Hudsons Bay Building (Winnipeg) Redevelopment

[BAKGUY]

Originally Posted by davequanbury

Thank you! This just made my morning.

Firstly The HBC building opened 1926..it is not 98 years old.
Secondly, Yes, Shindico just blows hot air and has for 10 + years regarding this site.
It is totally not what Shindico does. They have no track record ever for restoring anything like this....they like inexpensive pre-fab strip malls and prefab buildings.
It takes people like The Pollards who appreciate and understand the sensitive nature of restoring a heritage building.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by drew

^^^ brilliant!

Shindleman is of course basing his opinion on all the previous heritage conversion projects that Shindico has been involved with... oh wait

Shindico would never be involved in this project regardless of the incentives. It would be nice if the reporters found a developer with more of a background in this sort of work.

Sandy Shindleman gets asked for his opinion because his company is visible in Winnipeg.

I'm sure the media would ask major developers/property mangers like Leon A Brown or Colliers or Mccor for their opinions on the Bay if they were as visible to the public as Shindico is.

[Biff]

Other cities...

https://retail-insider.com/retail-in...e-redeveloped/

[T'Cona]

I want to cry LOL.

[peg]

I remember a while ago someone, I think Vike, mentioned there is an update coming regarding the Bay...

Have we heard any updates?

[pspeid]

Originally Posted by peg

I remember a while ago someone, I think Vike, mentioned there is an update coming regarding the Bay...

Have we heard any updates?

I was wondering the same thing. I believe he said there would be great news "next week"....????

[1ajs]

Least it wasn't just our store that closed

[trueviking]

[bomberjet]

^ So next week then? haha

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by trueviking

Aww the famous viking teas

[T'Cona]

Viking, how about a tidbit?

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by T'Cona

Viking, how about a tidbit?

this is one we should be paintent with i think

[T'Cona]

Trying LOL.

[GreyGarden]

Here are the renderings for the Vancouver Bay redevelopment:

https://vancouver.thebaybuilding.ca/

Obviously very different markets and circumstances, but interesting to see the plans for a similar-ish building.

[Biff]

Very similar buildings and size. That is a massive addition.

[esquire]

Vancouver has experience in this department, they redeveloped the huge Woodward's Building including major additions (which is in a less desirable site than Hudson's Bay) 15 years ago.

[Biff]

One of my favorite new buildings period. I don't think it represents redevelopment of an existing structure though.





Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vUmKYq39NU

[esquire]

^ Ah, OK...thanks for clarifying. I was under the impression that it incorporated the old structure.

What if someone proposed a redevelopment like that for Winnipeg, i.e. demolish and replace with an excellent new building?

[drew]

I would hope the answer would be "go and build your excellent new building on any one of the other surplus lots in downtown, otherwise, piss off".

[bomberjet]

A new arena replaced Eaton's. So we're sort of on par with Woodward's in that sense.