[St. John's] Metro East End Development - Page 30

Marty_Mcfly · #**581** Posted **Dec 19, 2017, 11:52 PM**

It'll sit vacant for years. If there was a large retailer eyeing the location, they would have scooped up the Target store years ago.

The two Costco stores and business centre were just wishful thinking. As I've been continually saying, no city (minus Saskatoon) of our size has two Costco stores. It doesn't make financial sense to have two.

goodgrowth · #**582** Posted **Dec 20, 2017, 1:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Marty_Mcfly

It'll sit vacant for years. If there was a large retailer eyeing the location, they would have scooped up the Target store years ago.

The two Costco stores and business centre were just wishful thinking. As I've been continually saying, no city (minus Saskatoon) of our size has two Costco stores. It doesn't make financial sense to have two.

Yeah I guess that's a possibility. Well at least traffic in that area will be bit better...

To be honest though it seems Newfoundlanders in particular LOVE Costco. That store always seems super busy. While the St John's population is below the normal threshold for having two stores I think they could have gotten away with having two.

tylerTUBE · #**583** Posted **Dec 29, 2017, 3:53 PM**

The old Virginia Park Elementary school now has fence poles surrounding it- hopefully this means demolition soon?

Marty_Mcfly · #**584** Posted **Jan 1, 2018, 6:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by goodgrowth

Yeah I guess that's a possibility. Well at least traffic in that area will be bit better...

To be honest though it seems Newfoundlanders in particular LOVE Costco. That store always seems super busy. While the St John's population is below the normal threshold for having two stores I think they could have gotten away with having two.

It's the same everywhere though. A second store isn't going to draw in enough new customers to offset the added costs of now two rents, two electric bills, two sets of taxes, etc. Ultimately you end up with two underachieving stores. People in Newfoundland have shown they'll drive however long as needed to get to Costco, so taking 10 minutes off the commute to go to another store won't matter.

The larger size of the new store will help alleviate the over-crowded nightmare of the current store.

colinpeddle · #**585** Posted **Jan 2, 2018, 3:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Marty_Mcfly

People in Newfoundland have shown they'll drive however long as needed to get to Costco, so taking 10 minutes off the commute to go to another store won't matter.

I'll be curious to see how many people in the east end adhere to their promise of not renewing their membership.

Also, does anyone know if they intend to keep the gas bar open at Stavanger?

Offshore1 · #**586** Posted **Jan 6, 2018, 3:50 AM**

Article from The Telegram on proposed development -

http://www.thetelegram.com/news/st-j...-again-174994/

Building on wetlands and creating more possible flooding issues is not a great idea. We need smarter development ideas than this.

J_Murphy · #**587** Posted **Jan 19, 2018, 11:52 AM**

Noticed yesterday site work beginning on the piece of land between Canadian Tire and Milestones on Hebron Way. Did a google search and found this:http://www.stjohns.ca/sites/default/...on%20plans.pdf

colinpeddle · #**588** Posted **Jan 23, 2018, 3:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by J_Murphy

and found this:

Save you a click, a four story office building with a 2 story parking garage behind. :-D

TopQuokka · #**589** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 6:19 PM**

I noticed that there has been a fair amount of work being done in the past few weeks on a site next to Roncalli Elementary in Airport Heights. What are they building? I believe it is zoned as institutional land use but I could be wrong.

Malreynolds · #**590** Posted **Jan 30, 2018, 11:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by TopQuokka

I noticed that there has been a fair amount of work being done in the past few weeks on a site next to Roncalli Elementary in Airport Heights. What are they building? I believe it is zoned as institutional land use but I could be wrong.

Long term care pretty sure

Larla77 · #**591** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 1:13 PM**

Drove down Hebron Way the other day and it looks like the building with Party City in it is being expanded down towards the Dollarama building. There was a backhoe there.

Tommyswally · #**592** Posted **Jan 31, 2018, 3:59 PM**

looks to be 2 stores going there

goodgrowth · #**593** Posted **Feb 10, 2018, 11:20 PM**

Developers of Aberdeen Square are going to great(questionable) lengths to advertise it...

https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesi...g_ticket_in_a/

IronMan · #**594** Posted **Mar 22, 2018, 12:23 AM**

I was at Costco today and one of the employees told me that they heard that the building was sold. She did not know who bought it. Anyone hear anything to this effect?

Arrakis · #**595** Posted **Apr 6, 2018, 9:58 PM**

The new North Atlantic gas station at the airport is coming along nicely. They now have the exterior awnings and signage up on the Tim Horton's new location within the gas station. I don't see a separate entrance for the rumoured Subway there also. Perhaps it's located within the Orange Store itself. There's still fair amount of work being done there. I wouldn't be surprised if Tim Horton's opens before the actual gas station is finished.

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...fd&oe=5B3297B8

IronMan · #**596** Posted **Apr 15, 2018, 10:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Arrakis

The new North Atlantic gas station at the airport is coming along nicely. They now have the exterior awnings and signage up on the Tim Horton's new location within the gas station. I don't see a separate entrance for the rumoured Subway there also. Perhaps it's located within the Orange Store itself. There's still fair amount of work being done there. I wouldn't be surprised if Tim Horton's opens before the actual gas station is finished.

https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...fd&oe=5B3297B8

I heard U-Haul bought the Stavanger Drive Costco building. Anyone else hear this?

goodgrowth · #**597** Posted **May 5, 2018, 3:21 PM**

Site chosen in St. John's for cannabis production facility:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfou...ohns-1.4649529

Quote:

The company chosen to supply legal cannabis to Newfoundland and Labrador has chosen a site for its local production facility, with an announcement planned for Monday.

An information note for the St. John's city council's planning and development committee shows the site is 390 Eastland Drive in the White Hills area of the city.

statbass · #**598** Posted **May 5, 2018, 6:11 PM**

Well, so much for my theory...

CBC NL
May 5, 2018
Author: Unknown

Quote:

Listeners can expect to continue enjoying the radio stations they're familiar with, despite new ownership taking over at Newfoundland Capital Corporation, the company's president and CEO said.

The acquisition of Newfoundland Capital, which owns Newcap Radio, by Stingray Digital Group, isn't expected to lead to format changes at the stations involved, including VOCM, K-Rock and CFCB in Corner Brook.

....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfou...gray-1.4648721

EDIT: I posted this on the wrong thread. Mods please move to main thread. Thanks.

Arrakis · #**599** Posted **May 15, 2018, 7:18 PM**

I think the new Orange Store/Tim Hortons at the airport may open today.

eliza · #**600** Posted **May 17, 2018, 2:10 PM**

Burseys are in clearing land for the new KMK building on Sea Rose Ave (off Hebron Way). http://www.stjohns.ca/sites/default/...Rose%20Ave.pdf

They are also clearing land behind Cdn Tire, not sure what is happening there but it is Burseys who has been doing all of KMK work.

Rumour that Passport Office and Exxon are headed down this way as well. Lots of office space going up, not sure if KMK has any anchor tenants yet for their new buildings.