EDMONTON | Manulife 2 | 161M | 32 FLOORS

Coldrsx · #1 Posted **Jul 31, 2011, 1:41 AM**

DESIGN IS PRELIMINARY/CONCEPTUAL

The long awaited second tower... Podium is done.

(http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/images/thumb/Y8YIFHDJN32DVCVWO1CY.jpg)

Dale · #2 Posted **Jul 31, 2011, 1:52 AM**

Will the glass be blue, or perhaps closer to reflective gray or silver ?

Coldrsx · #3 Posted **Jul 31, 2011, 1:56 AM**

Clearish glazing is my bet with white spandrel.

Dale · #4 Posted **Jul 31, 2011, 1:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Clearish glazing is my bet with white spandrel.

Very nice, as that corner is already a little heavy on blue.

jigglysquishy · #5 Posted **Jul 31, 2011, 2:55 AM**

Any info on this? It'd be the tallest in the city if I'm not mistaken

Coldrsx · #6 Posted **Jul 31, 2011, 3:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by jigglysquishy

Any info on this? It'd be the tallest in the city if I'm not mistaken

Correct... By about 12m

ue · #7 Posted **Jul 31, 2011, 3:08 AM**

Should the thread title not be

EDMONTON | Manulife 2 | 161M | 32 FLOORS

to fit with the rest of this section?

Hed Kandi · #8 Posted **Aug 1, 2011, 1:26 PM**

Great design.

HomeInMyShoes · #9 Posted **Aug 2, 2011, 2:29 AM**

So what's the probability and timeline? Manulife 2 has probably been the most anticipated tower in Edmonton history.

Really excited to see this happen.

caltrane74 · #10 Posted **Aug 4, 2011, 5:21 PM**

Looks good, will be hard for this one to get messed up during construction.

Dale · #11 Posted **Aug 4, 2011, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

So what's the probability and timeline? Manulife 2 has probably been the most anticipated tower in Edmonton history.

Really excited to see this happen.

My preferred timeline:

Tomorrow: groundbreaking

Next Day: topping-out

Spocket · #12 Posted **Aug 6, 2011, 3:39 PM**

Okay , this is all well and good but there's a fair bit missing here .

For one thing , how is this a proposal exactly ? It's just a drawing . There's nothing about when it could start , if that's even the final design , how much it will cost , who will develop it , has it been approved , etc.

Secondly , has the City Center Airport closed ? I could have sworn there was a height limit at 150 meters . IF that's the case then this thing won't be started as currently 'proposed' until that airport is shut down . I realize that the city council has decided to basically phase it out but how will that affect height caps and when ?

Don't misunderstand me here , I'm very much all for this and would love to see it get going skyward . It's all just a little sketchy based on what's been presented here which is , after all , just a rendering .

Coldrsx · #13 Posted **Aug 7, 2011, 6:15 PM**

1. AIMCO and ALBERCO are behind it at this point, there was an article in spring about them investigating various options.

2. One runway closed allows increased height west of 101st... New capital city downtown plan allows 150m but up to 200 as discretionary.

3. ... Much more than just a remaindering happening behind the scenes. Rumours have 600k split between UofA school of business and the prov.

Pavlov · #14 Posted **Aug 7, 2011, 6:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Clearish glazing is my bet with white spandrel.

Seems likely that the glazing would be very similar to EAP/Devon projects, no? (which would be welcome I think.)

Coldrsx · #15 Posted **Aug 7, 2011, 6:29 PM**

I am betting identical-ish.

whiteford · #16 Posted **Aug 9, 2011, 8:36 PM**

i love this one. truly a world class tower.

cityguy · #17 Posted **Aug 11, 2011, 12:40 AM**

Great new tower,congrats edmonton.

Coldrsx · #18 Posted **Aug 17, 2011, 1:37 AM**

http://i.imgur.com/oOmsX.png
excaliburkid, ssp

espalorius · #19 Posted **Aug 24, 2011, 8:27 AM**

I really hope you Edmonton guys are sure about this proposal because if it doesn't get built the city's gonna be the laughing stock of the skyscraper forum... period

LeftCoaster · #20 Posted **Aug 24, 2011, 1:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by espalorius

I really hope you Edmonton guys are sure about this proposal because if it doesn't get built the city's gonna be the laughing stock of the skyscraper forum... period

? Care to explain yourself?