Winnipeg | Osborne Village & Fort Rouge

[neutroniks]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

wild idea here but maybe the city could implement these at intersections *before* someone dies instead of just after

How dare you. We're a reactionary city. Proactive thinking is for chumps *sarcasm*

[Unbending]

Another masterpiece by Affinity Architecture, replacing a couple historic buildings at 580 River Ave and 91 Wilmot Place. This one leaves me speechless. I think the designers need retraining in their field or some continuing education…

[Mr Tall Forehead]

Originally Posted by Unbending

Another masterpiece by Affinity Architecture, replacing a couple historic buildings at 580 River Ave and 91 Wilmot Place. This one leaves me speechless. I think the designers need retraining in their field or some continuing education…

Yuck.

Wasn’t the Tudor building on the corner already torn down for another yuck proposal that straddled the back lane?

Regardless. At this rate the entire Village is going to be replaced by these four storey white, grey and black boxes.

Yuck.

[WinCitySparky]

Fucking brutal

[ColdRain&Snow]

Wow that's awful, how hard is it to add a bit of colour?

[BAKGUY]

Originally Posted by Mr Tall Forehead

Yuck.

Wasn’t the Tudor building on the corner already torn down for another yuck proposal that straddled the back lane?

Regardless. At this rate the entire Village is going to be replaced by these four storey white, grey and black boxes.

Yuck.

Wow, losing gorgeous places of history & character for a 4 storey elongated porta potty clad in white Mr. Clean Styrofoam?
What kind of world are we living in?
Void of any taste in design or rational vision.
Yes, even these vomitous boxes with some colour would be a smidge better.
Osborne Village is look less Village like & more like a cookie cutter non descript "Place this development anywhere"

[bon_vivant]

I can't resist adding my voice to the crowd. Downright depressing.

[trueviking]

i think that building above is the back half of a larger complex isn't it? The hatched square is a skywalk over the lane connecting to it. I recall it had a commercial looking rounded corner.

[BAKGUY]

Originally Posted by trueviking

i think that building above is the back half of a larger complex isn't it? The hatched square is a skywalk over the lane connecting to it. I recall it had a commercial looking rounded corner.

That's what I thought too.

[borkborkbork]

Originally Posted by trueviking

i think that building above is the back half of a larger complex isn't it? The hatched square is a skywalk over the lane connecting to it. I recall it had a commercial looking rounded corner.

it's a mississauga highwayside office building with a cheap condo grafted on

[Mr Tall Forehead]

I think this application is to enable the proposal (aptly described above) to increase in size to include the lot on Wilmot next to the Tudor building that was already demolished. The beast is growing...

[ColdRain&Snow]

Here is some key information from the variance application:

History
In December of 2023, Winnipeg City Council give 3rd reading to DASZ 57/2022, an application to rezone 90 Wellington Crescent, 586 and 588 River Avenue to “RMF-L” to accommodate a 40-unit multi-family building (now addressed as 600 River Avenue).

In June of 2023, the Appeal Committee denied the appeal against DAV 22-228750A/D, concurred in the decision of the City Centre Community Committee, and approved a Variance at 90 Wellington Crescent, 586 and 588 River Avenue (now addressed as 600 River Avenue) to permit the construction of said 40-unit multi-family building.

If approved, the 2025 DASZ and DAV applications for 580 River Ave & 91 Wilmot Pl will connect the proposed 33-unit multi-family building to the under construction 40-unit multi-family building located at 600 River Avenue, located immediately adjacent to the subject properties. The two buildings are proposed to connect via a walkway above the public lane.

Description of the Proposed Development
The applicant intends to construct a 33-unit multi-family building. The building is to be 4 storeys and 45 feet in height, with an exterior finish that includes tyndall stone veneer, brick veneer, and fibre cement panel (white & grey).

The existing 5-unit multi-family dwelling at 91 Wilmot would be demolished.

The development would contain 14 vehicle parking spaces located within the building (accessed through the rear lane), and 7 vehicle parking spaces located directly off of the rear lane.

