Winnipeg | Osborne Village & Corydon area

[OsborneVillagDweller]

Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

Maybe the current owner is trying to get all the variances for an apartment building approved so they can sell the lot for a higher price.

Hummm - interesting

A2ahomes.ca has 135 Roslyn listed as a future project

The poster had a different view of the building along with this:

“The Owner of 135 Roslyn Road, currently a single-storey bungalow, is proposing to demolish the existing building and construct an affordable multi-family housing complex on the property. The proposed development will provide 28 units of apartment style residential housing, along with one level of underground parking containing seven stalls and potential Peg City Car Co-op. It is located across Roslyn Road from Safeway and surrounded by single and multifamily residential properties, commercial and retail properties, and is a short walk from the Osbourne (sic) transit corridor.

The attached rendering of the south facing entrance provides you with a sense about the proposed construction including building height, and exterior finishes.

The proposed development will require no rezoning, but will require variances to modify front, side, and back yards, and required parking.

We are requesting questions and comments from community members through several channels. Questions, comments, and concerns may be sent to 135RoslynRoad@gmail.com. Additional and updated information may be found at the website
https://135roslynroad.wixstudio.io/consultation.

We will be sharing your feedback with the City of Winnipeg; if you are comfortable, please consider including your name and address.

Public engagement is an important part of the planning and development process. We look forward to hearing from you and will respond to all input received prior to October 1, 2024.

Dependant on the responses received and amount of interest in the community, there may be a public open-house presentation”

[ColdRain&Snow]

Originally Posted by OsborneVillagDweller

Hummm - interesting

A2ahomes.ca has 135 Roslyn listed as a future project

The poster had a different view of the building along with this:

“The Owner of 135 Roslyn Road, currently a single-storey bungalow, is proposing to demolish the existing building and construct an affordable multi-family housing complex on the property. The proposed development will provide 28 units of apartment style residential housing, along with one level of underground parking containing seven stalls and potential Peg City Car Co-op. It is located across Roslyn Road from Safeway and surrounded by single and multifamily residential properties, commercial and retail properties, and is a short walk from the Osbourne (sic) transit corridor.

The attached rendering of the south facing entrance provides you with a sense about the proposed construction including building height, and exterior finishes.

The proposed development will require no rezoning, but will require variances to modify front, side, and back yards, and required parking.

We are requesting questions and comments from community members through several channels. Questions, comments, and concerns may be sent to 135RoslynRoad@gmail.com. Additional and updated information may be found at the website
https://135roslynroad.wixstudio.io/consultation.

We will be sharing your feedback with the City of Winnipeg; if you are comfortable, please consider including your name and address.

Public engagement is an important part of the planning and development process. We look forward to hearing from you and will respond to all input received prior to October 1, 2024.

Dependant on the responses received and amount of interest in the community, there may be a public open-house presentation”

Oh interesting, I've heard of A2A Homes before. They're mostly a small-scale infill developer that build new houses/duplexes on residential streets. Looks like they're starting to branch out into larger developments. Their website lists 135 Roslyn Rd as their company address, so it seems that their current office is located in the house there. Most of their previous builds look pretty cheap, so I wouldn't expect an architectural marvel for the new building at 135 Roslyn Rd. I guess you could call them an up-and-coming Paragon Developments.

Anyways, it seems that this is a serious development proposal from a local developer. I don't see any reasons not to support it. 28 residential units on that site is much better than the 0 units that are there right now.

https://www.a2ahomes.ca/s-projects-basic

Now just to get rid of that Shell gas station...

[buzzg]

If the beige parts in the render end up being stone or brick, this could actually be quite nice.

However, in the top right unit on the floor plan, they put the shower in the wrong bathroom... A bit odd to have a 2BR 1.5BA but the only shower is in the master bath...

[cllew]

A2A Homes has been trying to develop the former North Kildonan municipal office lot at 1400 Henderson Highway for years.

They had the lot rezoned for a 59 unit mixed apartment/main floor office and restaurant development in March 2023 and I now see the lot up for sale for around 2.7 million as well as being an upcoming development on their web site.

[xubiqtss]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

it's not going to win a beauty pageant but it replaces the little physio office between the Shell station and London Towers with 28 units.

