Saskatoon Construction III

[Leadly]

Originally Posted by phone

https://saskatoonlibrary.ca/about/ne...oon-community/

Is this the announcement? Or were you expecting something construction related?

Yes, however I was told there would be an update on construction, guess we’ll wait and see.

[Leadly]

Originally Posted by phone

Would be nice if the article stated what the new estimate is...

I agree, as of October 2021 in the Growth Monitoring Report presented to city council the population of Saskatoon was estimated at 282,900. At this point I would suspect we are at 300,000 in the city, not including the greater Saskatoon area.

[Brutopian]

Originally Posted by Leadly

I agree, as of October 2021 in the Growth Monitoring Report presented to city council the population of Saskatoon was estimated at 282,900. At this point I would suspect we are at 300,000 in the city, not including the greater Saskatoon area.

Yes, I would guess that Saskatoon's population (i.e., within city boundaries) would be around 300,000 now. As I stated in an earlier post, according to SREDA's Q3 2023 Economic Dashboard, the 2023 POPULATION ESTIMATE for the SASKATOON CMA is 364,167.

Source:
https://sreda.com/economic-indicators/

By my calculations:
At a 3 per cent annual growth rate, Greater Saskatoon would reach 500,000 population by 2035. Only 11 years away.

[Brutopian]

Builders, landlords say Saskatoon housing market is falling behind as population booms

Builders call for less red tape and more incentives

CBC News · Posted: Jan 24, 2024 4:35 PM CST | Last Updated: January 24

Saskatoon estimates that its population grew by more than 14,000 residents last year, and some experts say the city's housing sector is struggling to keep up.

Builders and the Saskatchewan Realtors Association say they are concerned about the rapid increase in demand and that there isn't enough support from the government to build more housing efficiently.

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Read more:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...hind-1.7093830

[Leadly]

Exciting news about the Caswell Bus Barns development at 321 Avenue C. The latest from the website states that it will be transformed into a dynamic creative hub for a mixed use of studios, retail, galleries, and restaurants.

Key Features:
* Building Area: 40,726 SF
* Units: 900 SF and up
* Possession: Q4 2024
* Parking: 1 electrified stall per unit
* Zoning: MX1 - Mixed Use by Agreement
* Property Taxes: ~$2.00/SF, Condo Fees: ~$3.00/SF*

Here are some new renderings and a floor plan!

https://www.caswellbusbarns.ca/news/...rs-n7j2x-s667n

[Leadly]

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[Brutopian]

Originally Posted by Leadly

Especially curious to know who purchased Unit 9. That is a big space. Looking forward to hearing/seeing what entities will be in this building. Very cool development for the city.

[Crisis]

I’ve been told this is a Baydo project, so I’m not shocked by this incident. On the good news front, it sounds like neither of the individuals injured have life-threatening injuries.

First responders deal with partial collapse of building in Evergreen area

https://www.ckom.com/2024/01/31/firs...vergreen-area/

[mmx]

Given how much and how long this new arena is taking, I hope the architectural design turns out to be at least as inspiring as say Edmonton's $483 million Rogers Place and unlike the dreadful shroud-like first renderings by Dialog of Calgary's Saddledome replacement!

[phone]

Originally Posted by mmx

Given how much and how long this new arena is taking, I hope the architectural design turns out to be at least as inspiring as say Edmonton's $483 million Rogers Place and unlike the dreadful shroud-like first renderings by Dialog of Calgary's Saddledome replacement!

So pessimistic! I don't think it's been taking too long... given the complexity and number of stakeholders involved, it seems to be moving ahead at a faster than expected clip.

[Echoes]

Originally Posted by phone

In case anyone is interested... Google Maps has updated its 3D modelling of Saskatoon for the first time since about 2015-16. Looks like the imagery dates from late 2023 (based on the progress of our favourite downtown residential build). Nice to see a good 3D model of River Landing, new Broadway developments, and even more fully built-out Stonebridge and Rosewood.

Anyone find that this imagery is no longer available to you on Google Maps?

[RobD]

Originally Posted by Echoes

Anyone find that this imagery is no longer available to you on Google Maps?

The image is still showing up. It was Google Earth that I see the image.

[phone]

Originally Posted by Echoes

Anyone find that this imagery is no longer available to you on Google Maps?

It can change between 3D imagery and (older) "flat" aerial imagery depending on connection speed and your system's processing capacity at any moment.

If you want to reliably view the 3D imagery, you can use the Google Earth app on your mobile device.

[Echoes]

Thank you!

[Oiler]

Originally Posted by Echoes

https://saskatooncentrallibrary.ca/c...ontract-award/

This all sounds like good news but can a forumer with construction industry knowledge help unpack this?

I understood that the library would be undertaking a pre-construction exercise to find cost efficiencies, but was unaware the same firm would be awarded the construction contract. Wouldn't this negate the possibility of another firm coming in with a lower bid after the redesign? Or is it necessary to have that continuity through pre-construction and construction to manage budget? Help a noob like me understand?

Sounds like in addition to the $500k ish that they received for precon services(estimating, constructability, etc), they are getting another $16m or so to act as the GC, procuring and managing sub trades and possibly self performing some of the work. I can’t tell if the $16m indicates Alot of self performing or not.

I would expect all/most sub trades will be bid out to the CM’s “recommended” Subtrades.

[blacktrojan3921]

https://thestarphoenix.com/news/loca...box=1707161403

Next phase of Saskatoon Freeway plan up for discussion at city council

The provincial government has asked Saskatoon city council to endorse a functional planning study for the next phase of a long-proposed highway bypass around the city.

The Saskatoon Freeway project has been in the works since 1999; it was previously been known as the “perimeter highway” project before the name was changed.

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The project is meant to create a 55-kilometre stretch of four-lane highway running from Highway 11 south of the city and looping east and north to connect with Highway 7 west of Saskatoon.

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The planning study launched in 2019 is meant to finalize the right-of-way plan, produce project cost estimates and determine locations and configurations of interchanges.

All told, the project is expected to require 16 interchanges, five railway overpasses, at least two flyovers and one major river crossing.

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It might be my inner OCD, but the fact it isn't a full ring (much like the Regina Bypass) is triggering me lmao.

[Crisis]

Originally Posted by blacktrojan3921

It might be my inner OCD, but the fact it isn't a full ring (much like the Regina Bypass) is triggering me lmao.

Kind of like how Circle Drive wasn't a circle for several decades?