[Moncton] Downtown Developments

[flyer99]

Originally Posted by Budyser

Update on 170 Victoria.

Monday, October 28, 2019 at noon. Another tower crane going up in Moncton. This one at the Victoria Street apartment complex. Lots of steel being hauled in. They poured the concrete floor for the underground garage on Friday and it settled on the weekend. Now it's onward and upward. Latest date I got from the general contractors was a June, 2020 move-in date.

[RatTub]

Originally Posted by macas539

I work in one of the offices near the Assurion building and can say the site is a beehive of activity this week. They have cleared all the brush and tall grass. Today surveyors were busy driving stakes and surveying the lot. I think something is afoot here.

I've also noticed some similar activity today on the SW corner of Millennium and Vaughan Harvey, between CGI and Oulton College.

I don't know how often they cut down the brush and tall grass on those types of property. I guess it could have been regular maintenance?

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by RatTub

I've also noticed some similar activity today on the SW corner of Millennium and Vaughan Harvey, between CGI and Oulton College.

I don't know how often they cut down the brush and tall grass on those types of property. I guess it could have been regular maintenance?

I think a good part of this was "maintenance." It's harder for the druggies and the vagrants to hide when the grass is mowed........

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by flyer99

Monday, October 28, 2019 at noon. Another tower crane going up in Moncton. This one at the Victoria Street apartment complex. Lots of steel being hauled in. They poured the concrete floor for the underground garage on Friday and it settled on the weekend. Now it's onward and upward. Latest date I got from the general contractors was a June, 2020 move-in date.

A mini tower crane actually, but a crane nonetheless.

[MonctonRad]

The backside of the Hilton Garden Inn - from Councillor Greg Turners Facebook page.

[tmacdougall]

An inside picture of the new 'Tire Shack Brewing Co.' is posted on Greg Turner's Facebook page. Impressive.

[MonctonRad]

Special meeting of Moncton PAC on November 6th for the following item:

Avondale Construction on behalf of/au nom de Hillcore Atlantic Retirement Living Ltd. 240 rue John Street, Moncton (PID/NID 70399548) a Conditional Use application to allow an assisted living facility in the MU Zone and variances to increase the spacing for the jogs and recesses on the façade of the building and to vary the requirement for balconies

This will be for construction of "phase three" of the Moncton Residence assisted living facility on John Street, occupying a portion of the former Moncton Garrison property.

Site plan:


Link for renderings (looks the same as the existing phases 1 & 2):
http://www5.moncton.ca/docs/pac/PAC/...a_240_John.pdf

[MonctonRad]

Here's the livery for the new Clos restaurant, in the former Pastalli location on Main Street:


photo from the Hub City Foodies Facebook Group

[pierremoncton]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Link for renderings (looks the same as the existing phases 1 & 2):
http://www5.moncton.ca/docs/pac/PAC/...a_240_John.pdf

Interesting... the north section will be three stories, while the existing development is only two stories.

[tmacdougall]

Hearing more and more rumours of a new brew pub going into 1353 Main St. Don't know much more than that.

[lirette]

Originally Posted by tmacdougall

Hearing more and more rumours of a new brew pub going into 1353 Main St. Don't know much more than that.

That would be a great location. Can serve as a "neighbourhood pub" for folks in the old west end but also being just on the edge of the downtown core will have access to anyone looking to go to an event at Avenir as well as the residents & visitors to the tannery development.

[PEI highway guy]

Originally Posted by lirette

That would be a great location. Can serve as a "neighbourhood pub" for folks in the old west end but also being just on the edge of the downtown core will have access to anyone looking to go to an event at Avenir as well as the residents & visitors to the tannery development.

Where is 1353 Main St? To the West of Vaughn Harvey Down by Enterprise St?

[lirette]

Originally Posted by PEI highway guy

Where is 1353 Main St? To the West of Vaughn Harvey Down by Enterprise St?

Yes, the building was occupied by auto parts plus before.

Very curious to see who would be looking to get into the brewery/brewpub space. There's a few smaller brewers out there that might be looking to expand like O'Creek Brewing, Niche or perhaps a bigger brewer Picaroons wants to get a location in Moncton although I think Picaroons would be more likely to be in the brick building by Staples.

[jonny golden]

Originally Posted by lirette

That would be a great location. Can serve as a "neighbourhood pub" for folks in the old west end but also being just on the edge of the downtown core will have access to anyone looking to go to an event at Avenir as well as the residents & visitors to the tannery development.

And if/when the lot just east of it (Maritime Brake & Clutch) ever gets developed, that would create more potential customers. That lot needs a significant project to compliment the proposed Tannery office building across from it.

[tmacdougall]

I heard today it's an existing small batch brewery that is looking at it.

Originally Posted by lirette

Yes, the building was occupied by auto parts plus before.

Very curious to see who would be looking to get into the brewery/brewpub space. There's a few smaller brewers out there that might be looking to expand like O'Creek Brewing, Niche or perhaps a bigger brewer Picaroons wants to get a location in Moncton although I think Picaroons would be more likely to be in the brick building by Staples.

[BaseballFan]

Originally Posted by tmacdougall

I heard today it's an existing small batch brewery that is looking at it.

According to SNB records, the registered owner upon sale of the property on October 16, 2019 is Tide & Boar Brewing Inc.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by BaseballFan

According to SNB records, the registered owner upon sale of the property on October 16, 2019 is Tide & Boar Brewing Inc.

Interesting news about Tide & Boar.

I doubt they intend to decamp from their current location. I wonder if they're thinking of moving production here, and operating a small tap room on the side.

[lirette]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

Interesting news about Tide & Boar.

I doubt they intend to decamp from their current location. I wonder if they're thinking of moving production here, and operating a small tap room on the side.

It would make a lot of sense. Currently despite the the popularity of their various beers they only offer beer to go (growlers) once or twice a year. They also have the odd bottle release that sells out within 2 hours. For the most part the only way to really try their beer is at the restaurant unless you seek out one of these events.

Increased capacity could mean beers to go at all times, potentially even doing some canning to sell in NBLC & the new location. As a craft beer fanatic this is exciting!

[L'homard]

As soon as I read "existing small batch brewery" I thought "Tide % Boar."
It would be totally logical to move production there. They are currently brewing in a very small space in the basement. Some of their brews don't even last one day before being sold out. It's a wasted opportunity not to expand production, and it would seem a lot easier to go off site for brewing, at least partly if not wholly.

[MonctonRad]

Kanpai Izakaya is apparently planning on leaving Robinson Court for the former Manuka location on Botsford Street, between the Centre Culturel Aberdeen and the Theatre l'Escaouette.