Winnipeg Construction X

[buzzg]

In the Pemby one, it’s nice they have the parkade in the back, but is that part behind the trees facing Pembina also part of the parkade exposed or is that commercial. Kinda looks like they’re being sneaky trying to hide parkade behind trees.

[Arcticwolf]

May we get a photo or 2 of what is going on at the Public Safety Building grounds?

My wife told me there is construction going on. Thank you in advance!

[BariasEC]

Originally Posted by Arcticwolf

May we get a photo or 2 of what is going on at the Public Safety Building grounds?

My wife told me there is construction going on. Thank you in advance!

https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/glassy-new-m...inning-vision-for-market-lands-1.4227943

[Arcticwolf]

I wrote this in the wrong section. Thank you for sharing that BariasEC, but l already knew about that. I just wanted to see an update with the construction with it.

[BariasEC]

Originally Posted by Arcticwolf

I wrote this in the wrong section. Thank you for sharing that BariasEC, but l already knew about that. I just wanted to see an update with the construction with it.

My bad. I haven't seen any construction updates. The last big thing I heard was the 27.4 million in federal funding for the project. That was announced late June.
Either way, glad to hear there's movement at the site.

[cheswick]

Originally Posted by Arcticwolf

I wrote this in the wrong section. Thank you for sharing that BariasEC, but l already knew about that. I just wanted to see an update with the construction with it.

Pretty sure I saw on twitter that they were using that site for a movie set and put up a bunch of fake building fronts.

[wags_in_the_peg]

not Wpg per se, but 20 minutes in Niverville, hotel w 2 waterslides starting construction. the Niverville hotel will be the fourth Blue Crescent property, with two others in Manitoba and one in Saskatchewan.

[The Unknown Poster]

Originally Posted by WildCake

Definitely, I used to live in the area and some people would park and walk from Markham. It's not close enough to the stadium to warrant game-day parking restrictions like they did in Fort Richmond or north of campus. Out there you would probably have people congesting the street and circling like vultures for any spot, but not the other side of Pembina. If it really causes congestion issues I'm sure the neighbourhood association can petition the city for changes.

Pre-pandemic most regulars would have their routine to getting to games down pat, whether it was transit, parking or park and walk. It might take a few games to get back into it now, and probably a few more wanting to drive rather than take public transit but that will sort itself out.

No way this proposal will have any significant change to game-day congestion.

Chancellor (south of Markham) definitely sees increased traffic on game days because there is a sidewalk pass through to Bison. Lots of people walk from the neighbourhood through there too. I see no real concerns there though.

[anthonyk]

Some very passionate words at the Assiniboia Community Committee against the proposed multifamily development for Markham @ Gull Lake.

You live next to a rail line and a brand new RT Corridor, you have to expect high density, high rise multifamily developments.

[thebasketballgeek]

Originally Posted by anthonyk

Some very passionate words at the Assiniboia Community Committee against the proposed multifamily development for Markham @ Gull Lake.

You live next to a rail line and a brand new RT Corridor, you have to expect high density, high rise multifamily developments.

Oh did you attend the meeting? How did it go?

I wasn’t able to attend, but honestly it’s not the worst thing in the world if they lowered the height of the 10 story building down to 6 so it can lower the amount of parking spaces as well as provide a more integrated street front presence. If they do keep it at 10 then a 3 storey podium would be great as well.

Hopefully the people against the development weren’t stupid enough to want it outright cancelled.

[BigEasyG]

Does anyone know if this project is proceding?

[WinCitySparky]

Originally Posted by BigEasyG

Does anyone know if this project is proceding?

Dunno, haven’t even been down that way in a while, last I saw it was being graded and all the signs were down, 4 months ago.

[thebasketballgeek]

Some updates from the Assiniboia Community hearing includes 50 Barnes Street variance to go from a 4 storey 52 units to a 5 storey 68 unit while reducing the parking spaces from 102 to 69.

https://imgur.com/a/VZvztZE

Also the development at Markham and Gull Luke has been approved which involves lowering the height from a 10 storey 110ft building to a 8 storey 86 ft building in order to further conform the scale of the area.

[sleepyeyed]

Originally Posted by BigEasyG

Does anyone know if this project is proceding?

saw this come up today

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/23599105/245-graham-ave-winnipeg

[pspeid]

Originally Posted by sleepyeyed

saw this come up today

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/23599105/245-graham-ave-winnipeg

Interesting! Does the former Sky City "developer" still own that site? I wonder if the asking price is considered fair market value?

[Biff]

Great to see it up for sale.

I have said this before on here. I am a big proponent of the - in Winnipeg give me 3 - 20 storey towers instead of 1 sixty storey building….but, I am currently in Vancouver and I must say that the Shangra La tower at 640 something feet is the perfect size for a tower. 600 ft is where things really start to soar. One nice 600 footer would really put a exclamation point in Winnipeg. Until that happens though, I will be more than content seeing 15 to 20 storey buildings going up. Hell, I would approve 3 storey walk-ups on every surface lot in downtown only to be torn down in the future by something bigger.

Great place Vancouver is.

[trueviking]

Ten million dollars for one surface parking lot?! Good luck.

[Labroco]

Originally Posted by pspeid

Interesting! Does the former Sky City "developer" still own that site? I wonder if the asking price is considered fair market value?

They turned down a cash offer a few months ago of $7,000,000 so the receiver thinks it’s worth more. ( I don’t ).

It would also mean the adjacent St. Regis site was sold for less per ft2. That comes back to my previous point the sale price / sold price was subsidized notwithstanding by some it was purchased at fair market value” and does not constitute a developer subsidy. Any one interested can review that animated discussion from time gone by.

The preamble though is really about the status of St Regis and the development agreement put into place. There really needs to be some disclosure by the government agency involved in the site as to its current status and time line.

Suddenly St Regis seems like a better play than Market Lands…

Go figure…

[trueviking]

Ha ha.

It’s amazing to me that even at $7mil it would be attractive to purchase with the intent of retaining a parking lot. Kind of says it all right there eh. It’s an uphill climb for downtown.

[BAKGUY]

Has anyone heard what the new owners of The Marlborough Inn are planning to do as it closes Oct 01 2021 by the last owners. My guess is between both buildings..one section (Likely the older) hotel, one section condos or apartments?