Winnipeg Construction VIII

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by Danny D Oh

So...what's the plan for the current clientele of the Merchants?

More business for the hotels on North Main?

current clitents??? aww its been closed for over a year

[Biff]

Originally Posted by drew

Anyone know how this particular Architect got chosen for this job?

Apparently MB Housing put out an RFP for Design in Jan 2014. I can't confirm 100% because I didn't see it with my own eyes but that is what I know.

[drew]

Originally Posted by Biff

Apparently MB Housing put out an RFP for Design in Jan 2014. I can't confirm 100% because I didn't see it with my own eyes but that is what I know.

Thanks.

I wish them luck.

[trueviking]

sorry for the rant, everyone....the subject gets my blood boiling....we face it often.

I'm sure it was a client directive in this case, but I find it really disappointing on so many levels...I wish the conversation could be more intelligent.

[1ajs]

on a psoitive not they look way better then the fugly mess on north main

[Riverman]

Originally Posted by trueviking

sorry for the rant, everyone....the subject gets my blood boiling..

As it should.

The good thing I suppose is very few people will ever see it.

[esquire]

^ Other than the twenty thousand or so people who go down that stretch of Selkirk Avenue each day?!

[cheswick]

Originally Posted by esquire

^ Other than the twenty thousand or so people who go down that stretch of Selkirk Avenue each day?!

I think it's closer to 10,000 cars. Probably a lot of duplication of actual people in that count too.

http://www.winnipeg.ca/publicworks/PDF/Transportation/Traffic-Flow-Map-2012.pdf

[Riverman]

Yes, other than that.

[esquire]

^ Not to split hairs here, but 13,200 vehicles probably translates to closer to 20,000 once you factor in vehicles with more than one person as well as the many buses that go by, not to mention pedestrians and cyclists.

The point being that this building won't be hidden away on some residential side street... Selkirk is a fairly major thoroughfare in Winnipeg.

[rrskylar]

Originally Posted by esquire

^ Other than the twenty thousand or so people who go down that stretch of Selkirk Avenue each day?!

Made it as far as Gunn's a few years back which is better than about 90% of the rest of the Pegg'ers who avoid the North End entirely!

[bryanscott]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

Made it as far as Gunn's a few years back which is better than about 90% of the rest of the Pegg'ers who avoid the North End entirely!

I take Selkirk on a regular basis as an east-west route. This is by choice. Despite being run down, and at least 30 years past its glory years, it's still an interesting, colorful eclectic street. Probably the most interesting one in the North End.

http://winnipeglovehate.com/tag/selkirk-avenue/

[Authentic_City]

Originally Posted by rrskylar

Made it as far as Gunn's a few years back which is better than about 90% of the rest of the Pegg'ers who avoid the North End entirely!

Gunns is a regular haunt of mine, but I don't generally venture as far West on Selkirk to see the area around the Merch. Is the Donut House still in business? The Windmill Restaurant? A few thrift shops?

The area in that vicinity has become dominated by social services or educational services. Even as late as the 90s that area could have been considered a retail destination of sorts. Now? Not much reason to go there for most Winnipeggers, but I don't doubt several 1000 cars drive by daily.

I'm not sure Merchant's Corner adds much to that area. More of the same I guess. It's too bad because many of the old buildings that remain have a very urban feel.

[Riverman]

Jarvis is a far better east-west route, no stops for the entire length. Plus the road is in far better shape than Selkirk.

[lilwayne]

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breaking-ground-downtown-264523051.html

d condos breaks ground july 16th
glasshouse condos breaks ground today

celebrate people thats 4 towers going up downtown for sure

and 2 more 14 story condos going up soon aswell

sherbrook and the one on memorial by the art gallery thats 5 more 14 story plus story condos going up downtown not including atl hotel

still up in the air

convention center hotel and sky condos..

[DLLB]

Originally Posted by lilwayne

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breaking-ground-downtown-264523051.html

d condos breaks ground july 16th
glasshouse condos breaks ground today

celebrate people thats 4 towers going up downtown for sure

and 2 more 14 story condos going up soon aswell

sherbrook and the one on memorial by the art gallery thats 5 more 14 story plus story condos going up downtown not including atl hotel

still up in the air

convention center hotel and sky condos..

That is great to hear Just need a new tallest now!

[Biff]

A small bit of info in here relating to SoPo.

Vacancies fall for downtown office space
City's industrial market remains hot, report says

The decline in Winnipeg's downtown rate is good news for the developers of two major downtown projects that both have a significant office component -- the 311 Portage Avenue at Centrepoint development and the proposed SoPo Square development.

The Longboat Development Corporation and Artis Real Estate Investment Trust are behind both projects, and have about 16,000 square feet of office space still to fill in Centrepoint's 100,000-square-foot office/retail complex.

They're also still beating the bushes for anchor tenants for the two office/retail buildings in the SoPo Square development, which is to be built on a surface parking lot on the south side of Graham Avenue between Hargrave and Carlton streets.

Wednesday was the official groundbreaking for another major piece of the Centrepoint development -- the 21-storey, 191-unit Glasshouse Skylofts in the City condo tower. Longboat president Scott Stephanson said in an interview following the ceremony they remain confident Centrepoint's office space will be fully leased by the time the office/retail complex opens in the final quarter of this year.

They're also confident they'll find anchor tenants for the two SoPo buildings, although he wouldn't speculate on how much longer that's likely to take. They've already been marketing the space for close to 18 months.

"We have significant interest from several parties," he said. "But to turn that into a building with a tenant and a name on the side takes a long time. By the end of August we might know more, but everything takes time."

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/vacancies-fall-for-downtown-office-space-264696411.html

[Riverman]

Large geothermal installation going on at the care home at Redwood & Main.

[Biff]

Originally Posted by Riverman

Large geothermal installation going on at the care home at Redwood & Main.

There is a large addition coming to that facility that they are preparing for.

[roccerfeller]

Originally Posted by bryanscott

I take Selkirk on a regular basis as an east-west route. This is by choice. Despite being run down, and at least 30 years past its glory years, it's still an interesting, colorful eclectic street. Probably the most interesting one in the North End.

http://winnipeglovehate.com/tag/selkirk-avenue/

These pictures are awesome

It does have a lot of soul, makes one think of what that strip could be one day