Residents in southeast Calgary are excited as construction is finally underway on the much-needed Seton Recreation facility, the last of four centres in newer communities within the city.
The Seton facility will be a state-of-the-art centre measuring 330,000 sq. ft and costing some $193 million. It will feature two skating rinks, a 50m, 10 lane competition pool, a leisure pool, water park, dive tank, surfing simulator, and gymnasiums (for courts sports like basketball, badminton and volleyball), a fitness centre, and running/walking track. After your work out, relax in hot tubs and steam room, or if need be, visit the onsite physiotherapy/medical clinic. On the cultural side, a full-service library, theatre and art studio with gallery will be
Located side-by-side at 3750 Market Street SE, two new Marriott hotels just opened in Seton. The Courtyard Calgary South and the Residence Inn are conveniently located across the street from the South Calgary Campus Hospital, close to shopping, restaurants, Orange Theory Fitness and Tommyfield Pub.
These multi-purpose hotels have shared amenities that include waterslide, pool, hot tub, fitness center, full-service spa, The Bistro restaurant and almost 5,000 square feet of meeting space.
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The long awaited recreation centre in Calgary's new urban district of Seton is close to breaking ground. Recently approved by the city, this 330,000 square foot facility is slated to open its doors in 2018 - a long way off, but this will be more than just a rec centre. A true community gathering place, the Recreation Centre will be run by YMCA Calgary and will combine fitness with youth and neighborhood programs, and include a new library. This is an ambitious undertaking that will benefit thousands of South Calgary residents.
Looks like Southeast Calgary is poised to become the shopping mecca for the city thanks to the massive retail development planned for the Seton area.
In a Calgary Herald article, Warren Paulsen, the vice-president of commercial for Brookield Residential - the area developer - said some 8 hectares of land will become close to 200,000 sq. ft. of shopping space. To that end, Brookfield Residential has begun its pre-leasing phase to attract tenants.
The plan is to get earth moving and break ground next spring (May 2015), with the goal being to have the retail development in Seton completed by summer 2017. In terms of shopping, the new open-concept shopping centre will feature some 20 stores ranging in size from 1,500-32,000 sq.ft.
It won't be long before Calgarians can venture out into a second downtown thanks to the amazing Seton development. It's a mixed-use, master-planned Southeast community that will become a "trading" area for more than 120,000 people. When it's completed, Seton will rank among the most comprehensive mixed-use developments in North America.
The urban zone will feature commerce, entertainment options, restaurants, parks and nightlife in a vibrant area around the South Calgary Health Campus. Basically it's about bringing a second downtown to Cowtown.
The Seton area, which has the largest solar panel power system in Calgary, encompasses some 165 hectares of space which will become more than a million square feet of professional services, drug stores, liquor