ST. JOHN'S | Fortis Place | 49 Metres | 12 Floors | U/C

SignalHillHiker · #1 Posted **Aug 30, 2012, 9:26 PM**

Fortis Place is currently the tallest building under construction in St. John's, the capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (Population: 106,000 City, 198,000 Metro). Our tallest barely meets the minimum requirements of this category, ha!

It already has it's own SkyScraperPage profile.

The building is currently under construction. You can see the construction site on the left side of this panorama, taken August 30, 2012:

Growing City by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

It is also located on the left side of this panorama, taken August 29, 2012:

St. John's at Night by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #2 Posted **Aug 30, 2012, 9:31 PM**

A few more photos.

In this one, it is also on the left. The building on the right is 351 Water Street. It won't be as tall as Fortis:

Fortis Place and 351 Water Street by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

And a close-up of the construction site:

Fortis Place by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #3 Posted **Sep 3, 2012, 1:25 PM**

September 3, 2012

Progressively closer views:

Downtown St. John's by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Downtown from Signal Hill by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Fortis Building and 351 Water Street by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Fortis Building by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

And a couple more:

West End Construction by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #4 Posted **Sep 13, 2012, 7:08 PM**

Some new renders.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeddy1989

HOLY CRAP anyone see the fortis place website??? Looking good!!!!

http://www.fortisplace.com/index.html

These are pics from their site

mousquet · #5 Posted **Sep 14, 2012, 5:52 PM**

Puzzling renders. I took them for a completed building for a second.
It happens when the rendering quality is that accurate.

Architype · #6 Posted **Sep 14, 2012, 10:15 PM**

It's under construction, and has reached the 5 or 6 storey level now, and without a tower crane. The design is quite nice, but would have looked better if it was about three stories higher.

SignalHillHiker · #7 Posted **Sep 15, 2012, 11:43 AM**

September 15, 2012

Fortis Place by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #8 Posted **Sep 19, 2012, 10:12 PM**

September 19, 2012

St. John's from Shea Heights by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Fortis Place and 351 Water Street from Shea Heights by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Fortis Place by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Austinlee · #9 Posted **Sep 20, 2012, 1:51 AM**

St John's: NYC of the North!!

SignalHillHiker · #10 Posted **Sep 21, 2012, 4:18 PM**

Nnnooo... it's the San Francisco of the North!

But, hey... maybe in a few thousand years we'll be able to give NYC a run for its money, lol!

mrnyc · #11 Posted **Sep 21, 2012, 4:44 PM**

i dk about sf or that new bldg either for that matter, but i do like st. john. it sure has its own style.

glad to see it on ssp after only seeing it (& halifax) in faded old 1950s-70s family vacation pics!

SignalHillHiker · #12 Posted **Sep 22, 2012, 12:39 PM**

September 22, 2012

Downtown St. John's by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Fortis Place and 351 Water Street by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Cruising St. John's by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Fortis Place by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Downtown West End from The Rooms by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Two Ships, One Port by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Cruise Ships in St. John's by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #13 Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 11:43 AM**

September 26, 2012

Fortis Place, 351 Water Street, and the Silver Whisper by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

The Silver Whisper in St. John's by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Fortis Place, 351 Water Street, and the Silver Whisper by SignalHillHiker, on Flickr

Fatality · #14 Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 10:13 PM**

Love the renders. They're a lot more unique than what I would have expected or have to come to expect from smaller proposals. Can't wait to see how this shapes up!

Rico Rommheim · #15 Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 11:28 PM**

I like the tower, and I think its great that St. John's is enhancing its already impressive skyline. The advantage here is that it doesn't take much to create an impression on the cityscape. A few more 10-15 storey buildings I think should do it.

Austinlee · #16 Posted **Sep 27, 2012, 5:27 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Nnnooo... it's the San Francisco of the North!

But, hey... maybe in a few thousand years we'll be able to give NYC a run for its money, lol!

Unlikely because within a few thousand (or tens of thousands of years) a new glacial ice age will extend south from the artic and take out St John's slightly before it wipes out NYC.