Regina Construction II

[Migs]

Originally Posted by Dougler306

Dont think iv seen anyone post this developement yet. New hotels are good to here

http://www.cjme.com/node/16858

I can't quite figure out where this is being built, isn't there a McDonalds and a Chilis restaurant on that corner?

[osmo]

A typo maybe? The Lot infront of Superstore would make the most sense for such a large project. Its a quirky spot the SE is tilted, I never remember anybody referring to anything other than East or West. North and South do no exiguity in that end lol

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by Migs

I can't quite figure out where this is being built, isn't there a McDonalds and a Chilis restaurant on that corner?

East of Chili's is the new FCC offices and to the east of that (and west of the Days Inn) is a piece of property that has a large 'SOLD' painted across the original for sale sign. I assume this is where the hotel will be built.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

East of Chili's is the new FCC offices and to the east of that (and west of the Days Inn) is a piece of property that has a large 'SOLD' painted across the original for sale sign. I assume this is where the hotel will be built.

There was a story at the end of July on this forum that the foundation was going in. There is a crapload of apartment complexes underway out there so it is hard to tell which one might be a hotel.

[someguy]

Originally Posted by Stormer

There was a story at the end of July on this forum that the foundation was going in. There is a crapload of apartment complexes underway out there so it is hard to tell which one might be a hotel.

My best guess is that it would be across the street from the Homesuites Hotel on Eastgate.

[Stormer]

Both 11th and 12th downtown are closed to traffic today. Yikes!

[boborider]

A mention, in a recent post, of the vacant Superstore lot at the eastside store has me curious. Does anyone know why the Superstores very often sit on large tracts of land for what seems like an eternity with no obvious plan for its usage. This seems to be the case at both stores in Regina and when I lived in Prince George, BC they did the exact same thing? Just curious.

[hoeding]

Originally Posted by boborider

A mention, in a recent post, of the vacant Superstore lot at the eastside store has me curious. Does anyone know why the Superstores very often sit on large tracts of land for what seems like an eternity with no obvious plan for its usage. This seems to be the case at both stores in Regina and when I lived in Prince George, BC they did the exact same thing? Just curious.

I would imagine it's room for expansion, and even they might not know what they are putting there yet.

[Bdog]

Originally Posted by hoeding

I would imagine it's room for expansion, and even they might not know what they are putting there yet.

That's probably the reason. Loblaw's tends to actually purchase the land for their buildings (thus taking future expansion into consideration), whereas other grocers tend to take longterm land-leases from developers (in that case, if they need to expand, they'll likely open up at a larger nearby lot, and abandon their old store)...

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

I always thought the same but perhaps they are keeping the land empty until demand and lease rates rise enough to maximize their return. You'd think now would be the time.

The land is actually for sale/lease and not expansion. The issue is mostly because Loblaw/Westfair imposes significant restrictive covenants on the land that severely limit its use by others. They prohibit everything from pharmacies, gas stations, banks, larger convenience stores, tall structures and many other uses. Therefore there are not many buyers.

On the other hand this strategy has worked well for them with rising property values, if they ever do find buyers - restaurants are the most likely.

[thefourthtower]

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[osmo]

Thanks for the interesting facts on the Loblaws land schemes. Makes senses tho, I could imagine the land was dirt cheap when they first acquired it. Did their strict rules on land uses effect what was built on their old property off Albert? The Gas Bar was still kicking around (I don't remember if it is still open or not?) way after the store closed. Just curious to see if it lead to the underwhelming business park that was built there.

Its quite funny that Wal-mart does not follow this same model, they are looking to expand a lot of their stores and many are in tight footprints. This stuff is interesting though, I took a whole course on site geography selection and its funny how insane some stores/brands get when it come to site selection.

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Related question though, how do you guys feel about all the random apartment blocks being built in the east end?

I'm all for more people living in the area but the developments seem really random and isolated. I can see it being a complete mess of cars in 10 years.

[osmo]

Thanks for the interesting facts on the Loblaws land schemes. Makes senses tho, I could imagine the land was dirt cheap when they first acquired it. Did their strict rules on land uses effect what was built on their old property off Albert? The Gas Bar was still kicking around (I don't remember if it is still open or not?) way after the store closed. Just curious to see if it lead to the underwhelming business park that was built there.

Its quite funny that Wal-mart does not follow this same model, they are looking to expand a lot of their stores and many are in tight footprints. This stuff is interesting though, I took a whole course on site geography selection and its funny how insane some stores/brands get when it come to site selection.

