Winnipeg | 300 Main St.- Phase II / 360 Main St. | ~142M | 465 Ft | 42F | U/C - Page 16

esquire · #**301** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

https://twitter.com/brent_bellamy/st...10329767481345

The Royal Bank building will be getting a new podium exterior in the next 12 months.

Not quite sure what to make of that... I'd think that restoring the podium of this building to its original sleek 1960s appearance would be a better bet than doing something new, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

bomberjet · #**302** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:27 PM**

https://twitter.com/brent_bellamy/st...12534444658689

Can't figure out how to link video in here.

https://twitter.com/brent_bellamy/st...13422592712704

300 Main Street may include a grocery store. Possibly between the two towers. Possibly in the underground concourse.

Oh geez.. haha

DowntownBooster · #**303** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by rrskylar

Good bye Skycity!

They've already got 150+ units sold so I don't see why they won't proceed. SkyCity may be a preferable location for some and 300 Main for others.

bomberjet · #**304** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:31 PM**

It's 400 apartments over 40 storeys. Not condos. Still a bit of confusion going back to esquire calcs on the number of floors.

I'll stop live tweeting BB's Twitter feed. Ya'll can swing over there for updates.

pegcityfan · #**305** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Not quite sure what to make of that... I'd think that restoring the podium of this building to its original sleek 1960s appearance would be a better bet than doing something new, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.

I've heard the RBC building podium will look pretty music the same so yes a restoration of sorts.

drew · #**306** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:32 PM**

any firm confirmation regarding condos and/or rentals?

esquire · #**307** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by DowntownBooster

They've already got 150+ units sold so I don't see why they won't proceed. SkyCity may be a preferable location for some and 300 Main for others.

Yes, if anything more towers could encourage more people to move downtown, as more people = more amenities and a better neighbourhood overall. People would rather live in a neighbourhood vs. a tall tower surrounded by dismal asphalt.

emeraldeyes · #**308** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:36 PM**

all this camaraderie amongst the developers downtown these days - Richardsons and Chipmans all cozy over at TNS, now Artis openly hoping that SkyCity proceeds.
Wonderful!

Moony · #**309** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:39 PM**

It's really in all of their best interests that as many of them succeed as possible. More people downtown can only help the commercial aspects of their projects and any future projects downtown.

esquire · #**310** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by emeraldeyes

all this camaraderie amongst the developers downtown these days - Richardsons and Chipmans all cozy over at TNS, now Artis openly hoping that SkyCity proceeds.
Wonderful!

I wonder if Artis would go so far as to buy a floor or two to help move things along?

bomberjet · #**311** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:46 PM**

https://twitter.com/wfpmmcneill/stat...17517999235073

Construction of apartment building to start next February. Will take two years to build. #breakingnews

bomberjet · #**312** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:51 PM**

http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipe...=1460047566287

biguc · #**313** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:54 PM**

That podium looks pretty light and glassy. If the entire first floor is glass and open down to Winnipeg Square, that could make it a pretty inviting place. For an underground mall.

Anyway, hello new skyline. I'm starting to believe.

Spocket · #**314** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:55 PM**

Do we have a height figure for this thing ? It appears to be at least 140 meters but that's a complete guess of course.

biguc · #**315** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

http://www.metronews.ca/news/winnipe...=1460047566287

Not sure why it looks 100 feet taller than Trizec in that picture. The perspective on these renders is all kinds of wonky. I'm not sure if the building is straight up and down, or bulges out at the top a-la London's atrocious Walky-Talky. I'm also not convinced that Trizec is even straight up and down any more.

Urban recluse · #**316** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Something doesn't quite add up, the above-podium part of the rendering clearly shows a floor count of 40. The podium is either 3 or 4 depending on floor height.

Right. I count more than 40.

Only The Lonely.. · #**317** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 4:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by biguc

Anyway, hello new skyline. I'm starting to believe.

Don't stop believiin' Hold on to that feeling.

Street lights, people, at Winnipeg Squarrreee!

Spocket · #**318** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 5:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by biguc

Not sure why it looks 100 feet taller than Trizec in that picture. The perspective on these renders is all kinds of wonky. I'm not sure if the building is straight up and down, or bulges out at the top a-la London's atrocious Walky-Talky. I'm also not convinced that Trizec is even straight up and down any more.

Maybe it actually is about 100 feet taller. I'd say you guesstimated right and we haven't heard anything about the height figures so, sure, let's hope it's not just really crazy rendering.

bomberjet · #**319** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 5:02 PM**

I counted 40 floors on the tower, then 3 maybe 4 on the podium. They have some weird perspective in those images.

40 floors on the tower at 10' plus a mech floor at the top for 10' more. say 410' for the tower. podium looks to have high ceilings. we can say maybe another 40'-60' for the podium. So we're looking at 450'-470' range.

esquire · #**320** Posted **Apr 7, 2016, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by biguc

Not sure why it looks 100 feet taller than Trizec in that picture. The perspective on these renders is all kinds of wonky. I'm not sure if the building is straight up and down, or bulges out at the top a-la London's atrocious Walky-Talky. I'm also not convinced that Trizec is even straight up and down any more.

Yeah, I'm not sure what's going on with those renders. It looks absolutely massive from that angle shown by Metro, like SkyCity-level height.

We need some numbers from the source to set the record straight.

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Originally Posted by Only The Lonely..

Don't stop believiin' Hold on to that feeling.

Street lights, people, at Winnipeg Squarrreee!

I hope that was blasting over the PA at the presser