Saskatoon Construction II

[casper]

Originally Posted by 111ddd

the other river centre tenant:

http://www.goodearthcafes.com/locations/saskatchewan

Good. Having some variety is better than another Starbucks or Tim's. Now we need a Second Cup to round off the chains that are downtown. Some independents would also be good.

[ninipanini]

Originally Posted by 111ddd

the other river centre tenant:

http://www.goodearthcafes.com/locations/saskatchewan

I'm really glad to see this one! It's nice to have a chain that serves fair trade coffee getting a place of prominence rather than just another Tims...

[Echoes]

Originally Posted by mike474

Can someone please post a picture for us expats who don't have paper copy access to the SP?? Why don't they just post it on their website

Here ya go:

[North_Regina_Boy]

That is awesome! We were just complaining about the parking lot tonight as we were there for the Avengers (A must see BTW!) Construction start time anyone...

[Scruff Bucket]

Originally Posted by mike474

Can someone please post a picture for us expats who don't have paper copy access to the SP?? Why don't they just post it on their website

Ho-kay! Here's the advertisement (again) in its entirety!



Edit: from Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, May 5, 2012, pages B4-5.

Impressive rendering! I can hardly wait to drive non-stop along Circle Dr. South freeway and see the finished neighbourhood!

[ninipanini]

WOW! That rendering looks great. I really like the use of multi-coloured glass. It'll be wonderful if that monstrosity of a theatre gets covered in some of the same classy cladding as well!

[Morogolus]

Originally Posted by The S'toon Goon

I wonder what the odds are that by the time Tonko builds the 11 floor tower across the street, BHP is ready to lease the whole thing??

Also, since KPMG does the accounting for BHP, it seems like a perfect partnership for the River Center.

One more also.... I would love to see a Cactus Club here and if not that, perhaps a Saltlik. Its not a big chain, and it isn't from out east so I am guessing it won't be the tenant..... but I believe it would be a perfect fit!

http://saltlik.com/

My cousin is moving to Saskatoon for two months to open the new Cactus Club and hire the staff and whatnot. The plans have not changed to open on the west side of Midtown off Idywyld.

[Temperance]

Originally Posted by ninipanini

WOW! That rendering looks great. I really like the use of multi-coloured glass. It'll be wonderful if that monstrosity of a theatre gets covered in some of the same classy cladding as well!

Looks nice. It seems the image also includes tonko's lot adjacent to second avenue (where earlier speculation said that restaurants, bookstores, coffeeships, etc. might be tenants). It's nice they have unified the design elements of all the components and attached the second avenue lot to the main lot adjacent to 19th street.

Only concern I have is parking. I hope they build plenty of underground parking because all the parking lots in that area are being built on.

[mike474]

Thanks Echoes and Scruff Bucket for taking the time to post the rendering. Let's hope it happens sooner rather than later.

[kalin_10]

Originally Posted by Scruff Bucket

Ho-kay! Here's the advertisement (again) in its entirety!



Edit: from Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, May 5, 2012, pages B4-5.

Impressive rendering! I can hardly wait to drive non-stop along Circle Dr. South freeway and see the finished neighbourhood!

As per the rendering, would the city have any authority in demanding the Cineplex update the building with glass cladding to bring it inline with the neighbourhood and the developments in the area?

Now a question for any possible engineers out on the forum. Is it practical or easy to add floors to any low rise building as per a major renovation (i.e. the Lighthouse) or would these low-rise buildings require extensive re-development that would not be as cost-effective as building brand new?

[kalin_10]

April 29, 2012 Updated: April 29, 2012 | 11:41 pm Adjust Text Size
My building is taller than your building
By Paul Sullivan
Metro Regina
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While it ain’t quite Manhattan, there’s a mini-competition underway in Regina and Saskatoon for the bragging rights to the tallest building in Saskatchewan.

There are at least eight projects on the books scheduled to soar above 50 metres in the two cities, and at least two of them could be taller than Saskatchewan’s current champ, the Delta Regina Hotel.

Regina will retain the crown (she is the Queen City, after all) for a while, at least until the River Landing condos are built in Saskatoon, with construction scheduled to get underway sometime this summer.

At 95 metres, River Landing could be the first building in Saskatchewan to stretch above 90 metres, soaring 11.2 metres above the Delta. Regina will answer with Capital Pointe at the corner of Victoria and Albert, which should also get underway this summer after a history of long delays. At 90 metres, it won’t surpass River Landing, but it will be the tallest building in Regina.

The new era in Saskatchewan urban development began with the now nearly-complete Mosaic Potash Tower, the first high-rise in Regina in 18 years. There was a time, not so long ago, when urban development meant turning the train station into a casino.

This is the real thing, fuelled by real economic muscle, underscored by last week’s news that once again, Saskatchewan’s economic growth is second only to Alberta, the mighty petro-province, at 4.8 per cent for 2011.

