Winnipeg | Downtown | Portage Place | Redevelopment | U/C

[905er]

Originally Posted by EeeGeeKay

what tower is this that is u/c?

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by 905er

what tower is this that is u/c?

• Portage Place | Healthcare Centre of Excellence - Phase 1
  Location: 375 Portage Avenue
  Neighbourhood: Downtown - Daniel McIntyre Ward (City Centre Community Committee)
  Status: U/C
  Description: The 265,000-square-foot Healthcare Centre of Excellence will anchor the Portage Place redevelopment in downtown Winnipeg. It is rising on a pad site of the former east block of the shopping mall, where crews have carefully deconstructed the old structure while preserving and reinforcing the existing foundation, floor slabs, columns, and a stairwell. These elements, originally built with the mall in 1987, are capable of supporting the new 12-storey medical tower. The HCE will provide primary care with integrated mental health services, surgery, diagnostics, and renal dialysis, while also housing expanded programs from the Pan Am Clinic. The centre is a partnership between Shared Health and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, supported by a 35-year lease commitment from the Government of Manitoba.

Permits: 2026-02-25, Permit. Housing Accelerator Fund - The Healthcare Centre of Excellence (HCCE) - Development permit for the first phase of the Portage Place Redevelopment. Site redevelopment to include a renovation/addition to the East pad of the site (Edmonton Street to Carlton Street) that introduces a new tower above the existing podium levels, based on the originally designed core for a future tower. This phase of the project will remove the Edmonton Street Atrium and re-establish a publicly accessible multi-modal (car/cycling/pedestrian) connection between the neighborhoods North and South of Portage Avenue.

[Wpg_Guy]

Nice vantage point, can clearly see the curved façade starting to take shape.

Originally Posted by cheswick

[trueviking]

Apparently the northern lights night lighting is going to be pretty special on this building.

[Wpg_Guy]

Remember when the MTS Centre was supposed to have an elaborate northern lights effect along the Portage Avenue facade?

[wags_in_the_peg]

amazing progress on this build!

[neutroniks]

Someone should get them to put up a banner on the curved facade that read's "How's it goin' down there, Northlands?"

[neutroniks]

Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

Remember when the MTS Centre was supposed to have an elaborate northern lights effect along the Portage Avenue facade?

If they wanted to, I think they could get some kind of projection-type of lighting going, kind of similar to the one on the new addition of the WAG?

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by neutroniks

If they wanted to, I think they could get some kind of projection-type of lighting going, kind of similar to the one on the new addition of the WAG?

The top of the Portage Ave facade and the rotunda could look specular with the right lighting upgrade.

[neutroniks]

That's true. I'm sure they can install some new lighting up there that can alternate colours & what not.

[primetimey]

Originally Posted by neutroniks

Someone should get them to put up a banner on the curved facade that read's "How's it goin' down there, Northlands?"

Northland will put up a banner of Connor Hellebuyck then or maybe the Thomas Harley OT playoff elimination goal lol

[Jeff]

when the arena was first built they had some waves of fabric strung up in the rotunda with some spotlights shining on it for a bit to mimic aurora.. was super lame and had zero visual impact unless you were standing right under it.

[rkspec]

Originally Posted by neutroniks

If they wanted to, I think they could get some kind of projection-type of lighting going, kind of similar to the one on the new addition of the WAG?

Lost my mediafire account so its difficult to embed an image these days, but this would be fire

[Wpg_Guy]

The rotunda ribbons

[peg]

I liked those ribbons. It would be such a great place for a light display / art piece in there, as others said. I think they should commission an artist or something, and take it a step further.

I hope the new tower follows through on the northern lights display! It would be quite the cherry on top

[Wpg_Guy]

Originally Posted by rkspec

Lost my mediafire account so its difficult to embed an image these days, but this would be fire

That looks pretty cool, i dig it.

[wags_in_the_peg]

I love the blue glow from inside when driving down Portage at night. it was a great addition a few years back

[Wpg_Guy]

It's encouraging to hear there is a lighting plan for the HCE, light can make such a difference to the look and feel of an area, more of this should be encouraged.

Maybe it's time to fund yearly programs like this, New Building Exterior Lighting Grant Program aims to increase downtown safety.

• Video Link

[Wpg_Guy]

Revisiting this master plan and its best practices would be worthwhile, especially given how much lighting technology has changed since this report was written twenty years ago.

Lighting Master Plan for Portage Avenue

[Wpg_Guy]

EeeGeeKay you have a great vantage point, please keep updating regularly with the pics.

Originally Posted by EeeGeeKay