Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) ? the master developer of East Village ?  responsible for the dramatic transformation of the east end community has stewarded many successful development partnerships over the past 10 years that have brought some of Canada?s brightest thinkers and collaborators into East Village. Today, CMLC is thrilled to announce a new partnership with the University of Calgary?s Faculty of Environmental Design (EVDS) to activate the main floor of the Castell Building, formerly the old central library.
The Castell Building served as the former Central Library. Image via University of Calgary.
Following the successful completion of the new Central Library (and Calgary Public Library?s exit from the Castell Building), CMLC entered into a lease agreement with the City of Calgary, owner of the Castell building and worked to identify programming opportunities that would activate the vacant building and provide a dynamic use in the space that responds to the building?s prime location. ?This is a unique opportunity for CMLC to partner with the University of Calgary?s EVDS Faculty to program the building and bring a collaborative research-hub into the community, says Michael Brown, president and CEO, CMLC. ?Our goal was to seek a partner that would bring a street-level activation that builds upon the energy and momentum already underway in East Village, and this partnership is a great example of that goal.?
With a five-year arrangement commencing January...