A new mixed-use development could provide Calgary’s 17th Avenue commercial strip in the Lower Mount Royal area with a big street activation boost.

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Arlington Group is pushing forward with a plan to turn the mid-block site at 829 17 Avenue SW — across from the newly redeveloped Mount Royal Village, The Royal and Tompkins Park — into an eight-storey building.

Site of Royal Park at 829 17 Avenue SW, Calgary. (Arlington Group)

Site of Royal Park at 829 17 Avenue SW, Calgary. (Arlington Group)

This so-called ‘Royal Park’ redevelopment will replace a number of older one- and two-storey commercial buildings.

There will be 12,000-sq-ft of retail and restaurant space on the ground and second levels and 62,000-sq-ft of hotel space within the upper levels, creating 110 hotel guest rooms.

Two underground levels will be used for vehicle parking.

The developer is aiming for a 2021 completion of the redevelopment.