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RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - mpd618 - 02-04-2015
The website for 222 Albert and 255 Sunview is marketing them as upscale, furnished apartments; the word "student" doesn't appear. Note that the website has rents and floor plans.
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - Spokes - 02-04-2015
Not being geared towards students is fantastic! The unit design makes this possible. Finally.
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - mpd618 - 02-04-2015
(02-04-2015, 12:29 AM)Spokes Wrote: Not being geared towards students is fantastic! The unit design makes this possible. Finally.
I think the "furnished" part makes it clear that students and other temporary residents of the university community are still in the target audience. (Which I think is just fine.) But it's not "student rentals", which is definitely notable.
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - REnerd - 02-04-2015
Omitting the word 'student' is just marketing.
I have a hard time understanding how students/young professionals will share a building in that location. Too many differences in lifestyle and maturity.
Any good examples out there? Prove me wrong? What is the highest percentage of students that a young professional would want in their building?
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - BuildingScout - 02-04-2015
(02-04-2015, 09:37 AM)REnerd Wrote: Any good examples out there? Prove me wrong? What is the highest percentage of students that a young professional would want in their building?
400 Parkside drive as well as the condos on Westmount between University and Erb always had a good mix of students and professionals.
But overall I'm right there with you. There will be too many students there, some is ok, too many it becomes party central. I don't see the mix working either.
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - Pheidippides - 03-03-2015
222 and 226 are just flying up, 3 and 2 floors respectively when it was just a hole not long ago.
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - BuildingScout - 03-03-2015
(03-03-2015, 10:48 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: 222 and 226 are just flying up, 3 and 2 floors respectively when it was just a hole not long ago.
Finally a place that shows how fast construction can take place... I guess 256 Phillip St also showed how fast construction should proceed.
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - firex - 03-04-2015
Their blog just posted a timelapse video from last week.
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - Pheidippides - 03-04-2015
The best part of that video is seeing the crane go up on Sunview.
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - scamander24 - 03-13-2015
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RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - scamander24 - 04-17-2015
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RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - rangersfan - 04-26-2015
This one is going up fast, I am guessing by now it must be nearly topped out.
Thank you scamander24 for the photo updates on this project!
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - Spokes - 04-27-2015
It is quite impressive how fast they're able to put this together. Why don't other companies use this method of construction?
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - mpd618 - 04-27-2015
(04-27-2015, 06:58 AM)Spokes Wrote: It is quite impressive how fast they're able to put this together. Why don't other companies use this method of construction?
And what, specifically, is the method?
RE: 222 Albert Street | 12 fl | U/C - Markster - 04-27-2015
This one was made using prefab pieces.
I assume that Spokes means to use that, as opposed to ICF (lego), or poured concrete.
The tower at the south end of Philip was also done with prefab.