Winnipeg Construction IX - Page 206

BAKGUY · #**4101** Posted **Jul 14, 2017, 7:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Andy6

What exactly is a world trade centre? How does it generate revenue sufficient to build class A office space?

WTC = a building or series of that houses all the facilities associated with global commerce, international trade.Also, it must be registered to have that title.

Andy6 · #**4102** Posted **Jul 14, 2017, 7:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by BAKGUY

WTC = a building or series of that houses all the facilities associated with global commerce, international trade.Also, it must be registered to have that title.

Who pays for it? What facilities are required for global commerce? It all sounds a bit fishy to me. I am picturing a room with a huge world map on the wall. Maybe flanked by some foreign flags on sticks. And a series of clocks labelled "New York", "London", "Cairo", etc. But I'm a bit hazy about what would be happening in the room.

esquire · #**4103** Posted **Jul 14, 2017, 7:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by BAKGUY

WTC = a building or series of that houses all the facilities associated with global commerce, international trade.Also, it must be registered to have that title.

More like a Chamber of Commerce or Rotary Club for businesses and trade groups that have some sort of international dimension. The name has some cachet so they license it for use by property developers... the eight-storey office building in Saskatoon becomes a little more marketable with a name like World Trade Centre as opposed to something like Conexus Credit Union Place.

Winnipeg already has a WTC situated in the old St. Boniface City Hall, which is not altogether surprising given that their CEO has a background in Francophone specific trade initiatives... I doubt the site search went west of Tache.

esquire · #**4104** Posted **Jul 14, 2017, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Andy6

Who pays for it? What facilities are required for global commerce? It all sounds a bit fishy to me. I am picturing a room with a huge world map on the wall. Maybe flanked by some foreign flags on sticks. And a series of clocks labelled "New York", "London", "Cairo", etc. But I'm a bit hazy about what would be happening in the room.

Yeah, it kind of conjures up images of Wall Street and Big Business, but from what I can tell it's not a whole lot more than some kind of networking group with an awesome name.

LilZebra · #**4105** Posted **Jul 14, 2017, 10:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Unknown Poster

There is a lot of money being spent on the BellMTS branding if the intent was to drop MTS in a year. Although, MTS actually did a full rebranding last year when they were working to sell, so who knows.

Yeah, it's "We're with you (for a little while longer until Bell forces us to drop the MTS moniker)".

lilwayne · #**4106** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 12:14 AM**

Okay guys brace yourselves

palomino sold bought by condo developer

pal closes dec 2017

will retain front facade of the building and hotel condo willl be developed on site

dont know scale or height but will be huge

balletomane · #**4107** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 12:19 AM**

Is that 416 main?
A resurrection of One Portage and Main, Harvard, Richardson???

lilwayne · #**4108** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 12:24 AM**

No details

All i know is pal sold and building and lot next to it will be redeveloped by condo developer

balletomane · #**4109** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 12:28 AM**

^I'm sure Biff would know some details if there are plans for that site in the not-too-distant future.

lilwayne · #**4110** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 12:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by balletomane

^I'm sure Biff would know some details if there are plans for that site in the not-too-distant future.

Ya probably

But the fact is pal is sold, building bought by new owner front facade will be incorporated and hotel condo developed

I was with owner of 441 main thats all he know

Pal may take over disttict stop

trueviking · #**4111** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 1:00 AM**

^ if it's true, it's not likely the Harvard site to the south. Would be where that patio is. They would likely face an uphill battle getting a permit to demolish the building.

lilwayne · #**4112** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 1:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

^ if it's true, it's not likely the Harvard site to the south. Would be where that patio is. They would likely face an uphill battle getting a permit to demolish the building.

They not demolishing it they maimtsining the facsde kind of like alt hotel

They developinh on the entire site where the parking lot building is

esquire · #**4113** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 2:02 AM**

Thanks for the tidbit lilwayne. It would be awesome if true... the open spaces on the NW and SW corners at Main and McDermot really detract from an otherwise great streetscape from McDermot to Bannatyne.

The location certainly seems marketable when it comes to condos... it's basically at Portage and Main, but just a stone's throw from all the good stuff in the Exchange District.

lilwayne · #**4114** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 2:18 AM**

Look it up pal closing building if not already public should be soon

trueviking · #**4115** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 2:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by lilwayne

They not demolishing it they maimtsining the facsde kind of like alt hotel

They developinh on the entire site where the parking lot building is

That's demolishing. It's a fully protected heritage building. Grade two. It can't be demolished. Mitchell Copp wasn't.

Hopefully it's true. I've heard Harvard wasn't interested in selling that lot. Would be great though. It's the worst parking lot in the city by a mile.

lilwayne · #**4116** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 2:58 AM**

I don't know just what i was told

I. Don't know what he meamt but they want to develop that land

trueviking · #**4117** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 2:59 AM**

Honestly. I'd be happy with a six storey building there. Just get rid of that brutal gravel parking lot. It makes me crazy. Fingers crossed.

lilwayne · #**4118** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 8:41 AM**

look it up truviking

palomino club will be closing december this year

and ya we getting a new high rise boyz..

i dont know if they demolishing the bldg are just using it part of the hotel condo development. but its official though there will be no more bar at whisky dix palomio location after this december..

Tacheguy · #**4119** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 11:37 AM**

That is terrific news. If there is such a thing as a tipping point, I think downtown Winnipeg has reached it. Not to open a can of worms but I think as well that opening Portage and Main makes this type of investment much more feasible.

balletomane · #**4120** Posted **Jul 16, 2017, 1:26 PM**

If we are getting a new high rise at that site at some point in the future, I hope it "blends in" with the other buildings at Portage and Main. As much as I'd like the city's tallest to be at Portage and Main, the cluster of high rise buildings there are aesthetically pleasing from all directions, so something too tall might take away from that.