Regina Construction III

[Canasian]

Originally Posted by Stormer

This got me thinking about another lost art moderne structure in Regina. The Grenfell Apartments. They were razed to make way for the ugly, pre-cast Grenfell Tower:



(Top image: City of Regina Archives, Bottom image: Laura Pfeifer)

https://reginaurbanecology.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/before-and-after-the-grenfell-apartments/

Wow! Grenfrell Apts. were cool! I feel the same way losing the apartments on 14th and Halifax by the hospital. Thanks for sharing Stormer! Love that old late 70's Caddy though.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Canasian

Wow! Grenfrell Apts. were cool! I feel the same way losing the apartments on 14th and Halifax by the hospital. Thanks for sharing Stormer! Love that old late 70's Caddy though.

I think that was me driving my Dad's Coupe de Ville to Custom Stereo to buy an Craig amp for my Plymouth Duster.

[BrutallyDishonest]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Some of them I like, some of them not so much. this one on the corner of Montague and 20th is really a dud for me aesthetically. It is just the wrong design for a corner lot visually. Then again, maybe that house should have been facing 20th and not Montague as a first step.

I disagree completely with that it should be facing 20th. It should be facing the primary road, otherwise you end up with a soulless, corridor of fences and backs of houses.

That said, yes, that is a Usonia failure. It truly fails architecturally, despite the fact that perfectly nice Usonia homes are literally just down the street.

In fact I'm not even sure how Usonia ever got their building permit for that house. The "fense" that is really walls of the house is not allowed. Either you can't have that much site coverage or the "fenses" are too high.

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Some of them I like, some of them not so much. this one on the corner of Montague and 20th is really a dud for me aesthetically. It is just the wrong design for a corner lot visually. Then again, maybe that house should have been facing 20th and not Montague as a first step.

I like the style of most these contemporary homes, but the one on Montague & 20th kind of reminds me of the old corner grocery/confectionary such as this http://goo.gl/maps/yEmj3

[skphc08]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Probably just for the part he quoted about Regina:

That's a stretch - would be better discussed in the Saskatoon thread.

[thefourthtower]

Originally Posted by skphc08

That's a stretch - would be better discussed in the Saskatoon thread.

It's coming

[Dan0myte]

Canadian Blood Services is shutting down it's Regina operations. It maintains they will still do collection here and have a blood storage facility somewhere in town, but the they have no firm plans for their building on Broad & Broadway.

http://www.leaderpost.com/Canadian+Blood...erations+from+Regina/10830783/story.html

[StealthGirl]

The Tremaine house is going to be removed off the heritage list so it can be demolished.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchew...-a-good-idea-regina-councillor-1.2969122

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by StealthGirl

The Tremaine house is going to be removed off the heritage list so it can be demolished.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchew...-a-good-idea-regina-councillor-1.2969122

I am not familiar with this house. What was the reason(s) that it was on the heritage holding list in the first place? Because of its age? I certainly don't see anything of architectural merit.

Is there a list (website?) where one can view the properties that are on the heritage holding list?

[Stormer]

They did not have any record of the reason, but assumed it was because Tremaine was apparently a prominent citizen 100 years ago. This house house was a disaster and had been vacant for at least 10 years.

edit:

28. TREMAINE RESIDENCE
2119 HALIFAX STREET

This 1910 house was built for Cecil Tremaine, who
came to Regina from Nova Scotia in 1890. He
joined the North West Mounted Police that same
year and remained with the force for eight years.
He then worked with Regina Cartage & Storage
until he established his own cartage and storage
company. Donald MacDonald, sales manager with

the Fairview Chemical Co., also lived here from

1919 to 1942. The property features brick facing
with concrete blocks used for foundation walls and
quoins. It has been on the Regina Heritage Holding

Bylaw List since 1989.

