Winnipeg | ZÜ | 160 Osborne St & 424-425 Wardlaw Ave. | Completed

[borkborkbork]

I think the Kenny Rogers Roasters setup is for a common room.

But it's a lot more safety orange than the BLDG renders. which show a subtle silvery copper... and the lighting seems to be completely uncovered light tubes, which looks really cheap at night.

[neutroniks]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

I think the Kenny Rogers Roasters setup is for a common room.

But it's a lot more safety orange than the BLDG renders. which show a subtle silvery copper... and the lighting seems to be completely uncovered light tubes, which looks really cheap at night.

I wonder if someone messed up getting the incorrect colour on the panels they just kinda said f it?? I like the softer orange in the renders, but it's definitely on brand for Osborne on a Friday night

[Justanothermember]

Edit, wrong thread.

[borkborkbork]

Originally Posted by neutroniks

I wonder if someone messed up getting the incorrect colour on the panels they just kinda said f it?? I like the softer orange in the renders, but it's definitely on brand for Osborne on a Friday night

Maybe it was just the sunlight as I passed but it actually looks like the panels are different colours from one another. Some of them look similar to the copper used on the other building, while others are more of a safety orange. That sounds crazy but either (1) just the light playing with the colour, or (2) some sort of mismatched colour by lot on the cladding...

[Wpg_Guy]

[FactaNV]

Anyone hearing any grumblings about the CRUs? I saw someone in one the other day driving by, but that could have been anyone.

[trueviking]

Winnipeg needs an Edmonton style Stantec Tower.

[Biff]

Originally Posted by trueviking

Winnipeg needs an Edmonton style Stantec Tower.

I know it is just symbolic and the rest of the world has no clue there are "categories" to tall buildings but, I would just like Winnipeg to have at least one official "skyscraper". Skyscrapers are any building over 500 ft. Technically all Winnipeg has are hi-rises. I have always felt that a building doesn't really start to feel tall until around 600 ft. At that height a building really starts to soar.

So someone, please build one 575 to 650 ft building and then we can get back to filling in downtown with 10 to 20 storey building.

....I am surprised that you of all people are saying that.

[FactaNV]

Biff, did you ever hear anything else about that 50+ story rumour?

[Biff]

Sort of, but I can't substantiate anything yet.

[Winnipegger]

Originally Posted by FactaNV

Biff, did you ever hear anything else about that 50+ story rumour?

Not to be overly doomer, but I have a hard time believing there is demand for 50 stories of anything in Winnipeg (besides hospital beds of course). With the new federal immigration policy, population growth is going to cool (and maybe even decline) over the next few years, and there certainly isn't 50 stories-worth of demand for office space - is there even that much demand for office space in Toronto?

So I have a hard time seeing anything substantial materializing given the market conditions for both residential and commercial. I'd love to be proven wrong though - maybe the planning horizon for projects of significant scope are well beyond the temporary slow down in population growth?

[Mr Tall Forehead]

I'm also doubtful on any 50 story building on the horizon for Winnipeg. I think it has to do with the high construction costs to build such a building and not anything to do with lack of demand though.

I would guess there are probably quite a few buildings with the equivalent number of units as a 50 story tower that have recently been built around the city...only they are 4-6 stories tall and clustered in weird L or 7 shapes.

[FactaNV]

I know you guys are right but a boy can dream haha.

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by Winnipegger

Not to be overly doomer, but I have a hard time believing there is demand for 50 stories of anything in Winnipeg (besides hospital beds of course). With the new federal immigration policy, population growth is going to cool (and maybe even decline) over the next few years, and there certainly isn't 50 stories-worth of demand for office space - is there even that much demand for office space in Toronto?

So I have a hard time seeing anything substantial materializing given the market conditions for both residential and commercial. I'd love to be proven wrong though - maybe the planning horizon for projects of significant scope are well beyond the temporary slow down in population growth?

there is definitely no demand for office space, but the amount of housing being built right now is unprecedented....the older guys on here can attest to us marveling over projects like six storey buildings on Pembina highway for years....i don't think we appreciate the number of major projects happeninig....I could see another tall residential tower going up.

I was so sad about losing my 14 storey donald/st mary project because I thought it was going to be my last chance to do an impactful project. I can't even remember that project anymore because I have so many other big ones.

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by trueviking

there is definitely no demand for office space, but the amount of housing being built right now is unprecedented....the older guys on here can attest to us marveling over projects like six storey buildings on Pembina highway for years....i don't think we appreciate the number of major projects happeninig....I could see another tall residential tower going up.

I was so sad about losing my 14 storey donald/st mary project because I thought it was going to be my last chance to do an impactful project. I can't even remember that project anymore because I have so many other big ones.

Any of those big ones approaching an announcement date?

[Winnipegger]

Originally Posted by trueviking

there is definitely no demand for office space, but the amount of housing being built right now is unprecedented....the older guys on here can attest to us marveling over projects like six storey buildings on Pembina highway for years....i don't think we appreciate the number of major projects happeninig....I could see another tall residential tower going up.

I was so sad about losing my 14 storey donald/st mary project because I thought it was going to be my last chance to do an impactful project. I can't even remember that project anymore because I have so many other big ones.

This is good to know, and yeah the volume of housing under construction is at the highest its been in the last 3 decades. However, with so many residential projects in progress and Canada's population growth slowing down (or outright declining), doesn't this have the potential to cause developers to put future projects on hold? Can't have that vacancy rate climb above 3%!

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by Winnipegger

This is good to know, and yeah the volume of housing under construction is at the highest its been in the last 3 decades. However, with so many residential projects in progress and Canada's population growth slowing down (or outright declining), doesn't this have the potential to cause developers to put future projects on hold? Can't have that vacancy rate climb above 3%!

I'd do wonders to relieve some pressure on the middle class to have vacancy of 3-4%

[trueviking]

all been announced. Bay. Portage Place tower. Market Lands. Railside. Naawi Oodena (Kapyong), Granite.

Those projects alone are almost 1500 residential units....not housing but add Pantages to that list of nice projects.

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by Winnipegger

This is good to know, and yeah the volume of housing under construction is at the highest its been in the last 3 decades. However, with so many residential projects in progress and Canada's population growth slowing down (or outright declining), doesn't this have the potential to cause developers to put future projects on hold? Can't have that vacancy rate climb above 3%!

there is so much in the construction pipeline.

I think we are a few years away from housing construction demand slowing down.....especially affordable rental housing.

[pegcityboy]

The Hydro Tower had a chance to be a 40 story plus tower but was designed as 2 kinda of separate towers 22 floors each , attached by a middle common area , True North Square easily could have been a bigger tower or towers it could have had the hotel , office and residential in 1 building instead of 3 buildings and still could have had Wawanesa as a separate tower no 2 . There was 2 chances to build up but it didnt materialize that way unfortunately.