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Related question though, how do you guys feel about all the random apartment blocks being built in the east end?

I'm all for more people living in the area but the developments seem really random and isolated. I can see it being a complete mess of cars in 10 years.

[Le-TanK-]

It was confirmed to start in November actually

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by osmo

Thanks for the interesting facts on the Loblaws land schemes. Makes senses tho, I could imagine the land was dirt cheap when they first acquired it. Did their strict rules on land uses effect what was built on their old property off Albert? The Gas Bar was still kicking around (I don't remember if it is still open or not?) way after the store closed. Just curious to see if it lead to the underwhelming business park that was built there.

Its quite funny that Wal-mart does not follow this same model, they are looking to expand a lot of their stores and many are in tight footprints. This stuff is interesting though, I took a whole course on site geography selection and its funny how insane some stores/brands get when it come to site selection.

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Related question though, how do you guys feel about all the random apartment blocks being built in the east end?

I'm all for more people living in the area but the developments seem really random and isolated. I can see it being a complete mess of cars in 10 years.

Yes there were restrictions on the old Albert Street Superstore site as well. That is part of the reason there is very little (by little I mean zero) retail there. The gas bar was taken out within the last year.

Regarding all of the apartment buildings going up in the east - and there must be more than a dozen large one - I guess people have to live somewhere. We are getting close to 5000 new people a year in Regina, plus thousands of temporary workers. That is going to put pressure on infastructure all over the City.

[CCF]

Originally Posted by osmo

Thanks for the interesting facts on the Loblaws land schemes. Makes senses tho, I could imagine the land was dirt cheap when they first acquired it. Did their strict rules on land uses effect what was built on their old property off Albert? The Gas Bar was still kicking around (I don't remember if it is still open or not?) way after the store closed. Just curious to see if it lead to the underwhelming business park that was built there.

Its quite funny that Wal-mart does not follow this same model, they are looking to expand a lot of their stores and many are in tight footprints. This stuff is interesting though, I took a whole course on site geography selection and its funny how insane some stores/brands get when it come to site selection.

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Related question though, how do you guys feel about all the random apartment blocks being built in the east end?

I'm all for more people living in the area but the developments seem really random and isolated. I can see it being a complete mess of cars in 10 years.

It's very ad hoc which is unfortunate. That the sort of thing that sadly happens in periods of high growth - look at Calgary.

It's going to be a real problem in future years. I can see some of the residents having real issue with some of the more industrial type ueses - like the Husky truck stop.

[osmo]

I always thought the Husky was supposed to relocate? With the new highway #1 by-pass? I always thought this was true until this past summer noticing that they were EXPANDING IT? Their has to be some long term plan for this, since who the hell wants to live by a truck stop?

Also when does the City plan to hold off expanding that other stretch of Prince of Wales, I'm sure all of these are on the drawing boards its just insane to let them go to town chewing up that area with no cohesiveness.

A friend of mine is moving into one of those new buildings, it has walk up stairs to the top units - I started laughing and told him walking up in winter when that wind blowing up your rear will be hell. He chuckled too but I think he had a "oh sh*t, what have I done" moment also. lol

That part of the east end is the wild west to me, developers are running wild to build 🞵🞵🞵🞵 all around. At least Harbor Landing even if i'm not the biggest fan of it I respect they made a cohesive plan for the areas housing and retail. The east stretch on the other side of Vic is a free for all.

lets hope we don't mimic Calgary, aside from their dense core and rapid transit the City is a soulless dump in its newer built ends. We deserve better.

[jw6969]

I don't know why I didn't mention this before, but does anyone else notice all the bad road lines they have been painting and repainting lately. What is with that.

[Udon'tknow]

Hey everyone,

I have a non construction question, Regina is hosting the 2013 Grey Cup, does that also mean we get the 2013 Vanier Cup? In recent years the two have been in the same city, not sure if that was just a fluke or by purpose. I didn't see anything about that in the Grep Cup announcement. ANyone know?

[babo]

Originally Posted by jw6969

I don't know why I didn't mention this before, but does anyone else notice all the bad road lines they have been painting and repainting lately. What is with that.

At one time, lane lines used to be surveyed in, or at least measured in. It appears that "eying it in" is good enough now. The lane lines "north bound" on Edinburgh at the intersection of Edinburgh and Arcola are entertaining.

I don't know who's responsible for the pedestrian crosswalk to nowhere at the intersection of University Drive North and University Drive West at the University (duh), but it irritates me every time see it.