City Council is the legislative governing body that represents