West Broadway Area | Winnipeg | Development - Page 29

BariasEC · #**561** Posted **May 11, 2021, 2:08 AM**

Found this on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nolan...474276864-pk1p

sleepyeyed · #**562** Posted **Oct 1, 2021, 7:10 PM**

196 Colony

230 Good St.

181 Balmoral St.

GreyGarden · #**563** Posted **Oct 1, 2021, 7:29 PM**

Can't understand why they're painting that brick at 181 Balmoral. I love the red/brown brick buildings of West Broadway.

OTA in Winnipeg · #**564** Posted **Oct 1, 2021, 7:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by GreyGarden

Can't understand why they're painting that brick at 181 Balmoral. I love the red/brown brick buildings of West Broadway.

They did that with Colony Square too. And they were such distinctive buildings in our skyline. Now you don't even notice them.

Then it becomes a maintenance issue. Wait 'til it starts peeling off. Just ridiculous.

GreyGarden · #**565** Posted **Oct 1, 2021, 8:13 PM**

For the most part it is the interior and windows of these buildings that need work not the exterior brick. I love the look of the original brick against a new black frame window like we see in the Exchange.

esquire · #**566** Posted **Oct 1, 2021, 8:49 PM**

That block on Good St is one hulking beast of a building.

Kris22 · #**567** Posted **Oct 3, 2021, 8:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by GreyGarden

Can't understand why they're painting that brick at 181 Balmoral. I love the red/brown brick buildings of West Broadway.

Ya it really is a shame. The red brick is part of the character of the buildings, not to mention adds some warmth to the street in winter time. Painting things grey should be banned in winter cities. It's just so bleak and soulless.

Wpgstvsouth94 · #**568** Posted **Oct 4, 2021, 7:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kris22

Ya it really is a shame. The red brick is part of the character of the buildings, not to mention adds some warmth to the street in winter time. Painting things grey should be banned in winter cities. It's just so bleak and soulless.

I completely agree. Lack of color in the winter creates a depressing atmosphere. I notice a lot of the buildings around the city are this ugly bleak dull grey color. Ins

peg · #**569** Posted **Oct 13, 2021, 1:27 AM**

I was looking around and stumbled on an updated(?) render of the development at 198 Sherbrook St.

The old image is still there too. This one appears to be much more dramatic with its diagonal facade. https://alstonproperties.com/development/

WinCitySparky · #**570** Posted **Oct 13, 2021, 1:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by peg

I was looking around and stumbled on an updated(?) render of the development at 198 Sherbrook St.

The old image is still there too. This one appears to be much more dramatic with its diagonal facade. https://alstonproperties.com/development/

What a great looking project, love more retail on the strip

Brule-le · #**571** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 9:35 PM**

The Leaf has an article about the Rainbow Resource Centre moving into the Wilson House on Broadway. They plan to build a new 4 story affordable housing block on the same lot.

Brule-le · #**572** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 10:01 PM**

zalf · #**573** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 10:08 PM**

Excellent. Presumably this would also free up their current spot on Wardlaw & Scott

sleepyeyed · #**574** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 10:17 PM**

why are they building it on a community garden site and not the huge parking lot behind it?

Arcticwolf · #**575** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 10:18 PM**

This is awesome news for the Broadway area.

WinCitySparky · #**576** Posted **Nov 16, 2021, 11:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by sleepyeyed

why are they building it on a community garden site and not the huge parking lot behind it?

Probably because the lot is for sale and that’s what the owners want to do.

borkborkbork · #**577** Posted **Nov 17, 2021, 2:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by zalf

Excellent. Presumably this would also free up their current spot on Wardlaw & Scott

That would be great. Love what Rainbow Resource Centre does, but their little stucco building is a little sad, and the lots across the street are all being built up, seems like a natural place to put a nice little 6-storey

sleepyeyed · #**578** Posted **Nov 17, 2021, 2:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by WinCitySparky

Probably because the lot is for sale and that’s what the owners want to do.

where is the lot for sale? is the developer not the same as the current owner?

WinCitySparky · #**579** Posted **Nov 17, 2021, 3:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by sleepyeyed

where is the lot for sale? is the developer not the same as the current owner?

Unknown to me, the point I was really trying to make is that the lot is more valuable to the builder as a building than a garden, which is ultimately the answer to the question you posted.

borkborkbork · #**580** Posted **Nov 18, 2021, 5:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by WinCitySparky

Unknown to me, the point I was really trying to make is that the lot is more valuable to the builder as a building than a garden, which is ultimately the answer to the question you posted.

This is part of why cities are often reluctant to let totally unused land get used for urban gardening. Just like how "temporary" parking lots are rarely temporary, any land that ever gets used for an urban garden (even explicitly temporary) will face absolute hell from the neighbourhood if the land ever sees a development plan.