Winnipeg | 300 Main St.- Phase II / 360 Main St. | ~142M | 465 Ft | 42F | U/C - Page 348

wags_in_the_peg · #**6941** Posted **Aug 30, 2022, 6:58 PM**

Views from West side

https://imgur.com/gallery/8VEICLl

wags_in_the_peg · #**6942** Posted **Aug 30, 2022, 7:00 PM**

prairiedog007 · #**6943** Posted **Aug 30, 2022, 7:45 PM**

that is the west side

peg · #**6944** Posted **Aug 30, 2022, 8:01 PM**

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The Jabroni · #**6945** Posted **Aug 31, 2022, 1:24 AM**

God... that erection is massive...

Highwayman · #**6946** Posted **Aug 31, 2022, 9:58 PM**

Curious. Can a company buy the naming rights for a building full of apartments or is that just for office tower's. As that hat up there sure has alot of space for some corporation to blast their name to the prairies lol.

esquire · #**6947** Posted **Aug 31, 2022, 10:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Highwayman

Curious. Can a company buy the naming rights for a building full of apartments or is that just for office tower's. As that hat up there sure has alot of space for some corporation to blast their name to the prairies lol.

Interesting question... what if, let's say, Kia bought the naming rights to 300 Main and called it Kia Tower or some such. Would that give them license to mount huge Kia signs on each side of the building?

I can't think of a reason why they couldn't, other than the fact that such a thing might be perceived as tacky and hurt the marketability of the building as a result. Some newer buildings have prominent signs displaying the building's name (e.g. 300 Assiniboine), so I'm not sure what if any difference there would be between that and the hypothetical Kia Tower.

* Kia came to mind as an example because of the Tour Pleyel in Paris which has a giant Kia sign mounted on top

cllew · #**6948** Posted **Aug 31, 2022, 11:01 PM**

Maybe Earl's would like to put signs up on the top to make it easier to find their flag ship location from all of downtown Winnipeg.

cllew · #**6949** Posted **Aug 31, 2022, 11:05 PM**

I was walking thru their new upper level connection to the skywalk from Fort and Graham over the last week, and I saw that parts of the wood lattice ceiling have started to fall off in a few locations.

Jeff · #**6950** Posted **Sep 1, 2022, 1:02 AM**

there's the habs condo towers in montreal with the canadiens logo on them.. never liked that, though.. always thought it looked kind of tacky but to each their own.

Biff · #**6951** Posted **Sep 1, 2022, 2:12 PM**

Shaw tower in Vancouver might be considered like this. 16 floors of the building are Shaw offices, but I think most see it as a 41 condo building.

Doesn't quite fit the same profile, but Shaw and the Canadiens towers in MTL are what I think of with branding on a residential building.

I would imagine it will have a big 300 up there...maybe.

esquire · #**6952** Posted **Sep 1, 2022, 2:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jeff

there's the habs condo towers in montreal with the canadiens logo on them.. never liked that, though.. always thought it looked kind of tacky but to each their own.

Oh yeah, forgot about that one. I'm not a fan. I'm kind of surprised they did it in a place like Montreal.

harls · #**6953** Posted **Sep 1, 2022, 4:35 PM**

Canad Inns would look pretty snappy up there. They'd just have to move the spotlight ever so slightly.

.. not.

Maybe a big-ass Paterson 'P'.

Glenn99 · #**6954** Posted **Sep 1, 2022, 6:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by cllew

I was walking thru their new upper level connection to the skywalk from Fort and Graham over the last week, and I saw that parts of the wood lattice ceiling have started to fall off in a few locations.

It leaks on a rainy day...

WhipperSnapper · #**6955** Posted **Sep 1, 2022, 6:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Highwayman

Curious. Can a company buy the naming rights for a building full of apartments or is that just for office tower's. As that hat up there sure has alot of space for some corporation to blast their name to the prairies lol.

Most cities have strict policies on third party signs. "Artis" would have a much easier time getting a permit. Maybe you'll see their logo up there.

esquire · #**6956** Posted **Sep 1, 2022, 6:47 PM**

Thinking about logos on buildings, it is weird to me that the new main BMO branch has a RBC logo at top of the tower.

esquire · #**6957** Posted **Sep 1, 2022, 6:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Most cities have strict policies on third party signs. "Artis" would have a much easier time getting a permit. Maybe you'll see their logo up there.

But if 300 Main sells its naming rights such that it officially becomes "Rogers Tower" or what have you, is it still a third party name? Arenas do this all the time.

WhipperSnapper · #**6958** Posted **Sep 4, 2022, 5:11 PM**

It's the same thing. 3rd party advertisers pay owners to display their logo. Stadiums usually include public investment and any revenue stream is sought by the partnership.

Luisito · #**6959** Posted **Sep 8, 2022, 2:28 PM**

Whats taking so long for the finishing touches on this thing?

WinCitySparky · #**6960** Posted **Sep 8, 2022, 5:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by Luisito

Whats taking so long for the finishing touches on this thing?

Probably money and no more deadline (turnkey up to 22nd floor was a deadline to receive TIF grant).