Winnipeg Construction XI

[EndIt]

Who the hell wants a bungalow condo with a tiny yard for 2.5 million?

[drew]

blech. Suburban living on Winnipeg's finest and most historic residential street.

[WinCitySparky]

Originally Posted by EndIt

Who the hell wants a bungalow condo with a tiny yard for 2.5 million?

Stupid morons

[trueviking]

almost half already sold....rich people are weird.

[Winnipeg Grump]

Crazy!
1125 Wellington is listed at $2.325M and for that you get 102 feet of riverfront property and a 4,000 sq. ft. fixer upper. I mean, it's dated AF but you get a 320 ft deep x 102 ft wide riverfront lot instead of those crappy little bungalows on a postage stamp lot.

[Mr Tall Forehead]

I bet the average age of people who end up living there will be around 75 and will mostly be the people selling the $2.5 million century old homes in the neighbourhood downsizing to this crap.

[wags_in_the_peg]

Originally Posted by Winnipeg Grump

Crazy!
1125 Wellington is listed at $2.325M and for that you get 102 feet of riverfront property and a 4,000 sq. ft. fixer upper. I mean, it's dated AF but you get a 320 ft deep x 102 ft wide riverfront lot instead of those crappy little bungalows on a postage stamp lot.

but is it a gated community, lol

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

147 Spence Street
Location: 147 Spence Street
Developer: The University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation
Architect: Prairie Architects Inc.
Status: In development
Documents: Variance DAV 25-134264\C-March 27, 2025
Project Post:
Description: The applicant plans to develop a 3-storey mixed-use building featuring a commercial and residential layout. The main floor will house an accessory social service facility, the second floor will contain a care home with 50 beds across 19 bedrooms, and the third floor will include a 6-unit multi-family dwelling. The facility will offer comprehensive on-site services, including meal plans, counseling, a classroom, child minding, life skills training, clothing and toiletry donations, and a small medical exam room. The development will enhance the streetscape with five new trees, 15 street-edge shrubs, and 20 building foundation shrubs, and will incorporate sustainable waste management with an in-ground bin for waste and enclosed carts for recycling. The project is fully funded, receiving strong support across all three levels of government with $11.3 million from CMHC, $2.5 million from the province of Manitoba who, in addition to funding the project also purchased the land and $3 million has been raised through the private sector.
Permits:

Care home, social services facility going up on vacant Spence Street lot

By: Kevin Rollason
Posted: 1:30 PM CST Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025

care home and social services facility will soon fill an empty lot in West Broadway where fire destroyed a vacant house last year.

Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corp. is behind the project on Spence Street just south of Broadway.

The project was approved at a civic appeal committee hearing in June. The conditional-use permit allows construction of a care facility that exceeds six beds.

The province had “nothing further to add to any information that may have already been made publicly available about these properties,” a spokesman said.

Cho Venevongsa, owner of nearby Wasabi restaurant, said he didn’t know anything about plans for the site, which he had tried to develop for years.

“I sold the lots,” Venevongsa said. “It was a numbered company. I don’t know who they are.”

About five years ago, Venevongsa bought a two-family house and a neighbouring 12-unit rooming house on Spence Street. He planned to demolish both buildings, join the lots and build an 18-unit apartment building that would include some affordable suites.

The city agreed to rezone the properties into a large residential lot in December 2022.

During the two years the house was vacant, Venevongsa said he was worried it could fall victim to arson or accidental fire because thieves and squatters repeatedly broke in.

That finally happened early last year. While Venevongsa was waiting for the city to finalize his demolition permit for the buildings, the house was destroyed by a fire, something the restaurant owner said could delay his plans.

Venevongsa subsequently sold the property.

Coun. Sherri Rollins, who represents the area, said she has had several meetings through the years about plans for the property and she is glad it will finally be developed.

“I am always happy when things go up on vacant lots,” said Rollins (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry).

“(The province is) addressing various areas of the housing gap in Winnipeg. It’s important because we really don’t want vacant and derelict properties.”

Coun. Evan Duncan, chair of the civic property and development committee, agreed.

“It is great news any time we can see development in an area that has been stagnant and vacant,” said Duncan (Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood).

“And, if it is some aspect of supportive housing, I am in favour of it.”

Winnipeg Free Press

[Wpg_Guy]

Economic growth would go down the tubes if sewage-plant project left unfinished: city report
By: Free Press staff
Posted: 12:56 PM CST Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025

A new city report says Winnipeg will reach its maximum for wastewater treatment by 2032 unless the final phase of its north end sewage plant project is completed.

Failing to complete the project would be “effectively halting all population and employment growth,” the report states.

“Over the long term, the surrounding municipalities within the metropolitan area cannot absorb Winnipeg’s growth due to their own wastewater capacity limits. It is estimated that these areas could only handle three to four years’ worth of Winnipeg’s population increase, reaching their own limits by 2037.”



