[allan_kuan]

I have to say, the city seems to lack a coherent public relations strategy... this is like the third website since 2008 if I recall correctly.

Anyway, that and the budget aside, it looks generally nice and easy to navigate... might be a bit cluttered with the text, but I'll let that for more frequent users to decide.

As for Surrey's website... let me just say that it was fine when it was launched, but now it feels like it needs some polishing. For example, the city services menu is way too long... the relevant parts of the website are obscured by a huge image and you have to scroll down to see the rest, no quick links to common requests, etc.

EDIT: I noticed that they've done something different this time that may add to the cost: instead of pages linking to certain departments of the city and what they do (and some of these sites have used the pre-2008 template layout), it's now one unified look and source of information with the details spread across various "topics of interest". This means that they essentially redid the whole site from scratch... none of the older pages appear to exist if at all.

[LotusLand]

Well sureys cost $700,000 3 million was way too much. And they didn't even do a mobile version. Lol. What a joke

Here is an explanation as to why it cost so much from everyones favourite website :cheers:
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/08/why-the-city-of-vancouver-website-cost-3-million/

[radacal]

I notice the UDP meeting webpage hasn't been updated - are they updating the information somewhere else?

[entheosfog]

Centre for Digital Media, Great Northern Way
Pretty much done on the outside, some interior stuff is still being done:
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3787/img9627r.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6540/img9629e.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3791/img9628uz.jpg

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/1498/img9630c.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9399/img9631i.jpg

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/8444/img9634p.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/9666/img9633y.jpg

Rear:
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/892/img9632y.jpg

[entheosfog]

This is the Prince Edward street re-alingment just off Great Northern Way. I realize this may be better suited for the roads thread but I rarely go there so I'll just post it here:
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7084/img9636n.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9904/img9635r.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9263/img9639c.jpg

Old road:
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4408/img9637s.jpg

[entheosfog]

Containers development, Terminal ave:
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5380/img9638o.jpg

Fourth floor has been started:
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5461/img9640l.jpg

They have this back road portion completely dug up, and it looks like it will be like that for quite some time:
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5309/img9641k.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3281/img9642c.jpg

NW corner of the building:
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/415/img9650ah.jpg

[entheosfog]

Mercedes dealership.
Things seem to be moving quite slow, although some concrete has been poured:
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5896/img9643v.jpg

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7525/img9645w.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6066/img9647v.jpg

Porsche dealership:
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/5753/img9646y.jpg

This is pretty much the last undeveloped parcel of land along Terminal, beside the Tim Hortons:
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/9772/img9651l.jpg

At the SE corner of Main and Terminal, it looks like some soil remediation work is being done:
http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/2960/img9655u.jpg

[entheosfog]

Lido, which is right beside Central to the south:
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/9849/img9659z.jpg

[easy as pie]

Centre for Digital Media, Great Northern Way
Pretty much done on the outside, some interior stuff is still being done:
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6540/img9629e.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3791/img9628uz.jpg


wow, that's a nice building. thanks for all the snaps.

[LeftCoaster]

Really like the CDM, unique and west coast.

Didn't know containers was so far along. Anyone around there to get some up close progress shots?

[s211]

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6540/img9629e.jpg

Throw flower boxes under each window and we're suddenly in Germany!

[Crows]

Throw flower boxes under each window and we're suddenly in Germany!

We Germans aren't all smiles un sunshine

[s211]

We Germans aren't all smiles un sunshine

but you are from the land of chocolate.

[entheosfog]

Really like the CDM, unique and west coast.

Didn't know containers was so far along. Anyone around there to get some up close progress shots?

How close we talkin'? :sly:
Closer than all the ones I took?

[SpongeG]

the digital building has a nice lighting effect at night - its looking good

[LeftCoaster]

haha wow only the first two showed up for me last time.

Ya those'll do. Thanks Entheosfog!

[whatnext]

Throw flower boxes under each window and we're suddenly in Germany!

Mayve they'll open a Swiss Chalet on the ground floor. :haha:

[entheosfog]

haha wow only the first two showed up for me last time.

Ya those'll do. Thanks Entheosfog!

