Winnipeg Construction VIII

[1ajs]

http://www.dreamscapewinnipeg.com/ anyone aware of this

[1ajs]

Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

wasn't the Province turning the area into a Provincial Park or something?

yes at the tip where gateway industries is big enviromental mess.




spd has been left to rot by the city straight up

[LilZebra]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

http://www.dreamscapewinnipeg.com/ anyone aware of this

I used to see things like this in the 1970s and 1980s that'd never be built.

So just like the name of the project, it's just a "dream". It needs financial backers if it were to be made real. But this is too "lofty" (too extensive) a dream to become real any day soon.

Of course there's always the NDP in need of votes and Selinger's future...

Who knows.

[Urban recluse]

Assiniboia Community Committee approved an application for a 6 storey, 127 room hotel with one of Hilton's brands for Seasons. The applicant is also going to build a separate beer vendor. With that, I do not see it being a core Hilton, but perhaps a Garden Inn.

[Urban recluse]

Infill u/c just off Broadway on Picardy?



http://urbanglocondos.ca/

[LilZebra]

Will they allow tabby cats?

[TimeFadesAway]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

http://www.dreamscapewinnipeg.com/ anyone aware of this

I've been following them on Twitter for a while. It looks like the people behind it are the ones who converted Alycia's into apartments.

This current project seems slightly larger in scale.

[esquire]

^ I agree with JimJ, fantastical proposals like this crop up with some regularity but nothing ever emerges from them. Considering that the project as described would probably cost well over a billion dollars to develop, it isn't hard to see why.

[rkspec]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

http://www.dreamscapewinnipeg.com/ anyone aware of this

Is this really a 'go'?

Originally Posted by DreamScape Website

Within 18 months or sooner the ground will be broken on this LEED Certified state-of-the-art development making this "the most extraordinary opportunity" the Province has ever seen.

[BigG]

I'm thinking this can only happen if it's backed by some oil rich prince from Saudi Arabia or UAE who has money to throw away. Would it be great for the province and city? Sure, but I'm not holding my breath. Dream.

[Biff]

Originally Posted by Urban recluse

Assiniboia Community Committee approved an application for a 6 storey, 127 room hotel with one of Hilton's brands for Seasons. The applicant is also going to build a separate beer vendor. With that, I do not see it being a core Hilton, but perhaps a Garden Inn.

It is a Hilton Garden Inn.

[Biff]

That Dreamscape thing has been around for years. It looks like they have updated their website. Millions of square feet of space under one roof. Definitely sounds like something thought up in China or the Middle East. I'd say the chances are slightly lower than zero.

[esquire]

^ Not that I really want the Kenaston area to become a destination for visitors, but I am a bit surprised that it's taken this long for a new hotel to sprout up over there. I'm also surprised that it will have a beer vendor... that's uncommon for new builds. Although I guess the good people of Linden Woods and Whyte Ridge don't really have a vendor handy, so it's a good business opportunity.

[Bluenote]

Originally Posted by esquire

^ I agree with JimJ, fantastical proposals like this crop up with some regularity but nothing ever emerges from them. Considering that the project as described would probably cost well over a billion dollars to develop, it isn't hard to see why.

We will never see anything like this. This isn't Disneyland.

[drew]

Originally Posted by Urban recluse

Infill u/c just off Broadway on Picardy?



http://urbanglocondos.ca/

Is this under construction yet? The sign was up, but nothing of note was happening last week.

[Bluenote]

Originally Posted by Urban recluse

Infill u/c just off Broadway on Picardy?



http://urbanglocondos.ca/

Reality picture will be. Stucco panels. No wood as they will cut costs. It will look like some other ugly cubed ones in the city I won't mention.

[esquire]

^ You think so? The rendering doesn't look extravagant... it's one thing if the drawings show gilded golden statues of a winged chariot on the roof, obviously that would get cut. But Urban Glo looks pretty restrained.

[biguc]

from the dreamscape faq:


"Q. Can I park and walk right into DreamScape?
A. This will not be an available option for entry. Our guest’s safety is our main priority and proper security measures must be set in place. Each guest must go through a security checkpoint prior to boarding the monorail which will transport you to DreamScape. "


What the fuck is this place, Logan's Run?

[bomberjet]

That dreamscape thing is just a fantasy. Not the slightest chance that would ever be built. Keeps rearing it's head every once in a while.

[biguc]

Even if it wasn't obviously bullshit I'd hate it because of shit like that. There are supposed to be condos in this place. Are they going to ride the monorail through security checkpoints too? Anything to keep the plebs out. You'd think this was South Africa or something.