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Ice District officials are pitching a series of roughly 30-storey towers with park space and roof-top gardens as the next phase of development near Rogers Place.

Initial plans were presented to nearby residents Tuesday evening, one of the first steps toward a rezoning application for council approval early next year.

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The development would have a mix of commercial, residential and retail elements, with neighbourhood streets designed to slow traffic and better connect the north-side neighbourhood of Central McDougall with downtown.

Towers would be up to 150 metres, about 20 metres taller than the nearby Edmonton Tower.

“I’m not concerned with density, I’m only concerned with the architectural merit,” said Warren Champion, a resident and member of the Central McDougall community league who stopped in to see the plans.

He was pleased with what he called a Vancouver-style development, towers separated by low-rise buildings and more residential amenity space on top.