Regina Construction II

[Bdog]

Originally Posted by Stormer

I was also thinking a synchrotron would fit nicely on the CP railyards. Downtown workers could walk over at lunch to see particles accelerate, rather than blowing money at the Casino or the Cornwall.

Hahahahaha

[Dan0myte]

Originally Posted by Rodo Regina Lover

I here all kinds of negative comments about basements collapsing etc. etc. so I decided to chat up a few of these people. It seems pretty certain these are just all rumours and urban myths.

My boss is looking at buying a home in Habour Landing, so she was chatting with one of the builders last weekend and asked about the collapsing basement thing. He said "Yeah, it was an issue, so all the new starts in this area are being built on piles just like the buildings downtown." Then the basement is being poured on top of the piles I guess.

Good to hear they're accepting the problem and taking the necessary steps to prevent future problems.

[Rodo Regina Lover]

DanOmyte Which builder did your boss talk to? I've talked to more than one builder and not one said there were any problems. I want someone to take me to this basement that has supposedly collasped. No seems to be able to give me the adddress of where this has occurred. Show me the goods!! Your boss should get the hand-out at the Crawford Showhome to ease her concerns.

[thefourthtower]

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[babo]

Originally Posted by thefourthtower

Does anyone know how many acres of land downtown regina is , it would be interesting to know ,vs the 46 acres that are going to be redeveloped.

The area bound by South Railway, errr, Saskatchewan Drive on the north, Broad Street on the east, Victoria Avenue on the south and Albert Street on the west is 425,153.2 square metres or thereabouts. That equates to 42.5 hectares or 105 acres or 4,576,310.96 square feet.

[jw6969]

Went to the Normanview last weekend, went shopping at the newly renovated presidents choice. Has it always been presidents choice, can't remember, it has been so many years since I was last there. The last time I was there, the store looked horrible. It looked like it was going to be closed any day but now after the renovations, it may be the best looking grocery store in the city. Thats just my opinion, you should go an see yourself. The store is a little bit small but it looked fairly well stocked. They only real problem I had with the store is tha their still using the old mall entrance. Get rid of it and have an entrance on the front wall. Even tho I say that, I still don't know if I like the fact that they converted that mall and the Sherwood from malls to strips malls. All and all, it is much better now.

[cityboy]

REGINA — A $100-million hotel-and-condo project, launched last summer by a local developer, has received a much-needed boost from an out-of-province company.

Westgate Developments Ltd. of Regina has joined forces with BrightStar Corp. of Toronto to get the stalled project at Albert Street and Victoria Avenue— touted as the tallest building in the province — back on track.

"As the project has gotten bigger, the project (developer) has identified some additional needs for further support, both from a financial and a resources perspective,'' said Greg Black, senior vice-president of BrightStar.

Read more: http://www.leaderpost.com/business/Stall...l+boost/4380056/story.html#ixzz1FbXpQtHd

[brithgob]

The website for "This Old House" magazine includes Regina's "The Crescents" neighbourhood on its list of best "old house" neighbourhoods.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20469483_20916623,00.html

[brithgob]

Here's some of what people had to go through as they tried to make Regina better in years past:

From the September 1st, 1983 Leader-Post:

Sod-turning ceremonies held for proposed twin-tower plaza

Victoria Plaza -- originally planned as an $80-million, 22-storey 500,000 square-foot complex -- has been scaled down to meet the "requirements of the tenants," said David White, Dover Park's project manager.

Victoria Plaza had been rumored to have been made smaller because developers were having difficulty leasing its space.

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Thursday's sod breaking has followed three years of controversy, dating back to when the project was first proposed.

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The originally-proposed 22-storey height was called "too awesome for the location" by sources close to the city. A 22-storey structure would result in "shadows and wind conditions at street level increasing two or three times."

The sloping southern faces of the towers and their blue-green tinted glass were called aesthetically unpleasing by opponents of the project.

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by brithgob

The website for "This Old House" magazine includes Regina's "The Crescents" neighbourhood on its list of best "old house" neighbourhoods.

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20469483_20916623,00.html

i see west broadway nieghborhood made the list here in the peg witch is between wosly and downtown witch has some amazing homes buried in it

[jigglysquishy]

Talked to a source of mine in SGI.

The structural problems are serious and will be costly. They are seriously looking at demolishing and building anew. A large factor it isn't being done right now is that the economy is booming and the government doesn't want to "steal" resources and workers away from the private sector.

Its a political battle, boys.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by brithgob

Here's some of what people had to go through as they tried to make Regina better in years past:

From the September 1st, 1983 Leader-Post:

Sod-turning ceremonies held for proposed twin-tower plaza

Great find. It is amazing that there. was a story about the new tower to be built on 11th and Hamilton (now Conexus Plaza) on the same page.

[jw6969]

Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

Talked to a source of mine in SGI.

The structural problems are serious and will be costly. They are seriously looking at demolishing and building anew. A large factor it isn't being done right now is that the economy is booming and the government doesn't want to "steal" resources and workers away from the private sector.

Its a political battle, boys.

I would worry that they would demo it and try to build a shorter tower made of concrete/stucco instead a new tallest gold glass 110m plus tower.

[cebubu]

Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

Talked to a source of mine in SGI.

The structural problems are serious and will be costly. They are seriously looking at demolishing and building anew. A large factor it isn't being done right now is that the economy is booming and the government doesn't want to "steal" resources and workers away from the private sector.

Its a political battle, boys.

That's not the complete truth, not calling you a liar but I would say your source is out of the loop.

[thefourthtower]

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[Devon]

Originally Posted by thefourthtower

you are 100 percent correct , way way out of the loop ,like so far the loop is in moosejaw

what he said.

[jigglysquishy]

The source is one of the highest up at SGI. If anyone is informed, he is.

[osmo]

It would seem a bit much to demolish a whole building and start from scratch? No? This isn't a house lol. I don't even think SGI could "afford" to even do this. What crown wouldn't not be chastised for doing this, the public would demand heads to roll.

I can already picture the. Satire cartoons showing employees burning a huge mounting of paper because the ordered the wrong size/type.... "Darn A4".

[thefourthtower]

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[drumuser]

Originally Posted by thefourthtower

The gardens on rose should be starting next month i believe they have secured funding from a very interesting source , maybe we will be crane city

thats great news. do you have a source?