Regina Construction IV

[yveseluj]

I've always wondered why this building has sat vacant. Who owns it? It'd be a shame for it to get torn down.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

Well, I think it's obvious that Harvard own it? That's where they want their 4th tower.

Does Harvard also own the Downtown Physiotherapy building? Is that also coming down? I believe it is vacant also?

[ceedub1170]

Originally Posted by SkydivePilot

Actually, the statistical prevailing winds @ Regina, as of December 31st, 2002, were from the southeast 50.5% of the time.

"I can prove anything by statistics, except the truth."
-George Canning

[The mayor]

Regarding the Heritage building downtown it should not be torn down unless there’s a plan ,also we don’t need or want another TABLE TOP TOWER , make it Saskatchewan’s tallest and a different design

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by ceedub1170

"I can prove anything by statistics, except the truth."
-George Canning

It's a hard pill to swallow. Like finding out the Easter Bunny is not real or Ben Johnson is not naturally so fast.

[BrutallyDishonest2]

Originally Posted by Stormer

Does Harvard also own the Downtown Physiotherapy building? Is that also coming down? I believe it is vacant also?

Yes, Harvard owns that. But they don't own 2184 12th Avenue. Harvard's not building any time soon, they probably just think it's a good time to get one of the historical buildings down since it's been vacant for years.

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by The mayor

Regarding the Heritage building downtown it should not be torn down unless there’s a plan ,also we don’t need or want another TABLE TOP TOWER , make it Saskatchewan’s tallest and a different design

I agree with your comment not wanting another 'table top' tower, but realistically, it will probably be years before there is demand for that much new office space.

I'm sure Harvard has done little-to-no maintenance on these old, Heritage buildings, and are just letting them get to the point where they will need to be demolished. IMO, Harvard has been terrible for our downtown. I can only imagine what the office towers would have looked like if other developers had the chance (ie: River Landing in Saskatoon).

[Draftsman]

Originally Posted by Stormer

It's a hard pill to swallow. Like finding out the Easter Bunny is not real or Ben Johnson is not naturally so fast.

The Easter Bunny is not real? OH NOOOOO! I suppose you're going to tell me next that neither is Santa Claus.

[Stormer]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

Well, Paul Hill is being inducted into the Plaza of Honor, so as long as the community continues to jack that family and their company off, the less likely they are to give a shit.

They gave boat load of cash to Mosaic Stadium as a major sponsor. Paul Hill also gave $10 million to the U of R.

[pappcam]

Originally Posted by Stormer

They gave boat load of cash to Mosaic Stadium as a major sponsor. Paul Hill also gave $10 million to the U of R.

But he's a dirty capitalist who isn't a member of the proletariat so he's evil.

Seriously though, he actually does give back to the community.

[BrutallyDishonest2]

Originally Posted by djforsberg

For one thing, I don't live under a rock and I know about their philanthropy. But it is the least they can do for being Regina's top land barons, while benefiting from government and Crown offices being in their buildings. There is nothing special these people did except their ancestors being in the right place at the right time. It could have literally been any family owning that land and things would turn out the same. This worshipping of the rich is disgusting and pathetic.

Anyways, the point was that there is no incentive to do things like actually follow Regina's downtown plan when you have a monopoly on land and with powerful allies in government. They will demolish those heritage buildings and build another tower with no street level presence because following the downtown plan is not profitable.

I mean they did build a bunch of streetfront retail on Hamilton St, so they're not completely devoid of understanding.

[roryn1]

Originally Posted by Draftsman

From a previous CTV Regina interview, Mayor Sandra Masters stated that "she recently spoke to Yorkton’s mayor about Viterra’s proposed [Regina] plant, as Yorkton currently has two canola crushing facilities".

“The only concern that they’ve heard about occasionally is the odour, and it’s not a noxious smell. It smells like food,” Masters said."

