Got to tour the 3 buildings under work here. The two fully under construction ones have no working elevator, so this was a lot of stair climbing! Some interesting things to note. Steve mentioned that he tries to hide vents as much as possible, and so on the front of the completed Augusta building there are actually vents that come out behind the black panels on the windows so they can't be seen. Also the parking lot on the intersections of Young and Hughson on both the east and west side are owned by the Medical Arts building. Originally the underground parking lot was not planned as one large lot, and instead the plans changed when they started planning the two buildings flanking the one on Augusta. The James St S building is expected to be complete September and the building on Hughson is expected Fall 2023 or Spring 2024. They did plan to make the buildings from wood originally, but when costs rose, the difference was minimal, and formed concrete was easier. If you have any questions, I can't promise I'll know the answer, but I can maybe recall something Steve told me, or I can reach out and ask!
Close-up view of the brickwork, and how they get it straight on the building fronting Augusta and Hughson:
Sneak-peak of Plank's new rooftop patio:
Because it wasn't planned to be a restaurant on the roof, they hoisted up a trailer with a kitchen in it:
Got some photos of the Augusta/Hughson building from both the other building on Augusta and the building fronting James St:
and the back of the new Plank Resto:
Future lobby space of the building fronting James St S:
and the julietty balcony, back balcony depth and roof:
Ground floor of the James St S commercial unit. It was huge and has an unannounced tenant that will be moving in after the building is ready:
On to the corner building again, where we started on the ground floor. This unit is massive, if I recall 5500sqft compared to Plank's I believe 4300sq ft.
Saw some of the lower floors with walls being installed, and noted that they used double staggered studs to reduce noise transmission:
Could see the top of the Pheasant Plucker building sticking out:
The top floors were more contemporary with floor to ceiling glass, and none of the units had walls (obviously) but they were marked on the floor where the future studs will be:
Finally on the roof of the corner building where the new rooftop patio will be:
The indoor space is massive and going to be fully glass, and there are two outdoor areas, one larger, one smaller.
Finally, an interesting spot where the formwork flexed out of place and just made a too large column:
And some of the lintels and other pieces:
