Winnipeg Construction X - Page 395

drew · #**7881** Posted **Sep 21, 2022, 9:35 PM**

This is one I was thinking of.

There is another on Maryland I think, Westend Commons.

thebasketballgeek · #**7882** Posted **Sep 21, 2022, 10:06 PM**

Huh is Headingley going to be the Winnipeg version of Vaughan?

Wpg_Guy · #**7883** Posted **Sep 21, 2022, 10:22 PM**

Regarding churches, the former church at 240 Tache is well underway to a 6 unit residential conversion, the Director & CEO of the Winnipeg Art Gallery is behind the project.

post_man · #**7884** Posted **Sep 22, 2022, 1:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by wags_in_the_peg

again, not all think it looks like crap. do you know the cost of arched windows vs rectangular? it's drastic. do you know the cost to insulated properly and re-do all the brick vs modifying the exterior to something other than brick? it's drastic. not every project can be another Fortune block re-creation. If you have deep enough pockets go for it.

Some people think Crocs and pajama pants make a good look.

I give exactly zero fudgesicles about developers having to spend a few (tens of) thousands extra to not completely massacre nigh on irreplaceable architecture.
Secondly, looking at the building there are a lot of opportunities to install rectangular windows in the lower part of the arch and do something more cost effective for the arched part, while still preserving the shape of the opening.
On the topic of the exterior finish, wouldn't not insulating and recladding the entire exterior be cheaper?
And look at how many details they've removed, it's like they went out of their way to make it look like a fast food restaurant.

Winnipeg could stand to have a little pride more often.

I almost didn't do this joke because a lot of White Castles actually do have better exteriors than this.

wags_in_the_peg · #**7885** Posted **Sep 22, 2022, 2:52 AM**

Since you made me laugh with that image, I'll stop arguing!

wags_in_the_peg · #**7886** Posted **Sep 22, 2022, 2:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by thebasketballgeek

Huh is Headingley going to be the Winnipeg version of Vaughan?

Devereux Developments have signs up and earth is being moved at site closest to Iceplex.

🌳🌱🌿🌴🍁 · #**7887** Posted **Sep 22, 2022, 8:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Wpg_Guy

Regarding churches, the former church at 240 Tache is well underway to a 6 unit residential conversion, the Director & CEO of the Winnipeg Art Gallery is behind the project.

Yes, lots of updates about that project from his wife, etc. on Twitter >

https://twitter.com/240Tache

WestEndWander · #**7888** Posted **Sep 22, 2022, 2:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by thebasketballgeek

Huh is Headingley going to be the Winnipeg version of Vaughan?

Why do we still settle for this absolute garbage?

If Shindico went out of business tomorrow and didn't produce another development it would be the best thing for this city.

Ando · #**7889** Posted **Sep 22, 2022, 4:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1ajs

17yrs since there was a pile of dirt where sky sits down covered in prarie plants7

"where sky sits down ...". I like the poetry.

cllew · #**7890** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 1:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by WestEndWander

Why do we still settle for this absolute garbage?

If Shindico went out of business tomorrow and didn't produce another development it would be the best thing for this city.

If they were gone then Hopewell or some other developer would come in and do the same thing.

trueviking · #**7891** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 2:30 PM**

so....word on the street is that 8 storey apartment building at 4025 Roblin Boulevard that was approved by city council has been rejected by the new Provincial municipal appeals board....largely on the basis that there was public opposition.

it was approved six months ago. The developer has been paying tens of thousands for the process and carrying charges on the land....now an unelected body has the power to shut it all down.

zalf · #**7892** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 2:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

so....word on the street is that 8 storey apartment building on Roblin at Sterling Lyon that was approved by city council has been rejected by the new Provincial municipal appeals board....largely on the basis that there was public opposition.

it was approved six months ago. The developer has been paying tens of thousands for the process and carrying charges on the land....now an unelected body has the power to shut it all down.

Holy cow. I hope the developer sues the province for every penny they've lost plus damages. That's a frightening precedent.

However, I think you must mean a different intersection.

thebasketballgeek · #**7893** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 2:44 PM**

NIMBYism is ruining this city. Does no one even bother to look at the amount of property tax revenue we lose from opposing these infill projects?

This city is run on emotions not logic and it’s truly frightening to see the direction should we not change course in the 2 elections coming up.

trueviking · #**7894** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 2:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by zalf

Holy cow. I hope the developer sues the province for every penny they've lost plus damages. That's a frightening precedent.

However, I think you must mean a different intersection.

yeah. Roblin and William Clement.

optimusREIM · #**7895** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 2:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by trueviking

so....word on the street is that 8 storey apartment building at 4025 Roblin Boulevard that was approved by city council has been rejected by the new Provincial municipal appeals board....largely on the basis that there was public opposition.

it was approved six months ago. The developer has been paying tens of thousands for the process and carrying charges on the land....now an unelected body has the power to shut it all down.

That’s absolutely nuts. There is a huge lack of accountability in the administrative side of government.

zalf · #**7896** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 2:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by thebasketballgeek

NIMBYism is ruining this city. Does no one even bother to look at the amount of property tax revenue we lose from opposing these infill projects?

This city is run on emotions not logic and it’s truly frightening to see the direction should we not change course in the 2 elections coming up.

Idea: Simple web page that tracks the incremental tax value lost when a development plan is rejected. The hardest part would be putting assigning a value to something that was never built and therefore never assessed. I guess you could estimate it based on similar buildings elsewhere in the city.

esquire · #**7897** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 3:05 PM**

The municipal board's website focuses on assessment appeals. I couldn't find any decisions there.

https://www.gov.mb.ca/municipalboard/

I wonder if their decisions are written and posted somewhere? You would expect that to be the case.

trueviking · #**7898** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 3:12 PM**

I don't think it has been made public yet.

It should be on their web site soon, I would think.

GreyGarden · #**7899** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 5:01 PM**

How unfortunate. That was my concern about this decision-maker. I was hoping that the process would allow developers to get around unsupported NIMBY decisions. I hoped the standard would be best planning principles and highest and best use. Looks like instead the nimbys have another tool at their disposal.

optimusREIM · #**7900** Posted **Sep 23, 2022, 5:34 PM**

What business is it of the province to meddle in local developments anyways?