Winnipeg | 300 Main St.- Phase II / 360 Main St. | ~142M | 465 Ft | 42F | U/C - Page 297

optimusREIM · #**5921** Posted **Jan 26, 2021, 7:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

it looks like the core is at floor 38. two more and it becomes the tallest in Winnipeg i guess.

So I suppose that means that all thats left for the core is 2 residential floors and two mechanical and then the steel can be completed?

BigG · #**5922** Posted **Jan 26, 2021, 9:27 PM**

New page.

harls · #**5923** Posted **Jan 26, 2021, 10:39 PM**

It's like they put the '30' on there just so I don't have to count the floors.

Thanks, tarp guys.

CraneHoss · #**5924** Posted **Jan 27, 2021, 4:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

Maybe CraneHoss can comment but my guess would have the top of the crane at 500 ft+-

The height where skyscrapers start - 500 ft

Crane is 507' 9". The base of it is probably about 10' above street level.

Biff · #**5925** Posted **Jan 27, 2021, 6:41 PM**

^^^Thanks

OTA in Winnipeg · #**5926** Posted **Jan 28, 2021, 12:42 AM**

Biff · #**5927** Posted **Jan 29, 2021, 2:16 PM**

They were up welding on the 30th floor last night around 8:30ish. My guess is they were working on the new swing stage rail and support system that WinCitySparky was mentioning a few posts back. He said they have to move it every few weeks or so for the glass installation.

WinCitySparky · #**5928** Posted **Jan 29, 2021, 6:37 PM**

Drywall finally up on the 3rd floor suites, and jesus fuck are these apartments tiny

robertocarlos · #**5929** Posted **Jan 29, 2021, 8:53 PM**

What's a good size apartment these days for 1 or 2 people?

Malcsta · #**5930** Posted **Jan 29, 2021, 9:23 PM**

can we expect any steel work over the next week or so now that the crane has been raised?

OTA in Winnipeg · #**5931** Posted **Jan 30, 2021, 2:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by WinCitySparky

Drywall finally up on the 3rd floor suites, and jesus fuck are these apartments tiny

What's your estimate on the square footage? One bedroom, two bedroom, etc.

buzzg · #**5932** Posted **Jan 30, 2021, 4:18 PM**

Starting at 500 ft for 1 BR is fairly normal these days. I've even seen lots of ~400s in new buildings.

WinCitySparky · #**5933** Posted **Jan 30, 2021, 6:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by OTA in Winnipeg

What's your estimate on the square footage? One bedroom, two bedroom, etc.

Smaller 1 bedrooms appear to be about 400ish maybe. Larger 2 bedrooms appear to be anywhere from 500-600 depending on the unit. There’s one suite that had 2 bedrooms plus a “den”, aka tiny bedroom or tiny office. That one’s around 600 tops. A queen size bed would eat up most of the floor area very quickly in any suite’s bedroom. The suites from 36-39 have a different set of slightly bigger layouts at the expense of one less suite per floor.

Allegedly the finishes are supposed to be nice but we’ll see. Cost savings has run rampant here. Also the ceilings are loaded with odd shaped bulkheads, with any exposed hollowcore being stippled (is textured ceiling still even a thing?) and there is weird wasted space around columns and windows where the latches are hidden around badly planned frameouts around said columns. Also, the amount of provided light fixtures is extremely minimal.

buzzg · #**5934** Posted **Jan 31, 2021, 5:35 PM**

600 ft 2 bedroom is absurdly small. I don't understand how that could work. If that's the case they shouldn't put nice finishes in because no one will pay the rent for a high end shoebox.

Sounds brutal about the layouts – it's crazy how much of a difference it makes. Been apartment hunting the last month or so and I think I'm going into the Boyce. The layout of the 520 ft 1BR there is fantastic, it feels so much bigger than some 650-700ft ones I've looked at.

Quite a number of buildings I've seen that 546 has designed have been absolutely dreadful. Just absurdly bad layouts with horribly placed cabinets/HVAC etc. Like the fact they needed to build out the units was a complete afterthought to the building design. Wonder if Ray Wan also has no idea how to design a tower keeping in mind how the inside needs to work...

Nothing beats 530 River's windowed closet though... lol.

esquire · #**5935** Posted **Jan 31, 2021, 7:28 PM**

For what it's worth I used to live in a 2 bedroom condo at 15 Kennedy... that was about 800ish square feet and it was reasonably comfortable and spacious for two people. If you cut out the walk-in closet space and dining area that would get it down to 600. It would work, but it would look pretty low-end to most people. Which is not the market I'd think Marwest would be going after with a prominent brand new build like this.

Looks like Marwest is basically trying to market long-stay hotel rooms as apartments...

Jeff · #**5936** Posted **Jan 31, 2021, 7:44 PM**

if they're small but priced right with a nice view, this building could rent up quickly.. which is exactly what this project needs. the building across from harkness station seems to be filling up quickly judging by the amount of lights on in there at night so there is definitely the demand for new product

WinCitySparky · #**5937** Posted **Feb 1, 2021, 3:36 PM**

Talk around site is the 2 bedrooms are starting at over 2k

bomberjet · #**5938** Posted **Feb 1, 2021, 4:03 PM**

Someone on here (Biff cough cough) has actual floor plans. They're posted somewhere in here on SSP.

I rented a 500 sq. ft 1 bedroom apartment 12 years ago, in the renovated Silver Heights apartments when they were first done. It was $1000/month when we moved out in 2010. And they were increasing rent each year. Paying $2k per month now, in a new build seems reasonable in 2022.

Wpg_Guy · #**5939** Posted **Feb 1, 2021, 4:25 PM**

in big city buildings you'll pay big city prices.

optimusREIM · #**5940** Posted **Feb 2, 2021, 9:15 PM**

What's the holdup on getting the pump reinstalled and resuming the last little bit of the core?