The City of Winnipeg previously asked the federal and provincial governments to cover one-third each of the estimated $1.5 billion for the third phase of the project — a nutrient-removal facility.

Neither of the two higher levels of government has committed to providing the funds. Mayor Scott Gillingham said late last month he was confident those governments would provide the funding.

The report was prepared by the city’s economic development and policy division to assess the consequences of completing or delaying Phase 3. Completing that phase would result in Winnipeg’s economy growing faster, at a nominal rate of 4.3 per cent per year compared with 3.5 per cent, the report states.

“There would be a gain of over $186 billion in nominal GDP between 2033 and 2050 compared to a no-build scenario,” the report states.

Gillingham said the project is “critical for our environment” and the economy.

“When we finish the new north end plant, Winnipeg’s economy will grow by an additional 16 per cent by 2050, and both the province and Canada will recover their full investment by 2035 through higher tax revenues from new jobs, homes and businesses,” he said in a news release Thursday.

Funding the project solely through sewer rates would raise the average household utility bill for Winnipeg residents by more than $1,000 a year, the city said.

Winnipeg Free Press

[Mr Tall Forehead]

Huh. So the only city in the country without development charges can’t afford to upgrade its sewage treatment infrastructure. Who would have guessed?………

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

Village Canadien in south St, Vital Has been working on this multifamily development since 2014. The project has gone through several redesigns, they have received funding from haf, looks like This incarnation Is the most recent design for the site.

Village Canadien Seniors Complex
Location: 1680 St. Mary's Rd.
Developer: Village Canadien Co-op LTEE
Architect: Monteyne Architecture
Status: In development - On December 4, 2024, the Developer, Village Canadien Cooperative, applied for an Extension of Time application and requested that the time limit to satisfy the Coming into Force provisions of By-law No. 157/2022 be extended to December 15, 2025 in order to complete the required registrations.
Documents:

• Subdivision and Rezoning–December 1, 2014
• Extension of Time–January 30, 2025
• Letter Requesting Extension of Time

Media:
Description: This project proposes to add 82 new units to the non-profit housing co-operative that has existed on the site for 48 years. It is planned that 30 percent of the additional units will be affordable. The Village Canadian Housing Co-op in Winnipeg, one of the city’s largest cooperative communities, is expanding with a new six-storey wood frame and mass timber apartment building designed to Passive House standards, replacing some of the original 1970s townhouses to support aging-in-place for members. The rhomboid-shaped building, set to complete in Fall 2027, optimizes thermal efficiency with a compact design, featuring residential units around a central core of amenity spaces that foster community connection, illuminated by a central skylight. Positioned to minimize street noise, the building includes a welcoming forecourt, administrative offices, and a large meeting space, serving the entire Co-op. By adopting the Passive House approach, the Co-op aims to achieve energy savings, lower operating costs, increased comfort, and climate resilience, aligning with its mission to provide sustainable, affordable, and people-centered housing. This development is a recipient of the Housing Accelerator Fund Capital Grant Incentive.

Variances have been internally approved for this development

[borkborkbork]

Originally Posted by trueviking

The planners and politicians were such suckers. They got totally lied to by the developer and Wintrup who told them the Wellington side houses would face Wellington. Except the front door, garage and entry foyer would be on the other side and the bedrooms would face Wellington with a 6’ fence across the sidewalk.

Wintrup gets taken very seriously by city staff for a guy who lies through his teeth so easily and frequently on his clients' behalf.

I mean, nature of the beast, consultants and defence lawyers, etc. But it's hilarious how the city lets developers get away with this kind of bait and switch so frequently. Build whatever you like, as long as the initial rendering looks harmless...

[trueviking]

Wintrup spends all his energy complaining about the very people he needs to approve his work. I don’t get why he isn’t getting burned.

[trueviking]

Both of those buildings above are really nice.

I never understand why architects do renderings and don’t push the two point perspective button. Vertical walls not being vertical is so weird.

Didn’t realize they were giving HAF to suburban projects. I bet in the end it’s not mass timber.

