Property Description

Very unique character office condo with live/work opportunity. The condo has 6 private surface stalls. Exterior patio / deck on third floor. Lower level has windows, separate exterior entrance, ideal for residential, retail, office with one or multiple occupants. A prominent location on 2nd street influenced by Edwardian-era row housing and late Queen Anne revival style. 24 minutes 19.0 km to YYC International Airport, 4 minutes 1.5 km to Downtown Core. An easy walk to the new Scotiabank Arena, the Entertainment District, Tennis Courts, Central Park. Excellent long term investment as the 6 unit condo is located on a large piece of high density land. Offices, retail stores, personal service businesses and dwelling units may be allowed in buildings existing on the site on the date of approval of this by-law. When it was first built, the Alexandra Terrace marked the beginning of the first building boom and its earliest occupants were members of Calgary’s middle and upper-middle class. Past owners include Dr. James D Lafferty, a medical pioneer in Canada who helped found the Alberta Medical Association and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Eric Harvie, a prominent Calgary businessman and philanthropist who founded the Glenbow Museum. Subsequent owners include members of the Singer and Belzberg families who were prominent in Calgary’s society and Jewish communities. (id:7434)