No prob!
Until the glazing or whatever comes up, there's nothing really to see ultra close up

[djh]

YAY!!!
Hopefully, if (when) this goes ahead, it won't just be left to look like it is now; serious redevelopment of the pavement needs to be done...oh wait, they did that last year and it took forever...

http://www.globaltvbc.com/city+of+vancouver+seriously+considering+closing+part+of+robson+st/6442705490/story.html


City of Vancouver seriously considering closing part of Robson St.
Peter Meiszner, Global News : Wednesday, August 29, 2012 6:43 PM



The City of Vancouver is considering permanently closing Robson Street between Hornby and Howe.

The street has been closed for the past two summers and during the Olympics, something drivers and transit users are already used to.

“We have an opportunity to create an important new public plaza in the centre of the Downtown and have a timely opportunity to consider this option,” says Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.

Now city staff wants to further study the permanent closure and consult with the Downtown Vancouver Business Association and Translink. A final report will be presented to council this fall.

The city recently installed Pop Rocks seating as a part of their VIVA Vancouver program. The pop-up seating will stay in place until September or as weather permits.


© Global News. A division of Shaw Media Inc., 2012.

[osirisboy]

Kitswest on west 4th has completed the demo of the two apartment buildings and are starting excavating. They have sold all but 4 units out of 50, they sold fast!

[Klazu]

Robson should be made into a pedestrian street between Burrard and Granville. If between Hornby and Howe is closed, there is no use for the section between Burrard and Hornby. And with the re-development of the Sears/Nordstrom building there would also be a perfect chance to modify the parking entry to be only from/to Howe and thus free the section between Howe and Granville from car traffic.

Sure both Hornby and Howe would continue to run through this pedestrian street, but this would still offer enough car-free area for proper street culture (performances, events, art, more green...). I currently find Vancouver lacking badly in street culture as there are no proper car-free places for people to gather in Downtown. :(

[cc85]

Does anyone know when Crate & Barrel is opening at Oakridge?

[Built Form]

Does anyone know when Crate & Barrel is opening at Oakridge?

Not until March 2013

[Built Form]

Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza has some new temporary sculptures that I think match well with the era of the complex.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1090521.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1090523.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1090524.jpg
pix by Built Form

[Crows]

The empty site where the old petro canada station was on the western corner of cambie and marine has been fenced off and yesterday there was a digger in there digging up some stuff in the ground. Looked like tarps of some sort.. something black. I'm pretty sure there are plans to build a highrise there. Does anyone have any info on that?

[Darren Tate]

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6540/img9629e.jpg

It's the new Travel Lodge in Kimberly.

[Dylan Leblanc]

Reminds me of architecture in Netherlands.

[officedweller]

That Digital Centre building has some nice lighting strips under some of the windows at night.

[entheosfog]

That Digital Centre building has some nice lighting strips under some of the windows at night.

Good to know, I'll check that out, thanks!

[VanK]

The empty site where the old petro canada station was on the western corner of cambie and marine has been fenced off and yesterday there was a digger in there digging up some stuff in the ground. Looked like tarps of some sort.. something black. I'm pretty sure there are plans to build a highrise there. Does anyone have any info on that?

future towers..its owned by Wesgroup..

[hollywoodnorth]

in what caught me off guard but is AMAZING news for the future high density corridor of East Hastings @ Clark thru Commercial.

"1588 Hasting East" by MILLENIUM is moving forward as Bohème Living
>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boh%C3%A8me-Living/324611297619062

pic care of the FB page >>

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/558158_345404148873110_2037083143_n.jpg

http://millenniumdevelopmentcorp.blogspot.ca/
Millennium is proud to introduce a new and exciting multi-use project in the heart of the Commercial Drive community of Vancouver!

Although we are still in the early planning stages, we would be happy to keep you informed of our progress. In order to do that, we ask that you please take a few minutes to register so that we can send you updates as they become available.
As an early registrant, rest assured that you will have the first opportunity to buy at Bohème.

they seem to be moving towards a SALES CENTER ..............

and my pic of the site >>
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/hollywoodnorth/B563F561-9D65-4485-BEBD-7292FA7F9404-2094-000001734D7FC2FA.jpg

[SpongeG]

That's the old Mazda site?

[Sir Conga]

That's the old Mazda site?

Affirmative.

[osirisboy]

wow that looks good... I would have guessed to see the old cnd tire store next door developed first. any plans on that site?

[VanK]

wow that looks good... I would have guessed to see the old cnd tire store next door developed first. any plans on that site?

