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esquire · #**4181** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 1:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by LilZebra

People on EIA need not apply. Only for the Nouveau Riche.
Give us a call again in 2118.

If people are willing to pay for premium housing I don't know you can hold that against the developer... they're simply providing what the market wants.

Fair enough if you think that public housing is substandard, but that's a completely separate issue. Dumping on True North Square won't fix that problem.

dmacc · #**4182** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 2:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

If people are willing to pay for premium housing I don't know you can hold that against the developer... they're simply providing what the market wants.

Fair enough if you think that public housing is substandard, but that's a completely separate issue. Dumping on True North Square won't fix that problem.

If anything it would help because the surface lot didn't generate a whole lot of tax revenue. TNS will generate millions in taxes every year.

BigG · #**4183** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 2:09 PM**

New page.

DancingDuck · #**4184** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 3:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by LilZebra

People on EIA need not apply. Only for the Nouveau Riche.
Give us a call again in 2118.

Funny enough one of the letters to the editor in the Free Press today said basically the same thing...

The 1,100$/month suites are out of my price range too, but it's not the developer's job to make it accessible to everyone, it's their job to make money

bomberjet · #**4185** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 3:59 PM**

Where did they 1100/month figure come from? Is rental information available somewhere? Is that for a basic suite?

1100 / month is pretty normal these days for something that's new/renovated. Actually kind of cheap.

I was in a renovated 1 bedroom apartment 8 years ago and it cost 900/month.

rrskylar · #**4186** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 4:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

Where did they 1100/month figure come from? Is rental information available somewhere? Is that for a basic suite?

1100 / month is pretty normal these days for something that's new/renovated. Actually kind of cheap.

I was in a renovated 1 bedroom apartment 8 years ago and it cost 900/month.

No kidding!

esquire · #**4187** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 4:17 PM**

^ Sticker shock is a factor in Winnipeg... it was not even 20 years ago that a friend of mine had a nice bachelor suite in West Broadway for about $200 a month. If you're used to that then $1100 seems like a king's ransom.

bomberjet · #**4188** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 4:33 PM**

My sister was in a 2 bedroom apartment in south St. Vital up until a few months ago. Newer build, maybe a couple years old if that. Can't remember the exact figure, but it was somewhere around $1400-$1500 / month.

If we're comparing vs. the 1990's then yes this is astronomical price increase compared to then!

DancingDuck · #**4189** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 4:39 PM**

Was just referencing the letter, 1,100$ is the amount the writer chose to use.. I imagine the prices at TNS will be considerably higher

dmacc · #**4190** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 4:44 PM**

I will wager $1300 for the one suite that is on the 7th floor with no view and is 600sqft. I bet an average price of $2000 a month, but only because I'm a bit of a gambler.

buzzg · #**4191** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 5:03 PM**

Ya there's nothing wrong with "expensive" apartments – they're not a charity, and we don't have affordable unit requirements like BC.

Biff · #**4192** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 8:15 PM**

Man, those steel workers have balls of "steel" for walking around that high up on those girders. When I went for the site tour last Friday the construction elevator was sketchy as hell...and that was in an enclosed, safe environment.

Glad there are people in the world to do that kind of work.

Wolf13 · #**4193** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 8:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Perhaps I'm a hopeless fuddy duddy, but why would anyone opt to watch a game on TV in a concrete courtyard instead of the comfort of their own living room? Or at the very least, a well stocked pub?

You may not be used to cheering for a winning sports franchise

It seems these things work fine in winning cities, and we do love our hockey more than most. Should be neat.

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Originally Posted by robertocarlos

People pre-drink in their car before the game. If the police were the least bit interested they could catch 10s of people after every game by having a check-stop close to BellMTS. But they won't so much as give you a ticket for parking next to a fire-hydrant during a game. TNSE runs this town.

This seems to go a bit far... Cops pull over whoever they can whenever, and the chipmans don't wear mink coats carrying canes to smack officers into shape with...

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Originally Posted by rrskylar

You think the police are going to go after the top 10% of Winnipeg society, sadly you don't know how things work around here! Despite what you hear and think, there are in fact two sets of laws....

Sheesh, is there a garage sale on tin foil hats?

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Originally Posted by buzzg

Guarantee you that during playoff times TNSE will fence off TNS and put up a beer garden. Thousands of people watching hockey, wanting beer? Sounds like a golden opportunity.

Why is everyone afraid of crowds and potentially beer? This happens literally in every developed major city in the world.

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Originally Posted by LilZebra

People on EIA need not apply. Only for the Nouveau Riche.
Give us a call again in 2118.

??? It's their private property, they can gear it towards whatever customer they want. Since it's wildly expensive, they'lllose money not leasing it to those capable of renting.

It won't be cheap, but it won't be out of line with trends.

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Originally Posted by dmacc

Why is there anything wrong with having homes for the more fortunate?

Stop your logic right there!

dmacc · #**4194** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 8:59 PM**

Wow, you basically put everyone in this forum in their place in one post. That was magical.

esquire · #**4195** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 9:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wolf13

You may not be used to cheering for a winning sports franchise

It seems these things work fine in winning cities, and we do love our hockey more than most. Should be neat.

But you didn't actually say why anyone would actually opt for that environment instead of a living room or pub

rrskylar · #**4196** Posted **Mar 21, 2018, 10:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by dmacc

Wow, you basically put everyone in this forum in their place in one post. That was magical.

Too bad so much of it was fantasy and make believe!

buzzg · #**4197** Posted **Mar 22, 2018, 12:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by Wolf13

Why is everyone afraid of crowds and potentially beer? This happens literally in every developed major city in the world.

I was saying this as a good thing. More reasons to get people out having fun the better. And if TN is making more money off of it - good for them. This development speaks volumes, if this is what the city gets for supporting the Jets and TN, amazing. Let’s have them do more (wth “our” money).

MG922 · #**4198** Posted **Mar 22, 2018, 2:12 AM**

A few close-up photos of the ped bridge connection over Hargrave, from this evening. When you walk right up close to this corner, it's amazing how close together the buildings look!! And the skywalk will only make this corner even tighter to walk through.

It's minor nitpicking, the project looks fantastic from street level.

last one is a pano, slightly distorted

dmacc · #**4199** Posted **Mar 22, 2018, 12:51 PM**

^The east side of the street will be a bit tight but the west side will really open up once the fence is gone.

Roger Strong · #**4200** Posted **Mar 22, 2018, 12:57 PM**

Window panels are going up on tower 2.