The Official Saint John, NB Project Thread

[sailor734]

Originally Posted by adamuptownsj

I wonder if 608 Millidge would be torn down or repurposed? For housing it would come down, but you could fit 2-3 commercial units in there easy. It would be preferred to see an entrance across from Troop Street and some coordination with McDonald's and the pharmacy regarding traffic flow. No idea who owns the big chunk of land to its south, which is hilly, rocky, and crisscrossed by transmission lines and IIRC natural gas pipes. Spectrum Enterprises/Quality Concrete?

Just for clarity....is the former fire station 608 or 609 Millidge Ave?

Agree 100% with the comment on traffic flow. Adding traffic to and from MacDonalds via University Ave is just going to make a bad situation worse.

[DyAm00394]

Landmark Living Inc has a new website, showing The Landmark at 300 Sydney Street as still an active project: https://www.llinc.ca/

[sailor734]

Well, at least they haven't blown the budget on the website and high end CGI imaging.

[darkharbour]

Originally Posted by DyAm00394

Landmark Living Inc has a new website, showing The Landmark at 300 Sydney Street as still an active project: https://www.llinc.ca/

This whole website feels and reads like an AI-generated mess.

[EnvisionSaintJohn]

Originally Posted by EnvisionSaintJohn

MP Wayne Long posted this update last night.




Our MP and the PM got the Port Saint John hardhats on in this much recycled photo-op, but still waiting to hear on specific expansions or investments into Port Saint John.

Will Wayne Long deliver big for Port SJ?

How should we want to see the port grow? Will Carney deliver on his big ideas for Port Saint John?

[cdnguys]

The former Dominion Store / Mr. Fennell’s Mr. Grocer / IOL satellite office (HR Recruiting) is being torn down today. Looks like it sold in December of 2022. Hoping it’s not owned by Paul Daeres or family, otherwise be a parking lot for next 30 years. Great location for an apartment building. Can’t block the sun to King’s Sq from that location.

[cdnguys]

[homebody]

Originally Posted by cdnguys

Is there a rendering out yet of what the school will look like?

[DyAm00394]

Originally Posted by homebody

Is there a rendering out yet of what the school will look like?

Nope, nothing released publicly.

[cdnguys]

Reliable source confirmed JDI is purchasing Golden Ball.

[sailor734]

Originally Posted by cdnguys

Reliable source confirmed JDI is purchasing Golden Ball.

Makes sense.....also follows that the teardown on King Sq. north is liable to end up as a parking lot.

[cdnguys]

Originally Posted by sailor734

Makes sense.....also follows that the teardown on King Sq. north is liable to end up as a parking lot.

Golden Ball was originally a car parkade. So maybe be converted back.

[bingun]

Regardless of people's opinion of JDI, I think this is a positive and would hopefully see the building restored and in active use. We need to see King Square and the surrounding blocks active, and this is a good step towards that. Things are heading in the right direction with IOL HQ, the old courthouse, the Imperial Theatre, 99 King, and the City Market. If the demolition leads to something other than a parking lot, that would be positive, too.

Has anyone heard anything more about the Service NB building? I know there was talk of them moving to Loch Lomond a while back.

[bingun]

Speaking of the market, another updated capital plan is on the agenda for the next finance committee. It sounds like the new provincial funding has allowed them to add more items. Below are the relevant items, with the orange being the new addition.



Also, more money for Harbour Passage, looks like they will attempt the full extension from Reversing Falls to the west side and some repairs for the Falls Lookout.

[sailor734]

Originally Posted by bingun

Regardless of people's opinion of JDI, I think this is a positive and would hopefully see the building restored and in active use. We need to see King Square and the surrounding blocks active, and this is a good step towards that. Things are heading in the right direction with IOL HQ, the old courthouse, the Imperial Theatre, 99 King, and the City Market. If the demolition leads to something other than a parking lot, that would be positive, too.

Has anyone heard anything more about the Service NB building? I know there was talk of them moving to Lock Lomond a while back.

No. I think there was a lot of push back on that and it kind of went away. Whether there is anything still going on behind the scenes I don’t know.

[adamuptownsj]

You gotta wonder where the city is going with Harbour Passage (west). The ferry terminal? Shoreline trail? I mean, sure it's good to complete it from the community centre to Reversing Falls... but the kilometer down Riverside and up to the overpass is longer than the gap on Chesley, and seems like more of a priority. I've harped on this before, but you'd think they could kiss up to OSCO for a donation.

IIRC it will extend another block down Broad, from Carmarthen to Wentworth, next year too. It could realistically get as far north as Mecklenburg by narrowing Crown somewhat, but I have no idea what could happen beyond that.

[sailor734]

Originally Posted by adamuptownsj

You gotta wonder where the city is going with Harbour Passage (west). The ferry terminal? Shoreline trail? I mean, sure it's good to complete it from the community centre to Reversing Falls... but the kilometer down Riverside and up to the overpass is longer than the gap on Chesley, and seems like more of a priority. I've harped on this before, but you'd think they could kiss up to OSCO for a donation.

IIRC it will extend another block down Broad, from Carmarthen to Wentworth, next year too. It could realistically get as far north as Mecklenburg by narrowing Crown somewhat, but I have no idea what could happen beyond that.

I agree that the section that is just sidewalk on Chesley sticks out like a sore thumb.....and it seems to get a fair amount of traffic when ships are in. It hardly shows them Saint John in the best light as they walk between cars blowing by on a busy 4 lane road to one side and Ocean Steel on the other.

[darkharbour]

Originally Posted by sailor734

I agree that the section that is just sidewalk on Chesley sticks out like a sore thumb.....and it seems to get a fair amount of traffic when ships are in. It hardly shows them Saint John in the best light as they walk between cars blowing by on a busy 4 lane road to one side and Ocean Steel on the other.

Isn't that "gap" there because Harbour Passage goes up to Douglas Avenue? It's in the infrastructure costs of the new museum to extend Harbour Passage from where it ends now at the top of Bentley down to Fallsview.

[sailor734]

You may be right, although I thought Harbour Passage up to the Museum was more in the way of a spur line. I wonder how they will get foot traffic across the top of Chesley from Douglas Ave.? Everything tourist related is on the other side of the road (lookout and then the Falls Restaurant/Skywalk/Park area across the bridge) ? Pedestrian overpass? A signal controlled crosswalk at the top of Chesley would make a further mess of already problematic traffic

[gtsoc]

Originally Posted by sailor734

A signal controlled crosswalk at the top of Chesley would make a further mess of already problematic traffic

There has been a signal controlled crosswalk at Chesley/Douglas for a little over a month or so.