"ugly delicious" I guess

Jesus christ it's like someone set out to intentionally make the most dogshit looking building they could!

[FactaNV]

Anyone know anything about potential commercial leasees at the Zu or Osborne Terraces? I hope those CRUs fill up.

[neutroniks]

Originally Posted by FactaNV

Anyone know anything about potential commercial leasees at the Zu or Osborne Terraces? I hope those CRUs fill up.

CRUs seem to be the bane of Winnipeg's existence lol. Fingers crossed something cool gets put in there.

[borkborkbork]

Originally Posted by FactaNV

Anyone know anything about potential commercial leasees at the Zu or Osborne Terraces? I hope those CRUs fill up.

Main area doesn't seem to have been divided, still mostly an empty shell.

Online it is still showing as available in any configuration from 917sqft to the full 5,200sqft.

https://www.commercialexchange.com/l...peg-MB-R3L-1Y6

[WinCitySparky]

Originally Posted by xubiqtss

Jesus christ it's like someone set out to intentionally make the most dogshit looking building they could!

lol honestly I don’t think it’s that bad

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

Main area doesn't seem to have been divided, still mostly an empty shell.

Online it is still showing as available in any configuration from 917sqft to the full 5,200sqft.

https://www.commercialexchange.com/l...peg-MB-R3L-1Y6

I know it's kinda lame as an individual restaurant but would 5200sq ft be big enough for something like Joey's or Earl's? They'd definitely be good for foot traffic to the area and I doubt anyone but corporate will be able to afford rent in the Zu.

[neutroniks]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

it's not going to win a beauty pageant but it replaces the little physio office between the Shell station and London Towers with 28 units.

"ugly delicious" I guess

It's not the greatest, but it's better than some of the grey-on-grey projects that have gone up recently lol.

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by neutroniks

It's not the greatest, but it's better than some of the grey-on-grey projects that have gone up recently lol.

I don't get the hate personally. If that's brick it's be lovely.

[building_lover]

I mean jeez guys. Not saying everything needs to be an architectural masterpiece but on a really fundamental level this is terrible, clumsy design. Is the bar really so low? It would get absolutely shredded in a first year design review for good reason.

[Mr Tall Forehead]

It looks like a faux heritage design meant to fit into a neighbourhood in New York or Chicago with dozens of 6-10 story red brick apartment buildings. Not sure it fits between the ‘London Tower’ and a Shell station in OV.

[Kris22]

Originally Posted by Mr Tall Forehead

It looks like a faux heritage design meant to fit into a neighbourhood in New York or Chicago with dozens of 6-10 story red brick apartment buildings. Not sure it fits between the ‘London Tower’ and a Shell station in OV.

Ya the choice of faux heritage for that particular spot is a little odd as the vast majority of buildings nearby are modern, with the exception of the Rosyln apartments of course.

But as of now all we have is a cartoon rendering so maybe let's what till a more realistic one is released that shows what the materials are and what it looks like situated in its location.

[ColdRain&Snow]

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/br...eneration-here

Brent really hit the bullseye with this one (or maybe I'm biased as a 26 year old guy on an urbanism forum lol).

[ColdRain&Snow]

Supposedly the development at 51 Roslyn Road is moving forward, although I'm still skeptical to say the least.

From the upcoming Property & Development meeting:

"In recent months, the economic climate has shown signs of improvement, providing renewed momentum for this project. We have been diligently working to develop a site servicing solution that meets the aforementioned conditions. This solution was submitted to the Land Development Branch Engineer for review and approval on September 9,2024. One we receive approval on the site servicing proposal, we will have all the information requested and will be able to proceed to the next phase of the rezoning by-law process." - From the architect (H5A Architecture)

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

[trueviking]

^did we ever figure out how that new parking lot was allowed to happen on Roslyn?

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by trueviking

^did we ever figure out how that new parking lot was allowed to happen on Roslyn?

Possession is 9/10ths the law?

[drew]

Originally Posted by trueviking

^did we ever figure out how that new parking lot was allowed to happen on Roslyn?

The standard operating procedure when dealing with the CofW (that only the unscrupulous developers seem to realize) is never ask for permission.

The City will ALWAYS bend to something that is already completed - but will put up never ending requests and requirements for those who want to follow the rules.