[SpongeG]

^^^ they have been saying that for years - when is it ever going to happen

[renthefinn]

^There has been rezoning signs up for the couple months, I should write down the dates. Most of the smaller store fronts have been vacated at the middle of the block, just west of London Drugs.

[osirisboy]

The building on the north west corner of broadway and Fraser is fenced in. Whats going on there. It's a pretty big site.

Also the building on the north side of broadway east of alma is well into excavation

[hollywoodnorth]

The building on the north west corner of broadway and Fraser is fenced in. Whats going on there. It's a pretty big site.


AWESOME NEWS that's one the 14 Social Housing units and the tallest of them all if I remember correctly! :cheers:

[dreambrother808]

Was that approved?

[SpongeG]

cool - its 11 stories right? and people freaked out cause it was too tall blah blah blah

[mr.sandbag]

:previous: i believe some of the first nations services at the fraser and broadway moved to the small office building across from the Cannery down on pender, daycare etc. drove that way a lot over the summer and fall. I have been waiting for this one for awhile. it will book end broadway between main and fraser and might speed up redevelopment along that section. I also saw the retail lot next to macs was for sale as well. not sure what happened. that strip could use some love.

[golog]

Meanwhile, Cressey is marketing Maddox, a condominium near the north end of the Granville Bridge, and plans to build a rental apartment building next door. The company is also preparing a development-permit application to build four levels of concrete condominiums and a food store on the northwest corner of Arbutus Street and West 16th Avenue, which is the site of the Ridge Theatre.

Cressey is also active in the suburbs with two towers on the market in Coquitlam and two others on the way.

source: http://straight.com/article-627146/vancouver/cressey-dodges-pitfalls

[wrenegade]

Yup, the Ridge Theatre site. Interesting to see they are going all concrete there.

[BIMBAM]

The site's perfect for intensification and the area needs it, but it's a shame we're losing a theatre, Vancouver desperately needs more places that aren't restaurants for people to go out and have a good time.

[s211]

Yup, the Ridge Theatre site. Interesting to see they are going all concrete there.

Certainly won't be cheap, you can guarantee.

[wrenegade]

Nope, but compared to a single family house in the area it will be. Anyone wanting to live in the area will definitely have to re-align their expectations, or else bring truckloads of money.

[s211]

Nope, but compared to a single family house in the area it will be. Anyone wanting to live in the area will definitely have to re-align their expectations, or else bring truckloads of money.

I only have a carload, unfortunately. Otherwise, I'd be there all day long (if the suites are going to be big enough).

[Jebby]

Nope, but compared to a single family house in the area it will be. Anyone wanting to live in the area will definitely have to re-align their expectations, or else bring truckloads of money.



Yeah that neighborhood is pricey. I was lookin through realtor websites and I noticed the property next door to where I grew up is on sale. $2.8 million for the property with the house advertised as ready to be bulldozed for a new home to be built. This is on King Edward between Alexandra and Marguerite. Granted the lots are 16,400 square feet, but it's still expensive. Makes me pissed we sold for "only" $3.1m when we moved away from Vancouver in 2005 and our house was recently renovated and now our next door neighbors will get almost that for just the property.

[whatnext]

The Courier reports that Harwood Developments may be looking at building multi-story residential on the Stongs site on Dunbar:
http://www.vancourier.com/Architect+quashes+storey+rumours+Dunbar/6276031/story.html

[nova9]

Here's a low-rise going up on Victoria Diversion called Porter. Looks like it's a rental building. The website is rentporter.com (only registration, no info).

But more can be found: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/3522porter/documents/stats.pdf

[agrant]

The Courier reports that Harwood Developments may be looking at building multi-story residential on the Stongs site on Dunbar:
http://www.vancourier.com/Architect+quashes+storey+rumours+Dunbar/6276031/story.htmlDoesn't look like that will happen any time soon. Besides... that would be a shock to the neighborhood for sure. I think they'd have to include grocery store space on the ground level, if the site were to be redeveloped. The only other store in the area is the IGA way down on 41st.

