Canadian City Proposals II

[trueviking]

It’s fitting that the University of Calgary architecture school would be in an office tower.

Great to be downtown. I wish University of Manitoba’s architecture school would move from its suburban campus.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by trueviking

It’s fitting that the University of Calgary architecture school would be in an office tower.

Great to be downtown. I wish University of Manitoba’s architecture school would move from its suburban campus.

Lol! True. Not sure if that’s a diss though haha…

I’ve always loved that building. I think it won a governor general architecture award or something when it was built in ‘82.

[J.OT13]

Three towers to be built on Ogilvie road at Cummings avenue in Ottawa, 21, 20 and 24 floors, replacing a strip mall and stand alone restaurant. The 21 storey tower will be built first.

Area is a mid-century suburban stroad that has seen a lot of development since O-Train Line 1 opened, with Cyrville Station nearby (which was part of the Transitway for many years before, only spurring suburban medium density in the past). Ottawa's second tallest tower is across the street, several low and mid-rises built over the last few years and a half dozen towers in the immediate vicinity have been approved.


https://obj.ca/developer-to-break-gr...-road-project/

This recent article goes against the latest proposal submitted to the City for two towers, 21 and 30 floors.

[Wpg_Guy]

Railside | Station X | Site 07
Location: Israel Asper Way
Developer: UWCRC 2.0
Architect: LM-ESP
Status: Proposed
Documents:
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: Station X is a 7-storey, 67,275-square-foot mixed-use, mixed-income residential project at Railside spearheaded by the University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation. The building delivers 73 studio to three-bedroom units blending affordable and market-rate housing, while its ground floor hosts a 56-space YMCA-YWCA child care centre—Winnipeg’s largest operator—and flexible live/work studios for small retailers and makers. Designed within a compact urban block to buffer nearby rail noise, the structure opens onto three landscaped front courtyards and crowns with a partial seventh-floor amenity level featuring a fitness room, multi-purpose lounge, and expansive terrace overlooking the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the historic Forks site. Emphasising sustainability, community integration, and urban vitality, Station X is slated for completion in 2027.
Permits:







Recap of Railside as of today:

1. Alston Properties with 1X1 Architecture
   64 Israel Asper Way, 23 Units, 2 CRU, 6L
   44 Israel Asper Way, 35 Units, 1 CRU, 6L
   
   
2. 2 Architecture
   50 Israel Asper Way, 40 Units, 7 CRU, 6L
   68 Israel Asper Way, 06 Units, 1 CRU, 4L
   80 Israel Asper Way, 16 Units, 0 CRU, 4L
   
   
3. GSD with ATLRG Architecture
   00 Israel Asper Way, 29 Units, 1 CRU, 6L
   
   
4. StreetSide Developments with Prairie Architects
   32 Israel Asper Way, 45 Units, 2 CRU, 6L
   
   
5. Vishin Developments and TradeMark Homes with ATLRG Architecture
   00 Israel Asper Way, 00 Units, 0 CRU, 4L
   
   
6. University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation 2.0 with LM Architectural Group
   00 Israel Asper Way, 73 Units, 1 CRU, 7L
   
   
7. FNP with Number Ten
   72 Israel Asper Way, 91 Units, 4 CRU, 6L
   
   Total: 358 Units, 19 CRU, 55L
   

[FactaNV]

Cant wait to see groundbreaking at Railside. More of one of Canada's greatest public spaces, the Forks, as theyre marketing Railside is a fantastic thing.

[davidivivid]

Cumulus condos-hôtel : 11 stories and 85 condos. It will be situated on one of the last remaining empty lot in the St-Roch neighbournood.







https://www.lesoleil.com/affaires/20...MMVG5EHQVUIFA/

[Wpg_Guy]

Boyd Building
Location: 384-392 Portage Avenue
Developer: Jags Development Ltd. (Armik Babakhanians)
Architect:
Status: U/C
Documents:
Media:

• Should be a concern': The Boyd Building put on the endangered list–CTV Winnipeg
• Dec 2017: New lease on life for Boyd Building–Winnipeg Free Press

Description: The Boyd Building, a 1912 Chicago-style heritage tower at 384–392 Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg, has stood empty since 2017 and is now on Canada’s 2024 list of endangered places, yet a major renovation permit has just been filed to save it: the ten-storey landmark will be turned into a 108-unit apartment building with two street-level shops, complete with new windows, doors, rooftop air units, reinforced roof beams, fresh lintels, and full electrical and mechanical upgrades inside and out.
Permits: #25-199452 MU-2025-09-26

[Wpg_Guy]

Alexander Docks Revitalization
Location: 70 Alexander Ave
Developer: The Forks - Go to the Waterfront
Architect: Scatliff Miller Murray | Narratives Inc.
Status: In development
Documents:

• Lease Agreement between The Forks Renewal Corporation and the City of Winnipeg– September 29, 2023
• Update Report No. 4 on the Economic Response and Recovery Plan (ERRP)-Appendix A – Inside Downtown Projects –June 17, 2025

Media:

