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Saskatoon | River Landing Village | 88m-63m-50m-55m | 18-20-17-13 floors | U/C
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Feels more monumental than the previous proposals. The stepped design is pleasing to the eyes. The plaza layout sounds flexible and functional. And it's in keeping with the legacy of the Bessborough -- opening up to the river valley. :tup: _________________________ Updated: June.15.2016 River Landing Quote:
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I'll have to see more renderings before I judge, but it looks very cool. 27 floors of residential will likely be 82-85m which is very exciting.
If this has accessible ground floor retail and is pedestrian friendly count me very excited. |
I like the new hieght increase, but i dont know about the design of the condo tower. The previous curve design looked much more elegant than this design. I guess ill need some more renders to judge. Can't complain though, lets get some shovels in the ground!
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dang saskatoon!
.... sexy! 27 stories?? |
For some reason, the renderings for the old proposal look alot nicer to me. Maybe it's because the textures and resolution on this look really gritty and muggy.
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originally posted by Echoes
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I too am reserving judgement on this new design until more detailed renderings are available. First impressions are that I think the plaza connection to the existing River Landing public space is an improvement. I did like the 'curved design' in the original design, but as mentioned, will hold judgement on this one until more details (finishes, etc.)
What this overall project and area needs, however, is increased opportunity to dine, lounge, have a few drinks while being able to take in the vista of the river valley. It is incredible to me that Saskatoon is devoid of these opportunites given the natural gem that we are so lucky to have with our river valley. Looking forward to council approval and shovels in the ground by spring of 2012. :fingerscrossed: |
I'm actually kind of liking this new design, I really enjoyed the look of the previous one because it looked quite fluid and the seperate structures were arranged to look like one massive building.
However, I'm also enjoying the idea of a "front" so to speak, of tall modern buildings along the riverbank. It reflects, I think, the places our city is going as it grows and matures. From the current renderings though I'm still not entirely sure how the buildings are arranged in relation to eachother and the public area, and like everyone else I want to see more before they go through with it. |
A site plan posted on the Owls and Roosters blog helps show the arrangement of the buildings and layout of the plaza:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2H0ai6abOW...esign%2Bp2.jpg Source: http://owlsandroosters.blogspot.com/ |
originally posted by Mike with an M
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Agreed. Very excited to see this go up in Sask. Any news on this one lately?
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Higher quality renders from the project website
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6231/6...9d04cca7_z.jpg http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6239/6...c6bdc628_z.jpg http://www.riverlanding.ca/project_u...age/index.html |
Doesn't seem to be much if anything going on here.
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Apparently construction begins this summer :)
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Unfortunately, that is still nothing more then rumours....no confirmation yet. We are supposedly waiting for new architectural renderings before any work can start. It has been a long and painful wait so far....hope Nasser proves many of us skeptics wrong! If we don't see a rendering soon or some action on the site I think this project is in trouble.
A good sign is that Tonko, one of the partners, built RiverCentre right next store on spec and now has the building 90% leased before it is even ready to open. Hopefully Tonko will be pushing for RiverLanding to get going to capitalize on shortage of Class A office space!! |
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What would be nice is if we hand one of the other high-end brands from the Sheraton family, such as a Westin, St Regis, Le meridien, or W Hotels. Hopefully not a mid range brand like Four Points. |
^ Yes, consider that 2 of the partners in this project have just successfully completed (or are completing) significant projects in Saskatoon:
- Tonko's River Centre (90% leased) - Cavalier's James Hotel is now open to rave reviews (Saskatoon's first high end boutique hotel) The other thing that's encouraging and makes this project realistic is that it will be built in phases. I suspect work on the hotel and office tower will begin first while they market and pre-sell the condos. |
Wasn't it said by dr Nasser when river centre started that work would not begin on river landing while river centre was under construction?? Or am I imagining that..
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The following was posted by "Echoes" on the Saskatoon construction thread:
"Kay Nasser was on the Brent Loucks show on CKOM this morning. He says that the project is still moving ahead as planned, but the architectural design and drawings have taken longer than anticipated. He expects that the drawings will be submitted to the City in the next 2-4 weeks for a development permit, and groundbreaking is still expected this summer. The project will take 3-5 years for full build out." I am going to take this as good news. I don't think Nasser would be speaking publicly and giving timelines if this was not still moving forward. Looking forward to 'new' design being unveiled in a month and ground breaking this summer. Just disappointed about the full 'build out' potentially taking up to 5 years. To me, this leaves the loop hole to not fully commit to this and provide further delays. Would have liked to have seen this all built at once....:( |
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With Nasser behind the reins we'll get there... in time. :) |
Construction of city's tallest building to begin this summer
Architects are putting the final touches on the multi-use hotel, condo, retail space Reported by News Talk Radio staff First Posted: Apr 26, 2012 10:01am | Last Updated: Apr 26, 2012 2:53pm Ground could soon break on a project poised to change Saskatoon's skyline. The massive hotel retail condo complex will go up on Parcel 'Y' at River Landing. Doctor Karrim Nasser says architects are just putting the final touches on the blue prints for the massive project. Once that's done, he says it shouldn't be too much longer before the shovels hit the dirt. [...........] Read more: http://ckom.com/story/construction-c...n-summer/54213 |
Wow what fantastic news! Another Canadian city with a new tallest soon to be under construction! Jesus by the time this boom is over we'll have Vancouver, Calgary, Halifax, Edmonton, Windsor, Saskatoon, Kelowna and possibly Victoria, Kitchener and Ottawa all with new tallest buildings PLUS Toronto, Regina and Quebec City all with new 2nd tallest buildings! Very impressive. Plus several cities which have 3rd tallests currently UC :D
It's amazing how fantastic Canada is doing compared to the US. |
Are we not due for RL revised plans to go before City Council??? I thought it might be on the agenda for this evening, as Nasser was quoted on April 26th as saying the plans should go before council in 2-4 weeks. I was hoping for the quicker end of this estimate!