[hollywoodnorth]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/03/12/bc-vancouver-ridge-theatre.html

Vancouver's Ridge Theatre set to close

[SpongeG]

that highrise on nanaimo and kingsway is getting quite visible now - you can see it well from the skytrain now

[whatnext]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/03/12/bc-vancouver-ridge-theatre.html

Vancouver's Ridge Theatre set to close

Sounds like Cressey has a million excuses why a proposed multiplex by Schien wouldn't work:
http://www.straight.com/article-633536/vancouver/leonard-schein-says-ridge-theatre-hasnt-been-served-notice-its-landlord

Will be interesting to see if the greenest city mantra, which should embrace neighbourhood entertainment options, is just more empty sloganeering by Mayor & Council that will be dumped in favour of kowtowing to developers.

[SpongeG]

the west side could really use a movie theatre, their only options are to go downtown

[Conrad Yablonski]

the west side could really use a movie theatre, their only options are to go downtown
Never heard of the Dunbar?

It's old hat to us long time West Side residents. :cheers:



http://www.facebook.com/DunbarTheatre

[officedweller]

In my view, a multiplex would be better sited on Broadway near Arbutus or in Kerrisdale. Even the proposed redeveloped Arbutus Village would be a better location since the existing site isn't really on a "main strip" - Dunbar is more of a retail strip than where the Ridge is located.

[Prometheus]

I will be sad to see the Ridge go. As a young kid in the late 70s/early 80s, I loved going with a friend to the Saturday matinee and watching old black and white adventure movies, like Tarzan, King Kong, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, etc.

I also remember how the highschool kids would get dressed up in costumes and watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show every Friday (or Saturday) night.

Later, as a young adult, I saw many interesting, transformative foreign films there.

And I loved the 5-pin bowling alley too.

There is a lot of history there.

[djh]

Why an 8-screen multiplex? Why not just 2 or maybe 3 screens?

I know it makes the margins better to have more screens, but if the cinema is able to exist with one screen as-is, surely the Cressey redevelopment could work with just a couple of screens, meaning a lesser requirement for parking or height infringement, and less congestion created in the neighbourhood. Keep it as a "local hub" cinema, but throw in a couple of screens so there's less risk to the operator if one screen shows a low-attendance arthouse film and the other screen can run a blockbuster.

[Jebby]

And I loved the 5-pin bowling alley too.

There is a lot of history there.
I had a few birthday parties there

[SpongeG]

Never heard of the Dunbar?

It's old hat to us long time West Side residents. :cheers:



http://www.facebook.com/DunbarTheatre

i'm talking a real multiplex movie theatre, small ones are fine but i don't like them myself

[giallo]

I will be sad to see the Ridge go. As a young kid in the late 70s/early 80s, I loved going with a friend to the Saturday matinee and watching old black and white adventure movies, like Tarzan, King Kong, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, etc.

I also remember how the highschool kids would get dressed up in costumes and watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show every Friday (or Saturday) night.

Later, as a young adult, I saw many interesting, transformative foreign films there.

And I loved the 5-pin bowling alley too.

There is a lot of history there.


I've got a lot of memories at the Ridge too. We used to watch the Spike and Mike Twisted Animation Festival there every year. They also had awesome documentaries that you couldn't watch anywhere else in the metro area.

[Jimbo604]

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/jimbo604/720_robson2.jpg
Granville and Robson Before (Photo credit:me)

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/jimbo604/Wed%20Mar%2014%202012/IMG_1503.jpg
Granville and Robson After (Photo credit:me)

[officedweller]

Kits360 is well above grade - pic by me today:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7751/img2012031800405.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/41/img2012031800405.jpg/)

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[hollywoodnorth]

Kits360 is well above grade - pic by me today:

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/7751/img2012031800405.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/851/img2012031800405.jpg/)

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photo says forbidden :(

[officedweller]

That's weird.
Does it show up now?
I reloaded it and posted again.

[hollywoodnorth]

That's weird.
Does it show up now?
I reloaded it and posted again.

yup all good now :)

[officedweller]

Imageshack is a bit odd now.
I right click to "view image" and may have accidentally marked it private.
I can't seem to get to the forum link (not the thumbnail version) without going through "view image" them "embed image".

