Regina Construction III - Page 175

StealthGirl · #**3481** Posted **Aug 4, 2015, 5:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by dsmmace

Isn't this the location for the Gabriel Housing Project?

I though Namerind was on 11th?

It is Gabriel Housing.

http://www.cmhc.ca/en/corp/nero/nere/2015/2015-07-29-1200.cfm

Stormer · #**3482** Posted **Aug 4, 2015, 7:13 PM**

Skyline from RGH

StealthGirl · #**3483** Posted **Aug 4, 2015, 9:21 PM**

Cool photo, Stormer!

Construction on the province's new liquor warehouse at the GTH is complete. That leaves the old warehouse on Park obsolete; opportunity for more development there maybe.

http://regina.ctvnews.ca/construction-co...e-at-global-transportation-hub-1.2501797

youngregina · #**3484** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 12:17 AM**

I'm really into the fact he thinks the Park Street location is somewhere in downtown Regina.

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**3485** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 2:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by dsmmace

Isn't this the location for the Gabriel Housing Project?

I though Namerind was on 11th?

Sorry, I got a few of them confused. I think Silver Sage is going to be building on the bus turn around on Dewdney at some point as well.

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Originally Posted by Nathan

I don't know if timelines were ever really mentioned... But there is a sign at the site mentioning an application for a"temporary parking lot".

There should be a permanent moratorium on all such applications.

Apparently that is Namerind's plan. They were planning to tear down the buildings they bought to put up a parking lot, then use the parking lot the city was planning to sell to them for parking. However supposedly the condition of the parking lot sale is that it won't be used as a parking lot, aka they must build. So we'll see how they get around that, but it is likely Namerind will get away with it.

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**3486** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 2:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

^It signifies a break from private development. Which means the government is currently backing a significant portion of the economic activity in the city.

This is what I mean. When the mayor touts the construction activity every month it is very misleading because the city is not always accurate on what projects they consider private vs. public.

There are still big projects happening: large multi-family projects, Westerra has begun servicing work, Coopertown moving forward because they got the school. But these projects are really just the end of the projects developed at the height of the economic boom. Unless commodity prices rise dramatically we will not see the developments we have witnessed since ~2009.

People forget that we barely saw any downtown office developments for nearly twenty years and that subdivision growth was very slow for a very long time. The economy matters and we're heading in a bad direction.

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**3487** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 2:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by StealthGirl

Cool photo, Stormer!

Construction on the province's new liquor warehouse at the GTH is complete. That leaves the old warehouse on Park obsolete; opportunity for more development there maybe.

http://regina.ctvnews.ca/construction-co...e-at-global-transportation-hub-1.2501797

Having driven by it today I wouldn't agree that construction is "done".

Additionally, I have heard rumors that the new facility is not actually large enough for their needs and they may end up continuing to use the existing building. The floor plate of the new facility is only about 6% larger and while the height is greater allowing for higher racking it's not as significant as they are letting on. Additionally the Park St location is fairly well located and not that far from the Ring Road.

BrutallyDishonest2 · #**3488** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 2:27 AM**

New application for group of apartments at 5501 and 5601 Parliament Avenue. It's a big one, 432 units.

Udon'tknow · #**3489** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 3:26 AM**

Another shot of Famosa. Officially opening Aug 17.

credit: Famosa facebook page

Stormer · #**3490** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 4:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by BrutallyDishonest2

New application for group of apartments at 5501 and 5601 Parliament Avenue. It's a big one, 432 units.

Wow that is ginormous. Who is the developer?

Unfortunately it looks like another parking nightmare for HL. 1.5 stalls per unit when nearly every unit has 2 cars these days.

Festivus · #**3491** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stormer

Wow that is ginormous. Who is the developer?

Unfortunately it looks like another parking nightmare for HL. 1.5 stalls per unit when nearly every unit has 2 cars these days.

The developers and city regulators who insist on 1.5 stalls per unit should be dumped in Wascana with weights around their ankles. I live in an apartment in HL and I would say it could even be 2.5 cars per unit. There are many units with 4 or 5 people living in them (mostly immigrant families in those cases), and almost all others with at least 2 people. Only 1.5 stalls per unit combined with the city banning on-street parking has lead to a situation where sometimes people need to park 3 blocks away. And also in the winter the city doesn't clear the sides of the roads around there so that also eliminates dozens of spots.

