Development Rumours

[Dmajackson]

Here's a picture of the completed residential building at Agricola and Noth. Photo taken by me;

[Empire]

Originally Posted by Bedford_DJ

Here's a picture of the completed residential building at Agricola and Noth. Photo taken by me;

I didn't think it was possible to build a cheaper uglier building than the sewage treatment plant but this building is it. It is a total disgrace and should have the facade completely rebuilt.

[Keith P.]

Originally Posted by Empire

I didn't think it was possible to build a cheaper uglier building than the sewage treatment plant but this building is it. It is a total disgrace and should have the facade completely rebuilt.

Well, it has the much-vaunted "affordable housing" component to it so I suppose that means cheesy design is a given.

I should start a pool on how long it will take for the paint to start peeling from those fiberboard panels.

[terrynorthend]

Originally Posted by Keith P.

Well, it has the much-vaunted "affordable housing" component to it so I suppose that means cheesy design is a given.

I should start a pool on how long it will take for the paint to start peeling from those fiberboard panels.

Interesting. I took a closeup look at Spice today, and noticed the same fibreboard panels.

[dartmouthian]

the panels aren't that great, but at least it's better than what would probably otherwise be in its place, vinyl siding.

[someone123]

Well, even the colour is inappropriate. It's really too bad. The scale and massing are decent.

I guess it's important to think of the "big picture" for the area, which is very positive.

[Empire]

Perhaps we should start a Positive & Negative development thread/list? Maybe the negative feedback will make it back to the developer and they will improve their next building.

Positive Dev: 1.Martello 2.Trillium 3.Time & Space building 4. Tex-Park etc.

Negative Dev: 1. Sewage Treatment Plant 2. North & Agricola 3.Quinpool Centre. 4. Fort Massey Apts. 5. Churchill Apts. etc.

[alps]

I dunno, it's subjective - I don't mind the Fort Massey apartments at all. Quinpool Centre adds density to the street, the retail is a major draw, and it could've been much worse: at least the retail was configured to block the parking lot and maintain a streetwall, unlike so many other strip malls built around that time.

As an aside...I remember reading somewhere about the original proposal for that site. Two 32-story apartment towers, a 19 storey office block, and a couple smaller bits. Not surprisingly the plan was revised following local backlash.

[phrenic]

Originally Posted by alps

As an aside...I remember reading somewhere about the original proposal for that site. Two 32-story apartment towers, a 19 storey office block, and a couple smaller bits.

Oh thank god that was shot down. A walkable, dense urban project would have been terrible for that street. Just terrible.

[Empire]

Originally Posted by alps

I dunno, it's subjective - I don't mind the Fort Massey apartments at all. Quinpool Centre adds density to the street, the retail is a major draw, and it could've been much worse: at least the retail was configured to block the parking lot and maintain a streetwall, unlike so many other strip malls built around that time.

As an aside...I remember reading somewhere about the original proposal for that site. Two 32-story apartment towers, a 19 storey office block, and a couple smaller bits. Not surprisingly the plan was revised following local backlash.

It is subjective but there are buildings whrere it is obvious that the developer/architect has put notning extra into the building beyond keeping the rain out. Fort Massey is one of those buildings, square box with concrete exterior walls. Add Purdy's and the waterfront Marriott to the good list and the new addition to the Convent of the Sacred Heart to the thumbs down list. Those towers on Quinpool could have advanced the progress of the Quinpool strip by about 20 years.

[alps]

Fort Massey might be older, but I do think it's attractive. The windows on the top floor cap it off nicely, it has a little plaza out front, and solar panels! I don't mind concrete as an exterior cladding at all. I'm actually not a huge fan of the Harbourfront Marriott - it's sprawling, bland (IMO), and acts as a huge northern wall to the boardwalk. Even if the boardwalk does continue past it, the hotel contributes nothing - if I remember correctly, it's simply a concrete wall lined with benches and lamps. To me, it marks the point where the waterfront boardwalk gets a bit uninteresting.

I agree with you on Purdy's. I don't mind the Sacred Heart addition, it looks handsome enough for its purpose (nice and simple) and I don't know that we would've seen anything terribly interesting built there otherwise.

[Empire]

Originally Posted by alps

I don't mind the Sacred Heart addition, it looks handsome enough for its purpose (nice and simple) and I don't know that we would've seen anything terribly interesting built there otherwise.

This is the new addition to the National Ballet School in Toronto. Big difference and the Sacred Heart site deserves more.

[Jonovision]

It would have been amazing if we could have gotten an addition onto Sacred Heart of that caliber!

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by Bedford_DJ

Here's a picture of the completed residential building at Agricola and Noth. Photo taken by me;

Accoridng to the Coast a new restaurant by the name of Caf Aroma Latino & Italian Gourmet will be opening up in the ground floor of this building.

[J.M.]

I remember seeing on CTV a proposal for a New WTC, does anyone know of it?

[Phalanx]

Originally Posted by J.M.

I remember seeing on CTV a proposal for a New WTC, does anyone know of it?

See here: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=148136

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by J.M.

I remember seeing on CTV a proposal for a New WTC, does anyone know of it?

I assume you mean the new (world trade) convention centre?

There are no renderings available to the public right now but any information we have is in the "New Convention Centre" thread.

Damn you beat me this time Phlanx

[J.M.]

Originally Posted by Bedford_DJ

I assume you mean the new (world trade) convention centre?

There are no renderings available to the public right now but any information we have is in the "New Convention Centre" thread.

Damn you beat me this time Phlanx

Thanks, should be an exciting project, oh and thanks to Phalanx (quoted the wrong person)

[Jonovision]

I went for a lovely walk on the Bedford waterfront the other evening. It was actually the first time I'd ever been down there on foot. Quite nice...in some respects. I noticed they were doing a lot of infilling and a sign was up saying a development application was in for the site on the other side of Mill Cove. Does anyone know what this is for?

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by Jonovision

I went for a lovely walk on the Bedford waterfront the other evening. It was actually the first time I'd ever been down there on foot. Quite nice...in some respects. I noticed they were doing a lot of infilling and a sign was up saying a development application was in for the site on the other side of Mill Cove. Does anyone know what this is for?

I don't know exactly what one you are talking about since there's a lot of signs here in Bedford but well;

- The infilling itself is being done by the WDCL so they wouldn't require a sign,

- There's the Dockside development on one side of Mill Cove right next to the Provident Building. I don't know if the development sign is still up but theres a Sales Centre and marina in front of it,

- There's a lot for sale on the Bedford Highway right across the train tracks from the infilling. I think there was another sign up with it but I'm not very familiar with this one,

- And there's Southgate Village also on the Bedford Highway. It had a sign up last time I checked.