[Jebby]

Imageshack is a bit odd now.
I right click to "view image" and may have accidentally marked it private.
I can't seem to get to the forum link (not the thumbnail version) without going through "view image" them "embed image".



Use imgur.com it's way better

[hollywoodnorth]

Use imgur.com it's way better

use photobucket its way better!

[SpongeG]

imageshack has put a limit on free accounts you can only keep 500 or is it 200 unless you upgrade now

[SpongeG]

Opponents of Mount Pleasant highrise plans to hold public forum on Monday night


By FRANK LUBA, The Province March 19, 2012

The 19-storey Rize Alliance project proposed for the 200-block East Broadway and 100-block Kingsway has riled residents who are sponsoring the community forum from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, 2881 Main St.

The forum — being held in advance of the March 27 resumption of the public hearing on the Rize development — will focus on talks by urban design specialist Lewis Villegas, University of B.C. landscape architecture professor Patrick Condon and former City of Vancouver downtown policy planner Jim Lehto.

Villegas contends that high-density neighbourhoods can be built in Vancouver without using towers.

The Residents Association Mount Pleasant [RAMP] is behind the public forum and against the Rize development in its current form, according to spokesman Stephen Bohus.

“There are a lot of problems with the current design, that’s why we feel it should be rejected,” said Bohus.

That opinion has resulted in a large turnout for the public hearing, which is currently at speaker number 104 on a list that is at 220 and likely to grow.

“It’s already at the scale of the casino hearing,” said Bohus, referring to a controversial casino expansion that was proposed for the area around B.C. Place Stadium.

There’s a petition with 2,000 people against Rize.

...

Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Opponents+Mount+Pleasant+highrise+plans+hold+public+forum+Monday+night/6321475/story.html#ixzz1pbcn4DtY

[Built Form]

Here's the model for 138 E Hastings.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060044.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060043.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060050.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060048.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060053.jpg


Here you can see the breezeway connecting to Market Alley. Looks like there will be retail along it.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060051.jpg
all pix by Built Form

[s211]

Here you can see the breezeway connecting to Market Alley. Looks like there will be retail along it.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060051.jpg
all pix by Built Form

:haha:

Oh architects and planners, when will you ever learn.

[jlousa]

Show some courage and get rid of the ugly metal gates. Hire security if need be, but those gates are hideous and scream out it's not safe here.

[officedweller]

Use imgur.com it's way better

use photobucket its way better!

Thanks - I'll try them out.

[SpongeG]

Show some courage and get rid of the ugly metal gates. Hire security if need be, but those gates are hideous and scream out it's not safe here.

well its not safe, they have gates at that place in gastown and it works for them, boneta etc all moved in - which this project reminds me of that one in gastown

[bc2mb]

This building still looks god-awful. In fact, I think it's worse than the original proposal. It looks like social housing... poorly designed at that. The coloured window panels, the offsetting of the windows, the brown brick? column over the entrance, the gates... OMG.

They should be taking cues from 60 W Cordova on how to design entry-level affordable condos in the DTES...

Good luck getting the UDP to approve this mess

[officedweller]

The offset windows remind me a lot of Patina - just alternating, whereas Patina's are alligned.
I think they'll look fine (although a small cornice across the whole width of the frontage would be nice)

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/4499/imgp1530u.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/imgp1530u.jpg/)

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Here's the model for 138 E Hastings.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060044.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060043.jpg

all pix by Built Form

[hollywoodnorth]

BIG news for the Flats!

Emily Carr University of Art and Design plans move to Great Northern Way Campus

http://www.straight.com/article-639781/vancouver/emily-carr-university-art-and-design-plans-move-great-northern-way-campus

[dreambrother808]

Good. I can't stand Emily Carr students.

Put them somewhere I never go. ;)

[wrenegade]

Feature from Arch Daily on the Van Dusen Botanical Garden vistor's centre

http://www.archdaily.com/215855/vandusen-botanical-garden-visitor-centre-perkinswill/

[s211]

Good. I can't stand Emily Carr students.

Put them somewhere I never go. ;)

Not emo enough for you? ;)

Or whatever emo is called these days...

[nova9]

Not emo enough for you? ;)

Or whatever emo is called these days...

happens everytime I walk past Emily Carr:
Me: Sniff....sniff....you smell that?
Friend: What is it?
Me: it's art.
Friend: More like pretension.

