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TimeFadesAway · #**8481** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 2:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

I heard some positive news about a formerly cancelled project that may be coming back to life. It is only 3 storeys, but I can honestly say it was/is one of my favorite proposals. Still early on in it's possible re-birth.

Downtown, empty lot...sorry have to be cryptic right now.

3StoryWalkUpCity?

zalf · #**8482** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:03 PM**

Biff may have sworn a blood oath to guard its secrets, but I don't think there's anything holding you back from freely speculating, esquire.

wags_in_the_peg · #**8483** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:20 PM**

not sure if this has been reported here, but 200 Portage is getting tennants

The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce is moving to the center of Downtown Winnipeg– Portage and Main. In 2023, The Chamber offices will be relocated to the former Scotiabank building at 200 Portage Avenue and co-located with the World Trade Centre Winnipeg (WTCW) and CentrePort Canada

https://winnipeg-chamber.com/chamber...tage-and-main/

trueviking · #**8484** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by CoryB

Considering there is a proposal to do renovations to the parking structure under the Millennium Library to accommodate the "safety" concerns of the Winnipeg Police Service members, a major violent crime happening in the same building is definitely material to general construction news in Winnipeg. Sorry if that ruins the shiny renders thread for any of you.

The Winnipeg Police as a whole needs to answer some serious question when their core purpose for existing is to maintain public safety yet their own members feel unsafe outside the doors of their HQ. Also it is okay to talk here how downtown Winnipeg needs more residents but it is not okay to talk about both the perceived and actual safety issues in downtown that could be keeping the city from attracting residents to live downtown?

Sorry, these issues are all interconnected and the discussion 100% belongs in this thread.

ha ha...nice stretch....there's construction happening in a building where someone got murdered so it belongs in a construction thread....sorry....start a murder thread if you want to dissect the 51 murders, call people Libtards and have Facebook bitchfests....

trueviking · #**8485** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

not sure if this has been reported here, but 200 Portage is getting tennants

The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce is moving to the center of Downtown Winnipeg– Portage and Main. In 2023, The Chamber offices will be relocated to the former Scotiabank building at 200 Portage Avenue and co-located with the World Trade Centre Winnipeg (WTCW) and CentrePort Canada

https://winnipeg-chamber.com/chamber...tage-and-main/

I'm not sure this is exactly positive news...they are abandoning an important heritage building and are apparently sharing the space on alternate days so they can work from home.

trueviking · #**8486** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:31 PM**

my guess is the proposal we saw a few years ago on the MPI lot across from the building going gup at Donald and St. Mary's.

esquire · #**8487** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by zalf

Biff may have sworn a blood oath to guard its secrets, but I don't think there's anything holding you back from freely speculating, esquire.

Haha. As long as Biff doesn't send his goon squad out for me in case I actually get it right, maybe I will go ahead and speculate.

I was thinking the triangle lot near Old Market Square. Empty lot, lowrise 3 storey building.

rivercity · #**8488** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Haha. As long as Biff doesn't send his goon squad out for me in case I actually get it right, maybe I will go ahead and speculate.

I was thinking the triangle lot near Old Market Square. Empty lot, lowrise 3 storey building.

This is the lot that I was thinking of as well

esquire · #**8489** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

I'm not sure this is exactly positive news...they are abandoning an important heritage building and are apparently sharing the space on alternate days so they can work from home.

Seems kind of neutral to me, just basically shuffling the deck. The vacancy at 200 Portage will move to the Paris Building. For what it's worth, it's not like the Chamber really added a ton of activity to the streetfront. Even a dentist's office or insurance broker would do more to generate activity.

Jeff · #**8490** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

not sure if this has been reported here, but 200 Portage is getting tennants

The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce is moving to the center of Downtown Winnipeg– Portage and Main. In 2023, The Chamber offices will be relocated to the former Scotiabank building at 200 Portage Avenue and co-located with the World Trade Centre Winnipeg (WTCW) and CentrePort Canada

https://winnipeg-chamber.com/chamber...tage-and-main/

this has me speculating about the future of the Paris building after they vacate as this particular organization is really advocating for office -> residential conversions. there's a comment in the Free Press article where someone says they're not worried about the space after they leave.

zalf · #**8491** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

my guess is the proposal we saw a few years ago on the MPI lot across from the building going gup at Donald and St. Mary's.

