Canadian City Proposals II

[trueviking]

That’s a beauty for Saskatoon. Great news.

[zoomer]

Originally Posted by Echoes

New tallest proposed for SK at 110 m:



https://www.saskatoon.ca/engage/204-5th-avenue-north

Agree, a nice proposal that deserves to be bumped up. Any insights you can share Echoes on the potential timeline and likelihood of this to proceed in the near term? What part of downtown and what's the surrounding neighbourhood like? Initial response from the community has been? Interesting that in March Victoria rejected what would be Victoria's new tallest, also at 35 storeys with a height of 118 metres, not including the rooftop.

[905er]

This is a beauty for Saskatoon. It would be a crying shame if a proposal like this one doesn't get built while Baydo got not 1 but 2 ugly towers built.

Let's make this one happen Saskatoon!!!!

[FrAnKs]

Originally Posted by 905er

This is a beauty for Saskatoon. It would be a crying shame if a proposal like this one doesn't get built while Baydo got not 1 but 2 ugly towers built.

Let's make this one happen Saskatoon!!!!

Sorry to be off subject guys, but I’ve always wondered what « Toon » in Saskatoon actually means? Does it means « small town » perhaps? I bet it has nothing to do with the « Looney Toons » though lol
Thanks!

[Echoes]

Originally Posted by zoomer

Agree, a nice proposal that deserves to be bumped up. Any insights you can share Echoes on the potential timeline and likelihood of this to proceed in the near term? What part of downtown and what's the surrounding neighbourhood like? Initial response from the community has been? Interesting that in March Victoria rejected what would be Victoria's new tallest, also at 35 storeys with a height of 118 metres, not including the rooftop.

This is located in the northeastern part of downtown, near an existing cluster of residential towers and with great river views and access. The property is an entire block length and was home to the offices and printing plant of our now beleaguered daily newspaper.

The south tower, which will be the tallest, will be in the south parking lot of the property: https://www.google.ca/maps/@52.1295761,-..._ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

The existing building will be renovated and expanded for offices and a hoped-for grocery store, and the shorter north tower will occupy a parking lot on the north end of the block.

It's an ambitious plan being led by a local booster who has a growing portfolio of key downtown properties and is very bullish on Saskatoon's prospects. I doubt he has the capital to pull this off on his own as he has with some smaller projects. He'll need a partner and some stars aligning.

Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Sorry to be off subject guys, but I’ve always wondered what « Toon » in Saskatoon actually means? Does it means « small town » perhaps? I bet it has nothing to do with the « Looney Toons » though lol
Thanks!

Saskatoon takes its name from the Cree word misâskwatômina (or Mis-sask-quah-too-mina), which refers to a berry that grows locally.

[James Bond Agent 007]

Now if only these 2 could also get built, Saskatoon might start having an interesting skyline.

Originally Posted by Echoes

Design concepts, but as far as I know not yet concrete proposals for two prominent sites in Saskatoon:

Top of the Broadway Bridge (Nutana)






https://m-rad.com/project/falcon/

Parcel G, River Landing (Riversdale)

[Glow Fun City]

Very cool projects!


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[zoomer]

Originally Posted by Echoes

This is located in the northeastern part of downtown, near an existing cluster of residential towers and with great river views and access. The property is an entire block length and was home to the offices and printing plant of our now beleaguered daily newspaper.

The south tower, which will be the tallest, will be in the south parking lot of the property: https://www.google.ca/maps/@52.1295761,-..._ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

The existing building will be renovated and expanded for offices and a hoped-for grocery store, and the shorter north tower will occupy a parking lot on the north end of the block.

It's an ambitious plan being led by a local booster who has a growing portfolio of key downtown properties and is very bullish on Saskatoon's prospects. I doubt he has the capital to pull this off on his own as he has with some smaller projects. He'll need a partner and some stars aligning.



Saskatoon takes its name from the Cree word misâskwatômina (or Mis-sask-quah-too-mina), which refers to a berry that grows locally.

Thanks for info Echoes. I forgot to ask or maybe it was mentioned - is it rental or condos? As long as the demand is there for the price point they're offering, but that depends on the vacancy rate and condo market. A good indicator will be Baydo and how long that takes to lease out but this new project looks to be in a different league, which may help or may not? Looking forward to following this one, and don't forget to keep your Saskatoon pictorial tours coming!

[davidivivid]

A large-scale residential project with 360 units could be built above the La Barberie microbrewery in Quebec City's Saint-Roch district. A public consultation on the project will be held in August.