[prairieguy]

Originally Posted by thefourthtower

It's coming

It may have been posted in this thread because the article also gave rationale as to why Regina HAS seen towers built while Saskatoon hasn't, even though they both have experienced similar economic growth. The reason cited was crown corps and government offices, btw.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Originally Posted by BrutallyDishonest

I disagree completely with that it should be facing 20th. It should be facing the primary road, otherwise you end up with a soulless, corridor of fences and backs of houses.

That said, yes, that is a Usonia failure. It truly fails architecturally, despite the fact that perfectly nice Usonia homes are literally just down the street.

In fact I'm not even sure how Usonia ever got their building permit for that house. The "fense" that is really walls of the house is not allowed. Either you can't have that much site coverage or the "fenses" are too high.

I can certainly agree with the fence issue. Many of the corner houses on Montague face the cross street and not Montague which is why my default choice would be to continue that pattern. It's not an easy lot to work with and one street face would have been hampered. I would choose to hamper Montague due to the orientation of the lot. Putting the ftont on the longer edge to prevent a gigantic fence on the long side. It is a trade-off though.

[StealthGirl]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

Is there a list (website?) where one can view the properties that are on the heritage holding list?

There are a lot of residences on the list.

http://www.regina.ca/residents/heritage-...itage-holding-bylaw-properties/index.htm

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by Stormer

They did not have any record of the reason, but assumed it was because Tremaine was apparently a prominent citizen 100 years ago. This house house was a disaster and had been vacant for at least 10 years.

edit:

28. TREMAINE RESIDENCE
2119 HALIFAX STREET
This 1910 house was built for Cecil Tremaine, who
came to Regina from Nova Scotia in 1890. He
joined the North West Mounted Police that same
year and remained with the force for eight years.
He then worked with Regina Cartage & Storage
until he established his own cartage and storage
company. Donald MacDonald, sales manager with

the Fairview Chemical Co., also lived here from

1919 to 1942. The property features brick facing
with concrete blocks used for foundation walls and
quoins. It has been on the Regina Heritage Holding

Bylaw List since 1989.

I would guess they liked Tremaine's warehouse, so they just threw in his house, just in case.

Warehouse on 12 Block Halifax:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@50.459245,-1...3m4!1e1!3m2!1sLk4L6s1dk-DxLh9Fd11fRw!2e0

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by StealthGirl

There are a lot of residences on the list.

http://www.regina.ca/residents/heritage-...itage-holding-bylaw-properties/index.htm

Thank you, StealthGirl

[thefourthtower]

Originally Posted by prairieguy

It may have been posted in this thread because the article also gave rationale as to why Regina HAS seen towers built while Saskatoon hasn't, even though they both have experienced similar economic growth. The reason cited was crown corps and government offices, btw.

There is talk of another tower in the planning stages for the core a hotel residential TOWER , it's coming again private monies

[jigglysquishy]

Doesn't surprise me. Gardens on Rose and Centre Square are effectively done. The Lakeshore project is too far south. Capital Point is dead. The Namerind project is focused on low-income housing. There is no new high-rise residential project for downtown. It's only a matter of time before someone takes a stab at it.

[Festivus]

Originally Posted by thefourthtower

There is talk of another tower in the planning stages for the core a hotel residential TOWER , it's coming again private monies

Talk from where? Do you have links?

[Treesplease]

Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

Doesn't surprise me. Gardens on Rose and Centre Square are effectively done. The Lakeshore project is too far south. Capital Point is dead. The Namerind project is focused on low-income housing. There is no new high-rise residential project for downtown. It's only a matter of time before someone takes a stab at it.

They are done but I just checked Centre Square and 16 units out of 71 are still unsold if their website is up to date. There hasn't been many units sold there in the last year or two. I don't know about GoR but I'm guessing sales are slower there unless they are dropping prices.

I would be surprised if another developer dipped their toes in the water at this time unless it is an entirely different model. Smaller cheaper condos aimed at first time buyers and singles that don't want to or can't afford to fork out $400k- $500k. Even then it would be risky.

[Chorduroy]

Originally Posted by Festivus

Talk from where? Do you have links?

I wouldn't put too much stock whatsoever in this rumour.