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drew · #**1941** Posted **May 10, 2018, 1:42 AM**

I think those sandbags are temporary ballast for the membrane as they vacuum off the gravel.

1ajs · #**1942** Posted **May 10, 2018, 2:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by drew

I think those sandbags are temporary ballast for the membrane as they vacuum off the gravel.

o didnt think of that would make sens as well

trueviking · #**1943** Posted **May 10, 2018, 5:17 AM**

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No cantilevers!

Just good 'ol, tried and true loading directly on top of supports.

Meh.

The Jabroni · #**1944** Posted **May 10, 2018, 11:35 AM**

Wait, so... let me get this straight. Those sandbags... are they there to weigh down the membrane as they vacuum off the gravel or are they there for structural testing purposes?

drew · #**1945** Posted **May 10, 2018, 2:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Jabroni

Wait, so... let me get this straight. Those sandbags... are they there to weigh down the membrane as they vacuum off the gravel or are they there for structural testing purposes?

^ the bolded.

factis · #**1946** Posted **May 11, 2018, 7:04 PM**

New branding up on the west side of 360 main. TD Bank.

buzzg · #**1947** Posted **May 11, 2018, 8:19 PM**

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New branding up on the west side of 360 main. TD Bank.

I was wondering why the Artis signs were taken down.

Who's gonna put their logo on the old TD cylinder sign at 201? lol - Honestly it'd make sense for Starbucks to snag it as they have almost no visibility from the street save for their umbrellas when it's hot out.

rkspec · #**1948** Posted **May 14, 2018, 2:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by factis

New branding up on the west side of 360 main. TD Bank.

Biff · #**1949** Posted **May 14, 2018, 2:31 PM**

^^^Looked good from the White Out Party on Saturday. Have to say i'm glad (for that day only) that Fortress is a bunch of crooks because the parking lot where SkyCity should be under construction was the best spot to watch the game from....elbow room, biggest screen, close to beer.

WhipperSnapper · #**1950** Posted **May 14, 2018, 2:48 PM**

You guys have to stop using Fortress as the excuse for Skycity not being built. There's just no market. I hope this crackdown on syndicated mortgages doesn't end with them. There's a whole bunch of other shady investment schemes and dishonest salespeople throughout condoland.

moved to construction in database

esquire · #**1951** Posted **May 14, 2018, 2:49 PM**

It bugs me that they don't put the logos on top of the short sides of the building. It would be much more aesthetically pleasing that way.

Roger Strong · #**1952** Posted **May 14, 2018, 3:07 PM**

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You guys have to stop using Fortress as the excuse for Skycity not being built. There's just no market.

Not only has Fortress been one big scam, but it's prevented anyone else from developing the site for five years.

By the same logic, Capital Pointe demonstrates that that there's no market in Regina even for surface parking.

DirtWednesday · #**1953** Posted **May 14, 2018, 5:24 PM**

Clashing colours.
Blue and green should never been seen.

wags_in_the_peg · #**1954** Posted **May 14, 2018, 5:30 PM**

logo looks brutal in my opinion, saw it yesterday. it looks like painted panel that you would see on side of a hockey board. does it light up in LED? i sure hope so

Biff · #**1955** Posted **May 14, 2018, 6:31 PM**

Should see some visible construction activity (cranes) etc in June.

I'm as bad as anyone else as I just contributed above but....we have to stop with the Jets/whiteout party talk in every thread.

buzzg · #**1956** Posted **May 14, 2018, 6:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Biff

^^^Looked good from the White Out Party on Saturday. Have to say i'm glad (for that day only) that Fortress is a bunch of crooks because the parking lot where SkyCity should be under construction was the best spot to watch the game from....elbow room, biggest screen, close to beer.

That's only because they botched the ticket "sales" Saturday – today's tickets are all gone and they released 37,000 (excl. game ticket holders) with 27,000 capacity.

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It bugs me that they don't put the logos on top of the short sides of the building. It would be much more aesthetically pleasing that way.

Need less on the angled bigger sides. You can see this SW facing one from Main – will only need 2 signs likely as opposed to 4.

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Originally Posted by DirtWednesday

Clashing colours.
Blue and green should never been seen.

I like it. Bold and stands out – the Artis one's font was a little tough to read.

WhipperSnapper · #**1957** Posted **May 14, 2018, 6:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Roger Strong

Not only has Fortress been one big scam, but it's prevented anyone else from developing the site for five years.

By the same logic, Capital Pointe demonstrates that that there's no market in Regina even for surface parking.

We'll see if someone else steps forward and picks up the site and develops it. It might be coincidence even someone does. This isn't the only development opportunity in Winnipeg.

Fortress scammed people with false guarantees to buy their syndicated mortgages. That doesn't make Skycity a scam. Fortress syndicated mortgages have been used to build dozens of projects with hundreds of units all across Canada. The difference here and in Regina is that the market reacted smaller than expected. It was over once the developer went bankrupt and not one of Fortress' other development partners step forward. That doesn't make either city any lesser because these projects ended up too ambitious for the respective markets. It happens in Toronto all the time too. They aren't called scams when they fail.

There's still a lot of shady financing formulas and presale tactics going on outside of the syndicated mortgage sphere.

Roger Strong · #**1958** Posted **May 14, 2018, 7:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Fortress scammed people with false guarantees to buy their syndicated mortgages. That doesn't make Skycity a scam. Fortress syndicated mortgages have been used to build dozens of projects with hundreds of units all across Canada.

As far back as 2013, the Canada Revenue Agency was warning that Fortress syndicated mortgages were, in effect, a Ponzi scheme.

The nature of a Ponzi scheme is that the early investors do in fact get a return on their investment. That attracts more people to the scheme. It does NOT mean that the early investors are not investing in a scam.

Urban recluse · #**1959** Posted **May 14, 2018, 7:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by DirtWednesday

Clashing colours.
Blue and green should never been seen.

They do not clash.

buzzg · #**1960** Posted **May 14, 2018, 7:51 PM**

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They do not clash.

Agreed – looks great.