Winnipeg | University of Manitoba | Southwood Circle

[WildCake]

Originally Posted by DancingDuck

From the Winnipeg construction thread:



That's a pretty substantial building...hopefully some images released soon

For reference, the Summerland building at University Crescent and Pembina is 16 floors and the U of M's Pembina Hall residence buildings is 14 floors, so if this goes ahead it will stand out among the tall buildings nearby.

[trebor204]

Originally Posted by WildCake

For reference, the Summerland building at University Crescent and Pembina is 16 floors and the U of M's Pembina Hall residence buildings is 14 floors, so if this goes ahead it will stand out among the tall buildings nearby.

Summerland is 15 stories plus basement (There is no Floor 13)

[OTA in Winnipeg]

Originally Posted by trebor204

(There is no Floor 13)

That is so weird that people still do that.

[peg]

225 Carlton at TNS is 24 stories (87 m) according to the forms diagrams. So if it is a similar height it will define the skyline of South Winnipeg and the city from afar.

I can't wait to see more!

[TimeFadesAway]

Originally Posted by OTA in Winnipeg

That is so weird that people still do that.

Particularly when you realize that there still is a 13th floor, it's just labelled differently. It's like the Pascal's Wager of number luck.

[WildCake]

Originally Posted by OTA in Winnipeg

That is so weird that people still do that.

Summerland is quite old so not surprising there, does anybody know if the newer 300 main has a named and labeled 13th floor or does it skip to 14?

Also, throwing my vote in that Biff is a reliable source of information.

[FactaNV]

Unreal news. Fingers crossed for more to come!

[FactaNV]

All that said, we've seen one post reference to this project and nothing else. Is this conjecture or was the poster an industry insider?

[bomberjet]

100% guarantee when biff spills the beans.

[Biff]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

100% guarantee when biff spills the beans.

Well....100% it is an actual proposal. That it makes it to construction is up to the developer. It has a pretty fancy architect from Toronto and is proceeding fairly quickly.

[plrh]

Originally Posted by Biff

Well....100% it is an actual proposal. That it makes it to construction is up to the developer. It has a pretty fancy architect from Toronto and is proceeding fairly quickly.

Is a "pretty fancy architect" one who wears a scarf and a bow tie?

[Biff]

Elbow patches and turtleneck.

[drew]

^ and very trendy glasses frames.

[trueviking]

If you don’t wear an ascot you aren’t a fancy architect.

[FactaNV]

@Biff, any word on when the developer will pull the trigger? If the design has been made it must be close to being started, right?

[Biff]

Spring 2025

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by Biff

Spring 2025

Very cool thanks!

[trueviking]

A little reconnaissance. This is indeed student housing like the two towers on Pembina. Makes sense. There’s good money in that. Hopefully there’s a few of this type of development because they can be better buildings than a lot of typical market rate housing.

This project is pretty much one of the buildings in their pretend rendering. A large 5-6 storey podium. Parkade in the middle with townhouses in front. 17ish storey tower above. Sounds pretty good.

On the river side of university crescent.

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by trueviking

A little reconnaissance. This is indeed student housing like the two towers on Pembina. Makes sense. There’s good money in that. Hopefully there’s a few of this type of development because they can be better buildings than a lot of typical market rate housing.

This project is pretty much one of the buildings in their pretend rendering. A large 5-6 storey podium. Parkade in the middle with townhouses in front. 17ish storey tower above. Sounds pretty good.

On the river side of university crescent.

That's bloody awesome! Any word on official announcement?

[bomberjet]

Now imagine those towers around a nice shiny redeveloped Point Douglas!