OLEXA DEVELOPMENT UPDATES AND INDUSTRY INSIGHTS.
OLEXA REVIVES VACANT CANADA PACKERS SITE
The old water tower overlooking the vacant Canada Packers site now in development.
The old water tower overlooking the vacant Canada Packers site now in development.
2023 — “In 2016, Olexa Developments — based in Calgary — purchased the former Canada Packers site in Winnipeg, and envisioned the genesis of the Water Tower District. Olexa saw a tremendous opportunity to transform this 165 acre Brownfield Development, situated just four kilometers from downtown.”
“Olexa revives vacant Canada Packers site”, Issue 2, 2023, Commercial Real Estate Magazine
WINNIPEG’S NEXT SHOVEL-READY INDUSTRIAL DEV. SITE
The Water Tower District, by Olexa Developments, will include multi-use, retail, office, medical, industrial.
The Water Tower District, by Olexa Developments, will include multi-use, retail, office, medical, industrial.
July 17, 2023 — “Construction work including roads, water and sewers has begun on Winnipeg’s 165-acre infill mixed-use Water Tower District.
The project, by Alberta-based Olexa Developements, sits on a large brownfield site in the St. Boniface community east of downtown.”
Kerr, Kathy. "Water Tower District Winnipeg's next shovel-ready industrial dev. site", Renx.
TOWER-ING OPPORTUNITY IN ST. BONIFACE
Water Tower District development set for former Canada Packers site.
Water Tower District development set for former Canada Packers site.
July 16, 2023 — “More than 22 years after the former Canada Packers building in St. Boniface was blown to a pile of rubble—and countless failed attempts at redeveloping the 165-acre site on which it resided since—plans to resurrect the massive plot of urban land are finally underway.
The Water Tower District, a mixed-use development that was initially proposed in 2019, will bring 70 acres of industrial land, 21 acres of commercial development and 25 acres of multi-family residential blocks to Winnipeg by 2033.”
Frey-Sam, Joshua. "Tower-ing opportunity in St. Boniface", Winnipeg Free Press.
BUILDING NEW INDUSTRIAL IN SOUTHEAST WINNIPEG
Winnipeg’s newest industrial area, the Plessis Business Park in the southeast sector of the city, will soon have its first tenant.
Winnipeg’s newest industrial area, the Plessis Business Park in the southeast sector of the city, will soon have its first tenant.
June 23, 2020 — “The St. Boniface Industrial Park’s proximity to the soon-to-be-developed Canada Packers lands—formerly zoned for industrial—will be yet another attractive amenity.”
Schlesinger, Joel. "Shindico building new industrial in southeast Winnipeg", Real Estate News Exchange.
ST. BONIFACE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Developer hopes to turn former Canada Packers site into urban village featuring multi-family homes, affordable housing, local retail options.
Developer hopes to turn former Canada Packers site into urban village featuring multi-family homes, affordable housing, local retail options.
September 26, 2019 — “A Calgary-based developer’s goal of turning 165 acres of industrial land in St. Boniface into the city’s next great neighbourhood will be evaluated Monday, when the city’s property and development committee reviews its secondary plan.
In 2016, for a little under $10 million, a numbered company including Olexa Developments purchased the plot of land—stretching between Marion and Archibald streets and abutted by the CN Sprague and Emerson rail lines to the east and west—with the intent to develop it into an urban ‘village,’ replete with high- and medium-density housing, pedestrian-geared retail options and light-industrial or commercial business space.”
Waldman, Ben. "St. Boniface industrial revolution", The Free Press, The Winnipeg Free Press.
WINNIPEG CITY HALL GETS FIRST LOOK AT MASSIVE ST. BONIFACE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
Former Canada Packers plant, Union Stockyards site could feature mix of apartments, condos, businesses.
Former Canada Packers plant, Union Stockyards site could feature mix of apartments, condos, businesses.
September 24, 2019 — “The one–time home of a meat packing plant and a former proposed site for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' football stadium could one day become a mix of apartments, condos and commercial businesses.
A proposed plan from Calgary's Olexa Developments to redevelop the 165 acres (roughly 66 hectares) of the Public Markets site, in the St. Boniface industrial park, has landed on the desks of the Winnipeg city council's property and planning committee.”
Kavanagh, Sean. "Winnipeg city hall gets first look at massive St. Boniface development proposal", CBC News.