Altern has also eliminated almost all visitor parking (selling it to tenants) so your friends can't visit, and has also sold all of the handicap spots to tenants. Oh and the spots are all very thin (with the exception of the former handicap spots), so thin in fact that if a normal truck parks in a spot, the cards beside it can't open their doors.

It's despicable.

jigglysquishy · #**3492** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 3:11 PM**

The City is basing their requirements on having proper transit/walkable neighbourhoods.

1.5 cars per unit is way too high for any urban community. These developments have the density, but lack the amentities, walkability, or connections to make them truly healthy.

This City bows at the altar of the car far too much.

Festivus · #**3493** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 3:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

The City is basing their requirements on having proper transit/walkable neighbourhoods.

1.5 cars per unit is way too high for any urban community. These developments have the density, but lack the amentities, walkability, or connections to make them truly healthy.

This City bows at the altar of the car far too much.

I disagree with you that 1.5 is too high. In a perfect world where there was a walkable grocery store nearby, a cornerstore, and decent public transit then you would be correct. But Regina is built around the car and until these other things come first, you need to provide space for them. The city had a chance to make harbour landing great (and some of the initial designs included mixed commercial spaces with residential, which the developers balked at), but they completely failed and there's no way to fix that now.

The closest store for north harbour landing is the walmart and that's a 25-minute walk each way, way too far to get and carry groceries. And the bus service is horrible in Regina.

jigglysquishy · #**3494** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 3:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Festivus

I disagree with you that 1.5 is too high. In a perfect world where there was a walkable grocery store nearby, a cornerstore, and decent public transit then you would be correct. But Regina is built around the car and until these other things come first, you need to provide space for them.

The closest store for north harbour landing is the walmart and that's a 25-minute walk each way, way too far to get and carry groceries. And the bus service is horrible in Regina.

Putting these parking spots in just further encourages a car culture.

But I do agree the other stuff needs to come first. Regina has absolutely atrocious transit. Even comparing it to Saskatoon, Regina seems 25 years behind.

Hopefully the UPASS at the U of R will do for Regina what it did for Saskatoon.

A city where 2.5 cars per unit is needed is not a healthy or livable city.

StealthGirl · #**3495** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 5:14 PM**

City Planning commission is going to be discussing expanding the city plan to include a parcel of land at Tower Road for retail development. I'm not sure they can afford to do this, but even if the planning commission shot it down, I don't see our council considering the cost of a pumping station and all the infrastructure. I get that they aren't looking at development right away, but I'm still not convinced this is a good idea.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchew...y-be-coming-in-new-regina-area-1.3179776

Stormer · #**3496** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 6:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by StealthGirl

City Planning commission is going to be discussing expanding the city plan to include a parcel of land at Tower Road for retail development. I'm not sure they can afford to do this, but even if the planning commission shot it down, I don't see our council considering the cost of a pumping station and all the infrastructure. I get that they aren't looking at development right away, but I'm still not convinced this is a good idea.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchew...y-be-coming-in-new-regina-area-1.3179776

Believe me, the City will ensure the developer pays for the additional infrastructure, at least for its share of it anyway.

SkydivePilot · #**3497** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 6:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

Putting these parking spots in just further encourages a car culture.

But I do agree the other stuff needs to come first. Regina has absolutely atrocious transit. Even comparing it to Saskatoon, Regina seems 25 years behind.

Hopefully the UPASS at the U of R will do for Regina what it did for Saskatoon.

A city where 2.5 cars per unit is needed is not a healthy or livable city.

The "Automobile Culture" began in North America during the '30s, it's not strictly analogous to Regina.

Stormer · #**3498** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 7:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by SkydivePilot

The "Automobile Culture" began in North America during the '30s, it's not strictly analogous to Regina.

Yes and this is not something that can be fixed overnight and certainly not by forcing people into a miserable existence in an effort to change their behavior.

It is a fact of life that most people need a car to get around Regina. A lot of people in these apartment buildings are young workers who need to get to work in places that are unlikely to be easily accessible by public transit.

Treesplease · #**3499** Posted **Aug 5, 2015, 8:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stormer

Yes and this is not something that can be fixed overnight and certainly not by forcing people into a miserable existence in an effort to change their behavior.

Seems to work in North Korea.

mattpa · #**3500** Posted **Aug 6, 2015, 12:43 AM**

What are you talking about people still move to winnipeg