Saskatoon Construction III - Page 16

Ricopedra · #**301** Posted **Jul 20, 2017, 5:58 PM**

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Echoes · #**302** Posted **Jul 24, 2017, 5:25 PM**

On City Council's agenda this Wednesday is consideration of Dream Development's concept for the Brighton Village Centre:

Source: https://apps2.saskatoon.ca/tpapp/eam...cumentId=35792

It's impressive that they hired KPMB Architects to do the design. This is the same Toronto firm that designed the Remai Modern.

hunter12 · #**303** Posted **Jul 25, 2017, 2:10 AM**

[QUOTE=Echoes;7874093]On City Council's agenda this Wednesday is consideration of Dream Development's concept for the Brighton Village Centre:

There appears to be no transit stops or a transit station included in this design.

roryn1 · #**304** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 2:38 AM**

Export Development Canada opening a new office in Saskatoon. http://markets.businessinsider.com/n...-office-479814

This is exactly what would go into the "World Trade Center". Doesn't say where it is going though, guess we'll assume it'll be one of their tenants. Would be a surprise if it's in the River Landing Tower.

On a side note, law firm MLT is the first tenant announced for River Landing 1 Tower, I think they're at the top level with EY?
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local...g-office-tower

They're currently in the Saskatoon Square building, I've heard they've contacted all the tenants in that tower as it is apparently very hot in the summer and uber cold in the winter, maybe we'll see a very large upgrade there in the future.

Echoes · #**305** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 2:56 AM**

^ Thanks for sharing the link. I suspect that the East Tower will fill up mostly (if not completely) by poaching existing tenants from older downtown buildings.

It's not a bad thing. It forces the older buildings to adapt, upgrade, and become competitive again.

I've heard about the climatic issues at Saskatoon Square too.

roryn1 · #**306** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 3:23 AM**

Should we create a new thread for World Trade Center? 😁

saskatoonborn · #**307** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 4:35 AM**

Upon a quick search, apparently, Saskatoon is the only major western city without an EDC office.

Brutopian · #**308** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 2:54 PM**

[QUOTE=hunter12;7874672]

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Originally Posted by Echoes

On City Council's agenda this Wednesday is consideration of Dream Development's concept for the Brighton Village Centre:

There appears to be no transit stops or a transit station included in this design.

According to this map, there is a BRT station planned for the far southeast corner of Brighton.

Echoes · #**309** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 3:45 PM**

The article about the River Landing tenant states:

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A news release says a public plaza will be built at the same time as the first office tower and will be ready for public access soon after the office tower is completed.

Can anyone find this news release? I'm surprised -- I thought the plaza was going to be the last thing to be completed. Good news if true.

tenraptors · #**310** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 5:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Echoes

The article about the River Landing tenant states:

Can anyone find this news release? I'm surprised -- I thought the plaza was going to be the last thing to be completed. Good news if true.

"Construction of the public plaza will coincide with delivery of the East Tower and will be accessible to the public soon after the East Tower is completed." https://www.greystone.ca/realestate/...river-landing/

I was under the impression that the plaza would be the last part as well

prairieguy · #**311** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 5:14 PM**

I am not sure that was a well researched/written report as it also made it sound like the office tower was going to be $300 million (which would be the TOTAL cost of River Landing development....and even that they believe they can come under now because of current reduced costs of construction).

Echoes · #**312** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 5:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by tenraptors

"Construction of the public plaza will coincide with delivery of the East Tower and will be accessible to the public soon after the East Tower is completed." https://www.greystone.ca/realestate/...river-landing/

I was under the impression that the plaza would be the last part as well

Thanks for finding that!

Echoes · #**313** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 2:50 AM**

Collaborative Science Research Building, U of S

IMG_2555 by Echoes Saskatoon, on Flickr

This is looking at it from roughly the opposite direction of the below rendering. The angled jut-out is where the pedway from the Ag Building will connect in.

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Toonguy · #**314** Posted **Jul 28, 2017, 9:13 PM**

Looks like the old Target in Lawson Mall is going to be a Safeway, opening in 2018
http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local...hts-mall-union

nook · #**315** Posted **Jul 31, 2017, 2:15 AM**

Does anyone know who the private partners are for the new P3 schools in Saskatoon?

Be interesting to know which private enterprises are involved.

Ziggy4Prez · #**316** Posted **Jul 31, 2017, 2:25 PM**

Financiers:
Concert Infrastructure Ltd.
Bird Capital Limited partnerships

Contractors:
Bird Design-Build Construction Inc.
Wright Construction Western Inc.

Architects:
Kindrachuk Agrey Architecture
GEC Architecture

Service Providers:
Johnson Controls Canada LP

scotty c · #**317** Posted **Jul 31, 2017, 2:49 PM**

They've knocked down an entire block on the north side of 22nd. Construction fence up saying future home of Taco Bell. Anyone have any idea of what's going in there or what type of building is going up. My guess is it'll just be a strip mall or something.

Echoes · #**318** Posted **Jul 31, 2017, 7:09 PM**

If you're like me and you've always hated the tacky blue that the light standards and street furniture on 2nd Ave are painted, then you may be relieved - even ecstatic - to learn that the City is painting them black.

While I've only noticed the light poles to be getting the treatment so far, I assume this will be extended to the entire regimen of blue on the street.

It's amazing to see the instant modernization of the streetscape that it introduces. A small urban design detail with big impact.

Let's hope that the City has learned from their 1990s flirtation with colour in their streetscaping, all of which has not aged well. (I'm looking at you too, 22nd Street "red").

Ricopedra · #**319** Posted **Jul 31, 2017, 10:34 PM**

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Ricopedra · #**320** Posted **Jul 31, 2017, 11:06 PM**

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