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[Sheepish]

I was thinking exactly the same! great to see this come to life. congratulations.

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by trueviking

can start to see the footprint of my building....its way closer to the sidewalk than in my imagination. The corner, that I always had in my head as the back side, touches the sidewalk.

this is the view you'll get from walking by on the sidewalk, which i never really thought about. Makes that corner CRU pretty important.

[Sheepish]

Beautiful...makes a huge impression.

[Sheepish]

Beautiful and truly impressive.

[NewIreland]

Originally Posted by trueviking

this is the view you'll get from walking by on the sidewalk, which i never really thought about. Makes that corner CRU pretty important.

I heard Carrington just took this development over, value engineered the arches out of existence and gave it the EIFS treatment instead of brick. Any truth to this rumour?

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by trueviking

can start to see the footprint of my building....its way closer to the sidewalk than in my imagination. The corner, that I always had in my head as the back side, touches the sidewalk.

Once the UWCRC 2.0 building gets going, it's really going to be quite the compact site.

[Mr Tall Forehead]

Where would the UWCRC building be going in proximity to the orange shaded footprint on the pic above? West of the southern portion of it?

[WayneShuster]

Originally Posted by NewIreland

I heard Carrington just took this development over, value engineered the arches out of existence and gave it the EIFS treatment instead of brick. Any truth to this rumour?

You would think the architect would have mentioned this by now if true........

Or is my sarcasm meter in need of calibration???

[trueviking]

^ the architect is the last to find out.

[NewIreland]

Originally Posted by WayneShuster

You would think the architect would have mentioned this by now if true........

Or is my sarcasm meter in need of calibration???

Just confronting my own demons through dark humour. I don't think I can ever forgive Carrington for the massacre on Donald. A Winnipeg tragedy.

[Sheepish]

Back to reality...TV...any awareness if there is expressed interest in the prominent CRU in the image?

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by Mr Tall Forehead

Where would the UWCRC building be going in proximity to the orange shaded footprint on the pic above? West of the southern portion of it?

To the North

[trueviking]

Piling also shows how close together the buildings actually are.

[lotw_wpg]

Originally Posted by NewIreland

I heard Carrington just took this development over, value engineered the arches out of existence and gave it the EIFS treatment instead of brick. Any truth to this rumour?

Why would the Forks give up their own building?

[wags_in_the_peg]

Originally Posted by lotw_wpg

Why would the Forks give up their own building?

it's a joke guys

[wags_in_the_peg]

hopefully the City gets rid of the curb cutout and paves proper sidewalk there

[bomberjet]

Is the linear park dead?

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Is the linear park dead?

I think so, for now.

[kalabaw]

Originally Posted by NewIreland

I heard Carrington just took this development over, value engineered the arches out of existence and gave it the EIFS treatment instead of brick. Any truth to this rumour?

I was going to comment somethign similar to this, because yesterday while walking down Donald, I saw the Carrington building. It looks almost finished now, at least from the outside. When I passed by what could’ve been that beautiful arched entrance on Donald, it honestly broke my heart a little that what we ended up with is just… a grey and white box.

It’s such a conflicting feeling. On one hand, I’m glad someone took over the project and we avoided an unfinished building situation (or another slow-moving saga like the Sutton Hotel). But on the other hand, I can’t help feeling a bit sad, and maybe a little annoyed, that the original vision and beauty of the design never fully materialized.

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

Railside at The Forks

Screen shot 05/22/2026