Canadian City Proposals

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

Well now that I heard on the Calgary Construction thread that ClubSport won't be going ahead, can you give me some hope about the design of said new hotel at least? I take it it's going to be more of a tower than the cool stacked boxes of ClubSport?

It's one thing to speculate on a new downtown Delta for Calgary in the near future but, this is anyone's best guess. Maybe a modified version of what we've seen to suit the regular Renaissance brand or Canada's first AC Hotel?

**edit ... Just saw in the Calgary thread that the exsiting Delta hotels are being rebranded Marriotts. Talk about crazy timing. It supports that a new high end Delta for Calgary will get built.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

It's one thing to speculate on a new downtown Delta for Calgary in the near future but, this is anyone's best guess. Maybe a modified version of what we've seen to suit the regular Renaissance brand or Canada's first AC Hotel?

**edit ... Just saw in the Calgary thread that the exsiting Delta hotels are being rebranded Marriotts. Talk about crazy timing. It supports that a new high end Delta for Calgary will get built.

Well hopefully whatever they do is of the same calibre as Clubsport would have been.

[Trans Canada]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

**edit ... Just saw in the Calgary thread that the exsiting Delta hotels are being rebranded Marriotts. Talk about crazy timing. It supports that a new high end Delta for Calgary will get built.

Do you mean the Delta brand is being phased out completely? Or just the remaining "old school" Deltas are being rebranded?

Do you think Delta's transition upmarket in the past couple years was BCIMC trying to shine up the brand with the intention of making a better sale?

[1overcosc]

Originally Posted by O-tacular

And let's not forget Rob Anders....

Wasn't he denied renomination for the next election?

[whiteford]

how about the spirit of the west. no new or old needed.

[O-tacular]

Originally Posted by 1overcosc

Wasn't he denied renomination for the next election?

Yes even the diehard Conservatives couldn't bring themselves to vote for him anymore so they brought in Ron Liepert. The smear campaign Anders ran in the run up to the vote was hilarious. My in-laws used to be members of the Conservative party but have not been in years. I guess they were still in the database though as they received like 5 calls a day from Anders' campaign and multiple door to door visits bordering on harassment. That guy was the biggest assclown I've ever seen. Harper's support of him right to the end was not only questionable, it was baffling.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Trans Canada

Do you mean the Delta brand is being phased out completely? Or just the remaining "old school" Deltas are being rebranded?

Do you think Delta's transition upmarket in the past couple years was BCIMC trying to shine up the brand with the intention of making a better sale?

That's what I thought at first, until:

Originally Posted by waterloowarrior

http://www.thestar.com/business/tech_new...nds-in-canada-by-buying-delta-hotel.html

In other news, Ottawa is getting Canada's fist Hyatt Anadaz in the Byward Market. The 200 room hotel with roof top restaurant will open in mid-2016.



http://investors.hyatt.com/investor-rela...First-Andaz-Hotel-in-Canada/default.aspx

[Nouvellecosse]

^ Looks good! Very silvery.

[J.OT13]

This is what it replaced. Original plans called for a complete re-vamp of the building and the addition of a few floors, but people were complaining of:

1. Heritage issues, the building should be preserved as is;
2. Height of proposal (hotel with office ceiling heights).

The developer opted to address #2 by tearing down the old building and starting from scratch.


http://www.capitalmodern.ca/demolition/union-du-canada-building-demolition-finished/

[TorontoDrew]

Does anybody know the status of this Lanterra proposal by Maple Leaf Gardens? It's almost 2 years old now. This is the kind of proposal we should be seeing along the waterfront.

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[caltrane74]

There is no way that building is tall enough/ or will be tall enough to make this list.

[osmo]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Does anybody know the status of this Lanterra proposal by Maple Leaf Gardens? It's almost 2 years old now. This is the kind of proposal we should be seeing along the waterfront.

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Along the whole block down to Dundas there are proposals. Just south there is at least 4 more I believe. One of the more aggressive sections for proposals in town IMO.

[TorontoDrew]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

There is no way that building is tall enough/ or will be tall enough to make this list.

You're right, at only 45 storeys it will probably be barely scraping the bottom of the list if lucky. The first 7 floors are office so the ceiling heights might be a bit higher.

[Daveography]

^ That's a little disappointing, I actually always liked that building.

[Nouvellecosse]

Yes, the new design is nice but the current one is better.

[le calmar]

I'm not a fan of the concept of destroying an already pretty high building to rebuild it since it doesn't add any more density, but empty land in the Byward market area must be scarce.

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by le calmar

I'm not a fan of the concept of destroying an already pretty high building to rebuild it since it doesn't add any more density, but empty land in the Byward market area must be scarce.

New building is 5 floors higher than the old one, so a bit of density was added. Plus, a 23 storey condo tower will be built in a parking lot behind the hotel.


http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/actualit...et-reconstruire-le-325-rue-dalhousie.php

You'd be surprised about available land in the Market. We still have a few surface parking lots and parking garages.

Anyway, this is the Andaz u/c in mid-December.

[koops65]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

You're right, at only 45 storeys it will probably be barely scraping the bottom of the list if lucky. The first 7 floors are office so the ceiling heights might be a bit higher.

Currently 72 Carlton St. is at #62, 151.6 metres.

[davidivivid]

Well, I guess the following news is to be taken with a grain of salt but here it is:

Cominar, based in Quebec City, has been working for a while on a new huge project for the Ste-Foy district in Quebec City. The 3-D model has been produced and so far we know that it will consist of 4 brand new towers (2 million s.f.) with commercial, office, residential and hotel components.

This morning, Cogeco News (through its FM93 radio station) claimed (apparently from a reliable source at City Hall) that one of the tower would be the highest east of Toronto...

Again, to be taken with a grain of salt!!

Originally Posted by Kaffloc

Source: FM93
Lien: Ici

QUÉBEC - Montréal se fera damer le pion par Québec au chapitre du plus haut gratte-ciel...

Cogeco Nouvelles (FM93) a appris de sources bien informées que la Ville de Québec aura d'ici quelques années le plus haut édifice à l'Est de Toronto.

Le fonds de placement immobilier Cominar compte construire à la tête des ponts un gratte-ciel plus haut que tous ceux de Montréal, plus haut même que 1000 de la Gauchetière et ses 51 étages.

Cette tour sera l'un des quatre édifices qui sera construits sur le site de l'ancien Auberge des Gouverneurs.

Le complexe, qui pourrait coûter plus d'un demi-milliard de dollars à construire, accueillera du résidentiel, du commercial, des bureaux, de même qu'un hôtel.

Cet important chantier sera construit en plusieurs phases sur une période de 10 à 12 ans.

Ce projet, présentement à l'étude par la Ville et la Commission d'urbanisme, nécessiterait un changement de zonage. Le Plan particulier d'urbanisme présenté à l'automne 2011 prévoit une hauteur maximale de 110 mètres sur le site de l'ancien Auberge des Gouverneurs.

[WhipperSnapper]

A 52 storey tower can end up a lot lower than 1000 Gauchetiere.