Regina Construction II - Page 287

thefourthtower · #**5721** Posted **Jan 24, 2013, 5:13 AM**

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thefourthtower · #**5722** Posted **Jan 24, 2013, 3:35 PM**

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skphc08 · #**5723** Posted **Jan 24, 2013, 4:51 PM**

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I hope there is a fourth and a fifth and a sixth (tower). And I hope it doesn't take another 20 years to get there," said Hill.
Read more: http://www.leaderpost.com/technology/Ope...drought/7669986/story.html#ixzz2IuKCsMEt They must have been planning this for a while now

This article is from a month and a half ago. Old news.

thefourthtower · #**5724** Posted **Jan 24, 2013, 9:11 PM**

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Rabbit Fighter '77 · #**5725** Posted **Jan 25, 2013, 4:20 AM**

Does anyone know when Salt is opening? or 99cake on broad street beside selam? Im looking forward to both of these stores, they will be great additions to downtown!

Tyler19944 · #**5726** Posted **Jan 25, 2013, 8:10 PM**

Drove by the new Lulu today, but couldn't get any good pictures. It's definitely a nice addition to 11th. Many people will travel from all around Sask just for a Lululemon trip. Many people from my hometown and neighboring areas would literally drive 5 hours to Saskatoon just for there fix. Now Regina will be on their radar.

Hopefully that new Starbucks that's rumored to go into one tooth opens to add to the street presence even further.

Nathan · #**5727** Posted **Jan 25, 2013, 8:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tyler19944

Drove by the new Lulu today, but couldn't get any good pictures. It's definitely a nice addition to 11th. Many people will travel from all around Sask just for a Lululemon trip. Many people from my hometown and neighboring areas would literally drive 5 hours to Saskatoon just for there fix. Now Regina will be on their radar.

Hopefully that new Starbucks that's rumored to go into one tooth opens to add to the street presence even further.

It was outrageously packed in there. I decide to check it out and the till lineup was at least 25 people (it snaked through the entire store); I'm not exaggerating. I found this pretty ridiculous since there were absolutely no sales... You can wait a week or two; everything will still be there, and you won't have to wait a half hour plus in line.

As far as Starbucks goes, I kind of like not having them. I doubt we'd have Atlantis, and by extension Flip and Salt (same owners I believe) if we had Starbucks all along. And those are some pretty fantastic little urban spaces.

And regarding your comment about people driving in to shop, I expect Saskatoon's store will probably take a pretty big hit to their bottom line. I know many people that always includes a trip to lululemon whenever they went to Stoon. And now the Regina store will definitely take over for the southern portion of the province. Plus Bath and Body Works will probably have a pretty big draw (maybe even reversing the Saskatoon and Regina shopping pull that lululemon used to have). It'll be interesting if Cornwall also renovates and expands. Companies are definitely starting to take notice of the Saskatchewan market.

sk187 · #**5728** Posted **Jan 25, 2013, 9:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rabbit Fighter '77

Does anyone know when Salt is opening? or 99cake on broad street beside selam? Im looking forward to both of these stores, they will be great additions to downtown!

Hey! I happen to work for the owners of Salt (Flip/Atlantis) and they were hoping to have the space open before Christmas. Of course, with the insane demand for construction workers, interior work is not quite done. Im assuming sometime in February we will see Salt opening? I will let you know when I find out an opening date

Also, I have tasted some of the sample meats/pate/jerky, etc that may be sold at Salt and it is so amazing... Will definitely be an asset to those of us who live or work downtown

dsmmace · #**5729** Posted **Jan 25, 2013, 10:00 PM**

Any word on the KalTire at the GTH?

Udon'tknow · #**5730** Posted **Jan 25, 2013, 10:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rabbit Fighter '77

Does anyone know when Salt is opening? or 99cake on broad street beside selam? Im looking forward to both of these stores, they will be great additions to downtown!

I drive by 99 cake everyday to and from work and it looks like they are making really good progress. Walls are going up and they are starting to throw up some paint so I suspect it won't be too long before they open. Looks like they have completely redone the space.

