Winnipeg |390 on the river (d Condo) | ~81M | 24F | U/C

[pegaholic]

how many floors to go?

[Urban recluse]

I am curious about what Sandhu's next project will be.

[EndoftheBeginning]

Taken by me today.

[optimusREIM]

Looks like 4 floors left!

[EndoftheBeginning]

Crews working Saturday as well - heard lots of hammering and construction sounds from up near the top.

[Authentic_City]

^Nice pictures! Thanks for sharing.

[esquire]

Nice pics... this tower is coming out better than I expected.

[EndoftheBeginning]

I love how narrow it is. How they finish the balconies will be critical in the overall look of the building.

[buzzg]

I love how all the floors are different shapes, and will give the building a really complex and interesting look. Don't think there's anything remotely like that in the city.

[BigG]

We need more of these.

[Urban recluse]

I know Sandhu would like to do something similar in the Exchange, so...

[BigG]

^That would be great - go Sandhu!

[esquire]

Originally Posted by BigG

^That would be great - go Sandhu!

Agreed, but will there be anything left of the company after this?

[Tacheguy]

Originally Posted by Urban recluse

I know Sandhu would like to do something similar in the Exchange, so...

wouldn't that be great. the old and the new blended together.

[Urban recluse]

You mean like what so many developers are doing in other cities, even Hamilton and Halifax? If only one of them would redevelop 104 Princess.

I think Winnipeg's tourism slogan should be: Winnipeg: where mediocrity and the bare minimum are alive and well.

[windypeg]

Originally Posted by Urban recluse

You mean like what so many developers are doing in other cities, even Hamilton and Halifax? If only one of them would redevelop 104 Princess.

I think Winnipeg's tourism slogan should be: Winnipeg: where mediocrity and the bare minimum are alive and well.

Our construction costs have increased at double the rate of those other cities. I know you think developers here are just cheap but you're ignoring the economic realities those developers are working with here.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tabl...pis04a-eng.htm

[jmt18325]

Besides that, there is, relative to a decade and a half ago, a lot of growth and development going on. But the glass is always (at least) half empty, I know.

[Urban recluse]

Originally Posted by windypeg

Our construction costs have increased at double the rate of those other cities. I know you think developers here are just cheap but you're ignoring the economic realities those developers are working with here.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tabl...pis04a-eng.htm

And yet it took someone from outside the bloody province to redevelop the pump house, the Porter Building, 316-318 Ross, and he is not done. Thank God for Bryce. Kudos to Artis, and Chipman as well.

They are not hiding behind price of construction. They have vision, faith and passion. I hope they inspire others to enter the fray.

[EndoftheBeginning]

Originally Posted by optimusREIM

Looks like 4 floors left!

I think you are correct - depending on how they count the podium, looks like they are on Floor 21 of 24.

[buzzg]

Originally Posted by Urban recluse

And yet it took someone from outside the bloody province to redevelop the pump house, the Porter Building, 316-318 Ross, and he is not done. Thank God for Bryce. Kudos to Artis, and Chipman as well.

They are not hiding behind price of construction. They have vision, faith and passion. I hope they inspire others to enter the fray.

Yeah, and the more of this kind of development = more competition in the construction sector = maybe a new concrete competitor can come in = prices drop, or slow the rate of increase.