HomeDiagramsDatabaseMapsForum About
     

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Regional Sections > Canada > Manitoba & Saskatchewan


Reply

 
Thread Tools Display Modes
     
     
  #321  
Old Posted Feb 9, 2020, 10:04 AM
Spocket's Avatar
Spocket Spocket is offline
Back from the dead
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 3,504
Quote:
Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy View Post
Can see the new massing in this diagram here:

Even though it provides for fewer people, I like that version more. Thanks Wpg_Guy.
__________________
Giving you a reason to drink and drive since 1975.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #322  
Old Posted Feb 9, 2020, 3:59 PM
pspeid's Avatar
pspeid pspeid is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 1,704
I like the diagonal alignments of the east ends of the building and market enclosure, lining up with Albert Street.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #323  
Old Posted Feb 9, 2020, 4:34 PM
ywgwalk ywgwalk is offline
Formerly rypinion
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Exchange District, Winnipeg
Posts: 388
Quote:
Originally Posted by pspeid View Post
I like the diagonal alignments of the east ends of the building and market enclosure, lining up with Albert Street.
Would be a good intersection to get a pedestrian scramble going.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #324  
Old Posted Feb 12, 2020, 7:50 AM
Wpg_Guy's Avatar
Wpg_Guy Wpg_Guy is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posts: 5,468
__________________
Winnipeg Act II - March 2024

Winnipeg | A Picture Thread - Updated October 2023

In The Future Every Building Will Be World-Famous For Fifteen Minutes.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #325  
Old Posted Feb 21, 2020, 6:42 PM
Wpg_Guy's Avatar
Wpg_Guy Wpg_Guy is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posts: 5,468
__________________
Winnipeg Act II - March 2024

Winnipeg | A Picture Thread - Updated October 2023

In The Future Every Building Will Be World-Famous For Fifteen Minutes.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #326  
Old Posted Feb 21, 2020, 7:29 PM
esquire's Avatar
esquire esquire is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 37,483
^ I was walking up Princess today and it's amazing how fast the streetscape is changing around there. Normally you need to look at 25 year increments to see much of a difference in the Exchange District, but in this case you have the nice new build at Princess and Bannatyne, RRC's project just off Princess, soon the Marketlands will get started... and then you have the less auspicious changes like the Scott Memorial Hall coming down as well as the PSB complex coming down to make way for Marketlands. It will feel quite a bit different around there in 2025 as compared to 2015.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #327  
Old Posted Feb 22, 2020, 3:20 AM
post_man post_man is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Winnipeg
Posts: 123
They didn't beat around the bush, taking down the S.M.H. ...it's already almost all on the ground. Really sad sight, the chunks of carved stone strewn all around. Then a block away, the skeletal remains of the PSB parkade.

I'll cheer up when they start rebuilding, but it's a lot of feels in the meantime.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #328  
Old Posted Feb 22, 2020, 4:00 AM
Jeff's Avatar
Jeff Jeff is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winnipeg|MB
Posts: 2,220
That's a lot of heritage and character to lose in the inner city in the past few months. First, the Vesta apartment off Sargent. Second, the eternally cursed apartment block on Maryland near St. Matthews. Third, the Hekla block on Toronto St. Now we got the Scott Memorial block obliterated. Upcoming, the destruction of half a block of Stradbrook and the continual assault of the housing stock on Wellington Cres. Winnipeg is known across at least Western Canada for its character buildings, and with each one being torn down they aren't exactly being replaced with anything as they disappear (hello Shanghai building!!). At least the Fortune Block partially makes up for it each time one passes by....
__________________
instagram: @jeff_vernaus
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #329  
Old Posted Feb 22, 2020, 3:47 PM
buzzg buzzg is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 7,799
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff View Post
That's a lot of heritage and character to lose in the inner city in the past few months. First, the Vesta apartment off Sargent. Second, the eternally cursed apartment block on Maryland near St. Matthews. Third, the Hekla block on Toronto St. Now we got the Scott Memorial block obliterated. Upcoming, the destruction of half a block of Stradbrook and the continual assault of the housing stock on Wellington Cres. Winnipeg is known across at least Western Canada for its character buildings, and with each one being torn down they aren't exactly being replaced with anything as they disappear (hello Shanghai building!!). At least the Fortune Block partially makes up for it each time one passes by....
IMO there's not really anything special about these houses on Stradbrook. Maybe you could make an argument for saving the red brick one right on the corner though.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #330  
Old Posted Feb 22, 2020, 3:51 PM
Andy6's Avatar
Andy6 Andy6 is online now
Starring as himself
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Toronto Yorkville
Posts: 9,739
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff View Post
That's a lot of heritage and character to lose in the inner city in the past few months. First, the Vesta apartment off Sargent. Second, the eternally cursed apartment block on Maryland near St. Matthews. Third, the Hekla block on Toronto St. Now we got the Scott Memorial block obliterated. Upcoming, the destruction of half a block of Stradbrook and the continual assault of the housing stock on Wellington Cres. Winnipeg is known across at least Western Canada for its character buildings, and with each one being torn down they aren't exactly being replaced with anything as they disappear (hello Shanghai building!!). At least the Fortune Block partially makes up for it each time one passes by....
Very true. This has been a bad winter.
__________________
crispy crunchy light and snappy
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #331  
Old Posted Feb 22, 2020, 3:57 PM
buzzg buzzg is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 7,799
Will the owners of Scott Memorial be forced to develop (/not build a parking lot) or forfeit the land? That should be the penalty. Also does it fall outside the downtown boundaries of no new parking lots?
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #332  
Old Posted Feb 28, 2020, 9:32 PM
Wpg_Guy's Avatar
Wpg_Guy Wpg_Guy is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posts: 5,468
__________________
Winnipeg Act II - March 2024