[wags_in_the_peg]

LOVE both those projects above. that "care home" on Spence mixed with some residential units is interesting concept

[Wpg_Guy]

545 Watt St.
Location: 545 Watt St.
Developer: Elmwood Community Resource Centre | Inuka
Architect: -
Status: In development
Documents: Subdivision and Rezoning – November 20, 2025 | storyboards November 2025
Media:

• Developers selected to build affordable housing on City-owned properties–The City of Winnipeg
• Innovative and inclusive’ approach to transform five Winnipeg properties into 700 housing units–Winnipeg Free Press

Description: The Elmwood Community Resource Centre, the current leaseholder of a City-owned property at 545 Watt Street, is set to develop a mixed-use neighbourhood hub complex on Proposed Lot 1, a 1-acre (43,932 square feet) site selected for affordable housing through the Housing Accelerator Fund’s Land Enhancement Office. As part of this initiative, the City of Winnipeg is applying to subdivide the land and rezone it from “R1-S Mature Communities PDO-1” to “CMU Mature Communities PDO-1” Commercial Mixed Use district, paving the way for an innovative project that will feature approximately 100 residential units—around 41 of which will be designated as affordable to support diverse residents—alongside a vibrant drop-in space, offices for critical community services, and expanded programming for counselling and child-minding, ultimately creating a supportive and inclusive hub that significantly enhances local housing options and neighbourhood vitality. This development is one of five sites selected for sale or lease to build affordable housing on City-owned properties through the Housing Accelerator Fund’s Land Enhancement Office.
Permits:










565-569 Watt St.
Location: 565-569 Watt St.
Developer: Futuremark Development
Architect: -
Status: In development
Documents: Subdivision and Rezoning – November 20, 2025 | storyboards November 2025
Media:

• Developers selected to build affordable housing on City-owned properties–The City of Winnipeg
• Innovative and inclusive’ approach to transform five Winnipeg properties into 700 housing units–Winnipeg Free Press

Description: Futuremark Development is poised to lead the construction of a mixed-income apartment complex on Proposed Lot 2 at 565-569 Watt Street, a 2.28-acre (99,044 square feet) site identified as one of five City-owned properties selected for affordable housing development through the Housing Accelerator Fund’s Land Enhancement Office. The City of Winnipeg is applying to subdivide the land and rezone it from “R1-S Mature Communities PDO-1” to “RMF-L Mature Communities PDO-1” Residential Multi-Family (Large) district, with a public hearing scheduled for fall 2025 to consider these changes; upon approval, the land will be transferred to the developers, existing buildings demolished, and construction will begin on two buildings—a 9-storey tower and a 2-storey structure—together delivering approximately 247 residential units, including around 74 affordable homes, with primary vehicle access from Watt Street and additional parking via the paved lane, creating a vibrant, inclusive community hub. This development is one of five sites selected for sale or lease to build affordable housing on City-owned properties through the Housing Accelerator Fund’s Land Enhancement Office.

[bomberjet]

I was going to post that. But then knew wpg_guy would be on top of things. haha Great job as always.

The local FB peoples were trying to gather opposition to this proposal. Based on keeping the neighbourhood single family. Then some posters pointed out the 15 storey building right next door lmao.

I did find the 565-569 Watt proposal a bit odd with the larger 9 storey building, then a small 2 storey townhouse type building.

[Wpg_Guy]

4820, 4724 & 4814 Roblin Boulevard
Location: 4820 Roblin Boulevard
Developer: 6032281 Manitoba, Inc. Trustees of Charleswood United Church
Architect: BLDG architecture
Status: In Development
Documents:

• Subdivision and Rezoning – November 20, 2025
• Conditional Use – November 20, 2025
• Variance – November 20, 2025

Media:
Description: The development site sits on the south side of Roblin Boulevard, at the corner with Dieppe Road, in the Eric Coy Neighbourhood of Charleswood–Tuxedo–Westwood Ward. It covers three properties totaling about 4.71 acres (205,272 square feet): 4820 Roblin Boulevard with Charleswood United Church (built 1960, hall added 2008) and 102 rear parking stalls; 4814 Roblin Boulevard with a one-storey home from 1928; and 4724 Roblin Boulevard with a two-storey home from 1962. The area falls under the Established Neighbourhoods – Recent Communities policy in Complete Communities Direction Strategy 2.0 and is zoned R1-L Residential Single-Family (Large).

The developer plans to split the site into two lots. Lot 1 (about 2.64 acres or 114,998 square feet) will be rezoned to RMF-M Residential Multi-Family (Medium) for a new six-storey apartment building, 69.5 feet tall, with 132 units. It will have 200 parking stalls (136 surface, 64 underground, 20 for visitors)—more than the required 198—and 100 bike spaces (including 40 secure indoor), exceeding the minimum 27. Access will come from a two-way driveway on Roblin Boulevard.

Lot 2 (about 2.07 acres or 90,169 square feet) will keep the existing church and its use unchanged, with the same 102 parking stalls. It will use the current two-way driveway from Dieppe Road, with no new access or shared driveways between the lots.

[WinCitySparky]

Crazy amount of building going on

[ColdRain&Snow]

Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

Looks like 951 Portage Ave was appeal due to perceived lack of parking spaces. Appeal hearing is on November 12.

https://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/Vie...onId=&InitUrl=

The appeal against this project was denied, so the project will move forward.