Canadian City Proposals - Page 176

Travis007 · #**3501** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 3:28 AM**

Winnipeg's Polo Park Stadium Redevelopment looks impressive. And Vancouver's got a solid wave of office projects on the way, nice!

vanman · #**3502** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 4:47 AM**

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[and also, 1133 West Georgia is being reformatted with a potentially significant office component

What? Where did you hear this from?

Chadillaccc · #**3503** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 5:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

What? Where did you hear this from?

I'm pretty sure I read that on the Vancouver's Turn 2.5 page in the downtown Vancouver Forum.

They aren't changing the design as far as I know, they are just changing what the building will be used for I think. It will still include residential, probably the hotel too.

jlousa · #**3504** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 5:27 AM**

No change of use for the Turn, same design same usage.

Coldrsx · #**3505** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 4:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by onishenko

Are you implying they could one-up their marketing by throwing in a couple LV logos all over too?

They have...the background is just that but with BH.

Mind you, maybe I should by a place

Coldrsx · #**3506** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 4:46 PM**

Decent phase 2 of a social housing project just east of the downtown.

(http://archatb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/boyle_street_ii-1024x568.jpg)

Phase 1 is currently U/C

(http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x164/coldrsx/misc%20photos/Picture1-15.png)

caltrane74 · #**3507** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 5:31 PM**

The glass at the base looks good, the rest of it well...

it looks like a social housing project.

Coldrsx · #**3508** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 5:37 PM**

^sure but when the majority of the market condos look like this.... i'd take social housing design any day of the week.

Exhibit A:

(http://images2.gmls.ubertor.com/EREB/E3259400/listing_photo/8430098/full.jpg)

mhy · #**3509** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 8:20 PM**

^^ +1

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Empire · #**3510** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 9:34 PM**

6100 Young St. Halifax proposed:

Source HRM website

Travis007 · #**3511** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 10:29 PM**

600-620 The East Mall, 3 x 24 floor condos on the fringe of Etobicoke

http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2011/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-40923.pdf

davidivivid · #**3512** Posted **Sep 27, 2011, 11:45 PM**

Construction of the following project is set to begin next month. I know it isn't original in any way... after all it is built by a Montreal promoter specialized in senior's residences!! However, it will at least be built on a parking lot not too far from downtown and will contain several businesses including a grocery store, which was greatly needed in that part of town... Also, this project, with many others now under construction, seems to ciment the fact "higher" constructions are now more easily accepted in Quebec City.

P.S. The name of the project is Le Gibraltar in honor of Charles Dickens, who named Quebec City the "Gibraltar of America" when he came to Canada.

http://www.journalhabitation.com/Actuali...oursuivra-son-developpement-en-hauteur/1

Travis007 · #**3513** Posted **Sep 28, 2011, 8:38 PM**

Ivory on Adelaide (406 Adelaide Street East), 19 floors

Renderings posted by CityPlaceN1 on UrbanToronto:

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread....elaide-E.-Plazacorp-19s-Hariri-Pontarini)

yaletown_fella · #**3514** Posted **Sep 29, 2011, 4:56 AM**

That's a pretty sharp looking midrise condo.

I'm liking the general proportions and combination of materials.

Couldn't be a more suitable location. The general dense urbanity of downtown thins out pretty quickly right at that block.

Travis007 · #**3515** Posted **Sep 29, 2011, 12:15 PM**

I totally agree, well said.

The eastern fringe of downtown right now has potential but is rather inconsistent. Infill projects like this (among many others) will gradually improve the urbanity in these areas.

rapid_business · #**3516** Posted **Sep 29, 2011, 1:58 PM**

I don't know about inconsistent. Sure it isn't at the rapid pace of some areas, but there has been continual change in the area for the past decade. IMO, it is a much better area to live than its counterpart west of downtown in the Entertainment district. Same goes for the height at scale of buildings. Much more akin to better urban place making.

Travis007 · #**3517** Posted **Sep 29, 2011, 8:54 PM**

Yes, the "lower east side" is very nice and has a great urban mix of historical and contemporary buildings. However, I was referring more to the fringe areas just north of the St. Lawrence area. There's tons of parking/empty lots and incomplete streetscape in the area around Queen/Dundas East. But the eastside is gradually shedding its shady image and is gentrifying quickly.

Travis007 · #**3518** Posted **Sep 29, 2011, 9:01 PM**

Celadon, Coquitlam, BC. 27 Floors

Rendering from BuzzBuzzHome:

http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/celadon

urbandreamer · #**3519** Posted **Sep 30, 2011, 8:24 AM**

...is an absolute knockout compared to the garbage posted above. Check out all the high rez renderings on http://picassocondo.ca/ !

Travis007 · #**3520** Posted **Sep 30, 2011, 12:04 PM**

Great find UD, Picasso looks stunning. I'm glad Monarch/Goldman stayed with Teeple for their design.

Renderings from the link: