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Malcsta · #**4301** Posted **Aug 27, 2024, 4:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

As for the project at McMillan @ Stafford, I haven't seen anything come through City Council recently. This is the project that was originally rejected by the community committee, but then the developer appealed the community committee decision and the project went to the Appeals Committee. The Appeals Committee (which did not include the local councilor, Sherri Rollins) then overturned the rejected variances and allowed the project, causing a bunch of controversy. That was back in January 2021, and the only thing that has happened on-site since then is the existing houses were demolished.

As far as I can tell, the developer is working on a new design. Here was the original design, which contained 22 residential units and 2 commercial units:

Looking at the architect's website, it seems that the new design is 30 residential units with 2,565 sq ft of commercial space (not sure how many commercial units). Here's what is currently shown on the architect's website:

Website: https://www.dwelldesignbuilders.com/...olio/mcmillian

Ugh. Its just the same uninspired, grey minecraft block looking buildings going up everywhere these days.

lbnevs · #**4302** Posted **Aug 27, 2024, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kris22

This has to be one of the ugliest and cheapest looking buildings to go up in Winnipeg in the last 10 years. I have no problem with the orange colour, but every single other element of the design is just god awful. The materials used, the way the siding panels look like different tones, the way the materials meet at corners and at the roof, the cheap ass, ugly balconies, that weird smooth grey patch between the windows and the balconies (seriously wtf). This is industrial wasteland architecture.

There's lots of interesting deviations from their renders/proposal.

One of the interesting ones is the northwest corner. In the renders, the side has a windowless block with a large Zu logo, and the first fifth or so of the ground floor facing Osborne is stone. In reality, there are windows along that corner and the ground floor has glazing all along the streetscape. I wonder if that corner initially had a stairwell or something mechanical -- or if they've just tried to add more residential units and make the ground floor commercial more easily divisible.

The balconies look much shallower than the renders, and they're not the same colour grey as the grey panels on the orange building. The grey looked pretty bad in the renders, and this is part of why it looks even worse in reality. The wood balcony soffits in the render haven't been installed yet -- we'll see what they end up doing with them.

The colour of the orange is also much less of a dusty copper (as the renders suggested) and more of a 70s harvest gold.

And obviously the estate of Keith Haring drives a hard bargain, because the painted murals are now of green monstera leaves instead of little Haring figures.

It's definitely not going to win any design awards. The orange building in particular is pretty cheap looking. But at the end of the day, let's remember that the orange building is a whole pile of new residential units replacing a beer store and parking lot.

The Village has great architecture and crappy architecture. It'll survive an ugly building or two and still have lots of character. What's important is adding housing stock and creating more of a continuous streetscape where there used to be "missing teeth".

bon_vivant · #**4303** Posted **Aug 27, 2024, 4:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by lbnevs

The Village has great architecture and crappy architecture. It'll survive an ugly building or two and still have lots of character. What's important is adding housing stock and creating more of a continuous streetscape where there used to be "missing teeth".

Agreed. Love it or hate it, it will serve the Village much better than the hotel did.

trueviking · #**4304** Posted **Aug 30, 2024, 11:09 PM**

I noticed they removed the big art piece in the parking lot on Osborne.

ColdRain&Snow · #**4305** Posted **Aug 30, 2024, 11:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

I noticed they removed the big art piece in the parking lot on Osborne.

Looking at the property assessment, it appears the property line is in-line with the building next door. It looks like the art-piece was half on the property and half outside it, although I could be wrong.

trueviking · #**4306** Posted **Aug 31, 2024, 3:30 AM**

I hope they find a new home for it. It was a nice piece.

1ajs · #**4307** Posted **Aug 31, 2024, 3:05 PM**

hopefully it just got mvoed out of the way temporarly for construction?

WpgRocksDude · #**4308** Posted **Sep 1, 2024, 3:12 AM**

Its in storage for the winter, and will hopefully be put back up in the spring. It won't be on the same site as there's a new building / development in the works. Currently brainstorming possible new sites to put it. The park just north of the Roslyn by the bridge seems to be the leading candidate. yall got any ideas?

