Winnipeg Construction VIII

[bomberjet]

330 St Mary re-clad will look very similar to the existing. Vertical lines will be accented. Colour appears to be the close if not the same from the grainy render I've seen.

[Xtoval]

It would be a tragedy to demolish that lovely Spanish colonial style house on St. Mary's Road. What for? A derivative-looking accountants' office! If the zoning would allow this, then the zoning is wrong. I am frankly disappointed in the trueviking who usually nails it on the head. Not in this case.

[bomberjet]

That place is a dump. And Winnipeg is not a Spanish colony.

[esquire]

Busy arterials like St. Mary's are exactly where businesses and other commercial/institutional uses should go. Maybe in the 30s it was an OK street to live on in a single family home, but not now with high traffic volumes buzzing by.

[LilZebra]

Originally Posted by Xtoval

It would be a tragedy to demolish that lovely Spanish colonial style house on St. Mary's Road. What for? A derivative-looking accountants' office! If the zoning would allow this, then the zoning is wrong. I am frankly disappointed in the trueviking who usually nails it on the head. Not in this case.

Now that you've described which property we're talking about, I know which one is in question.

I've seen the huge Zoning signs in the front yard. And I remarked very recently to a friend that it's a nice looking house.

Where can I sign to prevent it from being changed/demolished?

I still stand by my original comment that that more modern looking building would be welcome anywhere in the city.

But now that I know where they want to put it at the moment, not at 330 St. Mary's Rd.

[esquire]

^ What you aren't recognizing here is that preventing the new development does not mean that the existing house gets fixed up. More than likely it will just keep getting worse, because no one with the means to pay for a pricy renovation wants to live right on St. Mary's Road.

[LilZebra]

^^^

Yes, but this is Winnipeg (we're not some small little village), and that house is not really that large, or is it?

Someone mentioned 2,800 sq. ft. Is that the current house?

Since moving to St. Vital in 2014, I pass it by almost daily, and I admire that second storey Spanish balcony.

I don't know why there wouldn't be anyone interested in living in there and want to maintain it.

[bomberjet]

It's basically a regular house with a different roof. Haven't been inside. But judging by the building exterior, it looks like a dump. The balcony looks to be falling off the building.

Existing house is ~1200 sq ft.

[drew]

I like that house, and would like to see it stay in the hopes it can be fixed up. Does anyone here have more knowledge on the condition of the house? Cosmetically it needs work for sure.

That being said I don't live around there, but the people that do have spoken - overwhelmingly. Obviously they would like to see the house stay too.

I have to agree with Lilzebra that replacing that particular house with a generic bungalow certainly seems like a waste. I really don't see any benefit here.

[esquire]

^ If that home were situated 500 feet south, I'm sure it would be beautifully restored. But by virtue of its location, no one is going to sink big dollars into it, and that's likely what it would take given its apparent condition... who wants to live there with all those cars roaring by?

[Winnipeg Grump]

The new exterior for 360 Main is going up on the Fort side. Looks nice.

[Winnipeg Grump]

Originally Posted by Winnipeg Grump

The new exterior for 360 Main is going up on the Fort side. Looks nice.

Ugh. url for Flickr not resolving. Rookie at this.

[Biff]

Picture by ^^^ this guy ^^^

How about this:

[bomberjet]

It's a single family dump old house lol When was it built, 50's 60's? Not like this is some historic downturn turn of century building.

[esquire]

Nice pic, grump. That's quite an improvement... although I'm wondering how the black and blue colors will mesh at a larger scale.

Is that big slab of brown corrugated metal going to be replaced with the new cladding as well? I don't get why that's even there.

[bomberjet]

Ah the brown... Hopefully the 4 storey tall bit gets dealt with at least.

[Winnipeg Grump]

Originally Posted by Biff

Picture by ^^^ this guy ^^^

How about this:

Thanks, Biff.
So, what's the trick? I used the IMG tags, a public Flckr post. FAQ was no help...

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by Xtoval

It would be a tragedy to demolish that lovely Spanish colonial style house on St. Mary's Road. What for? A derivative-looking accountants' office! If the zoning would allow this, then the zoning is wrong. I am frankly disappointed in the trueviking who usually nails it on the head. Not in this case.

a tragedy?

its a house....it can be demolished at any time. It is a disaster inside but that doesn't matter. You cant protect houses just because they have a different look....nobody is going to buy it and sink $100k into it to get a house on a freeway....its value is the location, not the house.

There is nothing anyone can do about stopping demolition, if that's what the owner wants....the option is allowing commercial or multi-family housing.

would you appreciate someone stopping you from demolishing and building a new house on your property?

[Xtoval]

It's tragic because it is demolition by neglect. I understand the property rights issue and I'm not saying it is economic to rehabilitate the house. But it is a unique piece of architecture that will be lost. I can understand why the neighbors want to protect it.

[emeraldeyes]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

It's a single family dump old house lol When was it built, 50's 60's? Not like this is some historic downturn turn of century building.

circa 1927 I believe from what I read on the Change.org petition notes

I've adored that house since childhood.