• Design of new Alexander Docks set to begin this year-CBC News
• On the Docks: Reimagining Winnipeg’s Waterfront-Canadian Architect
• Plan to redevelop Alexander Docks unveiled with $10.8-M price tag–Winnipeg Free Press

Description: The Alexander Docks in the Exchange District are slated for restoration. The Forks Renewal Corporation issued a contract in January 2025 to develop designs for the redevelopment of the historic docks, with work potentially starting in 2025. The final design is expected to be completed by the end of April 2025, though no specific timeline for the reconstruction's completion has been confirmed. Options under consideration include a full rebuild with modern materials, which would have the longest lifespan and lowest maintenance costs but may not preserve the historic look of the docks. Demolition costs are estimated at $700,000, excluding the cost of new construction. The redevelopment plan announced on August 14 2025, will transform the former industrial site into a public waterfront space, is estimated to cost nearly $11 million. The project includes plans for a riverbank park, new streets, and a public plaza, with construction expected to begin next year and be completed by 2027, the city aims to create an attractive destination with green spaces and public art.
Permits:

[Wpg_Guy]

51RR
Location: 51 Roslyn Rd, Winnipeg, MB
Developer: Atlas Acceptance Corporation Ltd
Architect: h5 Architecture
Status: U/C
Documents:

• VARIANCE: 22-143518/D May 30, 2022
• Extension of Time–September 23, 2024
• Plan Approval - September 5, 2025
• Submitted Plans-September 5, 2025

Media: Vacant block that poses fire hazard approved for quick demolition–Winnipeg Free Press
Project Thread: 51 Roslyn Rd
Description: The applicant proposes rezoning a property to “RMF-L” Residential Multi-Family Large to construct a six-storey, 66-unit residential building on Roslyn Rd. in Osborne Village, featuring 51 underground parking spaces in a two-level parkade and a car-share vehicle. The building design includes active ground-level uses, such as a lobby and glazed stairwells, to screen parking, along with secure indoor storage for 19 bicycles and 12 visitor bike spaces. The structure aligns with the area’s built form, with a varied façade featuring projections, recesses, and a fifth-storey step-back for a street-facing roof deck. High-quality materials like brick, dry-vit terra neo stucco (similar to stone terrazzo) and polished aluminum are used, with balconies and perforated metal screens enhancing articulations. An accessible pedestrian pathway connects Roslyn Rd. to a rear outdoor amenity area, and a front yard seating area is included, with efforts to enhance both the street and riverfront aesthetics.
Permits: #25-207078 MU, 2025-10-09: Construct New. "Concurrent Building Permit Review submission", Related DP: 25-104176 DP. Construct new 7033 m², 6-storey, 66 unit multi-family residential building. Basement level and main floor to include interior parkade. Work includes riverbank stabilization.

[Wpg_Guy]

Elswood
Location: 269 River Ave.
Developers: Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Development Corp. | Freedhome Developments Ltd.
Architect: Cibinel Architecture Ltd
Status: U/C
Documents: Variance:25-151482/C-May 5, 2025 | Zoning Agreement Amendment–July 3, 2025
Media:

• Brokenhead to build apartment block in Osborne area-Winnipeg Sun
• ‘Hub for opportunity’: First Nation breaks ground on 7-storey, 147-unit Elswood–Winnipeg Free Press

Project post-renderings
Description: The subject property is located on the north side of River Avenue, in the River-Osborne neighbourhood of the Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry ward. The proponent is building a 147-unit apartment with 60 units rented at affordable rates, with priority given to members of Brokenhead Ojibway First Nation and other First Nations community members. The new building will be seven (7) storeys in height and have an L-shaped building configuration, This development is a recipient of the Housing Accelerator Fund Capital Grant Incentive.
Permits: #25-219282 MU-2025-10-01-Construct new 7-storey, 123,710 ft² multi-family residential building with 147 dwelling units.

[Wpg_Guy]

670 McMillan Avenue
Location: 670 McMillan Avenue
Developer: Paragon Living
Architect: Affinity Architecture Inc
Status: Development permit
Documents: McMillan Avenue Redevelopment May 5th, 2021 | Subdivision and Rezoning –September 5, 2024 | Variance – September 5, 2024
Renderings
Media:
Description: A four storey, (tapering down to three storeys along the eastern façade) 40 residential unit rental building with underground parking and parking off of the rear lane.
Permits: #25-178358 DP-2025-09-05-Development permit for a 4 storey apartment building with 45 units.

