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-Double Post, Sorry-

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Originally Posted by FactaNV

At the end of the day, it's not ideal but probably not the worst thing ever. SROs fill a gap that prevent people from becoming homeless.

Even if this does end up being the case, I doubt the SRO rooms would rented by anyone who would otherwise be living on the streets. It's a new build; it wouldn't make business sense to rent out at the same rates as crumbling main street hotels. I'd guess they're aiming for house-hunters, the newly divorced, people temporarily displaced from flooding or a fire.

But again, who knows maybe the owners are just wacky. Anyone know anything about them?

EDIT: Thinking more about it and again assuming its bound for SRO, maybe it's be intended as ultralight housing for students and (to be more cynical) the new min wage & gig-work underclass.

[bomberjet]

Didn't the owner post in here a while back, asking what we'd like to see built on the site.

[WinCitySparky]

^yes but didn’t hear anything from them since

[ColdRain&Snow]

From Reddit:

[Mr Tall Forehead]

That sounds like a great redevelopment of that parking lot! Keep them coming.

[Kris22]

I was wondering if the new owners would do something with that lot. What great news.

Hopefully the actual Sherbrooke Inn ends up being a successful rehab too.

[FactaNV]

I should have checked here before posting it again on the West Broadway thread haha.

[borkborkbork]

Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

Found it:

https://clkapps.winnipeg.ca/dmis/Vie...onId=&InitUrl=

"That the Chief Administrative Officer be delegated the authority to declare the
following City-owned properties intended for affordable housing as surplus,
subject to the circulation requirements set out in the Declaration as Surplus and Sale of Property Policy:

i. 825 Tache Avenue
ii. 795 William Avenue
iii. 395 Pacific Avenue
iv. 425 Osborne Street
v 1350 Pembina Highway
vi. 545-569 Watt Street
vii. 22 Granite Way"

Wait, 425 Osborne?

The city just bought this a couple years ago with the intention of making it parking for the transit garage. If I recall right, they bought it for $1.4M ($400k cash + $1.1M in assumed environmental liabilities)

[cllew]

With the estimated cost to remediate that property and because it is next to the transit garage with the buses coming and going at odd times, I don't think there will be a line up of developers for residential wanting it.

[trueviking]

Double good news there.

[Kinguni]

Originally Posted by cllew

With the estimated cost to remediate that property and because it is next to the transit garage with the buses coming and going at odd times, I don't think there will be a line up of developers for residential wanting it.

Already get enough noise complaints from nearby about bus horns honking, which is required when the buses are exiting a storage track.

[flatlander]

Originally Posted by trueviking

People who curl at the Granite are allowed to park at GWL outside of work hours. Which is when people curl.

Listen kid some of us old timers need a reason to get out of bed in the morning and that is the 9am draw at the Granite.

I have not heard anyone complaining about the apartment for any other reason than losing their convenient parking. Nicer to control your own parking onsite than rely on the neighbour (GWL). That being said, they apparently don't own anything. I wonder how the City acquired the property in the first place. I assume they couldn't pay their taxes or the building was sliding into the river or both.

[Unbending]

Another award-winning design by Affinity Architecture. The proposal is for the area next to the Popeyes parking lot near the Outlet Mall.

https://legacy.winnipeg.ca/PPD/Docum...-137128-VC.pdf

[Mr Tall Forehead]

The development proposes more parking stalls than it does residential units. Is this the type of stuff empty nesters are moving to these days?

[FactaNV]

Originally Posted by Unbending

Another award-winning design by Affinity Architecture. The proposal is for the area next to the Popeyes parking lot near the Outlet Mall.

https://legacy.winnipeg.ca/PPD/Docum...-137128-VC.pdf

Fills in the parking lot nicely at least.

[WildCake]

Originally Posted by Mr Tall Forehead

The development proposes more parking stalls than it does residential units. Is this the type of stuff empty nesters are moving to these days?

The city zoning bylaws require 1.5 parking spots per unit for multifamily builds. They link shows they are actually requesting a reduction in the total parking spots they have to build. If approved, that would be ~1.1 spots per unit.

The planning committee is set to agree to this variance with the reasoning being that there's amble parking all around and that the residential building will generally just fill up it's own lot overnight, when shops tend to be closed and so overflow traffic can go there instead.

Essentially, if this was being built anywhere else but around a shopping mall, they'd need 254 parking spots for their 169 units. Stuff like this is what proponents of urbanism are pushing against as it perpetuates car dependent development

[pspeid]

Article today about Alexander Docks:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...year-1.7443215

[Mr Tall Forehead]

Originally Posted by WildCake

The city zoning bylaws require 1.5 parking spots per unit for multifamily builds. They link shows they are actually requesting a reduction in the total parking spots they have to build. If approved, that would be ~1.1 spots per unit.

The planning committee is set to agree to this variance with the reasoning being that there's amble parking all around and that the residential building will generally just fill up it's own lot overnight, when shops tend to be closed and so overflow traffic can go there instead.

Essentially, if this was being built anywhere else but around a shopping mall, they'd need 254 parking spots for their 169 units. Stuff like this is what proponents of urbanism are pushing against as it perpetuates car dependent development

Thanks for the background. Good for the developer for proposing less parking than what is required and good on the city staff for supporting it, but man, do those parking requirements ever need to be reviewed!

[trueviking]

https://mcusercontent.com/57aa63efe3...ry_28_2025.pdf

“This would be disastrous for the Granite”

“This is an existential threat to the future of the Granite”

“the most pivotal moment in the Granite’s storied history”

“Save the Granite!”