[St. John's] Fortis | 49m | 12 floors | U/C
Fortis Place - Completed
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Land Use Assessment Report: http://www.stjohns.ca/pdfs/Horwood%2...ic%20Study.pdf View Plane Analysis: http://www.stjohns.ca/pdfs/Fortis%20...%20%202011.pdf Official Website: http://www.fortisplace.com Height: 49m Location: 5 Springdale Street, West Downtown Fact: Fortis proposed this 12-storey office tower in west downtown after withdrawing a former proposal to develop a 15-storey office tower adjacent to their current office tower on Water Street. The development would have been the tallest building downtown, and would have required the demolition of several heritage properties. Fortis withdrew this proposal after much public outcry. |
So far, so good! Hopefully this thread will be populated with progress pics very soon :tup:
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Just saw an article posted on Happy city's facebook page which includes info about the fortis building
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and a cool more detailed rendition of the building http://dcnonl.com/images/archivesid/49317/101.jpg |
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BTW - looking at the picture above, I'm really liking the look of this building more and more! |
I noticed the article mentions that the building is being called "Fortis Place".
http://dcnonl.com/article/id49317/--...n-newfoundland |
Nice new image. I'll edit the image in the main post as soon as I get my laptop back from the shop. Fortis Place may be that iconic building downtown, much like Purdy's Wharf is in Halifax.
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Drove by Fortis today and it was looking good, there is a huge hole onside of where the structure is being built.
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How deep is the pit supposed to be?
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Here's a picture of the construction site I took today from the other side of the street, there is also a HUGE hole next to the foundation
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...45978196_n.jpg See the hole to the left with the tops of the tractor and crane sticking up https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...42419659_n.jpg |
I was just going to mention the HUGE hole, I don't know what the deal with it is. I was down that way earlier the week and they were digging into rock. It's away from the construction but I guess it could be part of the parking garage?
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I think a photo taken from Water or Springdale is incredibly called for at this point. :tup:
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The parking garage will cover a much larger area of the site than the actual office building. I think they are using geothermal as well; that, or services could account for the hole unless it is part of the parking or foundation? ^ Nice to see some progress, and great pics. |
Two skyline changers UC at the same time! Great work St. John's!!
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It's really too bad that this building wasn't a few stories higher. Fortis Place, 351 Water, the Fortis Building, the Delta, John Cabot I and II, and the Scotia Building are all almost the same height. It'd be nice if we had a little differentiation in the height of our buildings. It would create a lot more interest in the skyline.
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Agreed, the illusion of a level ceiling isn't very appealing. Deacon investments is a nice, shorter building that'll help with that, however a few taller buildings wouldn't hurt as well. Nothing huge that would be out of line compared to the others, but maybe something between 60-70m in the area around the convention center (Ultramar location anyone?) would help that problem significantly
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I guess the one saving grace downtown is John Cabot II which is only marginally taller than the other buildings but, because of its placement on a hill, gives the illusion of being significantly taller (by Newfoundland standards).
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I wonder what the demand for class A office space will be once Fortis, along with Deacon and 351 Water, are built? These projects may cool down the demand.... I guess that remains to be seen. However, I too am interested in what will be connected to the new convention centre where Ultramar is currently located???? |
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