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Originally Posted by esquire

Haha. As long as Biff doesn't send his goon squad out for me in case I actually get it right, maybe I will go ahead and speculate.

I was thinking the triangle lot near Old Market Square. Empty lot, lowrise 3 storey building.

Both would be welcome additions to downtown. I'd be happy to see either. And with two competing guesses, esquire won't have Biff show up outside his house at night:

esquire · #**8492** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jeff

this has me speculating about the future of the Paris building after they vacate as this particular organization is really advocating for office -> residential conversions.

It's interesting, the Paris Building was practically vacant in the late 90s before it was renovated and it filled up again. It was one of the first success stories after the infamous 90s lull. It's a nice building in a good location, but it is apparently struggling again. What is the issue with it?

I think the upper floors are mostly still full, though?

trueviking · #**8493** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 4:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Seems kind of neutral to me, just basically shuffling the deck. The vacancy at 200 Portage will move to the Paris Building. For what it's worth, it's not like the Chamber really added a ton of activity to the streetfront. Even a dentist's office or insurance broker would do more to generate activity.

yeah...except that they are reducing their space so they can work from home....I look at the 90% of vacant ground floors on Portage and worry that this will be another prominent one for a long time....the other space empty is hidden by the crash walls, so its not as obvious...ha ha.

trueviking · #**8494** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 4:07 PM**

I'd be surprised if it was the triangle lot...i called out the owner on twitter about his illegal parking lot and he tore a strip off me when i ran into him on the street...didn't sound like he was interested in developing or selling....but that would be good.

I only suggest the MPI lot because I remember Biff liking that Verne Reimer proposal a lot and I know the property is up for sale.

Jeff · #**8495** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 4:31 PM**

tower crane up at bison and pembina. somewhat imposing sight when driving northbound on pembina. the densification of that strip is no laughing matter now!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmHQZniu..._web_copy_link

esquire · #**8496** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 4:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

yeah...except that they are reducing their space so they can work from home....I look at the 90% of vacant ground floors on Portage and worry that this will be another prominent one for a long time....the other space empty is hidden by the crash walls, so its not as obvious...ha ha.

It's interesting seeing the contrast of the pic of the nice new lounge on Main Street in the restaurant thread, and then reading about this.

A generation ago it would have been unthinkable that Main Street would outpace Portage, but that is exactly what is happening... Main has seen all sorts of interesting new buildings, redevelopments and business openings. It's by no means perfect, but it's holding its own.

It's amazing how tough of a sell Portage Avenue storefronts are. Other than a brief spurt around Centrepoint which is also around the time that Dollarama opened out the next block over, it has been a steady stream of closures and vacancies for almost 20 years now.

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Originally Posted by trueviking

I'd be surprised if it was the triangle lot...i called out the owner on twitter about his illegal parking lot and he tore a strip off me when i ran into him on the street...didn't sound like he was interested in developing or selling....but that would be good.

I only suggest the MPI lot because I remember Biff liking that Verne Reimer proposal a lot and I know the property is up for sale.

Too bad about the triangle lot.

As for the MPI lot, I don't remember the rendering but was there a proposal there that was only 3 storeys? I'd have expected something a little taller there, like at least 5 or 6 floors, if not more.

bomberjet · #**8497** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 5:15 PM**

The proposal was 6 or 8 stories IIRC. I believe it is still up on Verne's website.

bomberjet · #**8498** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 5:17 PM**

https://www.vernereimer.com/our-work/commercial/mpic/

esquire · #**8499** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 5:18 PM**

^ Thanks! Yeah, something like that would be absolutely mint. Doesn't have to be a massive high rise, but at least high enough. Looks like 13 levels.

thebasketballgeek · #**8500** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 5:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jeff

tower crane up at bison and pembina. somewhat imposing sight when driving northbound on pembina. the densification of that strip is no laughing matter now!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmHQZniu..._web_copy_link

Yea I was wondering where that crane came from because it sure as hell wasn’t there yesterday lol.

Also, the foundation for the project down the street next to Boston Pizza seems to have made major progress. Pembina is getting some good densification. I think we’re up to 9 mid-highrises approved for development on Pembina with a bunch of development occurring adjacent to Pembina as well with the Refinery District.