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As it is, its only useful for conventions or large events, and while that's good when there isn't an event on this will be another dead zone. I often find myself comparing this building to the new convention centre in Halifax (check it out if you get the chance, amazing building) and how they managed to get so much out of a convention centre building. That massive blank wall may have been easier to stomach if it had some ground level retail, or something that would be active all week rather than knowing it will be a dark lifeless building most days. |
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^ What's unfortunate is that if anything, the expansion is no better than the original from a street interaction standpoint. In fact it may even be worse... at least the original has plenty of windows to cast light on the sidewalk. The new part is just a wall for the most part.
Given that the CRUs across the street in Lakeview Square and in 363 Broadway are almost totally occupied, you would think that they could have put in one or two along Carlton, just to liven things up a bit? |
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^ I will say this... going up Hargrave this morning and peering inside through the big windows, it certainly does look nice on the interior.
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I noticed traffic flowing on York beneath the convention centre. First time I've seen that. It was still closed a week or two ago.
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edit: buzzg beat me to it
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Ah I see. I've been by a bunch of times over the last couple years and it was always closed.
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^ I think it may have been only at rush hour, though. York is a key route...
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Pretty sure York remained open most of the time except for scheduled evening or weekend work. Traffic flow was very limited though, often down to a single lane. More recently they were doing some extra finishing work and closed both the main entrance off York and the road under.
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the glass ball room over York ave looks amaaaazinggggggggg..
definitely adds a new level of vibrancy to the area... also makes it look a lot more appealing and modernized. |
downtown is coming along quite swimmingly
with 3 towers under construction d condos 21 floors glasshouse condos 19 floors u of w residence 14 floors and 2 already complete alt hotel 18 floors herritedge landing 29 floors cant imagine how the dt will look if sky city condos true north square proceed that would be 9 bldgs. not to mention wag expansion, mb museum expansion, and the new mlcc hq bldg. sky city and true north square would be true game changers.. are dt would be unrecognizable |
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^ I agree. I know I griped a bit about the way the RBCCC expansion looks, but on the whole it's a positive addition to the surroundings and it significantly reduces that ocean of surface parking that stretched from that site all the way around the corner to the southern end of Cityplace.
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