WinCitySparky · #**4309** Posted **Sep 1, 2024, 3:30 AM**

What about where the Circle is/was by Subway/GST? Isn’t that getting a big revamp imminently? Maybe there’s a spot for it there? In all honesty I can’t offhand remember how much space it takes up.

ColdRain&Snow · #**4310** Posted **Sep 1, 2024, 4:13 AM**

It could also be put in the Osborne Village Green or Fort Rouge Park.

WpgRocksDude · #**4311** Posted **Sep 2, 2024, 1:36 AM**

The plaza by the subway / gas station theatre is a good option, though I havnt seen any renders or designs of how theyre going to redevelop that corner yet, so its tough to say if or where it would work. The village green was also discussed, but its pretty hidden and doesn't get as many eyes on it compared to a spot on Osborne St directly. Though, theres likely going to be some landscaping changes to the park next spring, and maybe the lights could be a part of that.

Fort rouge park would be a great spot, but the lights are owned by the village biz, and the park is technically outside of the biz zone's boundaries, so its a no-go.

ColdRain&Snow · #**4312** Posted **Sep 2, 2024, 3:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by WpgRocksDude

The plaza by the subway / gas station theatre is a good option, though I havnt seen any renders or designs of how theyre going to redevelop that corner yet, so its tough to say if or where it would work. The village green was also discussed, but its pretty hidden and doesn't get as many eyes on it compared to a spot on Osborne St directly. Though, theres likely going to be some landscaping changes to the park next spring, and maybe the lights could be a part of that.

Fort rouge park would be a great spot, but the lights are owned by the village biz, and the park is technically outside of the biz zone's boundaries, so its a no-go.

It could also go by the Bell Tower or in front of the Liquor if/when that slip lane gets removed.

trueviking · #**4313** Posted **Sep 2, 2024, 3:46 PM**

Bigger question is. What kind of development? Has the property been sold? I was under the impression the city is remediating in preparation of a sale.

WinCitySparky · #**4314** Posted **Sep 2, 2024, 5:03 PM**

Another 6 story would be mint just sayin

buzzg · #**4315** Posted **Sep 3, 2024, 2:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by WpgRocksDude

Its in storage for the winter, and will hopefully be put back up in the spring. It won't be on the same site as there's a new building / development in the works. Currently brainstorming possible new sites to put it. The park just north of the Roslyn by the bridge seems to be the leading candidate. yall got any ideas?

Close off the completely unnecessary brick driveway between the LC and the old Starbucks and put it there. Or go rogue and put it in the slip lane to block it.

trueviking · #**4316** Posted **Sep 3, 2024, 3:55 AM**

In the middle of the slip lane is a beauty idea.

borkborkbork · #**4317** Posted **Sep 3, 2024, 2:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by WpgRocksDude

Its in storage for the winter, and will hopefully be put back up in the spring. It won't be on the same site as there's a new building / development in the works. Currently brainstorming possible new sites to put it. The park just north of the Roslyn by the bridge seems to be the leading candidate. yall got any ideas?

are you involved in the new development? want to give us any hints? residential? commercial? both?

as for where to stick the light standard poles art...

ColdRain&Snow · #**4318** Posted **Sep 3, 2024, 7:00 PM**

Anyone have more information on this? I don't understand how the officers could have been driving fast enough to kill someone. Fort Rouge Park is quite small and the paths are narrow.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...ipeg-1.7311828

As a side note, I go to this park regularly to walk around or to read my book. I often see homeless people coming and going from the encampment but have never had any issues with any of them.

WinCitySparky · #**4319** Posted **Sep 3, 2024, 8:21 PM**

It was dark and she was probably passed out in the grass. Why the hell they decided to offroad is beyond me. Negligence tbh.

pspeid · #**4320** Posted **Sep 3, 2024, 8:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by WinCitySparky

It was dark and she was probably passed out in the grass. Why the hell they decided to offroad is beyond me. Negligence tbh.

I assume an autopsy will be done on the deceased to find out if this might have been the case? I don't know what the investigation protocol is in this circumstance.