Anyways, it's nice to know that area is finally going to turn into the campus area people had hoped it would be.

[entheosfog]

Future Mercedes Benz dealership, Terminal, finally some sort of activity:
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/382/dscn2853km.jpg

[whatnext]

According to BIV, the Hotel Indigo at Cambie/12th is so bogged down that the owners are having discussions with the city on turning the whole building into rentals.

[jlousa]

Some more infill for the westside. A 4 storey development for 2468 Bayswater (@Broadway). Hard to tell by the quality of the documents but it looks decent.

Notification letter
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc2468bayswater/documents/notificationltr.PDF

Site Plan
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc2468bayswater/documents/siteplan.pdf

Exterior Elevations
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc2468bayswater/documents/exteriorelevations.PDF

[hollywoodnorth]

I likes it ... looks a lot like IRON & WHYTE

[wrenegade]

I likes it ... looks a lot like IRON & WHYTE

It is Mosiac, so not too surprising. They would do well to replicate their success there.

[flight_from_kamakura]

wow, that's horrible news about emily carr. way to eviscerate granville island. my feeling is that cooler heads will prevail and this won't go down.

[djh]

wow, that's horrible news about emily carr. way to eviscerate granville island. my feeling is that cooler heads will prevail and this won't go down.

I have mixed feelings about it. It will definitely give the new campus the boost and critical mass it needs to succeed. It could also inspire the owners of Granville Island (what is it, CMHC?) to "fix the island up" and expand the things that work there - maybe a new arts space, maybe more market space, maybe more recreational facilities, maybe some major construction, who knows?

On the other hand, without a guaranteed daily audience of young, hip, creative people walking around the island, it might potentially be a dead zone in the non-tourist months, and it also might kill the business of numerous little artisan shops (eg., the coffee shops or the little restaurants).

If anybody can suggest an alternative tenant to Emily Carr for that space, or an alternative development for that location, I'd like to hear their ideas.

[SFUVancouver]

Regarding Emily Carr moving from Granville Island.

I don't see it being a benefit for the student experience. No matter how good the new campus is from a functional perspective, it will still be marooned within the city. Granville Island and being so central is a very large part of the attractiveness of Emily Carr.

My first gut reaction to hearing it become semi-official (remember that they still need to complete a viable business plan) is that if there is money on the table to build a new campus then it would be better spent upgrading and expanding the existing campus on Granville Island.

As for the hypothetical question of what could go into the vacated buildings... The original Emily Carr buildings are a great deal more versatile than the new building. They were industrial post and beam structures and can be reconfigured into any number of new uses. The new(ish) Emily Carr building was purpose-built to be an art school and, thus, it has an academic layout which is difficult to repurpose.

If I had to start jamming things into the spaces, I would give a great deal of consideration to relocating the Vancouver Museum and Maritime Museum there, along with possibly a modern art annex of the VAG. I wouldn't expect any of those to necessarily happen, but it would further strengthen Granville Island as an arts and culture cluster and it would be a marked improvement in accessibility for the Maritime Museum and the Vancouver Museum, especially if the latter's move into the vacated VAG Law Courts building proves elusive.

Bottom line, I really don't think that Emily Carr will leave Granville Island.

[s211]

On the other hand, without a guaranteed daily audience of young, hip, creative people walking around the island, it might potentially be a dead zone in the non-tourist months, and it also might kill the business of numerous little artisan shops (eg., the coffee shops or the little restaurants).


Nothing says "come visit Granville Island" quite like a sea of emo hipsters!

[WarrenC12]

Without a streetcar Granville Island is a pain in the ass to get to. The new campus will be more accessible.

[hollywoodnorth]

Without a streetcar Granville Island is a pain in the ass to get to. The new campus will be more accessible.

agreed the new campus will have a SKYTRAIN station eventually so I don't get how its less "central" than Granville Island as per SFUVancouver's comments. If anything the Flats are way more centrally located to the rest of the City and 'Burbs than Granville Island is.

[jlousa]

I agree that it's a shame to see Emily Carr leave the island but if the right tenant were to be found I could see the island not suffering and even improving.

