Construction sites in your city/town

[Chadillaccc]

An extremely welcome surprise happened in Calgary today, a crane base was erected on top of the new East Village Shopping Centre in the new downtown East Village. We've heard from reliable sources that the shorter of the two towers, a 27-storey apartment tower, is going ahead immediately. We thought we wouldn't see these towers go ahead for years, but looks like the gap between downtown and EV is about to start filling in.


Arris East - 27 storeys - 90 meters



By SurrealPlaces on SRC



A few other exciting projects as well...

The Dominion - 15 storeys - 50 meters



By SurrealPlaces on SRC



Annex - 9 storeys - 27 meters



By SurrealPlaces on SRC



Mackimmie Tower - 15 storeys - 60 meters



By me



ONE - 41 storeys - 122 meters


By me



Curtis Block - 36 storeys x2 - 118 meters x2



By Cyric on SRC



West Village One - 41 storeys - 150 meters







11 + 11 - 44 storeys - 138 meters



By 1875 on SRC



500 Block - 35 storeys - 110 meters



By GoVertical on SRC

[SteelTown]

They are demolishing the old downtown TD bank branch. It will be the new HQ for Effort Trust.

Originally Posted by HamiltonForward

Yesterday:

LikeHamilton
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=216614&page=7

[Wpg_Guy]

Canada's Diversity Gardens
Location: Assiniboine Park Winnipeg, MB
Developers: Assiniboine Park Conservancy
Architect(s) : KPMB (Design Architect) in association with Architecture 49
Completion: 2020
Size: 84,400 s.f.
Project Type: Cultural
Cost: 97.5M
Fact: Main structure 'The Leaf' will be made of an extremely lightweight see-through plastic Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE)
Status: U/C
Project Thread: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=223585&highlight=winnipeg


https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Mb548gqtO/

[Chadillaccc]

Heck yes. Crane going up at our surprise tower start, Arris East - 90 meters



By SurrealPlaces

[itom 987]

Aguatana Tower, Encore Tower, and the Hat in that order under construction.
Pillowy Clouds Edmonton by Judith A. Gale, on Flickr

[Tone]

Le QG Sainte-Foy

[Rico Rommheim]

I was driving out of Quebec city last month so I drove through Ste-Foy. I was impressed with the amount of new developments. It`s Griffintown-ing for real.

And it`s about to get a 250m and 180m building, ffs.

[MonctonRad]

New Hyatt Place Hotel currently under construction in Moncton. This is a photo of the rear of the building, but is a good perspective for placing the hotel in it's urban context.


Photo by Budyser, who contributes to the Moncton threads.

[Tone]

Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

I was driving out of Quebec city last month so I drove through Ste-Foy. I was impressed with the amount of new developments. It`s Griffintown-ing for real.

And it`s about to get a 250m and 180m building, ffs.

Pretty impressive indeed. What I also like is the redevelopment of De l'Église street (including Le QG Sainte-Foy). It's adding a nice third dimension to the linear build on Laurier.

So I guess you still haven't made it to Rimouski this summer?

[TorontoDrew]

The WELL 174m

Source: https://cdn.skyrisecities.com

[Stanz]

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[WhipperSnapper]

Biggest construction site I've ever seen in Toronto.

[Wpg_Guy]

Canada's Diversity Gardens
Location: Assiniboine Park Winnipeg, MB
Developers: Assiniboine Park Conservancy
Architect(s) : KPMB (Design Architect) in association with Architecture 49
Completion: 2020
Size: 84,400 s.f.
Project Type: Cultural
Cost: 97.5M
Fact: Main structure 'The Leaf' will be made of an extremely lightweight see-through plastic Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE)
Status: U/C
Project Thread: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=223585&highlight=winnipeg
• Video Link








https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/...sity-gardens-open-in-2021-557221962.html
Flora facts:

-300 species in the outdoor gardens
-29,000 outdoor plants
-600 outdoor trees
-350 species of tropical and Mediterranean plants indoors
-16,500 plants inside
-There will be 200 butterfly chrysalis received bi-weekly from Central America

The Leaf greenhouse facts:

-6,000 square metre building footprint enclosed by glass walls and a translucent plastic roof
-A high tower that will transport visitors up to a canopy walkway
-A six-storey waterfall
-The translucent exterior, geo-thermal energy system and earth tubes will heat the building so it maintains a temperature for tropical plants
-The building is expected to have a 30- to 50-year life expectancy while requiring minimal maintenance[/quote]
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/...sity-gardens-open-in-2021-557221962.html



https://twitter.com/macintoshmaggie/status/1163859757591142400?s=20







https://winnipegsun.com/news/local-news/...al&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1566339010

[TorontoDrew]

I'm still not sold on the design. It still has a very temporary feel. The materials don't look like they will stand the test of time. It looks like and temporary cirque du soleil build.

[Metro-One]

A good update of Kelowna.

Currently 6 towers U/C.

This time next year Kelowna is going to look a lot different.

Originally Posted by mountainman

One Water Street and Ellis Parc


Ella


Development at Clement and Richter


The concrete slab has been poured at Brooklyn

[TorontoDrew]

Good update. One question.....Why the hell is there a fountain with Dolphins in Kelowna? It looks so out of place and cheap. It's like something you might find in an old dated wedding hall.

[WhipperSnapper]

The park has a PoMo vibe.

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Good update. One question.....Why the hell is there a fountain with Dolphins in Kelowna? It looks so out of place and cheap. It's like something you might find in an old dated wedding hall.

That fountain has been there for as long as I can remember.

I am not sure if they were built with public money or privately as part of the 3 tower hotel / resort / residential development that they sit at the base of (one of the towers is called "The Dolphins" so I am guessing the later).

Oddly enough they are somewhat popular for pictures among tourists. It reminds me as a very very very miniature version of how every Japanese tourist that goes to Singapore has to get a picture of the stupid lion fountain. I say that because I have seen them featured on every single Japanese tourist show that visits Singapore. (Like the steam clock in Vancouver.)

[TorontoDrew]

Massey Tower, I'm surprised they don't have to podium done yet. It's unlikely they will be able to have it as functioning retail until after the holidays at this rate.

Construction underway by Mike, on Flickr

Looking down Yonge Street by Mike, on Flickr

[Chadillaccc]

Calgary just hit 30 tower cranes today, our first time at or above 30 cranes since 2015. A nice little milestone on the road to recovery. For reference, our criteria for what constitutes a tower crane is one that has a manned control cabin at the gantry (up top).