Winnipeg | Downtown | The Forks Market | Railside at The Forks

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by Malcsta

I'm a huge fan of the developments we've seen so far for Phase one, especially the Site 09 development being done by Number TEN. I also really like the middle one being done by 2 Architecture (the one that isn't boxy, not sure how to describe it..)

If phase two is rolled out in similar fashion, with the public getting slow but steady insight into the designs, it will be really exciting. This is by far my favourite ongoing project to keep tabs on right now.

I also really, really hope they get ballsy with the building heights in phase two. The entire project will look great no matter what im sure, but I think having a bigger discrepancy in height among the buildings will really make this a marvel to look at. A small tower would be a subtle bonus for the skyline. Even if they got to 10 or 12 storeys id be happy with that.

Theres no way theyll let buildimgs get up to 10-12 stories. Itd cut the museum out of the skyline looking E from downtown.

[BAKGUY]

Originally Posted by Mr Tall Forehead

I agree. I think a couple 10-12 storey buildings in the NW part of phase 3 would look especially good. Kinda stepping up the skyline towards Portage and Main.

I concur 100% .
A Mid-rise or hi-rise would be appropriate farther to downtown

[michelleb]

What are the odds of the city restoring "Waterfront Drive" for the 450-metre section of street in front of Railside? Ideally *before* people start moving in. The Asper family and their museum have brought too much negative attention already. And it's just plain confusing.

I remember people calling it "Blank Cheque Izzy Asper Way" and "We cut funding to the Children's Museum for THIS Way??". Time to fix the mistake and move on.

Also, what happened to The Forks' plan to close off the street to cars and turn it into a linear park? Is that still on?

[bomberjet]

Seems like the linear park was cancelled.

[Wpg_Guy]

1. Alston Properties with 1X1 Architecture
   Site 11 64 Israel Asper Way, 23 Units, 2 CRU, 6L Development Permit
   Site 13 44 Israel Asper Way, 35 Units, 1 CRU, 6L Development Permit
   
   
2. Burrows with 2 Architecture
   Site 12 50 Israel Asper Way, 46 Units, 8 CRU, 6L Development Permit, Partial Foundation Permit
   Site 10 68 Israel Asper Way, 06 Units, 1 CRU, 4L Construct New Building Permit
   Site 08 80 Israel Asper Way, 16 Units, 0 CRU, 4L Construct New Building Permit
   
   
3. Green Seed Development with ATLRG Architecture
   Site 16 26 Israel Asper Way, 33 Units, 2 CRU, 6L
   
   
4. StreetSide Developments with Prairie Architects
   Site 15 32 Israel Asper Way, 45 Units, 2 CRU, 6L
   
   
5. Vishin Developments and TradeMark Homes with ATLRG Architecture
   Site 14 00 Israel Asper Way, 00 Units, 0 CRU, 4L - Unconfirmed
   
   
6. University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation 2.0 with LM Architectural Group
   Site 07 00 Israel Asper Way, 73 Units, 1 CRU, 7L
   
   
7. Forks Renewal Corporation with Number Ten
   Site 09 72 Israel Asper Way, 91 Units, 4 CRU, 6L Development Permit
   
   Total: 368 Units, 21 CRU, 55L

• Railside | Kink | Site 16

Location: 26 Israel Asper Way
Developer: Green Seed Development
Architect: ATLRG Architecture
Status: Proposed
Documents: Report and Plans
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: 2 ground floor commercial with 33 deeply affordable apartment units within the 6 storey mass timber building. The kinked form is located at the nearest point to the market proper, with a carved-out plaza serving as a gateway to the residential component of the historic site.

