Winnipeg Construction X

[trueviking]

[drew]

^ repurpose existing building or build new?

[cllew]

Originally Posted by drew

^ repurpose existing building or build new?

As I read the press release they want to repurpose/renovate the building.

[FactaNV]

Winnipeg will never financially recover from this without serious fed and prov help...cost of the sewage plant is now estimated (conservatively according to the article) at $3B.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/br...balloons-to-3b

[TimeFadesAway]

Originally Posted by FactaNV

Winnipeg will never financially recover from this without serious fed and prov help...cost of the sewage plant is now estimated (conservatively according to the article) at $3B.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/br...balloons-to-3b

Likely would have been much cheaper if they had started in 2003 instead of dithering and waiting until 2021.

[bon_vivant]

Originally Posted by TimeFadesAway

Likely would have been much cheaper if they had started in 2003 instead of dithering and waiting until 2021.

Typical 'Peg. We're cheapskates waiting for a sale that never comes. Time for another $tudy!

[pegster]

Originally Posted by trueviking

I may be in the minority, but I really like this building. Classic modernism, with the concrete structure highlighted. Conversion to housing makes sense but I hope they keep the exterior mostly as is.

[wags_in_the_peg]

280 Main on 9.27 acres land? that doesnt make sense

[CoryB]

Originally Posted by trueviking

Based on 26,000 sq ft, four floors and targeting multi-family conversion seems like around 5 units a floor, about 20 total units. Question is will it be rentals or condos?

[bon_vivant]

Originally Posted by pegster

I may be in the minority, but I really like this building. Classic modernism, with the concrete structure highlighted. Conversion to housing makes sense but I hope they keep the exterior mostly as is.

I like it too. I hope they don't reclad it.

[trueviking]

Nobody builds condos anymore. Only 15% of new multi family is condo. All suburban greenfield.

[FactaNV]

A little buyers regret going on here?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...sion-1.7246284

[borkborkbork]

Originally Posted by trueviking

Nobody builds condos anymore. Only 15% of new multi family is condo. All suburban greenfield.

This feels problematic: If you want to live in a low-climate-impact urban form, you basically have to be a renter for life?

Maybe that's just where things are heading -- MFR buildings are complicated to maintain, secure, insure, etc... so it's really a game for professional property managers?

But this still feels like a bad trend, since the vast majority of Canadians aspire to own their own home. If the only way for them to do so is SFR, then we're going to be stuck in affordability and infrastructure crises forever...

[michelleb]

Word is the Access Credit Union/171 Donald is massively infested with mice. One of the employees stepped backwards one day and skewered it with her high heel.

Amazing light though.

[ColdRain&Snow]

Originally Posted by michelleb

Word is the Access Credit Union/171 Donald is massively infested with mice. One of the employees stepped backwards one day and skewered it with her high heel.

Amazing light though.

Is your website no longer up? I think it was called Build It Up Winnipeg right?

[michelleb]

Still up, hasn't been updated in a while.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by michelleb

Word is the Access Credit Union/171 Donald is massively infested with mice. One of the employees stepped backwards one day and skewered it with her high heel.

Amazing light though.

Rodents are common to a lot of buildings downtown. The property manager probably cut back on the monthly exterminator visits to save money.

An aggressive control program by a good exterminator can get rid them over a couple of weeks.

[rdaner]

Originally Posted by borkborkbork

This feels problematic: If you want to live in a low-climate-impact urban form, you basically have to be a renter for life?

Maybe that's just where things are heading -- MFR buildings are complicated to maintain, secure, insure, etc... so it's really a game for professional property managers?

But this still feels like a bad trend, since the vast majority of Canadians aspire to own their own home. If the only way for them to do so is SFR, then we're going to be stuck in affordability and infrastructure crises forever...

Condos have a much higher % in most other Canadian cities so I wonder what
the reason for such low uptake in Winnipeg is? I also wonder if this
will be the case going forward?

[bon_vivant]

Originally Posted by rdaner

Condos have a much higher % in most other Canadian cities so I wonder what
the reason for such low uptake in Winnipeg is? I also wonder if this
will be the case going forward?

I don't know why but condo fees here are surprisingly high for some reason. Higher than Vancouver or Montreal. So if you also have a mortgage to pay, it can be a really expensive proposition. On the flip side, houses are less expensive here than other major Canadian cities, which makes condos less appealing. Why pay all that money to live in an apartment when you can have a house? Unless you prefer the condo lifestyle, that is.

[BAKGUY]

Originally Posted by cllew

Rodents are common to a lot of buildings downtown. The property manager probably cut back on the monthly exterminator visits to save money.

An aggressive control program by a good exterminator can get rid them over a couple of weeks.

I have worked in newer buildings all in the general Polo Park area over the years and all buildings had mice even with consistent exterminator visits and preventative maintenance.