Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 612

suburbanite · #**12221** Posted **Jan 29, 2020, 2:22 PM**

That's the newest development in Saskatoon. The historical CBD is still centered a few hundred metres away from the river.

Waterfront property being desirable commercial space is still a relatively new phenomenon.

SaskScraper · #**12222** Posted **Jan 29, 2020, 3:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by SaskScraper

Saskatoon Winter image of South Downtown & Riverlanding on South Saskatchewan River bank,
stay "tooned" for Nutrien Tower to rise above them all in 2020.

https://www.facebook.com/UrbanCapital/photos/a.263305620369908/2904242342942876/?type=3&theater

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Originally Posted by Hali87

Interesting that Saskatoon's commercial core extends right to the riverfront... you don't really get that in most Canadian cities. Usually the focal point seems to be a bit further inland.

As suburbanite has mentioned, Saskatoon's main CBD core isn't in the photo, out of the 5 main buildings visible in the photo, only one is an office building, two are condo towers, one is a hotel and one an art gallery.
The developers of Riverlanding originally had planned another condo tower in the office tower spot but change it to offices in final draft.
Halifax, and Vancouver to a certain extend, are two Canadian cities that truly do have CBDs that edge right up to the water front.

Hali87 · #**12223** Posted **Jan 29, 2020, 3:37 PM**

Good points, I guess it's more the look and scale of the buildings rather than the uses that I had in mind. The counterpoints I was thinking of are Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, K-W, Moncton... compared to all of these, the meaty part of Saskatoon's downtown seems to get closer to the riverfront, although maybe this is a new phenomenon.

SaskScraper · #**12224** Posted **Jan 29, 2020, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hali87

Good points, I guess it's more the look and scale of the buildings rather than the uses that I had in mind. The counterpoints I was thinking of are Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, K-W, Moncton... compared to all of these, the meaty part of Saskatoon's downtown seems to get closer to the riverfront, although maybe this is a new phenomenon.

I would agree, the heavier set of buildings in Saskatoon line up along the river, most being residential towers, (with the main CBD left of the Bessborough Hotel in the pic). Not a new phenomenon though, all of the buildings you see in image below, except for one, are over 40 years old.

https://www.canadianbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/26.-Saskatoon_Saskatchewan-1.jpg

itom 987 · #**12225** Posted **Jan 30, 2020, 4:30 AM**

Edmonton

Edmonton High Level Bridge View by Judith A. Gale, on Flickr

MonkeyRonin · #**12226** Posted **Jan 30, 2020, 2:46 PM**

Here's a not often-seen angle - looking south over Yorkville:

https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/jasonzeds-mydrone-activity-of-toronto-and-area.20755/page-123

And some new stuff from Norm Li:

https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/toronto-skyline.8967/page-148

TorontoDrew · #**12227** Posted **Jan 30, 2020, 3:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Here's a not often-seen angle - looking south over Yorkville:

https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/jasonzeds-mydrone-activity-of-toronto-and-area.20755/page-123

The Yorkville skyline is my favorite Toronto cluster.

suburbanite · #**12228** Posted **Jan 30, 2020, 3:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by SaskScraper

Not a new phenomenon though, all of the buildings you see in image below, except for one, are over 40 years old.

"Relatively new" in the context of urban planning and preferences referring to post 1960.

TorontoDrew · #**12229** Posted **Jan 30, 2020, 3:50 PM**

This is a really nice development.

Echoes · #**12230** Posted **Jan 30, 2020, 4:34 PM**

It will be even nicer when Nutrien Tower is complete in behind those two buildings (you can see it poking into view behind the Alt Hotel portion of the hotel/condo). As the tallest of the building cluster (and SK's new tallest) I think it will balance out the complex nicely.