• Railside | Pilot & Porter Condominiums | Site 15

Location: 32 Israel Asper Way
Developer: StreetSide
Architect: Prairie Architects
Status: Proposed
Documents: VARIANCE: 25-121080/B-April 24, 2025
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: The City of Winnipeg approved an application to build mixed-use building with two ground floor storefronts and 45 apartments on the floors above.
Permits:

• Railside | Slip | Site 14

Location: Israel Asper Way
Developer: Vishin Developments/Trademark Homes
Architect: ATLRG Architecture
Status: Proposed
Documents:
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Description: The Slip is a thoughtfully designed 4-storey mixed-use residential apartment building within the Railside at The Forks development in Winnipeg. It features up to five micro-commercial units at ground level to support small businesses and activate the streetscape, while the three upper storeys house 18 compact micro-residential rental units. Complementing these are amenities such as a public washroom on the ground floor, dedicated exterior tenant planter boxes for greenery, a rooftop deck for communal outdoor space, and an innovative rooftop urban apiary to promote local pollinators and sustainability. The building's dynamic, shifting form—with strategic overhangs and balconies—responds sensitively to its 360-degree surroundings, including adjacent plazas, public streets, and pedestrian alleys, thereby establishing a distinctive and engaging edge for the broader Railside neighbourhood.

• Railside | Site 13

Location: 44 Israel Asper Way
Developer: Alston Properties
Architect: 1X1 Architecture
Status: Development Permit
Documents: VARIANCE: 24-191468/B-September 13, 2024
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: The City of Winnipeg approved an application for a 6 storey mixed-use housing development (1 CRU & 35 Units)
Permits: #24-176694 DP-2024-11-12, Permit. Development Permit Application for a proposed 31,970 sq. ft. six-storey mixed-use building with a 3,108 sq. ft. commercial retail unit on the main floor and 35 multi-family residential units occupying the second through sixth floors.

• Railside | Site 12

Location: 50 Israel Asper Way
Developer: Burrows
Architect: 2 Architecture
Status: U/C
Documents: VARIANCE-April 4, 2025
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: The City of Winnipeg approved an application to build a six storey mixed-use building with seven (8) ground floor commercial units and 46 residential units on the floor above.
Permits: 24-235608 DP-2025-12-19 Permit. Development Permit Application for a proposed six-story 25,374 sq. ft. mixed-use building including 8 commercial rental units and 46 residential multi-family dwelling units.

• Railside | Site 11

Location: 64 Israel Asper Way
Developer: Alston Properties
Architect: 1X1 Architecture
Status: Development Permit
Documents: VARIANCE: 24-191465/B-September 13, 2024
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: The City of Winnipeg approved an application for a 6 storey mixed-use housing development (1 CRU & 23 Units)
Permits: #24-176631 DP-2024-11-12, Permit. Development Permit Application for a proposed 24,000 sq. ft. six-storey mixed-use building with a 2,150 sq. ft. commercial retail unit on the main floor and 23 multi-family residential units occupying the second through sixth floors.

• Railside | Building 5X | Site 10

Location: 68 Israel Asper Way
Developer: Burrows
Architect: 2 Architecture
Status: U/C
Documents: VARIANCE-April 4, 2025
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: The City of Winnipeg approved a Conditional Use under Downtown Zoning By-Law No. 100/2004 to permit a Restaurant use located at ground level and not directly accessible from a public sidewalk, 4 storey mixed-use building 1 ground floor commercial unit and 06 residential units on the floors above.
Permits: 24-235395 DP, 2025-12-19 Permit. Development permit for new construction of a four-story multi-use residential building with a total floor area of 8,182 square feet, including six residential units, a coffee shop, and a geothermal heating system.

• Railside | Site 09

Location: 72 Israel Asper Way
Developer: Forks Renewal Corporation
Architect: Number TEN Architectural Group
Status: Development Permit
Documents: VARIANCE-April 17, 2025
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: The City of Winnipeg approved an application for a six storey mixed-use building with four ground floor commercial units and 91 residential units on the floors above. Recipient of the Housing Accelerator Fund Capital Grant Incentive.
Permits: 25-139621 DP-2025-12-09, Permit. Housing Accelerator Fund - Development Permit Application for a proposed two building, 79,409 sq. ft. 6-storey mixed-use development containing a 91-unit Multi-Family Dwelling Use and 4 Commercial Rental Units located on the main floors. The two buildings are connected by outdoor walkways at each level and building A has a roof top patio amenity.

• Railside | Building 5Y | Site 08

Location: 80 Israel Asper Way
Developer: Burrows
Architect: 2 Architecture
Status: U/C
Documents: VARIANCE-April 4, 2025
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: The City of Winnipeg approved an application for a four storey residential building with 16 units
Permits: 24-235454 DP, 2025-12-19 Permit. Development permit for new construction of a four-story multi-unit residential building with a total floor area of 6,728 square feet, including 16 single-room occupancy units, designed for artists, visitors, and locals.

