Winnipeg | Exchange District | East & West | Development - Page 352

WinCitySparky · #**7021** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 11:11 PM**

Truly hope Boujee does not reopen and the site becomes something else.

neutroniks · #**7022** Posted **Jan 30, 2026, 11:13 PM**

I don't think the restaurant was profitable to begin with, and with the extent of the fire damage, I don't know how much would be salvageable, IMO. Like you, I hope it doesn't re-open and they develop something else.

zalf · #**7023** Posted **Jan 31, 2026, 1:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by EndIt

I may have posted this before and if so, apologies, but my sister used to work in environmental consulting and said the former Bodegoes plot is dangerously contaminated with petrochemicals from a garage that used to be on the site. The demolition of the building and the cancellation of that flatiron proposal probably resulted from that discovery. It would make that area a good candidate for the Portage Place clock though.

So what's the actual risk with these sites? I guess benzene or PAH vapours leaking in through the basement? I would have naively assumed most of the contaminated soil would be excavated as part of just building the thing.

bomberjet · #**7024** Posted **Jan 31, 2026, 1:58 AM**

The report said all tests except one for benzene were below thresholds. So i wouldn't be overly concerned about contamination here haulting development. And ya the soil would/could be removed for basement excavation for a building.

Does anyone know if someone other than the City owns the land where St Mary ave was supposed to run?

ColdRain&Snow · #**7025** Posted **Jan 31, 2026, 6:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

Yes, 179, the developer owns that building, their head office is (or was) located in this building.

Thanks for confirming.

wags_in_the_peg · #**7026** Posted **Feb 3, 2026, 2:39 PM**

anyone looking for an Exchange building? 63 Albert, $3.7 mil, new sushi place just opened

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...treet-winnipeg

drew · #**7027** Posted **Feb 3, 2026, 4:25 PM**

^ that one is a beauty!

neutroniks · #**7028** Posted **Feb 4, 2026, 2:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

anyone looking for an Exchange building? 63 Albert, $3.7 mil, new sushi place just opened

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...treet-winnipeg

I saw all the renovations they did, and it looks nice inside. But that spots always been cursed. It's been a couple of different things, I think a bubble tea spot, and at one point a korean restaurant? Not sure what it was before that, but the spot seems cursed. Wish them all the luck, especially with having more residential in the area now.

cllew · #**7029** Posted **Feb 4, 2026, 5:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by bomberjet

The report said all tests except one for benzene were below thresholds. So i wouldn't be overly concerned about contamination here haulting development. And ya the soil would/could be removed for basement excavation for a building.

Does anyone know if someone other than the City owns the land where St Mary ave was supposed to run?

The soil would go to one of 3 private remediation dumps outside the city limits for treatment.

WinCitySparky · #**7030** Posted **Feb 6, 2026, 12:30 AM**

Ashdown Market shutting down

cllew · #**7031** Posted **Feb 6, 2026, 1:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by WinCitySparky

Ashdown Market shutting down

According to the Free Press article that will be in Friday's print edition the owners are blaming a declining customer base and rising crime in the area for the decision to close.

drew · #**7032** Posted **Feb 6, 2026, 2:14 AM**

No one ever takes the blame for their own business failing.

Wpg_Guy · #**7033** Posted **Feb 6, 2026, 5:53 AM**

It was in such a nondescript location id imagine more than half the residence of the exchange didn’t even know it existed.

Unfortunate either way.

wags_in_the_peg · #**7034** Posted **Feb 6, 2026, 2:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by WinCitySparky

Ashdown Market shutting down

that sux for the area! I've visited the taco shop a few times but never bought anything in the market. I dont live in area but if i did i dont think they would have a enough to do a decent grocery shop, very little variety.

bussche · #**7035** Posted **Feb 6, 2026, 3:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by drew

No one ever takes the blame for their own business failing.

Right? Surprised they didn't blame the bike lane while they were at it.

BKB · #**7036** Posted **Feb 6, 2026, 3:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by bussche

Right? Surprised they didn't blame the bike lane while they were at it.

and opening Portage and Main

neutroniks · #**7037** Posted **Feb 6, 2026, 5:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by drew

No one ever takes the blame for their own business failing.

They never advertised very well, and it didn't have quality items. They had that big push saying they were a "grocer" but the few times that I've been in there looking for quick produce as its a walk away from the west exchange, the majority of their items were either rotting or past due. I never went back and I'm sure many others felt the same. They did start selling weed products near the end so I won't be surprised if they end up pivoting and selling those types of products again.

cllew · #**7038** Posted **Feb 6, 2026, 5:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by neutroniks

They never advertised very well, and it didn't have quality items. They had that big push saying they were a "grocer" but the few times that I've been in there looking for quick produce as its a walk away from the west exchange, the majority of their items were either rotting or past due. I never went back and I'm sure many others felt the same. They did start selling weed products near the end so I won't be surprised if they end up pivoting and selling those types of products again.

One of co-owners is moving back to Ottawa to resume his former political job according to the article, so I don't think it will reopen unless it finds a new owner group to take over the space.

And then in a year or so it may have to compete with the full service grocery that TNS group keeps saying they want to put in the renovated Portage Place.

wags_in_the_peg · #**7039** Posted **Feb 12, 2026, 2:28 PM**

8 units in spaceship are on the market, 7 all from 1 realtor that appeared today. $135-$151k, pretty cheap living. Does anyone know are these primarily short term (Air Bnb) rentals or are some owner occupied? seems to me could be a good investment for a rental business.

https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...nipeg-downtown

neutroniks · #**7040** Posted **Feb 12, 2026, 2:33 PM**

IMO, would be a good investment if you were to make it an AirBNB. As a yearly rental, or lease, it would be tough because of the homeless issues near by. But then again, you could price it pretty cheap for how cheap these condos are. I'm sure when they built it, the idea was for development to spur and spread out, but that areas been marred with the other issues already mentioned in this thread.