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[BAKGUY]

Originally Posted by Spocket

Really? Wow. That's a shock considering anybody would even be contemplating such a thing in this market. I know it's only "temporary" but without any good idea of what business will be like once the pandemic is reined in, I'd think it would be a pretty dicey gamble.

I agree. However, there are a few hotel projects still on the horizon.
Sandman SIgnature building a new 6 floor 222 room hotel near the airport...Wyndham Garden Hotel on Madison.. a 4 floor 132 unit hotel, Sutton Place will eventually rise and be an over 20 some floor hotel, 275+ rooms & separate 17 floor residence....Plus the MMF is building a 4 storey boutique hotel with 40 luxury units on Garry St. So, while you & I would not take the risk, others are.
Hyatt Place would have gone thru on 138 Portage East had it not been for the shyster lawyer trying to rip investors off. So hard to fathom but by the time these all get built, we should be closer to normal times.

[H2man]

Originally Posted by trueviking

That’s not what subsided means.
Province is definitely the number one recipient of my scorn when it comes to parking lots.

Why's that? What's the history there?

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Boreal

The Polo Park area has a real opportunity on all sides of the mall to look cleaned up in the not too distant future. All parties involved appear to be a doing a fine job making the space rather nice and functional, if perhaps not an urban utopia. This could all end up as a sizable win for the city if the residential components all pan out.

It could hit the next level if the Winnipeg Airports Authority wasn't doing its best to hold the area back.

[Jeff]

That little holdover sliver of residential on Kensington and Madison that houses some who voiced opposition to the hotel u/c seems to have its days numbered if the pace of the Polo district amps up. I think I recently noticed a sign advertising a redevelopment/intensification of the storage locker property advertising use of their driveway directly accessing route 90 as well. Wish the city would force access off St. Matthews and Kensington..

[WildCake]

I don't know if this has been posted yet but Landmark Planning is looking at an ~8 floor residential building on Pembina near Bairdmore, just south of the Boston Pizza. That will mean that WRHA building and the oil change place will be removed.

One of the designs presented will have the building right at the sidewalk with parking at back, whereas the other will be in the middle of the lot, with parking on either side

http://www.landmarkplanning.ca/perch/res...holder-meeting-presentation-r1-final.pdf

[esquire]

^ Interesting. That stretch of Pembina from Chevrier south is really on a roll development-wise.

That said, the proposed project is very Pembina-ish. Both concepts are basically designed to stand alone with a large swath of parking around it. Even though that's the case, I'd pick design option #2 on the basis that it at least takes a stab at forming a bit of a street wall along Pembina.

Cool to see that the planner involved was an OG SSP forum member

[Biff]

Surprising though, even though that WRHA Access building is very generic it really isn't that old. It would have been built in the last 15 years I believe.

[bomberjet]

I assume they were on leased land.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by Biff

Surprising though, even though that WRHA Access building is very generic it really isn't that old. It would have been built in the last 15 years I believe.

It doesn't seem that the WRHA uses it anymore, at least more than on a temporary basis... I was in there for a covid test and while I can't remember the details, the old signage on the wall said that it was an outpatient clinic of Victoria Hospital or something to that effect. It's possible that after the hospital reorg they may have moved the services to Victoria or to the Access on Plaza Dr., so they may no longer need it. It probably is leased.

[dmacc]

Originally Posted by esquire

It doesn't seem that the WRHA uses it anymore, at least more than on a temporary basis... I was in there for a covid test and while I can't remember the details, the old signage on the wall said that it was an outpatient clinic of Victoria Hospital or something to that effect. It's possible that after the hospital reorg they may have moved the services to Victoria or to the Access on Plaza Dr., so they may no longer need it. It probably is leased.

It used to be the Community Health and Social Services Office for Fort Gary which has since moved to the new Access Centre on Plaza Drive. That space was as far as I know, no longer being used until Covid testing was required.

[GreyGarden]

Just saw a listing for apartments in the Medical Arts building. Looks like they did a really good job. Here's the link:

https://www.hazelviewproperties.com/properties/233-kennedy-street-medical-arts

Looks like it's been branded, "The Arts Residences".

This listing has more pictures:

https://rentals.ca/winnipeg/233-kennedy

[buzzg]

Been getting so many ads for it. They put a ton of local art and murals inside which is amazing. But I don't know if the prices align with the demo they seem to be targeting. Doesn't say what the size is, but $1530+ for a 1BR 1BA in a building that (while gutted) is 50 years old seems STEEP.

[bomberjet]

Does it make a difference if the building is 50 years old? The layouts seem better than other new builds that we've seen. If everything's been replaced, the price reflects that.

[trueviking]

Originally Posted by H2man

Why's that? What's the history there?

Provincial government owns a number of the largest parking lots in downtown and have zero interest in selling them or developing them. They provide provincial employees (including crown corps like MPI) with heavily subsidized parking.

[buzzg]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Does it make a difference if the building is 50 years old? The layouts seem better than other new builds that we've seen. If everything's been replaced, the price reflects that.

Not necessarily but its age and design means much smaller windows than most comparable new builds here at that price (even with the new ones). Also seems to be lacking the same level of amenities and shared spaces others have for the price. As someone who just moved to a new apartment in March and looked at just about every building in downtown and exchange, there’s no correlation between layout and price haha.

[buzzg]

201 Portage:
- FYI they are finally putting panelling over BMO’s blue plywood at P&M.
- The construction has taken over the whole plaza, wondering if they’re doing similar groundwork to Richardson and what implications that may have on barricades.
- Majority of the marble has been removed from the exterior. All that’s left are square window surrounds on floor 3, but some are gone so prob all will be soon.
- Appears like there’s another ground floor CRU on Main with an exterior entrance, beside the surface lot.

[pegcityboy]

I think the Medical Arts apartments look pretty good might lack the amenities but for me the lack of a balcony is the only drawback. Sorry Arts Residences .

[cllew]

Originally Posted by trueviking

Provincial government owns a number of the largest parking lots in downtown and have zero interest in selling them or developing them. They provide provincial employees (including crown corps like MPI) with heavily subsidized parking.

MPI closed their large lot where True North Square is now located due to government pressure (the NDP was the Govt at the time I think).

[esquire]

Originally Posted by pegcityboy

I think the Medical Arts apartments look pretty good might lack the amenities but for me the lack of a balcony is the only drawback. Sorry Arts Residences .

It's such a strange thing with balconies, I used to live in condos that had them and even though I rarely used them except to access my BBQ (with the climate here they're pointless for roughly half the year), I would still be reluctant to consider a suite without one. It makes no sense but the feeling is still strong just the same.

But that said, the suites in that building do look pretty nice... they did a good job with it.

[Biff]

Just because...wow, that's big.



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