[St. John's] The Official Project Thread - Page 569

Tommyswally · #**11361** Posted **Nov 6, 2021, 12:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by robfaulkner

i was out to the goulds last week for my sons hockey game and there was lots of chatter of the growlers about growlers captain james melindy looking to build an underground railway system similar to a subway that would connect the goulds sporting complex to downtown st johns specifically the george street area. Now. i do not know how in the name of pete james melindy plans to dig a tunnel approximately 15km in length and 50 feet deep but i wont question the guy who brought home the kelly cup in the first season of the growlers. With a fine paycheck of what is rumoured to be 3 million dollars a year from the growlers alone he should have no issue finding funds for this as i did the math myself and a project of this magnitude would only cost around 5 million dollars maglev train and everything. that is correct melindy plans to expand the maglev train system from japan and china to the island with speeds around 250km/h your looking at getting to the goulds from downtown in 14 seconds thats what id like to call a spin. anyway we'll just have to see where this project goes over the next few months but I am in full support of it. wont need danny for this one

Its supposed to stop at Keiths Diner I heard

jjavman · #**11362** Posted **Nov 7, 2021, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by wmemeadusjr

Mary Brown's have bought the naming rights to Mile One Centre. They will be changing the name accordingly in the near future.

Here's Buddy's new PR shot

jjavman · #**11363** Posted **Nov 23, 2021, 3:02 PM**

https://vocm.com/2021/11/23/st-johns...ment-building/

SignalHillHiker · #**11364** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 9:40 AM**

A few this morning of two nice infills - Bank of Montreal and Jag performing arts/convention thing.

Horsell · #**11365** Posted **Dec 16, 2021, 9:03 PM**

It's nice to see your pics again !!

PoscStudent · #**11366** Posted **Dec 17, 2021, 3:21 PM**

There’s a proposal to build a 13-storey hotel and 9-storey apartment building at 150
New Gower St, which is the land next to the Hilton Garden Inn.

http://www.stjohns.ca/sites/default/...%20Reduced.pdf

jjavman · #**11367** Posted **Dec 17, 2021, 10:10 PM**

Anyone know what happened to this proposal?

statbass · #**11368** Posted **Dec 18, 2021, 1:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by PoscStudent

There’s a proposal to build a 13-storey hotel and 9-storey apartment building at 150
New Gower St, which is the land next to the Hilton Garden Inn.

http://www.stjohns.ca/sites/default/...%20Reduced.pdf

Interesting. It's a basic design but fits the building types in the area. The apartments maybe a welcomed need; however, I do find it a little strange another hotel is being considered. Given the all the current circumstances, one would think the market would be saturated. But who am I to know the inner workings of the hospitality industy... Lol. These hotel companies know a lot more about future demand than I do. Maybe the company is being proactive given lead time needed for the approval processes. It's nice infill and it's good to see this area get some attention and up density. Some added retail in this area would really set it off imo. With the Jag expansion and other developments in the area... west end DT is where it's at!

Marty_Mcfly · #**11369** Posted **Dec 19, 2021, 3:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by PoscStudent

There’s a proposal to build a 13-storey hotel and 9-storey apartment building at 150
New Gower St, which is the land next to the Hilton Garden Inn.

http://www.stjohns.ca/sites/default/...%20Reduced.pdf

I do recall this being a part of the site plan and long-term vision when the Hilton was proposed. I'm glad to see that it's moving forward; good spot for this type of development.

Hotel itself is pretty whatever in design. I like the residential building design though!

SignalHillHiker · #**11370** Posted **Dec 20, 2021, 8:11 PM**

If they build those, my bedroom view is going to be great!

statbass · #**11371** Posted **Dec 21, 2021, 5:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

If they build those, my bedroom view is going to be great!

I'm not sure about the angle, but throw the Jag expansion in on top of the proposed Manga projects and you got yourself a grand view!

statbass · #**11372** Posted **Jan 3, 2022, 5:17 PM**

VOCM News
Jan 3, 2022

There's not a whole lot of information in the article, but I thought it'd be nice to tag it to the forum. Hopefully we see significant movement on the proposals mentioned here. Happy New Year and stay safe, everyone!

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The Mayor of St. John’s is providing a peek into the future of what the city has planned.

Danny Breen says they have a number of ideas in motion. One of those is the Resilient St. John’s plan, which looks at addressing sustainability in the city and which will be released in the coming year.

A number of new developments are also on the way, such as a hotel on New Gower Street, a condominium complex on Queens Road, and the JAG Hotel expansion.

The City will also be continuing with the Healthy Cities initiative, while also looking at active transportation to move people around the city better.

He says there is a whole myriad of things happening as council is set to bring down new initiatives.

https://vocm.com/2022/01/03/st-johns...s-initiatives/

Horsell · #**11373** Posted **Jan 7, 2022, 11:27 PM**

Scanning through the Council Agenda for Monday's upcoming meeting I found an interesting tidbit, "approval of a 16 Unit Condo Building at 36 Temperance St". No plans or pics or anything, I wonder what it will be like.

rthomasd · #**11374** Posted **Feb 4, 2022, 7:36 PM**

Here's a page showing current developments in the City, worth $1B
https://advantagestjohns.ca/property...p-in-st-johns/

Marty_Mcfly · #**11375** Posted **Feb 4, 2022, 9:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by rthomasd

Here's a page showing current developments in the City, worth $1B
https://advantagestjohns.ca/property...p-in-st-johns/

Nice rendering of New Gower Street.

jjavman · #**11376** Posted **Feb 4, 2022, 9:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tommyswally

Its supposed to stop at Keiths Diner I heard

jjavman · #**11377** Posted **Feb 4, 2022, 9:38 PM**

https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundlan...box=1590458564

Anybody remember what happened to this? Was it killed by Covid?

Horsell · #**11378** Posted **Feb 4, 2022, 10:15 PM**

I thought it was conditionally approved, pending a few "tweaks". If it was indeed killed by Covid then perhaps something good did come from Covid.

I still say that the whole AP Parking zone, that was slipped in a few years ago, should be scrapped to allow someone to tear down the whole thing and start from the ground up.

905er · #**11379** Posted **Feb 5, 2022, 12:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by jjavman

https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundlan...box=1590458564

Anybody remember what happened to this? Was it killed by Covid?

I sure hope it was cancelled.. it's beyond ugly and will stick out like an eyesore.

Arrakis · #**11380** Posted **Feb 5, 2022, 3:08 PM**

I’m sure Covid might have had something to do with it. If not it was prob public outcry from all the downtown whiners who don’t want anything new or different being built in downtown. It’s currently a big city block sized brown brick that will likely always be there. At least there is some colour and a bold contemporary design to this new proposal.

I agree that the design is very polarizing but it would be an improvement to whats there now. The current Atlantic Place has always been a big blemish in its boring and drab architecture. A new hotel there will also benefit all the smaller businesses in that’s area that are are currently struggling to survive like gift shops and restaurants/pubs.

I would love to see this redesign happen some day if we ever get things back to normal.

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Originally Posted by jjavman

https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundlan...box=1590458564

Anybody remember what happened to this? Was it killed by Covid?