Four permanent public art works are at home in East Village.
The Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade is covered by 3,500 aluminum pickets.
The 17 Ave S.E. Extension and Station Rebuild project shortened the pedestrian journey across Macleod Trail from 400m to 60m.
The Calgary Tower could lie down on its side inside the BMO Centre expansion.
CMLC programs 700+ activities per year in the Rivers District.
The BMO Centre expansion makes the BMO Centre the largest convention centre in Western Canada.
At build out, The C+E District will be home to 8,000 more residents and will host more than 3 million visitors annually.
St. Patrick’s Island is East Village’s 31-acre backyard.
640 fingerprints of EV residents were used to make Cassie Suche’s public art murals on RiverWalk.
The flood plain in East Village was raised some five feet on 40 acres.
There are 333,681 sq. ft. of brick pavers laid in East Village.
East Village retailers occupy over 200,000 sq. ft. of leasable space.
St. Patrick’s Island is home to an osprey who made a nest on a piece of public art called Bloom.
East Village is home to Canada’s first parking-free condo.
The BMO Centre expansion houses Canada’s largest indoor fireplace.
East Village is directly connected to North America’s largest pathway system.
The Arts Commons Transformation Expansion will welcome a new 1,000-seat theatre to downtown Calgary.
East Village has a bike score of 91.