Saskatoon Construction III

[mitchellk12]

Originally Posted by tenraptors

I'd like to echo my support for a CityMarket format store. I've mentioned it a lot to friends as my "wish list" for Broadway. I used to shop at the CityMarket on Peter St. in Toronto quite frequently, and if my memory serves me correctly, it had a smaller floorplan than the Broadway Extra Foods, so hopefully Loblaws will consider it.

Im a little surprised how many of you are all for a city market format store. Ill forsure pitch this to whoever i can and see what happens. It would be pretty cool to see something like this come into our city.

[prairieguy]

Originally Posted by mitchellk12

Im a little surprised how many of you are all for a city market format store. Ill forsure pitch this to whoever i can and see what happens. It would be pretty cool to see something like this come into our city.

Start a petition in your store for customers to sign and get the BID to get on board too! Love to see this happen as a resident of the neighborhood.

[Arts]

Originally Posted by Echoes

Urban Capital renderings:





https://twitter.com/gq_in_sk/status/1043268146247991298

I like this design a lot, and share the opinion of alt_centre. That Urban Capital is the one behind this proposal is very exciting because they have credibility, and I expect the final result will capture the same vibe as the rendering even if it unfolds slightly differently. One thing I think is giving this a 60's vibe that some people seem unsure about is the vertical slats on the 2nd floor of the podium, if that one relatively small design element changed it would affect the entire feel of this building. Not saying I hate it by any means though.

[one_brick_at_a_time]

Any renders yet for the Midtown Plaza Sears area?

[alt_center]

Some new UC Broadway renderings up on the Urban Capital facebook page. (I don't do facebook and I'm not sure about the rules or even how to properly link to them... although I'm sure UC wouldn't mind spreading them around).

The condo entrance is shown on 12th St.

Looks fantastic IMHO.

[Arts]

Originally Posted by alt_center

Some new UC Broadway renderings up on the Urban Capital facebook page. (I don't do facebook and I'm not sure about the rules or even how to properly link to them... although I'm sure UC wouldn't mind spreading them around).

The condo entrance is shown on 12th St.

Looks fantastic IMHO.

I agree, looks great from both sides...

https://www.facebook.com/19097593760...2023291164789/

[Echoes]

https://www.facebook.com/19097593760...2023291164789/

[WoodlandCritter]

I like the back side even more than the streetfront side.

[skSK]

Originally Posted by WoodlandCritter

I like the back side even more than the streetfront side.

I agree, and which (to me) reflects a higher standard of design than I think we’re used to in Saskatoon. It’s in keeping with UC’s high standards for RL, and like was previously mentioned, I also like they didn’t make it a carbon copy.

I’m not too concerned with the slab effect of the wide side of the building. Given it’s fenestrated quite well (as opposed to the Arts Building or other comparable towers), I think the effect will be overall quite light. The inset balconies are a great design idea both to make them more protected and more user-friendly given our climate as well as to articulate the facade of the wide sides of the building.

The backside does a good job of pulling focus from what could otherwise just be utilitarian space. The garage doors are fairly discreet, and the back foyer entrance looks as if it takes up as much horizontal space as those. If they use greystone as their cladding, it will tie in well with the area. But my favourite feature is the colonnaded effect of the tower supports. It’s clean and adds some beauty to what are otherwise purely structural elements.

I’m a big fan.

[YXE]

FYI, nothing major whatsoever but Baydo has updated their rendering slightly for their Broadway project; it looks a bit better than the previous one.

[mitchellk12]

Originally Posted by YXE

FYI, nothing major whatsoever but Baydo has updated their rendering slightly for their Broadway project; it looks a bit better than the previous one.

Do you have a rendering ?

[YXE]

Originally Posted by mitchellk12

Do you have a rendering ?

I'm not sure how to copy an image. Here's the link: http://baydo.ca/maincontent/our_proj..._saskatoon.php

Very similar to the last but with a marginal improvement.

[roryn1]

Originally Posted by YXE

I'm not sure how to copy an image. Here's the link: http://baydo.ca/maincontent/our_proj..._saskatoon.php

Very similar to the last but with a marginal improvement.

Yucky lol

[roryn1]

The more I look at this new Urban Capital Tower the more I love it. It is such a sleek tower.. plz sell out again so they can work on more projects in this city

[Temperance]

The backside is great. Please don't misconstrue. . It really looks elegant

[Ricopedra]

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[Echoes]

Originally Posted by roryn1

The more I look at this new Urban Capital Tower the more I love it. It is such a sleek tower.. plz sell out again so they can work on more projects in this city

Yup, my fondness grows with each new look at it.

[Ricopedra]

all is....

[prairieguy]

you sure enjoy cryptic messages, Ricopedra....lol.

[Stormer]

It would appear that the second floor is office space, but I do not see any active/retail uses on the street level.