There’s another dynamic at work. Both River Landing and Capital Pointe are hotel-condominium projects, reflecting the recent Canadian trend to turning around the exodus to the suburbs. We all went off to find the yard and the white picket fence.

OK, found it. Now what? Turns out the burbs are boring.

It started in Vancouver and then Toronto caught fire, and now some of the tallest buildings in the country are hotel-condos, such as Vancouver’s Living Shangri-La, at 201 metres and Toronto’s Trump Tower, Toronto’s second tallest building, at 257 metres. So downtown Saskatchewan still has a little room to grow.

Of course, it’s not all roses. Right now, it costs you a buck an hour to rent a parking meter in downtown Regina, while the other day my credit card had a heart attack at the prospect of paying $6 an hour in downtown Vancouver. The perils of successful urbanization could be coming soon to a prairie city near you.

You can always console yourself by remembering those days when parking was the least of the city’s problems.




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Metro Regina
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[Measuring Stick]

In response to:

As per the rendering, would the city have any authority in demanding the Cineplex update the building with glass cladding to bring it inline with the neighbourhood and the developments in the area?

It has always been in Tonko's plans to develop the narrow parking lot along the east side of the Galaxy as shown in this new rendering. This has been marketed for some time as a retail development and would effectively cover the entire east side of the building in glass right up to the current vestibule for the Galaxy.

As for the remaining sides, not sure there is much that can be done.

[Echoes]

Originally Posted by Morogolus

My cousin is moving to Saskatoon for two months to open the new Cactus Club and hire the staff and whatnot. The plans have not changed to open on the west side of Midtown off Idywyld.

That's good to hear!

For the poster who said the Good Earth Cafe is moving into River Centre, is this the "major restaurant" secured for the building? Or is this a secondary tenant? I would be disappointed if this was it. And I thought Good Earth Cafe was going into the remodeled Scotia Centre food court? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Good Earth more suited to that kind of setting?

[ninipanini]

Originally Posted by Echoes

That's good to hear!

For the poster who said the Good Earth Cafe is moving into River Centre, is this the "major restaurant" secured for the building? Or is this a secondary tenant? I would be disappointed if this was it. And I thought Good Earth Cafe was going into the remodeled Scotia Centre food court? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Good Earth more suited to that kind of setting?

While I'm glad to see Good Earth coming, I have to agree... it's hardly a flagship restaurant. I've been to the location in Glenmore Landing in Calgary and while it's a nice place to get a coffee and light meal, it's certainly not a destination restaurant.

http://www.goodearthcafes.com/

[CCF]

Originally Posted by ninipanini

While I'm glad to see Good Earth coming, I have to agree... it's hardly a flagship restaurant. I've been to the location in Glenmore Landing in Calgary and while it's a nice place to get a coffee and light meal, it's certainly not a destination restaurant.

http://www.goodearthcafes.com/

The one in downtown Regina is pretty small too. The size in itself would limit the concept of it being a flagship restaurant. Unless the Saskatoon one will be a lot bigger.

[nook]

Even though this is more of a "big box centre" type of restaurant, I'd love to see Saskatoon get a Mucho Burrito. Whenever I'm in Regina I make sure to stop by there for lunch.

It's kind of like a "Subway" style burrito place... their pork burritos are awesome. It has a lot of healthier options as well.

I highly recommend it if you're in the Queen City. It's by the Tim Horton's just off Rochdale and Lewvan.

Anyways, enough about Regina...

[Jerry]

Keep downtown bridge span, says report
By Jeremy Warren, The StarPhoenix May 7, 2012 2:05 AM


The city should wait to demolish a second part of the condemned Traffic Bridge, says a new report.

Tearing down the span connecting to downtown Saskatoon would cost $1 million, but city administration is recommending to city council's executive committee that the span be left alone until the entire bridge is demolished. [...]

Read more: http://www.thestarphoenix.com/business/K...+report/6576717/story.html#ixzz1uALldmpI

[The S'toon Goon]

Originally Posted by Morogolus

My cousin is moving to Saskatoon for two months to open the new Cactus Club and hire the staff and whatnot. The plans have not changed to open on the west side of Midtown off Idywyld.

My wife and I were just at the Midtown a few days ago and were wondering when it would get a full service restaurant. I remember an Elephant and Castle being in there many years ago, but it seems odd that the mall would go without one for so long. It doesn't sound like the Cactus Club will be attached to the mall... but, I suppose, it'll be close enough!

[Jerry]

The Diefenbaker camera will be down for a couple days, as we moove it to a new pole location.

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[prairieguy]

Originally Posted by ninipanini

While I'm glad to see Good Earth coming, I have to agree... it's hardly a flagship restaurant. I've been to the location in Glenmore Landing in Calgary and while it's a nice place to get a coffee and light meal, it's certainly not a destination restaurant.

http://www.goodearthcafes.com/

While I fully support "coffee shops" of this nature, I too will be VERY disappointed if this is the primary food service tennant in RiverCentre. I was definitely hoping for more of a high end destination type restaurant for this prime river 'front' location.