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RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 26 fl | Proposed - Rainrider22 - 11-09-2017 (11-09-2017, 02:02 AM)Square Wrote: Make it 50 stories, then we will know that Insider was right all along, lol Now that is funny stuff right there !!! RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 26 fl | Proposed - panamaniac - 11-09-2017 WRC has a long memory .... RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 26 fl | Proposed - MacBerry - 11-11-2017 (11-09-2017, 02:02 AM)Square Wrote: Make it 50 stories, then we will know that Insider was right all along, lol Let's not forget the "sky bridge" to no-where or just for tourists to see the WR view RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 26 fl | Proposed - panamaniac - 11-12-2017 Was it ever confirmed anywhere that this project (sans possible added storeys) has sold out? RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 26 fl | Proposed - skyrise32 - 11-13-2017 Not sold out since they are launching remainder of suites on dec 7th. Plus they added 5 new floors. http://charliewest.ca/event RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 26 fl | Proposed - panamaniac - 11-13-2017 (11-13-2017, 03:50 PM)skyrise32 Wrote: Not sold out since they are launching remainder of suites on dec 7th. Plus they added 5 new floors. So, a new tallest for the Region? RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 26 fl | Proposed - taylortbb - 11-13-2017 (11-13-2017, 05:28 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(11-13-2017, 03:50 PM)skyrise32 Wrote: Not sold out since they are launching remainder of suites on dec 7th. Plus they added 5 new floors. That's what they're claiming. Website says: Quote:CHARLIE WEST IS RELEASING 5 NEW FLOORS OF EXCLUSIVE LAYOUTS!Guess we should update the thread title to 31 floors. RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 26 fl | Proposed - rangersfan - 11-13-2017 Wow, very exciting!! RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 31 fl | Proposed - nms - 11-17-2017 How high could they go based on the zoning? Also, I would wonder how high they could go before they run into engineering limitations on the lower floors and/or City infrastructure nearby (eg water/sewage). RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 31 fl | Proposed - jeffster - 11-17-2017 (11-17-2017, 03:36 PM)nms Wrote: How high could they go based on the zoning? Also, I would wonder how high they could go before they run into engineering limitations on the lower floors and/or City infrastructure nearby (eg water/sewage). It's unlimited but within reason. No height restrictions. Obviously though the city wouldn't want such a massive building as being their first truly true skyscraper and by that I mean being 20 or 30 floors higher than the second highest. By the time this is built, I believe the one at Victoria will have already been completed with 21 floors, and the old glove factory at 23, and Drewlo at 22, having a building 8 floors higher won't stick out too much like a sore thumb. RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 31 fl | Proposed - tomh009 - 11-17-2017 Technically no height restriction, but floor area ratios do still apply, effectively limiting height. RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 31 fl | Proposed - jordan2423 - 11-19-2017 (11-17-2017, 05:30 PM)jeffster Wrote:(11-17-2017, 03:36 PM)nms Wrote: How high could they go based on the zoning? Also, I would wonder how high they could go before they run into engineering limitations on the lower floors and/or City infrastructure nearby (eg water/sewage). What's wrong with having a landmark building that stands out? I don't have a problem with that. Many cities actually have that. RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 31 fl | Proposed - nms - 11-20-2017 I wasn't concerned about height in general but more about whether the associated staff planning report had any comment on the impact on water and sewer in the area. Presumably the staff response was something akin to, "the current predicted input/output is within the capacity of our existing infrastructure." Increased height would mean more required capacity. I've also never understood how floor area ratios work. RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 31 fl | Proposed - innsertnamehere - 11-23-2017 (11-20-2017, 02:25 PM)nms Wrote: I wasn't concerned about height in general but more about whether the associated staff planning report had any comment on the impact on water and sewer in the area. Presumably the staff response was something akin to, "the current predicted input/output is within the capacity of our existing infrastructure." Increased height would mean more required capacity. divide the floor area (square footage) of the building by the area of the site. If your site is 5,000sf and you have a 10,000 sft building, you have a 2.0 FAR. FAR is actually more typical south of the border, most canadian cities use FSI, or Floor Space Index. They mean the same thing. Infrastructure needs of an additional 5 floors would be marginal. I would not expect it to cause issues. RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel Redevelopment) | 31 fl | Proposed - tomh009 - 11-25-2017 (11-23-2017, 01:44 PM)innsertnamehere Wrote: Infrastructure needs of an additional 5 floors would be marginal. I would not expect it to cause issues. That's 50-60 units, with maybe around 100 people. That does require significant electricity, gas and water/sewage, but hopefully there is enough safety margin in the current plans to accommodate that. |