From the Niagara Falls Review: The $100-million convention centre dream is finally underway. Though work has already begun on the site of the new Niagara Convention and Civic Centre, plenty of dignitaries made it official Friday with a groundbreaking ceremony. To kickstart what Mayor Ted Salci calls the “unconventional convention centre,” the first official clients…
Not exactly sure what they are doing at the Cascade Inn, but they do have a few of the balconies taken down with some rooms boarded up. The owners of this hotel I believe are the same owners as the Skylon Tower and the claim to fame that they hold near and dear, is that…
The steel dome at the base of the new Hilton tower has started, as well as the steel awnings along the side of the building as seen in the rendering below. The street level portion of this building is going to be beautiful.
The Fallsview Plaza Hotel (former Renaissance Hotel) is hoping to invest in a new10 story wing with 126 room s attached to their existing building. It is being proposed tonight at a City Hall council meeting and is in addition to the now under construction 4-5 story addition on the West side of the property. This 10 story proposal will…
The Hilton has recently topped out with their new cupola, it is a domed band shell-shaped feature that will be the hotel’s crown. In their renderings they also show a flag pole, so that may actually be the official pinnacle when it is completed, but this has more of an inspiration.
I noticed the other day that they have started running the piping down to the new Convention Center site along Livingstone Street, and the company doing the work on the new convention Center (Bondfield Construction) now have a couple of their trailers on site. We’ll keep you updated!
From the Niagara Falls Review There’s a sense of pride in having a part in building a high-rise that changes the landscape of a city, says Jason Bradshaw whose Niagara Falls ironworks company specializes in structural steel work at construction sites. “It’s not very often you do a job that’s 55 storeys. Where is there…
From Niagara This Week The city has officially named the designer for its multi-million dollar convention centre due to open in the spring of 2011. Bondfield Construction, a Toronto-based builder whose portfolio includes Niagara College’s Niagara-on-the-Lake campus, the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge Plaza redevelopment and the Hilton Fallsview Hotel, will take on the design of the Niagara…
I noticed a couple of weeks ago, and I am not sure if this has been mentioned yet? However the crane tower has been officially taken down inside of the former Crowne Plaza Hotel (stump). This tower located at the corner of Dunn and Stanley has never gone past the initially constructed base. I assume that this means it is officially dead regarding talk…
The Sheraton Fallsview Hotel was receiving some minor work to the side facing Livingstone street, it has recently been completed and looks as though it may be part of their ventilation system?