Good to know. I like the smell of food

This is not true lol. I worked on the crushers there and direct next to it is a rotten rancid smell. The entire city smells of a aweful smell not like food - more like manure, but complaints have helped them ensure their scrubbers maintain the smell to as minimal as possible. Lloydminster’s crusher that’s basically downtown is a better example of maintaining the smell to an extreme minimal since the city grew around the crush plant there. Please kick and scream about the crusher’s emissions - force them to incorporate the highest quality scrubbers or people will say “that’s the smell of money” like they do in Yorkton - a city desperate for employment..

[The mayor]

https://globalnews.ca/news/8124199/r...adium-red-sox/

Open house shows public concept plans for proposed baseball stadium in Regina
As per the plant these new Facilities have the highest quality emission standards , If they where to be built in the northern city there would be no complaints p$$$$ en$$$

[Festivus]

Originally Posted by The mayor

https://globalnews.ca/news/8124199/r...adium-red-sox/

Open house shows public concept plans for proposed baseball stadium in Regina
As per the plant these new Facilities have the highest quality emission standards , If they where to be built in the northern city there would be no complaints p$$$$ en$$$

There are a lot of things that, if built elsewhere, would receive few complaints. But when trying to utilize central, valuable land in a city, we should try to make the best use of it as possible. There are great locations for farmer's fields, factories, parking lots, baseball stadiums, and warehouses, but the former railyards isn't one of them.

[The mayor]

It will be great once the new baseball stadium starts construction with 50% of the downtown core a parking lot it’s a win win there has been nothing built downtown since the Gardens on Ross that’s pretty pathetic , the stadium will kick start the area , also someone mentioned on here that Regina needs a new hospital this couldn’t be further from the truth a perfect spot for that hospital would be the old Taylor field grounds

[skphc08]

Originally Posted by The mayor

It will be great once the new baseball stadium starts construction with 50% of the downtown core a parking lot it’s a win win there has been nothing built downtown since the Gardens on Ross that’s pretty pathetic , the stadium will kick start the area , also someone mentioned on here that Regina needs a new hospital this couldn’t be further from the truth a perfect spot for that hospital would be the old Taylor field grounds

What on earth are you talking about?

[Stormer]

A downtown baseball stadium for the Red Sox would be an absolute disaster. Do people even know what type of league the CWBL is? It is not even semi-pro. It is just made up of college players who are looking to keep sharp in the college off-season. The league has such powerhouses as Melville, Weyburn, Brooks and Okotoks. Spending that kind of money on that league would be a joke. Maybe if we got a real minor league team it would make a bit more sense, but wasting this prime downtown land on something that would be unused 99% of the time is ridiculous.

I would point out though that a downtown arena seems off the table now that REAL is leading the way on that. I don't see private developers putting up enough $ to be able to influence the decision to keep it off the ex grounds. The only hope there is Brandt/Pats, who really would like to control the arena and to keep it free of REAL's bureaucracy and the unions.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by Stormer

A downtown baseball stadium for the Red Sox would be an absolute disaster. Do people even know what type of league the CWBL is? It is not even semi-pro. It is just made up of college players who are looking to keep sharp in the college off-season. The league has such powerhouses as Melville, Weyburn, Brooks and Okotoks. Spending that kind of money on that league would be a joke. Maybe if we got a real minor league team it would make a bit more sense, but wasting this prime downtown land on something that would be unused 99% of the time is ridiculous.

I would point out though that a downtown arena seems off the table now that REAL is leading the way on that. I don't see private developers putting up enough $ to be able to influence the decision to keep it off the ex grounds. The only hope there is Brandt/Pats, who really would like to control the arena and to keep it free of REAL's bureaucracy and the unions.

A Pats arena on that spot would be nice. But I still would prefer it around the Broad Street area to spur some redevelopment on that side of downtown.

[Stormer]

I noticed the new McDonalds at the 11th and Pasqua entrance to Evraz Pace is nearly complete. It is actually a great addition. Its a nice looking structure with landscaping, fresh paving, etc. A big improvement over the crumbling asphalt it replaced

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Originally Posted by Stormer

I noticed the new McDonalds at the 11th and Pasqua entrance to Evraz Pace is nearly complete. It is actually a great addition. Its a nice looking structure with landscaping, fresh paving, etc. A big improvement over the crumbling asphalt it replaced

Pictures?