Winnipeg | Osborne Place | 257 Osborne St. | 26M | 6F | U/C

[Jeff]

prob gonna be parking for the "80% leased" office building next door for the foreseeable future. too bad they had to tear down that nice little heritage building for this debacle.

[bomberjet]

Ya they filled in the whole. Not a good sign.

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Ya they filled in the whole. Not a good sign.

I think this thread is officially dead haha. Shall we hold a funeral for Osborne Station TOD?

[ColdRain&Snow]

On one hand, I'm kind of glad to see that the second building didn't get built. It was ugly and had a huge above-ground parkade. On the other hand, Jeff is probably right about it becoming a parking lot for the building next door. Honestly really frustrating that such a valuable piece of land got bought by such an incompetent developer. At least O-Station Cafe is a nice little coffee shop, just wish it was open on Sundays haha.

[bon_vivant]

That building is such an eyesore. It belongs in an industrial park.

[borkborkbork]

Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

On one hand, I'm kind of glad to see that the second building didn't get built. It was ugly and had a huge above-ground parkade. On the other hand, Jeff is probably right about it becoming a parking lot for the building next door. Honestly really frustrating that such a valuable piece of land got bought by such an incompetent developer. At least O-Station Cafe is a nice little coffee shop, just wish it was open on Sundays haha.

Good news: There's no way on earth that the city will allow that property to be used as a parking lot.

Bad news: There's also nothing they can or will do to actually make anyone use that land. It'll remain a vacant lot for the foreseeable future.

[drew]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

Good news: There's no way on earth that the city will allow that property to be used as a parking lot..

Until they just start using it as a parking lot. And then the City says "tsk tsk. Next time don't do that!"

[borkborkbork]

Originally Posted by drew

Until they just start using it as a parking lot. And then the City says "tsk tsk. Next time don't do that!"

This is the thing that drives me crazy about the city. They'll never allow a parking lot as a use, but they also won't enforce any of their bylaws.

As far as I understand, the Albert/Arthur corner in the Exchange, for instance, is being illegally used as a parking lot. I don't think (correct me if I'm wrong) that the city ever approved this use. But the owners have added fencing, towing warning signage, etc. It's clear it's being used as a permanent parking lot.

Part of the total lack of accountability or performance management that the city audit pointed out...

[WpgRocksDude]

Word on the street is that the parking lot facing confusion corner is being converted into a plaza.

[ColdRain&Snow]

Originally Posted by WpgRocksDude

Word on the street is that the parking lot facing confusion corner is being converted into a plaza.

In exchange for the gravel parking lot (south of the building) becoming permanent?

[WpgRocksDude]

Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

In exchange for the gravel parking lot (south of the building) becoming permanent?

I sure hope not, but that would make sense as to why they filled it up.

[Biff]

I think it was always the plan for the parcel in front of the building to be a park. The city put it out for tender last month. It is the people in the building that used it and the sidewalk as a parking lot. Hopefully the city does not allow them to turn the back property into a “temporary” parking lot.