[djh]

Without a streetcar Granville Island is a pain in the ass to get to. The new campus will be more accessible.

I agree. As for SFUVancouver's comments, I don't think Emily Carr is at all easy to get to. The nearest bus stop is at most a 10 minute walk from the campus, the nearest rapid transit station will eventually be on Granville/Broadway (a 20 minute walk away), and as a last resort there's little parking.

On the new location at Great Northern Way, there's already 2 nearby skytrain stations, and the same bus route that serves Granville Island stops right in front of the new campus. There's also potential for a future streetcar/LRT to run that way. And I'd expect they would allow a medium amount of vehicle parking.

Young people - whether emo hipsters, fashionistas, grungy hippies or college kids, are good variety for any neighbourhood so I welcome them, and I'm sure the businesses that rely on them as patrons don't care if they are hip or not. But they do give character to the area.

[hollywoodnorth]

I agree. As for SFUVancouver's comments, I don't think Emily Carr is at all easy to get to. The nearest bus stop is at most a 10 minute walk from the campus, the nearest rapid transit station will eventually be on Granville/Broadway (a 20 minute walk away), and as a last resort there's little parking.

On the new location at Great Northern Way, there's already 2 nearby skytrain stations, and the same bus route that serves Granville Island stops right in front of the new campus. There's also potential for a future streetcar/LRT to run that way. And I'd expect they would allow a medium amount of vehicle parking.

Young people - whether emo hipsters, fashionistas, grungy hippies or college kids, are good variety for any neighbourhood so I welcome them, and I'm sure the businesses that rely on them as patrons don't care if they are hip or not. But they do give character to the area.

also lets not forget the Main Street factor .... the new campus will be walking distance to the Hipster Capital of Vancouver .... Main Street .... the Emo Hipsters could just ride their bikes down the hill from the trendy cafes and clothing stores to the new campus .... hurray! ;) ;)

[Vestry]

Nothing says "come visit Granville Island" quite like a sea of emo hipsters!

Or future video game/film/movie production talents?

Some of these attitudes are akin to a Kissinger-esque failure in painting a group with a broad brush and intellectually lazy at best.

[wrenegade]

Upcoming Oakridge Open House

You are invited to a public open house to discuss the future of Oakridge Centre.

Oakridge has been a part of the community since 1959. Over the years, we have been committed to serving the needs of our community, our tenants, and our customers. You may be aware that in 2007, the City of Vancouver approved a "Policy Statement" for Oakridge Centre that established guideliens for future development. We want to talk with you about the future of the Centre and recent initiatives adopted by the City, such as the Cambie Corridor Plan.

Vancouver City Council established a redevelopment policy for the strategic Oakridge Centre Property in 2007. In the last few years, the context within which Oakridge Centre resides has changed. Canada line has come to the site, the Cambie Corridor Plan has been approved and several key City policies have been enacted. The owners of this 18 acre property and the City are therefore considering a review of the policy beginning with an Open House on March 29th at the Oakridge Centre Auditorium from 4:30pm - 9:00pm. Given the scale, social and economic importance, and strategic location of this area we would very much appreciate your input at this stage of discussion.

[s211]

Or future video game/film/movie production talents?

Some of these attitudes are akin to a Kissinger-esque failure in painting a group with a broad brush and intellectually lazy at best.

I feel like I've just been painted with a broad brush.

[dreambrother808]

I thought that it been known for quite a while that ECUAD will be leaving the island. This is not an if but a when. My ex goes there and that seemed to be the messaging on campus.

[whatnext]

Now if only Granville Island could get rid of Lafarge!

[SpongeG]

i like it there, it makes it less disney and more real

[officedweller]

I agree - and it's Ocean (not LaFarge) - it's a real connection to its industrial past and more environmentally friendly than banishing them to the burbs.
In comparison, LaFarge cement trucks have to drive all the way in from their plant in East Richmond.

[flight_from_kamakura]

maybe the cement place would like to set up at great northern way? and emily carr is super easy to get to on a bike.

