Canadian City Proposals

[Darkoshvilli]

I think this is my third fav proposal in the city after Avenue and Icone!

[MTLskyline]

Intact Tower - 13 floors
(Longueuil)


https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/8423960/1//2012-Mix?h=ca1864&p=4#/

[MTLskyline]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

Le Victoire, Square Victoria

More renders







There will be a blank wall, unfortunatley.


https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/8423960/1//2012-Mix?h=ca1864&p=1#/

[Boreal]

I really like the look of the Myst condos in Montreal, as well as the rec centre in St. John's. Nice stuff.

[davidivivid]

I really like this one: a developer recently built a $100M luxury condo building downtown. In order to obtain the permit to built such a structure from the city, he had to make sure to preserve an heritage building. During the construction, the structure of the heritage building was compromised so it was carefully deconstructed. I honestly thought that the said developer would just pay a fine and forget about heritage preservation. Well, preliminary work on the reconstruction has started. Here is the construction site before the monastery was deconstructed:


Condos L'Étoile par davidivivid, sur Flickr


It will be converted into condos and here are the renderings.






















http://monastere.sts01.com/galerie-images.html

[MTLskyline]

Quite an attractive old building. It looks very New England-ish.

[Ashok]

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

More renders







There will be a blank wall, unfortunatley.


https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/8423960/1//2012-Mix?h=ca1864&p=1#/

Oh no! A blank wall! :-(

[trueviking]

you guys are worked up about that little bit of wall?...wouldn't that be a fire wall?.....is there not a building beside it?...

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by Ashok

Oh no! A blank wall! :-(

That just means they'll be able to put another building right up against it. That's a good thing.

[viajero]

City space crunch could spur downtown’s tallest building


BY GORDON KENT, EDMONTON JOURNAL

EDMONTON - A plan to consolidate civic staff downtown could spur the construction of Edmonton’s largest office tower, a commercial real estate agent says.
The city put out a formal request this week for interested building owners to outline what space they could provide, what it would cost and other details.

It’s looking for an initial 350,000 square feet near City Hall, the equivalent of up to 20 storeys, with the potential to more than double that amount over the course of the lease.

“There is a very strong likelihood that it will be the biggest building that (has) ever been built in this city,” Avison Young principal Cory Wosnack said Thursday.

“The industry is abuzz today … It’s truly a once-in-a-decade opportunity.”

A new tower is needed because there isn’t a single existing building that can provide this much room, even if the later expansion goes somewhere else, he said.

He expects the development would probably be bigger than the 36-storey, 650,000-sq.-foot Manulife Place, Edmonton’s largest tower, with any extra space rented to other tenants.

“This is exciting because you’re going to see a crane in the air.”

Replies must be submitted by Nov. 13.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...683/story.html

Looks like we might be getting a new tallest here in Edmonton, hopefully renderings of the proposed developments competing for the city as a tenant will surface soon!
Good to see the ambitious timeline as well. Not something I am used to seeing here!!

[Dale]

OMG! Didn't see that coming!

[davidivivid]

New proposal for a small office building. I took the picture with my mobile at nightime so the quality isn't top notch. I like it.





It will replace this building:

[Chadillaccc]

Wow that and Manulife 2? Great news in Edmonton... perhaps one of the options will be manulife two?

[rapid_business]

/\ One or the other for now, is my guess. This easily could be Manulife 2/ 102nd St. Centre

[Andrewjm3D]

Not impressed at all.

[Nicko999]

Originally Posted by davidivivid

New proposal for a small office building. I took the picture with my mobile at nightime so the quality isn't top notch. I like it.





It will replace this building:

Great

[viajero]

Royal Alberta Museum in the Arts District of Downtown Edmonton.

from the Government of Alberta Ministry of Infrastructure. More pics here:
http://www.infrastructure.alberta.ca/3655.htm

Construction just started (first stage demolishing the building presently there and remediating the site's contaminated soil). I don't mind the design, I wish there could have been a little bit of a bolder design..but it will serve its institutional function well.
My favourite detail are the mosaics you see facing the street in the lower right-hand part of the render. These were/are (not sure of their status as of today ) part of the Canada Post building that is currently being demolished and it is great to see them salvaged and re-incorporated like this. The only redeeming part of the post office building IMO.

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[Chadillaccc]

Coquitlam's new tallest building has been approved for construction.

Originally Posted by Klazu

This was mentioned in the Suburban updates thread, but here's a proper thread and two renders for the tallest tower project in Coquitlam. It is also featured on the latest issue of the New Condo Guide magazine. No word on the project schedule.

42 floors with a two-floor The Summit Club on floors 41 and 42. I really do like this sleek tower and the top floors.

http://www.liveatmthree.com

[giallo]

The penthouse looks pretty intense. The stained glass window and the needle balcony are definitely different for Metro Vancouver.