I also heard a rumor that in Harvard Tower III, on the south west corner there is a new concept restaurant going in and that the former owner of the Bistro is behind it. Not sure how valid this is but would be great if it is true!

Nathan · #**5731** Posted **Jan 25, 2013, 10:22 PM**

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Any word on the KalTire at the GTH?

I believe they're going ahead, but it's not in the GTH (which is why the city was opposing it somewhat). It's going right off highway 1, and could possibly cut future residential growth to the west. I don't think anything solid has been announced though.

Tyler19944 · #**5732** Posted **Jan 26, 2013, 12:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nathan

As far as Starbucks goes, I kind of like not having them. I doubt we'd have Atlantis, and by extension Flip and Salt (same owners I believe) if we had Starbucks all along. And those are some pretty fantastic little urban

That's very true! Atlantis and many of the other coffee places downtown would take a blow for sure. I for one find Atlantis better than Starbucks anyway.

Nathan · #**5733** Posted **Jan 26, 2013, 12:55 AM**

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Can anyone go and take some pics of the lululemon once it is open? I'd love to see how that corner will look being an active store front again!

Also, I really hope out of the new downtown buildings being built that we might get some tall hotels too.

Taken with my phone... and I'll add that my fingers were basically frozen when I finished taking these few pictures...

Lululemon (Not all the wrapping is off yet):

In the Scarth Street Mall:

Bonus Panorama... clearly displaying how shittily phones do them in dark conditions. Looks like it could actually be a good photo opportunity with the right camera/settings though:

A week or so ago during the last snow dumping:

And call me crazy, but this can't be good for a building...

SkydivePilot · #**5734** Posted **Jan 26, 2013, 4:11 PM**

The foggy shot of the 'Harvard Triple' is amazing!!!

SkydivePilot · #**5735** Posted **Jan 26, 2013, 4:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nathan

I believe they're going ahead, but it's not in the GTH (which is why the city was opposing it somewhat). It's going right off highway 1, and could possibly cut future residential growth to the west. I don't think anything solid has been announced though.

With KalTire being located where it'll be, I'll bet that project will eventually spawn other similar-sized/types of developments in that same area. (Ones which may not require the GTH.) The genie may already be out of the bottle with that.

Dougler306 · #**5736** Posted **Jan 26, 2013, 4:54 PM**

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With KalTire being located where it'll be, I'll bet that project will eventually spawn other similar-sized/types of developments in that same area. (Ones which may not require the GTH.) The genie may already be out of the bottle with that.

Yeah i would tend to agree with you but i think investors and clients were seeing whether CP would move there whole facility out there and at what scale. Now that it is operational, i think you will see more interest in the GTH from other company's now.

Also here is another nice little article, ranking Regina 74 out of 260 communities in Canada for most walk-able cities. I for one that we would be in the high 100's.

SkydivePilot · #**5737** Posted **Jan 26, 2013, 5:10 PM**

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Yeah i would tend to agree with you but i think investors and clients were seeing whether CP would move there whole facility out there and at what scale. Now that it is operational, i think you will see more interest in the GTH from other company's now.

Also here is another nice little article, ranking Regina 74 out of 260 communities in Canada for most walk-able cities. I for one that we would be in the high 100's.

Yes, that is most true. (Since the GTH is actually now a reality.)

thefourthtower · #**5738** Posted **Jan 26, 2013, 5:21 PM**

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Stormer · #**5740** Posted **Jan 27, 2013, 6:57 PM**

Canada Post is selling many of its old downtown post offices in favour of modern suburban plants. Vancouver's is the latest.

http://www.theprovince.com/business/Sale...ries+heritage+society/7878030/story.html

I've always thought Regina's post office was a great candidate. I imagine it is half empty anyway since the moved most processing to Winnipeg. It seems wrong to have semis coming into downtown and to have a lot full of delivery trucks on valuable land.

The big floor plates would make for an ideal office building. Hopefully the modernist styling could be refreshed and preserved.

The postal plant should be on the outskirts of town probably at the GTH where the semis have easy access to Winnipeg.