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

[Authentic_City]

The building at 580 River / 91 Wilmot is described as "...4 storeys and 45 feet in height, with an exterior finish that includes tyndall stone veneer, brick veneer, and fibre cement panel (white & grey)."

I'm guessing it will be mostly white and grey fibre cement panels.

[trueviking]

If they can’t lease the units, they could probably convince Jim Gauthier Mazda to move in there.

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by Unbending

Another masterpiece by Affinity Architecture, replacing a couple historic buildings at 580 River Ave and 91 Wilmot Place. This one leaves me speechless. I think the designers need retraining in their field or some continuing education…

[Malcsta]

Do we know whats going on that corner lot at arbuthnot and corydon? Old site of Kenko/Beaurivage that was recently torn down?

[optimusREIM]

Originally Posted by Malcsta

Do we know whats going on that corner lot at arbuthnot and corydon? Old site of Kenko/Beaurivage that was recently torn down?

Current construction?

[Wpg_Guy]

Density pilot ‘kills this project’ if mandated, developer says
Kevin Rollason
By: Kevin Rollason
Posted: 6:00 AM CST Monday, Jan. 12, 2026



A vacant lot where an Osborne Village heritage building once stood might remain empty if the city insists on forcing developers to make half of the suites affordable and add additional parking spots.

John Wintrup and Jerry Cianflone, the owner of the Pizza Hotline chain, are proposing to build an eight-storey, 72-unit apartment building at 36 Roslyn Rd. and Bryce Street, where the John C. Falls House formerly stood.

The house, built in 1907 in the Queen Anne Revival style, was demolished by the city in 2022 when it was determined it would take millions of dollars to renovate it.

The developers of the site have been told that for the city to agree to increase the portion of the lot needed for the building to be constructed, they must agree to install 43 parking spots instead of the 21 they proposed. In addition, the city said, half of the units must be designated as affordable.

Wintrup and Cianflone say they’ll appeal the restrictions at a hearing later this month.

“If they come forward and mandate this, this kills this project,” Wintrup said Friday, saying adding additional parking would involve digging to create underground stalls.

“Mandating 50 per cent of it (affordable), while requiring underground parking, kills this project. The lot will stay vacant… How can we have underground parking when someone is getting an affordable dwelling unit?

“The numbers don’t work.”

Wintrup said it might make sense if the project was seeking government funding to help build it, but this one is being entirely paid for by the developer.

“I don’t think the provincial government would fund underground parking,” he said.

Coun. Evan Duncan, chairman of the civic property committee, said the project appears to have fallen under the city’s residential density bonus pilot program.

He said the program, which council approved in December 2023, allows developers to apply for more density than permitted on a site in return for agreeing to make many of the units affordable.

It might be time for councillors to review the pilot, Duncan said.

“It might be great for affordable housing, but as a developer, it might not make sense,” he said.

“At the end of the day, there’s room for this pilot project to direct developers to build affordable units, but this is not one of those projects. I would think (the pilot program) will be reviewed soon. Maybe there are too many deficiencies which don’t make sense, and this may be a glaring example of why it doesn’t apply.”

Christina Maes Nino, executive director of the Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association, said affordable housing is desperately needed in the city and the best way to get it is by funding non-profits to build it.

She said developers make money on projects, and if that is because the city has agreed to waive or amend zoning rules to assist, it should get something in return.

“The city shouldn’t be giving away density for free,” Maes Nino said.

“When the city gives developers reduced parking and increased density, we think it should be tied to affordable units. But, if the project doesn’t go ahead, it doesn’t help, so we also need to be reasonable.”

Wintrup said regardless of the city’s decision, tenants won’t be moving in any time soon.

“We should be starting this spring and opening it in 18 months, but we’re not any closer to starting construction,” he said.

“It causes us concern, but also confusion — it’s just up in the air. We would be hoping to get a building permit, but we’re going to miss the entire construction season.

“That doesn’t help the housing crisis at all.”

Winnipeg Free Press

[WinCitySparky]

Fuck Wintrup and Cianflone

[Wpg_Guy]

I’d rather see more people living on this lot with less parking spaces than no development at all. Osborne is a walkable neighbourhood it should have reduced parking mandates similar to downtown.