Winnipeg Construction VIII - Page 437

bomberjet · #**8721** Posted **Feb 26, 2016, 7:39 PM**

^Pretty sure the City has located the one person who controls the land, or whatever the deal is.

esquire · #**8722** Posted **Feb 26, 2016, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

^Pretty sure the City has located the one person who controls the land, or whatever the deal is.

Plot twist: It's Sam Katz

(and before someone asks, no, not really

)

bomberjet · #**8723** Posted **Feb 26, 2016, 7:50 PM**

Hahah. IIRC it was a female, not that it matters. Tried a quick Google search, but couldn't find much.

biguc · #**8724** Posted **Feb 26, 2016, 9:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by TimeFadesAway

The family doesn't actually still own the land, but has some power over its use due to the caveat. When this issue first came up a few years ago, someone from the media contacted the family, who, IIRC, said that the caveat would still be in force, but that they were fairly lenient on what would constitute 'public' use.

Keep in mind that the caveat only applies to the portion of the site south of where Market used to run (roughly the southern 1/3 of the site). Anything goes with the rest.

On that note, continuing the Market ave. walkway from city hall to Princess st. should probably happen.

Authentic_City · #**8725** Posted **Feb 27, 2016, 5:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urban recluse

Has anyone been by the Thom Bargen location on Kennedy/Graham; does the exterior look good?

Urban recluse · #**8726** Posted **Feb 27, 2016, 6:41 PM**

Thank you. It is, well, better than before.

buzzg · #**8727** Posted **Feb 27, 2016, 8:41 PM**

Is the brick and blue part to the left of it a separate building? It looks even worse now haha. The Halter Building is also screaming for some help on that wall, art maybe. There's some cool art along Graham now, I actually think it would make a good candidate to become an art walk, something we don't have right now.

esquire · #**8728** Posted **Feb 27, 2016, 8:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by buzzg

Is the brick and blue part to the left of it a separate building? It looks even worse now haha. The Halter Building is also screaming for some help on that wall, art maybe. There's some cool art along Graham now, I actually think it would make a good candidate to become an art walk, something we don't have right now.

Halter Building is owned by Women's Health Clinic... they've kind of run it into the ground, though. Looks shoddy from the outside, and the original retail units at the base are all out of use now that Guppy Design left.

It irks me to no end that they won't lease out the CRUs... it would liven up the sidewalk and probably put some money into the Clinic's coffers for whatever projects they care to pursue.

Urban recluse · #**8729** Posted **Feb 27, 2016, 10:13 PM**

All we can hope at this point is that more of these storefronts will become occupied, and buildings renovated as TNS begins taking shape.

jmt18325 · #**8730** Posted **Feb 27, 2016, 10:22 PM**

You'd think we'd be reaching a critical mass. The population of downtown has increased dramatically in the last few years.

Urban recluse · #**8731** Posted **Feb 27, 2016, 10:30 PM**

Not in this area.

Needless to say, we need more visionaries in Winnipeg. Decades of stagnation has made so many people bitter it seems; there are still so many building owners who could care less about what their buildings look like.

In terms of Thom Bargen: nothing about that building resembles a coffee shop. It looks more like an H&R Block. A rooftop patio would be great.

Andy6 · #**8732** Posted **Feb 28, 2016, 12:27 AM**

Looks okay to me.

Any chance they'll ever get rid of those horrendous traffic light poles on Graham?

Urban recluse · #**8733** Posted **Feb 28, 2016, 1:49 AM**

what does the cladding consist of?

Urban recluse · #**8734** Posted **Feb 28, 2016, 4:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by buzzg

Is the brick and blue part to the left of it a separate building? It looks even worse now haha. The Halter Building is also screaming for some help on that wall, art maybe. There's some cool art along Graham now, I actually think it would make a good candidate to become an art walk, something we don't have right now.

I find art murals tacky; a fresh coat of paint would do wonders.

Urban recluse · #**8735** Posted **Feb 28, 2016, 3:22 PM**

I have fallen in love with a plan to extend Graham through the Bay Building, creating two buildings. Storefronts would be created along this new section, while above, residential conversion would see balconies added. This would be amazing.

Cyro · #**8736** Posted **Feb 28, 2016, 3:26 PM**

Who said H&R block? Correct answer, If it didn't have Thom Bargen on it who would have really known..

Urban recluse · #**8737** Posted **Feb 28, 2016, 3:40 PM**

That would be me hahaha. The building, at this point, would look better with awnings. Imo, the black sections would look better in red, or some application using wood, or a mixture of wood, some brick, etc; mix it up, create character.

http://www.online-instagram.com/media/1010311361386871462_786225093
http://www.storefrontlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-58.jpg

Tacheguy · #**8738** Posted **Feb 28, 2016, 8:12 PM**

825 Tache. Looks like a go! Sunstone has sign up today saying..coming soon.
What a sweet location and view from there. Too bad about the high line though..

JamieDavid Exchange · #**8739** Posted **Feb 28, 2016, 8:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Urban recluse

I have fallen in love with a plan to extend Graham through the Bay Building, creating two buildings. Storefronts would be created along this new section, while above, residential conversion would see balconies added. This would be amazing.

What plan??!

Cyro · #**8740** Posted **Feb 28, 2016, 8:37 PM**

^^ Added some info to the St B thread TacheGuy..

Thanks for the add..good news..
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=220463