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  1. theodore123abc
    There is already some foundation work happening.
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    REM: Expansion future

    theodore123abc a répondu à un sujet de mtlurb dans Visions

    Well with the amount of money we already wasted building the airport we might as well spend a few million more doing what should have been done in the first place by connecting the Mirabel airport to Montreal via light rail. This way if Montreal really wants to expand our airport capacity in a meaningful way we can.
  3. theodore123abc
    We have had this argument many a time and we have discovered that there is a reason as to why that is not simply Montreal cheapness. The reason being (I am not 100% sure who explained this but it was on this forum by someone in construction) that prefab is tremendously robust and can handle large variation in temperature and humidity that many others materials cannot. So if the idea is to build a decent building that will last a long time, rather then spend an arm and a leg to get very expensive materials or procedures to install things like glass in a way that won't deteriorate quickly(which has become a recurrent problem in places like Toronto) then you go with prefab. We aren't in a climate like the mild Vancouver or even New York where there is less fluctuation in climate or in Florida they only have to build to one extreme being heat. I despise prefab as much as everyone else but it really isn't just because we are cheap or have no care for aesthetic appeal. I think the solution is maybe just building really high end buildings where the price for exterior doesn't change things OR we could spend more money on developing really nice materials that aren't tremendously expensive that show what Montreal and Montrealers are capable of, which would be ideal.
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    Taken yesterday, I always think of this as Montreal's actual skyline. Our skyline taken from Griffintown or from the Belvedere it really doesn't give justice to our city's actual downtown size.
  5. theodore123abc
    Phase 4 is now under construction, there are 3 excavators on site as well as a contractors office.
  6. theodore123abc
    I drove by the other day and all sides have small billboards for a company called "Axxys Construction" and it looks like they are doing something inside. Anyone know whats's going on? There doesn't seem to be any information on their website.
  7. theodore123abc
    Yep the excavation is well underway, I drove by this evening.
  8. theodore123abc
    I think it has to do with starting budget more than where. If you're building "out of town" i.e anywhere not Montreal you almost have to have a higher base for the budget otherwise it simply isn't worth it. So you start off a project with something near 400-500 million rather than 100-200 million. As you know that makes a heck of a different final product.
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    Really!?!? C'mon is this from 2004? This is where you should have to meet architectural standards otherwise you end up with this completely sightless development .
  10. theodore123abc
    They put a new render on their site
  11. theodore123abc
    It's before Christmas holy smokes!!!
  12. theodore123abc
    Well maybe we won't have to wait that long after all for the second tower?
  13. theodore123abc
    Correct me if I am wrong but I think Kotar was poking fun at the fact that there is always a delay. Recently in the city that is because they found some new archaeological something or other that delays things. It's taking a long time, yeah, must be due to an archaeological find...
  14. theodore123abc
    Well I'll take that in a positive manner, if someone is willing to pay a premium for office space in Montreal then there must be some sort of increased demand. Question is what do they know that we don't.
  15. theodore123abc
    Well, if we look at it another way, Quebec's second city (in terms of GDP/Population etc.) is growing into a proper city which can help the province as a whole become stronger economically. Which in turn will help Montreal keep on growing. As well as pushing Montreal developers to care more about the designs and integration of their projects as the province becomes more competitive. Force Montreal developers like maybe Broccollini/Magil/Snc-Lavalin or even Canvar to create their own "mega" development/ iconic towers. Sort of like a "wait a minute someone else is building the biggest tower in the province? Pas possible...If they can make it happen why can't we?". Ont va voir!
  16. theodore123abc
    Well with that. A few pages back there was an article mentioning that the most full time positions created in the country since October '15 has been Montreal, creating just under 60K full time mostly private positions.
  17. theodore123abc
    Bets on which companies are moving to Montreal anyone?
  18. theodore123abc
    No matter who is responsible, the quality of care and quality of those who insure that care has gone way down in the last year. For example the 3 best doctors where my gf works(where there are 6 doctors) were forced to leave because they were by law not permitted to give the care they wanted to. One went private and the other two left the province. Their approach is way off and people in the healthcare system are leaving, we needed more people before they started doing anything and we need even more now. They may have saved money but it sure as heck costs Montrealers the world class care we should be getting. I know we needed to save money but it was done in a way that hinders the system, it was not simple leaning or reorganizing and it is unfortunate. ESPECIALLY given the enormity of money we spend via tax to this system I am sure they could have done it differently.
  19. theodore123abc
    The more immigrants the smaller the ratio of supporters for both parties, which does not bode well for them. Too bad so sad, they may have some good ideas but when their main focus is always separation good luck getting the immigrant vote. Immigrants move to Montreal to be in the country of Canada, best city in many ways but they didn't move here to be in the country of Quebec. I would think (Not based on surveys or anything but personal experience)
  20. theodore123abc
    There is one really unfortunate thing about his team, and that is his health minister. Barrett is really screwing with the internal workings of the healthcare system and it makes many very good doctors and nurses want to leave.
  21. theodore123abc
    While hiring 500 employees in different positions. So it's only a loss of 100 employees, which is not that bad.
  22. theodore123abc
    Haha yeah, and they're really going to add to the density.
  23. theodore123abc
    Placement; Corner of Young and William, right across from Volkswagen Centre Ville. On sunday I noticed a demand for demolition on the front door as I walked passed. Today I passed by as I went for a walk around downtown and noticed this billboard which was not there 2 days before. (It was a "land for sale or lease etc etc" sign). I know on the Reveil de Montreal we've talked about no demand for space thus no demand for new office buildings so I hopefully this is a sign of things to come?
  24. theodore123abc
    I wonder if someone has a list of simply how many buildings are being built. It would be interesting to see total sq ft being built in each of the cities to see if they have that many more projects or just more tall stuff.
  25. theodore123abc
    I think along with all the other news of other companies "setting up shop" as it were in the last few months along with this is indicative of things turning around. Greenlobster mentioned there would be many things between now and the end of the year so if news like this continue along with bigger things that seem to be in the works then maybe wealth/capital is moving back,(or simply in) to the 514.
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