Winnipeg Construction XI

[BAKGUY]

Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

Saw some more workers in the Boyd Building today. Looked up building permits and found the following permits issued recently:

25-229279 EC 388 Portage AVE New Multi-family Dwelling. Related Building Permit: 25-199452 MU. wiring for new multi family building Issued 2025-09-26
25-227415 MC 388 Portage AVE M1 - HVAC. Location of work within building - room number, floor, etc.: full building, all floors. Related Building Permit: 25 199452 000 00 MU. complete install Issued 2025-09-17
25-199452 MU 388 Portage Avenue Interior and Exterior Alterations. Concurrent Building Permit Submission Apartments: Change of Major Occupancy D-C Change of Use, Interior, and Exterior Alterations Landlord Work - 10 storey, Multi-tenant, Apartment Building. Scope of Work Includes: Convert Previous Office Building into a 108 Dwelling Unit Residential Building with 2 Main Floor CRUs. Structural Alterations: Reinforcement to roof system to accommodate new rooftop MUA. New window lentils. Exterior Alterations: New windows, man and overhead door(s) and new makeup air unit. Electrical and Mechanical Work being done. Issued 2025-09-26
25-196874 PC 388 Portage AVE New Multi-family Dwelling. Related Building Permit: 25-199452 MU. Location of work within building - room number, floor, etc.: 10 floors. new multi family Issued 2025-10-03
25-196283 DP 388 Portage AVE Permit. Development permit for a proposed change of use to an existing building to establish 99 dwelling units and two CRU units on main floor and mezzanine. Issued 2025-09-26

Hard to believe but I think the renovations in this building are actually going to happen.

So with The Boyd, restoration & conversion, is it 108 or 99 Residential units?
Both are listed?
Now to save The former Marlborough Hotel.

[peg]

So I recently got news that the apartment building I live in sold.

The listing is still up, but it includes two buildings and two parking lots.

I am not sure the new owners intentions or plans, but the listing does mention that the parking lots are noted as having redevelopment potential.

Here is the brochure: Brochure

[borkborkbork]

Originally Posted by peg

So I recently got news that the apartment building I live in sold.

The listing is still up, but it includes two buildings and two parking lots.

I am not sure the new owners intentions or plans, but the listing does mention that the parking lots are noted as having redevelopment potential.

Here is the brochure: Brochure

"• Rents are significantly below submarket averages.
• Suites can be repositioned to a higher rental standard"

this really feels like "renoviction" as a marketing feature

[bon_vivant]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

this really feels like "renoviction" as a marketing feature

100%

[peg]

Yes... the brochure is definitely marketing to a certain kind of investor...

I am very much hoping they don't renovict me... been here 8 years. These buildings have a lot of people from different incomes so it would 🞵🞵🞵🞵 to loose a bunch of these affordable units to some slightly renovated BS.

[1ajs]

[ColdRain&Snow]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

Any movement yet on the hotel construction for that property?

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

Any movement yet on the hotel construction for that property?

that was takin in 2006 on portage ave where cliffords used to be

[bon_vivant]

"My son-in-law left the sofa making machine on again! Everything must go! Come on down!"

[jim_bred]

Originally Posted by bon_vivant

"My son-in-law left the sofa making machine on again! Everything must go! Come on down!"

The best line!

[WinCitySparky]

Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

Any movement yet on the hotel construction for that property?

Just a construction fence, been up for half a year

[davequanbury]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

that was takin in 2006 on portage ave where cliffords used to be

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Courtesy of L'Atelier national du Manitoba.
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https://archive.org/details/starvationye...a20052008lowresver2014/page/n39/mode/2up

[GeminiMan]

Originally Posted by peg

So I recently got news that the apartment building I live in sold.

The listing is still up, but it includes two buildings and two parking lots.

I am not sure the new owners intentions or plans, but the listing does mention that the parking lots are noted as having redevelopment potential.

Here is the brochure: Brochure

Similarly we lived in one at 296 Broadway that sold. The new owners brought in Sussex Reality to manage the building. Sussex terminated all the leases and said the owners decided to renovate the building and then jack up the rent by $400.

[ColdRain&Snow]

Looks like 951 Portage Ave was appeal due to perceived lack of parking spaces. Appeal hearing is on November 12.

https://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/DMIS/ViewDoc.asp?DocId=27226&SectionId=&InitUrl=

[bomberjet]

Whatever happened to the proposal for a new hospital tower at HSC? Is that dead with the government change?

[neutroniks]

The new Cancer Care wing, or the Dental faculty at the U of M HSC Campus??

[bomberjet]

It was a big tower (10 storeys maybe, so not super big) to go right at the front entrance. General hospital bed type thing. Announced by the PC's but for some reason I thought it was at least being reviewed by the NDP, and not outright cancelled. I could Google I suppose.

[bomberjet]

This thing.
https://sharedhealthmb.ca/news/2023-08-02-hsc-announcement/

[Mr Tall Forehead]

Best. Rendering. Ever.

My favourite parts are the guy standing stunned in the middle of the massively wide road and the bus driving on the sidewalk.

If I was an incoming government and saw this rendering I’d probably want to review the project too…

[1ajs]

prolly me doing one of my bike ride threw winnipeg threads one day ill do an update getting close to 20yrs since the first thread