[Saint John] Uptown Thread - Page 24

cdnguys · #**461** Posted **Mar 20, 2021, 11:21 PM**

Apparently city is already aware of the situation

NewIreland · #**462** Posted **Mar 20, 2021, 11:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by cdnguys

Apparently city is already aware of the situation

They need to act... immediately! Where are the NIMBY's when we need them!?

cdnguys · #**463** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 12:02 AM**

I’m fearful it’s too late. A guy I know who was on a city committee seems to think they are allowed to swap materials and unfortunately metal shed roofing material is an approved material.

Mike screwed himself over if he ever wants to build something else. City will slap restrictions on him so he can’t bait and switch. I know if I secured a unit I would be pissed.
Feel free to message the website demanding they remove the renderings as they aren’t even close - by a long shot

NewIreland · #**464** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 1:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by cdnguys

I’m fearful it’s too late. A guy I know who was on a city committee seems to think they are allowed to swap materials and unfortunately metal shed roofing material is an approved material.

Mike screwed himself over if he ever wants to build something else. City will slap restrictions on him so he can’t bait and switch. Hopefully this affects his demand for units in that building. I know if I secured a unit I would be pissed.
Feel free to message the website demanding they remove the renderings as they aren’t even close - by a long shot

Mike clearly cares nothing about this city. If this were hidden uptown somewhere I wouldn't mind as much, but it will feature rather prominently on the skyline when entering the harbour. This will be a huge eyesore.

cdnguys · #**465** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 1:19 AM**

Please email council and city staff folks. Emails listed on website.
Also click contact us on their website to ask them to remove renderings
https://www.oceansidelofts.ca/

cdnguys · #**466** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 5:13 AM**

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Does a 6-8 story building fall into RH classification? Just wondering.

Yes looks like 3+ stories according to document on city website

adamuptownsj · #**467** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 12:56 PM**

Hell, regular vinyl siding would look better than this. This vertical siding needs to be banned south of the throughway.

NewIreland · #**468** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 7:26 PM**

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Hell, regular vinyl siding would look better than this. This vertical siding needs to be banned south of the throughway.

Can't believe people will be paying 2k per month to live in it. What a joke! People are going to be extremely upset when they see the final product.

JHikka · #**469** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 10:13 PM**

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Can't believe people will be paying 2k per month to live in it. What a joke! People are going to be extremely upset when they see the final product.

If development in Ottawa has taught us anything it's that buildings can be exceptionally ugly but people will still live in them. After all, they don't see the exterior most of the time.

Helladog · #**470** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 10:17 PM**

At least they got the colour dead on.

NewIreland · #**471** Posted **Mar 21, 2021, 10:49 PM**

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At least they got the colour dead on.

Hahaha! Nailed it. I wonder if the precast panels in the original renderings were too expensive or something? I thought they were relatively cheap.

NB_ExistsToo · #**472** Posted **Mar 22, 2021, 12:54 PM**

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Hahaha! Nailed it. I wonder if the precast panels in the original renderings were too expensive or something? I thought they were relatively cheap.

I can guarantee precast panels would have been the more expensive option, even though that may not have been the reason for this, it could have just been scheduling, as I know Strescon is booked solid and lead times are pretty far out with precast work. I would suspect this metal siding was the cheapest selection he had available.

It's too bad, as others have mentioned, it's not going to be pleasant to look at.

KnoxfordGuy · #**473** Posted **Mar 22, 2021, 9:06 PM**

Any pictures of The Wellington groundbreaking?

cdnguys · #**474** Posted **Mar 22, 2021, 9:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by NB_ExistsToo

I can guarantee precast panels would have been the more expensive option, even though that may not have been the reason for this, it could have just been scheduling, as I know Strescon is booked solid and lead times are pretty far out with precast work. I would suspect this metal siding was the cheapest selection he had available.

It's too bad, as others have mentioned, it's not going to be pleasant to look at.

The original material was also a metal product - difference is its decorative as opposed to industrial.

cdnguys · #**475** Posted **Mar 23, 2021, 1:21 AM**

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Any pictures of The Wellington groundbreaking?

No pic but there was indeed excavation today

cdnguys · #**476** Posted **Mar 23, 2021, 7:35 PM**

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DyAm00394 · #**477** Posted **Mar 23, 2021, 8:26 PM**

Construction Begins On ‘The Wellington’ In Saint John

https://huddle.today/construction-begins-on-the-wellington-in-saint-john/

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Construction has officially begun on the mixed-income apartment complex that will replace the demolished “Jelly Bean” buildings at the corner of Wellington Row and Union Street in uptown Saint John.

Excavation work officially began on Monday for The Wellington, a six-storey building with 48 units, which will be around 50/50 subsidized and market-rate units. The ground floor will also have two commercial spaces, one ideal for a food-service business and an office.

“The main floor is hopefully going to have a restaurant, but we haven’t confirmed that yet, but it’s ideally suited for a restaurant and office space as well,” said Narinder Singh, general manager of Saint John Non Profit Housing.

“We haven’t actually started looking, but we hired a consultant and we’ve just started the process [of looking] now".

The complex, designed by Saint John-based firm Acre Architects, will set a new environmental and design standard for buildings being constructed in Saint John’s uptown core. It will comply with the Passive House Standards, which has rigorous environmental standards for energy efficiency.

“It will be one of the most energy-efficient developments of this size in eastern Canada when it’s constructed,” said Singh. “Not only in terms of energy consumption but also greenhouse gas emissions, so it’s very innovative in that respect.”

All the units will also meet all the units will meet universal design standards, so as tenants grow older, they can stay in their homes longer.

“It’s designed so people of all ages can live in the building, meaning if you’re somebody, for example, in your 30s or 40s you could possibly live in that building right until you’re in your 80s or 90s,” said Singh. “The unit is designed to change around you as your needs change as well. It’s a very progressive building from that respect as well.”

Construction is expected to take about 18 months to complete. With Covid-19 causing a big delay in the construction schedule, Singh says it feels good to see shovels in the ground.

“It’s been a long time coming but it’s a very complex project as well and then it got more complex with the Covid-19 pandemic and the escalation of prices and everything that’s related to the pandemic,” he said. “That threw a monkey wrench in our plans, but we’re glad we were able to work through it and we were able to start construction.”