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^^^^^Based on my experiences, plans are never done quicker than expected. A 2 - 4 week time frame for submission of plans can most often be revised to 2 - 4 months.
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What we have all been waiting for. :cheers: :skyscraper: :cheers:
_______________________________________________________ Plans submitted for megaproject By David Hutton, The StarPhoenix May 16, 2012 3:03 AM The landmark $250-million River Landing hotel-condo-office project will be under construction by late summer if the development is approved by city council in July. Victory Majors Investments Corp. and Cavalier Enterprises submitted detailed plans this week to city hall for a development permit. The plans will now be vetted by city staff to ensure the project meets the vision set out for River Landing and the architectural controls in place for the area. The developer's plans, alongside a city report, will go before city council and the Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) in July for approval. "I don't anticipate any issues," said Tim Steuart, a senior planner with the city. "We've been involved and consulting with (Victory Majors) all along." The megaproject on Saskatoon's riverfront Parcel Y is considered one of the most valuable pieces of real estate around. [...] Read more: http://www.thestarphoenix.com/busine...#ixzz1v1MTkOvK |
And everybody was getting so worried. :D
Nasser delivered the plans 3 weeks after saying it would be 2-4 weeks. A man of his word. |
Anyone have access to the plans that were submitted to City??? Would love to get a sneak peek at them! ;) It was very hard to tell from the artist rendition included with this most recent article in Star Phoenix, but it looks like the building designs have been diminished and are more boxy in nature, rather then something architecturally of interest. Hope my impression of drawing is completely off base!!
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Just found another one at the SP thanks to David Hutton.
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9538/rlsscene672.jpg http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/3738/rlsscene662.jpg Source |
Congratulations Saskatoon for finally getting this thing going :)
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Me thinks that all of that will be part of the plaza. |
Echoes posted this on the Saskatoon thread:
"The Meewasin Valley Authority will consider the Parcel Y proposal at its Development Review meeting this Friday. A site plan and rendering package is posted on their website for the office tower portion ONLY (Phase I of the project). http://meewasin.com/development/deve...rent_projects/" I am personally a bit disappointed with the rendering of the office tower, but may just be the drawings. I certainly hope that the condo portion of this project (if it should go ahead) will be more inspiring! Edit: sorry, here is a working link to document http://meewasin.com/development/deve...rent_projects/ |
Love it! Start the equipment up now and get this thing under way!
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office tower south and east elevations
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South elevation http://dl.dropbox.com/u/56830891/rlv...0elevation.jpg East elevation http://dl.dropbox.com/u/56830891/rlv...0elevation.jpg __________________ Beautiful addition to 19th street! A bit jarring, refreshing though. The strong horizontality of the base will tie the adjacent blocks together nicely. I like that it has four distinctive faces. Sort of multidimensional -- if an office tower can be. Not a fan of the expansive wall of stone on the east side (see above)...too cold and grey during the winter. The winter garden looks inviting :) |
Maybe it's a little underwhelming, but by no means is it ugly. In fact, I really don't mind it. Once it is tied in with the Hotel and the Condo this project will offer something our city has been waiting on for quite some time!! Start digging!
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I'm on side with Ruckus and S'toon Goon. By no means is the design groundbreaking, but it is still quite nice. It has a clean, refreshing look, and I can imagine it looking very good when viewed across the river from Rotary Park. How this tower turns out will be in its execution and quality of materials used. Looking at some of Gibbs Gage's recent work in Calgary, Eighth Avenue Place and Centrium Place, I think that the final product in those cases are top notch:
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...MG_3443720.jpg Source http://www.gibbsgage.com/public/file...6.46122134.jpg Source It's interesting about the glazing that is currently depicted as gold. The note on the diagram explains that the final colour of the feature glazing will be determined pending building tenanting. Imagine, say, Cameco as an anchor tenant with its signage at the top and the cool blues of its logo reflected throughout the south elevation. I have to say that I like the podium as well, except for the stone wall on the east side. However, it shouldn't stick out too badly as the condo tower on that side should abut the office tower podium very closely. |
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