• Railside | Station X | Site 07

Location: Israel Asper Way
Developer: UWCRC 2.0
Architect: LM-ESP
Status: Proposed
Documents:
Project Thread: Forks Redevelopment
Renderings
Description: Station X is a 7-storey, 67,275-square-foot mixed-use, mixed-income residential project at Railside spearheaded by the University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation. The building delivers 73 studio to three-bedroom units blending affordable and market-rate housing, while its ground floor hosts a 56-space YMCA-YWCA child care centre—Winnipeg’s largest operator—and flexible live/work studios for small retailers and makers. Designed within a compact urban block to buffer nearby rail noise, the structure opens onto three landscaped front courtyards and crowns with a partial seventh-floor amenity level featuring a fitness room, multi-purpose lounge, and expansive terrace overlooking the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the historic Forks site. Emphasising sustainability, community integration, and urban vitality, Station X is slated for completion in 2027.
Permits:

[Wpg_Guy]

Medical Clinic (EOI)

[Biff]

I guess the charging stations at this building will be rated for 1.21 gigawatts

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

[bomberjet]

Niice.

Are the colours in these renders, green blue pink red, actual hard colours. Or just lighting and render looks?

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Niice.

Are the colours in these renders, green blue pink red, actual hard colours. Or just lighting and render looks?

I believe those are hard colours, I like the pop of colour.

[Hecate]

Originally Posted by michelleb

What are the odds of the city restoring "Waterfront Drive" for the 450-metre section of street in front of Railside? Ideally *before* people start moving in. The Asper family and their museum have brought too much negative attention already. And it's just plain confusing.

I remember people calling it "Blank Cheque Izzy Asper Way" and "We cut funding to the Children's Museum for THIS Way??". Time to fix the mistake and move on.

Also, what happened to The Forks' plan to close off the street to cars and turn it into a linear park? Is that still on?

No… the aspers have done tons for this city. Izzy’s legacy deserves to be preserved in front of the museum he envisioned. I can smell your antisemitism.

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Niice.

Are the colours in these renders, green blue pink red, actual hard colours. Or just lighting and render looks?

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

I believe those are hard colours, I like the pop of colour.

The elevation notes for Site 12 (50 Israel Asper Way) indicate blue and pink accents:



The elevation notes for Site 08 (68 Israel Asper Way) indicate pink stucco:

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by Hecate

No… the aspers have done tons for this city. Izzy’s legacy deserves to be preserved in front of the museum he envisioned. I can smell your antisemitism.

^ agreed. Not a good take.

[BAKGUY]

Originally Posted by Hecate

No… the aspers have done tons for this city. Izzy’s legacy deserves to be preserved in front of the museum he envisioned. I can smell your antisemitism.

Absolutely 100% accurate!
Good on you for taking a stance & calling it out Hectate.

[Biff]

Hey Drew,

I am hoping to ask a structural engineer this...how exactly do you think those extra long balconies work?

Are those structural exoskeleton scaffolding poles enough to support all of that hanging weight?

I know you have an appreciation for cantilevers.

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

[drew]

^ I think they left the sky hook out of the render... it will all make sense once they connect the outer edge of those decks to cables dangling out of the sky.

[biguc]

Kinda looks like it's just an illusion: balcony railings extending beyond the actual balconies.

[Biff]

Illusion, I don't know. Those look pretty long.

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by biguc

Kinda looks like it's just an illusion: balcony railings extending beyond the actual balconies.

I thought that too, but the renderings have people standing on them. They look pretty thin.

[drew]

Balconies are a waste of effort and time IMO. Difficult to design and detail - and while people seem to like the idea of them, they are vastly underused given all the costs involved.

[biguc]

Originally Posted by Biff

Illusion, I don't know. Those look pretty long.

Aren't these just AI slop? The real renderings show different shading at what looks like the realistic limit of the balcony. It would be exactly like gen ai to hallucinate those as real when tasked with adding Bladerunneryness to the renders.

Edit: looking closer the "balconies" don't even line up with floors. Definitely ai nonsense. Shame on the developers for putting that out