Winnipeg | 300 Main St.- Phase II 360 Main St. | 465 Ft | 42F | Completed - Page 333

Spocket · #**6641** Posted **Dec 2, 2021, 2:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

But desirability of location will have an impact on built form. If there is a strong demand to live downtown, that will probably translate into taller towers. If the demand is focused on outlying areas, that will result in substantial but maybe shorter, stubbier towers. The various south Pembina Highway projects vs. SkyCity, for instance.

Yeah, good point. Of course, downtown is where the tallest buildings are but also some of the most expensive. I think the days of run down, barely standing slum-style apartments are rapidly coming to an end in the core as a whole and as a livable community we've made substantial progress. I expect the trend will continue. Just my two cents.

BigG · #**6642** Posted **Dec 5, 2021, 2:13 PM**

New page.

DonaldSmith · #**6643** Posted **Dec 15, 2021, 7:58 PM**

Fort Street from Graham Avenue to Portage Avenue will be closed from Thursday at 4:30 a.m. until next Wednesday, Dec. 22 at midnight for the dismantling of a tower crane.

Motorists will have to find alternate routes in that time and transit will be rerouted during the closures.

WinCitySparky · #**6644** Posted **Dec 15, 2021, 8:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by DonaldSmith

Fort Street from Graham Avenue to Portage Avenue will be closed from Thursday at 4:30 a.m. until next Wednesday, Dec. 22 at midnight for the dismantling of a tower crane.

Motorists will have to find alternate routes in that time and transit will be rerouted during the closures.

4 year crane finally coming down

bomberjet · #**6645** Posted **Dec 15, 2021, 9:00 PM**

I can't tell through the fog. But I presume they got all the balconies on if the crane is coming down. Last I saw there was still a large number to go up.

GrammarSlammerBammer · #**6646** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 7:49 PM**

Just curious...according to tall building convention (and until they erect antennae on top of 300 Main) is Richardson Bldg still considered tallest structure in Winnipeg? It has antennae that put its total height clearly higher than all others including 300 Main.

biguc · #**6647** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 8:05 PM**

Antennae aren't part of the building, so no it's not.

More importantly, who's climbing up on the roof of the arena to shovel off the President's Choice logo?

esquire · #**6648** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 8:14 PM**

Here are the official Winnipeg height standings

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=95475748

Interestingly, One Evergreen, which was in fourth place when it was built in 1979, will be pushed out of the top ten when Wawanesa surpasses its height.

Also, even after 300 Main is built, Omaha will still have two towers that are taller and Des Moines will have one. I always thought those were two fairly comparable skylines.

bomberjet · #**6649** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 8:41 PM**

Antennae don't count unless the are a structural part of the building.

Spires count. Such as the spire on the new world trade center in New York. IIRC the antenna on the previous building did not count. Interesting to note. The two buildings were not actually the same height. They were supposed to be, but just the way construction goes, one was taller.

Biff · #**6650** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 10:15 PM**

Sort of bitter sweet though (the crane removal) as it is the only time we have had something at the 500 ft height in downtown.

pegcityboy · #**6651** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 10:44 PM**

Omaha and DesMoines have the one , two taller but their downtowns has no dense big city feel to them at all , few buildings in their cores that actually hit 20 stories , Omaha metro population is just a bit bigger than Winnipeg’s something like 940,000 people .

bomberjet · #**6652** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 10:56 PM**

Hopefully someone can buy the SkyCity lot for $9.5 mil and we'll be in action again!

borkborkbork · #**6653** Posted **Dec 17, 2021, 4:48 AM**

I know I harp on this, but that giant projected CanadInns logo, when they appear to not even bother lighting the Radisson sign, is such a sign of the Ledohowskis' hubris. Like, they actually believe that somehow CanadInns is a prestige, recognizable brand.

esquire · #**6654** Posted **Dec 17, 2021, 1:18 PM**

I can practically taste the banquet hall Chicken Kiev whenever I see that logo...

biguc · #**6655** Posted **Dec 17, 2021, 2:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by borkborkbork

I know I harp on this, but that giant projected CanadInns logo, when they appear to not even bother lighting the Radisson sign, is such a sign of the Ledohowskis' hubris. Like, they actually believe that somehow CanadInns is a prestige, recognizable brand.

It's a sign of Ledohowski's cheapness too. Can't even throw up a real sign? Can't even get his projector straight.

bomberjet · #**6656** Posted **Dec 17, 2021, 3:06 PM**

That seems like a projector that you cant adjust for the angle. You'd have to stack up a bunch of books 10 stories high to get it straight.

There's projectors that you can adjust for that —. But ya, money. The probably took a projector from their boardroom and put it outside. I'd love to see the set-up they have out there.

cllew · #**6657** Posted **Dec 17, 2021, 6:47 PM**

I wonder if the sky walk link is going to be closed during the removal. I don't know if I would want people walking around the area if something decides to fall off the removal crane hook.

Also it appears that a Alberta based crane company (Myshak Crane & Rigging) is doing the removal. I was sort of surprised that large local companies like Sterling Crane or Phoenix Crane were not doing the job. Years ago it would have probably have gone to Litz Cranes.

Phil McAvity · #**6658** Posted **Dec 19, 2021, 6:51 AM**

It's weird that this building has about the same number of floors as 55 Nassau yet it's over 100 feet taller

biguc · #**6659** Posted **Dec 19, 2021, 12:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

That seems like a projector that you cant adjust for the angle. You'd have to stack up a bunch of books 10 stories high to get it straight.

There's projectors that you can adjust for that —. But ya, money. The probably took a projector from their boardroom and put it outside. I'd love to see the set-up they have out there.

Propped up on a nest of Bud Light coasters.

cllew · #**6660** Posted **Dec 19, 2021, 5:33 PM**

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I'd love to see the set-up they have out there.

Maybe we can get one of the crew that shovels snow off the Canada Life Sign to take a picture as they are across the street.

I can sort of see it from my office at City place but its just a vague spot on the roof of Somerset Place where the light comes out of.