Winnipeg | A Picture Thread - Updated October 2023

In The Future Every Building Will Be World-Famous For Fifteen Minutes.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #333  
Old Posted Apr 13, 2020, 11:27 PM
WinCitySparky's Avatar
WinCitySparky WinCitySparky is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 1,516
Now that the parkade is dust, anyone have info on when Castle Ugly starts coming down?
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #334  
Old Posted Apr 14, 2020, 3:21 PM
pspeid's Avatar
pspeid pspeid is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 1,704
It's often said that Winnipeg is "known" for it's heritage buildings. I'd like to believe that but personally I have never heard anyone outside of Winnipeg mention it. I'd love to see articles posted from people in other cities crediting Winnipeg over saving it's older buildings, though, so if anyone has any links I'd like to read them.

Don't get me wrong, I am all in favour of preserving heritage buildings of they have some notable architectural and/or historical features. However, I also don't think that "old" necessarily means "heritage". I was as sorry as anyone to lose the Scott Memorial Block, but personally am am happy to see the amount of re-construction in the exchange.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #335  
Old Posted Apr 14, 2020, 10:01 PM
cllew cllew is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 3,980
Quote:
Originally Posted by WinCitySparky View Post
Now that the parkade is dust, anyone have info on when Castle Ugly starts coming down?
I think they are back doing manual asbestos abatement in the building which has put it behind schedule. Apparently Rackowski Demo found some more asbestos in previously inaccessible areas after the first time the crews went through to remove what was known in the contract. The cost increase is still in the contingency fund range so it won't (as of the end of February) cost more than the project budget
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #336  
Old Posted Apr 27, 2020, 12:44 AM
trueviking's Avatar
trueviking trueviking is online now
surely you agree with me
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: winnipeg
Posts: 13,440
A big hole. This is going to be an incredible opportunity.

Reply With Quote
     
     
  #337  
Old Posted Apr 27, 2020, 1:47 AM
WinCitySparky's Avatar
WinCitySparky WinCitySparky is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 1,516
Quote:
Originally Posted by cllew View Post
I think they are back doing manual asbestos abatement in the building which has put it behind schedule. Apparently Rackowski Demo found some more asbestos in previously inaccessible areas after the first time the crews went through to remove what was known in the contract. The cost increase is still in the contingency fund range so it won't (as of the end of February) cost more than the project budget
Just saw this reply, thanks!
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #338  
Old Posted Apr 27, 2020, 3:45 AM
Kris22 Kris22 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 595
Quote:
Originally Posted by trueviking View Post
A big hole. This is going to be an incredible opportunity.
Yes I just drove by there the other day and thought the same thing. But I have to say, I'm as nervous as I am excited. This development has to be done right. I want quality architecture and proper streetscapes on all street fronts. This is right smack in the middle of our amazing heritage district and I hope developers come forward wanting to do a great job, and not just looking for the cheapest way to get an apartment in there. It would be nice if ground-level CRUs were mandatory, and high-quality building materials enforced.

Both this and the Forks residential development are happening at about the same time which seems to be stressing me out even more because we haven't seen how our city can execute this type of urban 'game changer' kind of plan that involves multiple residential developers in a highly visible tourist area.
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #339  
Old Posted Apr 28, 2020, 4:29 PM
armorand93's Avatar
armorand93 armorand93 is offline
Transit Nerd
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Calgary (former Winnipegger)
Posts: 2,707
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff View Post
That's a lot of heritage and character to lose in the inner city in the past few months. First, the Vesta apartment off Sargent. Second, the eternally cursed apartment block on Maryland near St. Matthews. Third, the Hekla block on Toronto St. Now we got the Scott Memorial block obliterated. Upcoming, the destruction of half a block of Stradbrook and the continual assault of the housing stock on Wellington Cres. Winnipeg is known across at least Western Canada for its character buildings, and with each one being torn down they aren't exactly being replaced with anything as they disappear (hello Shanghai building!!). At least the Fortune Block partially makes up for it each time one passes by....
I mean, if tenants would stop hot-knifing their apartments to the ground, along with that Armour company actually investing money into proper electrical wiring that isn't from the 1940s (amongst other things)... these apartment razings & heritage losses wouldn't be anywhere near as bad.

As for Wellington, are we talking the mansion losses? I don't necessarily mind the mansion losses, as long as medium or high-rise takes its place. Wellington Crescent is perfect for a bunch of high-rises & European-style developments. Even a Soviet-esque high density block, would be a drastic improvement over someones "summer home" while they're out in Costa Rica, ripping nickels and dimes out of the pockets of Manitobans... if its one of the nicer mansions, I'd like to see maybe some boutique stores, 529 Wellington-esque steakhouses, art galleries and stuff. But the rest of it? Medium and high density housing. With an emphasis on balconies facing the river.
__________________
?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Reply With Quote
     
     
  #340  
Old Posted Apr 29, 2020, 2:49 AM
buzzg buzzg is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 7,799
Yeah it's hard to be upset with a private homeowner tearing their house down to build a new one. There's so many teardown and rebuilds in north River Heights, and a lot of them are stunning. Apart from one or two that made the news 10 years ago, there's lots of really modern ones that fit in the fabric of the street beautifully. The northernmost 2 blocks of Borebank especially have seen some gorgeous new builds in the last few years.
Reply With Quote
     
     
This discussion thread continues

Use the page links to the lower-right to go to the next page for additional posts
 
 
Reply

Go Back   SkyscraperPage Forum > Regional Sections > Canada > Manitoba & Saskatchewan
Forum Jump


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 7:39 PM.

     
SkyscraperPage.com - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.