[whatnext]

I agree - and it's Ocean (not LaFarge) - it's a real connection to its industrial past and more environmentally friendly than banishing them to the burbs.
In comparison, LaFarge cement trucks have to drive all the way in from their plant in East Richmond.

Then they can put it somewhere in Vancouver along the North Arm, lots of vacant industrial land there.

Here's a radical thought, how about some rental housing on Granville Island to make it less "Disney"? Everyone boasts about how successful downtown is with all the residential, yet a stone's throw away is a vast area devoid of any residents.

[officedweller]

LaFarge tried to build a cement plant near the PNE on industrial lands and the residents protested. Not sure what became of that.
I think wherever a cement plant tries to move in, it will be protested - unless it's in the middle of nowhere, like the Richmond plant.

There used to be a cement plant where CityGate is located - it even operated during Expo 86.

[jlousa]

As far as I know Lafarge did build a ready mix plant on Ports Land, there is nothing the residents could really do to stop it, but I'm sure the Ports would've listened to the residents and taken steps to mitigate their issues.

[Built Form]

Another rezoning on wednesday for Mosaic Homes to construct a 41 unit residential only building at 4837-4861 Cambie between 32nd & 33rd Ave. by Ramsay Worden Arch.

http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/1695main/index.htm

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060202.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060205.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1060206.jpg
pix by Built Form

[Vestry]

Love the design. Hate that it's just more 1 bedroom units that makes Vancouver inaccessible to families.

[Pinion]

Pretty sure the housing prices determine the number of bedrooms and therefore accessibility to families. I know if I ever have kids I have to move to Surrey or beyond. I can't even live in Vancouver proper as a DINK.

[wrenegade]

I'm pretty sure the model maker screwed up when it came to the angled appurtenances on the roof. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense for them to be angled at each other. If you look at the elevations (http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/4837-4861cambie/documents/elevs.pdf) you'll see they will likely be facing the other direction, hopefully providing vaulted ceilings on the top floor and increasing the amount of light.

[Vestry]

Pretty sure the housing prices determine the number of bedrooms and therefore accessibility to families. I know if I ever have kids I have to move to Surrey or beyond. I can't even live in Vancouver proper as a DINK.

Unless unit minimums are implemented so that there is an intermediate step between SFH and 1br condos in Vancouver. It's not strange at all to have families in attached housing buildings provided that the units are appropriate. Other cities achieve this in different ways.

The CoV really stands to lose both socially and financially in becoming a child-less community.

[jlousa]

The city has had a policy of 25% family friendly units (2bds+) downtown for years now. I feel that works downtown. Outside downtown though that number could almost be reversed with requiring perhaps 66% (2bds+) could work with ~25% being (3bds+). The amount of supply that would create would place some downward pressure on the larger units and help create a more viable city long term.

[hollywoodnorth]

a few snaps from my new place. you can see 2300 Kingsway Rising up :) great to see more towers fill in along Central Kingsway. Also the crane for the Vertical Addition Project on Commercial at the former Theaters is visible.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/hollywoodnorth/Capturez.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/hollywoodnorth/IMG_2848.jpg
(pics by me)

[s211]

a few snaps from my new place.

Did you move? Just curious. I thought you were a Citygater for awhile...

[hollywoodnorth]

Did you move? Just curious. I thought you were a Citygater for awhile...

yup from Citygate to Citygate ..... I'm cool like that ;)

also in my pic you can see the Centre for Digital Media at Great Northern Way Campus toped out

[Vestry]

The city has had a policy of 25% family friendly units (2bds+) downtown for years now. I feel that works downtown. Outside downtown though that number could almost be reversed with requiring perhaps 66% (2bds+) could work with ~25% being (3bds+). The amount of supply that would create would place some downward pressure on the larger units and help create a more viable city long term.

That's interesting about downtown. Is it just an empty policy or an actual zoning by-law you could link to?

I'd almost abandon the 25% for DT, but your non-DT distribution would be right on point.

[jlousa]

It's been in place since 89,

This is from the False Creek North ODP

Twenty-five percent of the total number of dwelling units shall be suitable for families with small children, as defined in Guidelines for High Density Housing for Families with Children adopted by City Council May 30, 1989.