The Strelitz project, developed by Logis-Experts, includes 360 apartments, 55,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor, and 22,000 square feet of office space.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2253571/barberie-logements-tour-etages-projet

[J.OT13]

That's a really nice one in Saint-Roch, but man municipalities in Quebec really hate set-backs. Would be better if it was 50% higher with more set-backs as it goes up.

[harls]

Saskatoon moving into the big leagues.

That Q City proposal looks massive.

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by davidivivid

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2253571/barberie-logements-tour-etages-projet

That's a great looking development.

[Pavlov]

I am always so impressed by the quality of these mid-scale developments in Quebec City.

[Echoes]

Originally Posted by zoomer

Thanks for info Echoes. I forgot to ask or maybe it was mentioned - is it rental or condos? As long as the demand is there for the price point they're offering, but that depends on the vacancy rate and condo market. A good indicator will be Baydo and how long that takes to lease out but this new project looks to be in a different league, which may help or may not? Looking forward to following this one, and don't forget to keep your Saskatoon pictorial tours coming!

My understanding is that it will be a mix of condo and rental!

[J.OT13]

The one near BC Place will be on top of the existing district energy plant and the heat produced will be pumped through that system, which could heat 150,000 homes apparently.

Telus to build massive AI data centres at two Westbank properties in Vancouver

Kenneth Chan, Daly Hive
May 11 2026, 10:31 pm

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The first new Vancouver AI data centre facility will be achieved at the 1977-built, six-storey M3 office building at 111 East 5th Ave. — home to a portion of Hootsuite’s headquarters office for more than a decade. It will see an initial launch in late 2026, with a gradual expansion through 2028 to reach its ultimate on-site size of 77,000 sq. ft. data centre — achieved from the full conversion of the building’s office levels and two underground parking levels, plus the creation of a ground-level restaurant to better serve the area’s office workers.

As part of Westbank’s cluster of buildings in this Mount Pleasant area that form the developer’s Main Alley tech campus of mixed-use office and residential buildings, M3 was originally slated for an eventual renovation for its continued and expanded office uses, including the vertical construction of three additional office floors above the 1970s-built structure. But this pre-pandemic plan is no longer being pursued, with the building’s long-term use pivoting to the Telus AI utility strategy.





The third Telus facility is expected to come online in 2029 at 150 West Georgia St. (formerly 720 Beatty St.), situated at the prominent southeast corner of the intersection of Beatty Street and West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver — right next to BC Place Stadium. It will be purpose-built directly on top of Creative Energy’s expanded and upgraded district energy steam plant that critically provides the bulk hot water and steam heating needs for about 50 million sq. ft. of building floor area in over 200 customer buildings across the downtown Vancouver peninsula, with this service supported by 14 km of underground steam distribution pipes.

In 2020, Westbank received approval for its rezoning application to redevelop 150 West Georgia St. into a 17-storey building with 583,000 sq. ft. of office space over the upgraded Creative Energy plant. However, with the sustained weakness in the office space market emerging out of the pandemic, this project briefly pivoted into a revised design with a mixed-use residential and hotel tower and a large data centre within its base podium levels. Earlier this year, it was noted through a financial update in one of Westbank’s key partners — Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust — that this project would fully pivot to 100 per cent AI-focused data centre uses, with the building reaching 10 storeys.

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[jc_yyc_ca]

This looks great. Would like to see this get built.

Originally Posted by Echoes

New tallest proposed for SK at 110 m:



https://www.saskatoon.ca/engage/204-5th-avenue-north

[HomeInMyShoes]

Woohoo! Saskatoon. Maybe it will spur something above five floors here, but I doubt it. Council loves approving more suburbia density here.

[TorontoDrew]

I haven't seen this posted yet, if it has been my apologies.


Another solid looking U of T proposal. It is sad to lose the planetarium though.Now we have none in the city!

U of T: Centre for Civilizations, Cultures, and Cities

[WhipperSnapper]

More glass and less cheap stucco or siding is always better but, There's no architectural design here and the height with that girth is off putting. The necessary parking required for something is probably behind the overbearing podium. If big is your thing than this is for you. IMHO, something big needs an impeccable standard and this is just mediocrity.

[WhipperSnapper]

My favourite field trips were to the Planetarium but, alas, has been closed for 30 years. After three decades, this is what is replacing it ?!? An angular lump for religious studies.