Interior of a Glasshouse Lofts residential unit (Citation: Glasshouse Lofts Inc/Stantec). Aerial view of Centrepoint A $75-million development is transforming Winnipeg’s downtown through a multi-phase, multi-component project that will tower nearly 20 storeys, and include a hotel with more than 150 rooms, five floors of office and retail space, an adjacent residential tower and a 400-plus vehicle parkade, set in the heart of the district. Longboat Development Corporation (LDC) and Artis REIT have jointly developed the project, which is part of the planned Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment District (SHED), and is located across from the MTS Centre (home of the Winnipeg Jets). Centrepoint is a major refurbishment that is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification, but also respects the district’s heritage, maintaining the façade of the architecturally-significant Mitchell-Copp building, built in 1906, as the main entrance to the complex’s office compo- nent. LDC vice-president Scott Stephanson says the project is well underway, and work on the hotel foun- dation has started. “This is a very unique project and the single largest we have un- dertaken,” he said. “We’re striving for both Green Globe and LEED certification through unique aspects such as geothermal, which will be used in the hotel and may be added to the residential and parkade components as well.” Constructed of precast in- stead of cast-in-place con- crete, Stephanson says this unique design for The Canadian Design and Construction Report — Spring 2013 – 13