CALGARY

City sells vacant lot near Westbrook Mall to developer

Colleen Schmidt Senior Producer | CTV National News

Published Monday, October 24, 2016 2:36PM MDT

Matco says the buildings will be integrated with urban plazas, public open spaces, pedestrian and cycling connectivity and multi-modal transportation options.

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A Calgary-based company has purchased the former Ernest Manning School site from the city and plans to turn it into a mixed-use development.

In 2011, the city asked for proposals for the acquisition and development of the 10.00 acre site that sits above and around the Westbrook LRT station.

Matco Development Corp won the bid and says it will build a transit-oriented development that will include office, residential, retail, restaurants and community amenities.

The development will be part of the larger, Westbrook Village project, which has been proposed for the area between Bow Trail and 17^th Avenue SW, and 33^rd and 37^th Streets SW.

Matco co-owns the Eighth Avenue Place office complex and has also acquired a 20 acre site in the Brewery District, close to the new Green Line, for development.