Project page: Carrington Real Estate – DSM
Location: Southeast corner of Donald Street and St Mary Avenue
Status: Under Construction since March 2022; construction halted April 2023 due to insolvency. Construction resumed October 2024 under new ownership.
Completion/Occupancy: July 2026
Developer: Carrington Real Estate
Architects:
Contractor/Builder:
Press: WFP – Carrington Real Estate revives Donald-St. Mary residential tower project
CTV News – New apartment complex on the way for downtown Winnipeg
Project description under original ownership: 14 storey, 120 unit apartment tower with red brick facade with The Keg at ground level, an adjacent 3 storey, 100 stall parkade, and internal storage for 50 bikes. The north side facing St Mary Ave was to feature a large outdoor patio on the second floor. The units originally comprised 48 two-bedroom, two-bath and 72 one-bedroom, one-bath. 12 of the one-bedroom units were to be wheelchair accessible. Replaces two surface parking lots south of St Mary Avenue and a 2 storey house from the 1890s demolished in 2015.
Updated description under Carrington ownership: 14 storey, 160 unit apartment tower with low cost EIFS cladding instead of red brick. The Keg will still be the ground floor tenant, but units will be much smaller on the same number of floors. 25% units will be deemed “affordable housing”. Carrington Real Estate plan to move their offices into the second floor. Bike lockup and fitness centre are still included.
The following are the original architectural renders and original project details.
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- 185 Donald St/300 St Mary Ave construction at May 17, 2022
Project description: 14 storey, 120 unit apartment tower with red brick facade with a 10,000-square-foot restaurant (The Keg) at ground level, an adjacent 3 storey, 100 stall parkade, and internal storage for 50 bikes. The north side facing St Mary Ave will feature a large outdoor patio on the second floor. The units will comprise 48 two-bedroom, two-bath and 72 one-bedroom, one-bath. 12 of the one-bedroom units will be wheelchair accessible. Rents are purported to be “mid-range, very approachable” according to Akman Construction. Replaces two surface parking lots south of St Mary Avenue and a 2 storey house from the 1890s demolished in 2015.
Location: Southeast corner of Donald Street and St Mary Avenue up to property line of Access Credit Union.
Status: Under Construction since March 2022; construction halted April 2023. The developer declared insolvency due to cost overruns and the court-appointed monitor sought a new buyer to take over the project.
Completion/Occupancy: 2024
Developer: Donmar Properties (Gord Howard, owner of The Keg)
Architects: Number Ten
Contractor/Builder: Akman Construction Ltd.
Press: Wnnipeg Free Press – Former downtown parking lot moving on up to become 14-storey apartment block