From the Coal Harbour ODP
Twenty-five percent of the total number of the basic residential allowance of dwelling units shall be suitable for families with small children, as defined in Guidelines for High Density Housing
for Families with Children adopted by City Council May 30, 1989, and as amended from time to time.


Even as well back as 74 the city's False creek ODP
(d) Household Mix – The following household types should be provided as basin-wide objective:
Families with children 25 percent
Couples (young and mature) 25 percent
Elderly 15 percent
Singles 35 percent

The SEFC ODP required 25%,35% and even 50%.
(i) with respect to families, 35% of the residential units in areas 1A, 2A, 3A, and 3B, and 25% of the residential units in areas 1B, 2B, and 3C are to be suitable for families with small children, in accordance with the High-Density Housing for Families with Children Guidelines adopted by Council on March 24, 1992;
(j) with respect to the affordable housing units in areas 1A, 2A, and 3A, priority is to be on family housing, with 50% of the non-market units to be suitable for families with small children, and integration of the units into each residential area;
(k) 25% of the market housing in areas 1A, 2A, and 3A, and 25% of the modest market housing in areas 1A and 3A, are to be suitable for families with small children; and

[Vestry]

Thanks.

[jlousa]

Another project for Main St. This one at Main and 24th. Looks pretty good to me, I like recessed patios.

Notification Letter
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc202e24th/documents/notificationltr.PDF

Rendering
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc202e24th/documents/renderings.pdf

Elevation
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc202e24th/documents/Elevations.pdf

Landscape Plan
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc202e24th/documents/landscapeplan.pdf

[s211]

Another project for Main St. This one at Main and 24th. Looks pretty good to me, I like recessed patios.

Notification Letter
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc202e24th/documents/notificationltr.PDF

Rendering
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc202e24th/documents/renderings.pdf

Elevation
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc202e24th/documents/Elevations.pdf

Landscape Plan
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc202e24th/documents/landscapeplan.pdf

And no rendering would be complete without an antique VW van.

Dude...

[officedweller]

Nice - it has presence on the corners (moreso than just a curved corner or other styles you see on lowrises)

[SpongeG]

nice thats whats going in at that empty lot? that used to be a gas station years ago? finally that area won't feel so disconnected

[jbrizzy]

does anyone have any idea what's going on at se marine and gladstone where the vikky mart used to be ? they've demolished it and it looks like they're digging it out now.

[squeezied]

FYI

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/553855_10100258614301871_21009631_47977191_134967180_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/553855_10100258614301871_21009631_47977191_134967180_n.jpg

[SFUVancouver]

Westbank; that's an interesting new development to the Oakridge redevelopment project. Previously it was just an Ivanhoe-Cambridge undertaking since they are the land-owner.

[LeftCoaster]

Yep well most of the big pension guys need residential JVs to assist them in the development.

Also from what I know there are a few more pleasant surprises coming with this project.

[red-paladin]

Yep well most of the big pension guys need residential JVs to assist them in the development.

Also from what I know there are a few more pleasant surprises coming with this project.

As long as they build around the Canada Line entrance I'll be happy. I've always thought they should be part of buildings like the Expo line stations downtown.

[SFUVancouver]

Yep well most of the big pension guys need residential JVs to assist them in the development.

I imagined that a joint-venture was likely, however until now I didn't know that a residential partner, Westbank, had been chosen. This is very promising for the Cambie Corridor and its transformation. If I recall correctly there are two projects in the pipeline on the west side of Cambie between 49th and 41st. Another is just west of Cambie on the north side of 41st (a senior's retirement home). Couple those with PCI's Marine Gateway and the Intracorp and Wesgroup projects at Cambie and Marine Drive, and now the initiation of the Oakridge redevelopment and the sum result is a lot of development south of 41st and essentially nothing in the pipeline north of 41st.

Also from what I know there are a few more pleasant surprises coming with this project.

Perhaps a big surprise?

[flight_from_kamakura]

as long as all the surface parking disappears, we have at least 6 stories, ground floor retail dominates, and the architecture is iconic, i'm okay with it. ;)

[jlousa]

I don't expect anything big here, something big is bound to surprise us in the next year or so though.

[dreambrother808]

Hopefully the big surprise is the other Granville gateway tower.