[Wpg_Guy]

175 Aubert Street
Location: 175 Aubert Street
Developer:
Architect: 2 Architecture Inc.
Status: U/C
Documents: Subdivision and Rezoning–January 5, 2022 | Variance – DAV 186611/2021D | Design Review–July 15, 2025 | Submitted Plans–July 15, 2025
Media:
Description: The developer proposes a 4-storey, 32-unit multi-family residential building on a 7,169 sq. ft. It includes 27 underground parking stalls, 39 bicycle parking stalls (12 in a secure enclosure, 27 wall-mounted), and vehicular access via a public lane. The unit mix comprises 5 barrier-free main-floor units, 5 three-bedroom two-storey townhomes, and 22 one-bedroom units. Amenities include a 495 sq. ft. co-working space and boardroom with kitchenette on the upper floors, a 600 sq. ft. rooftop garden, and a 450 sq. ft. rooftop terrace. The building features non-combustible hardie board shakes/panels, extensive glazing on the Aubert façade, and balconies on three elevations. Landscaping includes 8 native trees (3 Silver Maples along Aubert, 5 along St. Joseph) and 36 shrubs (Western Snowberry and Highbush Cranberry) . Garbage and recycling bins are stored in the underground parking area and moved to the street for pickup.
Permits: #22-200688 MU-2025-07-28, Construct New. Construct a new 4 story, 3648m2, Multi-family dwelling building, with 32 units, and underground parking.

[Wpg_Guy]

Aubert & St. Joseph Condominiums
Location: 757 Rue St. Joseph
Developer: StreetSide Developments
Architect: 701 Architecture Inc.
Status: In development
Documents: Rezoning–September 4, 2025
Media: December 16th, 2024 – Round Two Stakeholder Meeting
Project Post: Renderings
Description: The proposed plan involves rezoning parcels to the “RMF-L” zoning district for a 7-story multi-family building with 115 residential units, including 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units, and a height of 72 feet to the parapet. Landscaping exceeds requirements with 26 new trees, 3 preserved trees, and 88 shrubs, alongside a 1,500-square-foot rooftop terrace, internal garbage/recycling facilities, and vehicle access from Aubert Street to an underground parking area.

[Nouvellecosse]

^ Most of those are very cool! Not that enthused about the last one, though. It's not Waterloo student residence or anything but a bit generic.

[jc_yyc_ca]

Originally Posted by zoomer

Wow, that Calgary map is fantastic! I wonder how many people or hours it takes to maintain that and the platform used, etc, etc. If you know of a faq let me know. I'll add this to the resources tab on mappingvictoria.com as I'm putting together a collection of non-official city trackers (which tend to suck). I believe I saw a Montreal one that is based on the same model.

Edit - just checked it in more detail, the database shows only projects completed in 2025 for Calgary and is out of date for Edmonton, so I wonder how up to date it is. Which I think is the inevitable challenge of these things, there is so much out there to keep track of and on top of.

Hmmm, it should show all completed projects for any date from about 2016 onward IIRC. At least when filtered on 'completed' I'll check with surrealplaces, maybe there's a glitch?

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

it's associated with UrbanToronto - same owner and platform. They tried to take UrbanToronto global on the skyrisecities platform about a decade ago without success, shutting it down about 5 years ago but leaving the forum component live.

it looks like recently they have started updating the database component for Calgary again. Calgary is the busiest subforum other than Toronto, so it makes sense. Ottawa has a busy subforum there as well and I could see the database returning there as well.

That's correct. It's called Skyrisecities, but is somehow associated with Urban Toronto. Edmonton is also a very busy forum as well. https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/forum/. There's also one for Vancouver, but not as busy. It's mainly Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton.
The Calgary side is maintained by 2 or 3 people, one of them, Surrealplaces posts here sometimes. As far as I can tell the Calgary forum is up to date right to the day more or less. Though Edmonton's forum is busy, it's missing a bunch of projects.

[jc_yyc_ca]

Calgary Bridgeland proposal. This one similar to the Dominion towers (same developer) that went up a few blocks to the west.





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[zoomer]

Originally Posted by jc_yyc_ca

Hmmm, it should show all completed projects for any date from about 2016 onward IIRC. At least when filtered on 'completed' I'll check with surrealplaces, maybe there's a glitch?



That's correct. It's called Skyrisecities, but is somehow associated with Urban Toronto. Edmonton is also a very busy forum as well. https://edmonton.skyrisecities.com/forum/. There's also one for Vancouver, but not as busy. It's mainly Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton.
The Calgary side is maintained by 2 or 3 people, one of them, Surrealplaces posts here sometimes. As far as I can tell the Calgary forum is up to date right to the day more or less. Though Edmonton's forum is busy, it's missing a bunch of projects.

Thanks for the info - yah I left out a word in my original post, lol - about the number of projects completed in 2025, it was a really low number so I wondered about how up to date it was. To be fair that's probably low on the priority list and not always easy to figure out especially for the smaller projects unless someone actually walks/drives by. It's very impressive and I appreciate all the work Surrealplaces and others are putting in. Would be nice to have a country wide database or summary of activity in each city, I think there are national reports for cities on that in terms of housing starts, but not so much in terms of what's coming down the pipe.

Really enjoyed seeing the Winnipeg developments, that Quebec proposal is good too, funny how a simple curve on the corner can make a big difference. As for the last Calgary proposal above the balconies are quite deep which gives it a more dramatic look, but also a heavier and busier look as well.

[J.OT13]

Love that Calgary proposal. Proves you can have a great design under 20 floors.

[Innsertnamehere]

The new Downtown Hamilton YMCA is apparently receiving federal funding. The project would involve a replacement YMCA and 600 co-op units in two 32-storey towers on what is currently a surface parking lot:

[TorontoDrew]

That looks great!