Winnipeg Construction

[chrisallard5454]

Originally Posted by trueviking

HA! Three minutes in. Go jets go.

I called it!

Keep us updated on twitter? I can't find any live coverage anywhere, (I am in school or I would be there) and no one is tweeting since the start of the P.C.

[trueviking]

It's nothing. Random people rah rah winnipeg.

[bomberjet]

Looks like Sammy and Greg in the front row! Maybe I'm wrong, but wouldn't be surprised. They did everything to bring Fortress here after all (tongue in cheek much)!

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Looks like Sammy and Greg in the front row! Maybe I'm wrong, but wouldn't be surprised. They did everything to bring Fortress here after all (tongue in cheek much)!

Heard Minister Ron Lemieux, Ross McGowan and Sam will be thier.

[thebisonx]

From Twitter:

Shane Gibson ‏@tsgibson 8m
"Company that built Trump Tower building the 40 story mixed use Fortress building in #Winnipeg says Mady."

40 storey?

[wags_in_the_peg]

Mady says same company that built Trump Tower will build at Graham & Garry. Tallest tower btwn Toronto & Calgary. No concrete timeline

[esquire]

So no renderings, no timeline (according to FP twitter feed), no nothing. So much for that.

Sort of makes you wonder why the FP bothered giving this "announcement" front-page coverage in the first place. Who knows, maybe Fortress will one day break ground on a new skyscraper. But the plans appear so vague at this point that they're pretty much worthless. It boils down to saying that maybe someday they will consider building a tower if all the right conditions line up. I suspect that every other developer in Canada would say the same thing.

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

Mady says same company that built Trump Tower will build at Graham & Garry. Tallest tower btwn Toronto & Calgary. No concrete timeline

Talon International?

[wags_in_the_peg]

Originally Posted by esquire

So no renderings, no timeline (according to FP twitter feed), no nothing. So much for that.

Sort of makes you wonder why the FP bothered giving this "announcement" front-page coverage in the first place. Who knows, maybe Fortress will one day break ground on a new skyscraper. But the plans appear so vague at this point that they're pretty much worthless. It boils down to saying that maybe someday they will consider building a tower if all the right conditions line up. I suspect that every other developer in Canada would say the same thing.

I too am upset no rendering but at the same time, must remain positive that investors from the 'big smoke' that have 'big $' are looking at Winnipeg. Things take time and until one of us have a net worth of 500 million, I don't think we should critisize these guys too much.

[Cyro]

A 1 million $ sales/marketing structure on the proposed developement location is rather positive to me? - I understand there may be no renderings at this time, but this office will apparently have models of the proposed developement? It's feeling a little like the comment sections in online publications the last few pages, negative? Is this the positive forum I joined a while back?

[CoryB]

Metro Winnipeg report @tsgibson writes: CEO of Fortress says new multi use downtown #Winnipeg development should cost b/w $150-200 million. Work should start by late next year.

[urbandreamer]

An architect has not been chosen at this time, according to a Fortress rep I chatter with on twitter. I suggested an architectural competition to stir up interest. Mady doesn't inspire confidence.

Fortress has helped finance some great projects: King Charlotte, the Brant Park in Toronto but also some ugly ones.

My only concern is timing--is Winnipeg oversaturated with proposals just when the market is cooling?

Lewis Builds put up Trump Tower Toronto: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/153517/lewis-builds-joins-trump-toronto-development-team

[GD4C]

Originally Posted by esquire

So no renderings, no timeline (according to FP twitter feed), no nothing. So much for that.

Sort of makes you wonder why the FP bothered giving this "announcement" front-page coverage in the first place. Who knows, maybe Fortress will one day break ground on a new skyscraper. But the plans appear so vague at this point that they're pretty much worthless. It boils down to saying that maybe someday they will consider building a tower if all the right conditions line up. I suspect that every other developer in Canada would say the same thing.

Since Winnipeg is under-built and its construction fans are so desperate, Fortress found fertile grounds on which to launch this stunt. Look at the TV, print, radio, and online exposure during the past months. Mission accomplished.

Thirty-six story tower? Forty? When it's built, let us know.

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

[bomberjet]

Originally Posted by Cyrodill

A 1 million $ sales/marketing structure on the proposed developement location is rather positive to me? - I understand there may be no renderings at this time, but this office will apparently have models of the proposed developement? It's feeling a little like the comment sections in online publications the last few pages, negative? Is this the positive forum I joined a while back?

Just the disappointment that we don't get any renderings, timelines, etc. We already knew all of the stuff they "announced" today. I guess the location has been made confirmed. Either way, let's hope it moves forward!

[1ajs]

makes sens

these guys stand to make money if they do it right and we stand to gain so win win

[rypinion]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

We already knew all of the stuff they "announced" today.

"We" knew, but the general public didn't. People who frequent this board should always be thoroughly "dissapointed" with every official announcement ever made, as we hear it here months earlier.

There's lots of awesome actual construction going on, plus lots of potential sites. My walk this lunch hour went by the Fortress announcement, 300 Assiniboine, the closed down parking lot across from 300 Assiniboine, D Condo, the fenced off spot on Edmonton that trueviking talked about the other day, and CentrePoint - for instance.

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Just the disappointment that we don't get any renderings, timelines, etc. We already knew all of the stuff they "announced" today. I guess the location has been made confirmed. Either way, let's hope it moves forward!

Hey B, I feel a little let down without an actual photo as well, and some of the proposal is known already, although I learned "much more", in my mind as to what they want to accomplish. If tweets are correct Talon is a major player? Does fortress have to have 40-50% pre-sales to launch? No different from D-Condos, thier GO now? Glasshouse pre-sales? Thier doing quite well as reported by people on this very site? Patience is needed?

I'm still positive and hoping it will succeed as well!!

[esquire]

Originally Posted by rypinion

There's lots of awesome actual construction going on, plus lots of potential sites. My walk this lunch hour went by the Fortress announcement, 300 Assiniboine, the closed down parking lot across from 300 Assiniboine, D Condo, the fenced off spot on Edmonton that trueviking talked about the other day, and CentrePoint - for instance.

That's exactly it. There is enough actual construction and development activity going on that I wouldn't waste another moment speculating about whether Fortress will act on their vague plans.

Great for Winnipeg if they actually do build, but the next Fortress press conference that I'd care to hear about is their topping-off ceremony.

[1ajs]

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

Sorry to get off topic, but I see a crane working on the new police headquarters in your photo, did you get a chance to see how close they are to completion of this project? Well exterior any way.