Canadian Tire Site - PCI's plans for now is to move ahead with a single-level retail building with one tenant (lower end grocery chain is already a secured tenant).... The Grandview Woodlands planning process is still in process and the City will not process any other rezonings until adoption of the plan which is more than a year away. I guess a single level cru building does not need a rezoning and can be processed prior to the plan.
Source is from someone at PCI but of course these plans can change.

Millennium's plans as per above post will have to wait for the Grandview-Woodlands Plan adoption.

[SpongeG]

So they will convert the c tire into the grocery store? Or knock it Down and rebuild a new structure? And than in the future redevelop the site?

[jsbertram]

in what caught me off guard but is AMAZING news for the future high density corridor of East Hastings @ Clark thru Commercial.

"1588 Hasting East" by MILLENIUM is moving forward as Bohème Living
>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boh%C3%A8me-Living/324611297619062

pic care of the FB page >>

<<snip>>

http://millenniumdevelopmentcorp.blogspot.ca/
Millennium is proud to introduce a new and exciting multi-use project in the heart of the Commercial Drive community of Vancouver!

Although we are still in the early planning stages, we would be happy to keep you informed of our progress. In order to do that, we ask that you please take a few minutes to register so that we can send you updates as they become available.
As an early registrant, rest assured that you will have the first opportunity to buy at Bohème.

they seem to be moving towards a SALES CENTER ..............

and my pic of the site >>
<<snip>>

Gotta love the realtor's altered reality:
" project in the heart of the Commercial Drive community"

I guess Commercial @ 1st or Commercial @ Venables will have to be re-christened "Old Commercial Drive", or "Commercial Drive Classic".

[osirisboy]

Gotta love the realtor's altered reality:
" project in the heart of the Commercial Drive community"
.

lol i just noticted that. WTF is wrong with these poeple

[Homeowner]

Canadian Tire Site - PCI's plans for now is to move ahead with a single-level retail building with one tenant (lower end grocery chain is already a secured tenant).... The Grandview Woodlands planning process is still in process and the City will not process any other rezonings until adoption of the plan which is more than a year away. I guess a single level cru building does not need a rezoning and can be processed prior to the plan.
Source is from someone at PCI but of course these plans can change.

Millennium's plans as per above post will have to wait for the Grandview-Woodlands Plan adoption.


Good to see residentials/retail being built around the area. The area has lots of potential. Have you been to Gourmet Warehouse? The place is usually busy all the time!

[Homeowner]

lol i just noticted that. WTF is wrong with these poeple

IT's either the drive, or heart of East Hastings.

[VanK]

So they will convert the c tire into the grocery store? Or knock it Down and rebuild a new structure? And than in the future redevelop the site?

Its my understanding that they will knock it down and rebuild as a single level cru.

[bc2mb]

Its my understanding that they will knock it down and rebuild as a single level cru.

I'm hoping this a No Frills... any idea?

[SpongeG]

ah ok thanks - hopefully they fill out the parking lot so it doesn't feel so broken up along that stretch

[mpatricklee]

in what caught me off guard but is AMAZING news for the future high density corridor of East Hastings @ Clark thru Commercial.

"1588 Hasting East" by MILLENIUM is moving forward as Bohème Living
>
>
>

http://millenniumdevelopmentcorp.blogspot.ca/
Millennium is proud to introduce a new and exciting multi-use project in the heart of the Commercial Drive community of Vancouver!

Although we are still in the early planning stages, we would be happy to keep you informed of our progress. In order to do that, we ask that you please take a few minutes to register so that we can send you updates as they become available.
As an early registrant, rest assured that you will have the first opportunity to buy at Bohème.

they seem to be moving towards a SALES CENTER ..............

and my pic of the site >>
>
>
>


I'm surprised they kept the name Millennium considering all the negative publicity they went through around the Olympic Village.

[entheosfog]

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Brave Bulls restaurant on the southwest corner of Hastings and Clark is closing down and has apparently been 'sold to developers', from what I hear...

[easy as pie]

I'm surprised they kept the name Millennium considering all the negative publicity they went through around the Olympic Village.

i'd be way more worried about the likes of this: http://millenniumdevelopment.com/belgravia.php

[hollywoodnorth]

i'd be way more worried about the likes of this: http://millenniumdevelopment.com/belgravia.php

the city in the park? been there since it built out? its an amazing area that I have had the pleasure of living in no less.

[hollywoodnorth]

I snapped a pic of the site prep work for the "Neelu International World Trade and Finance Centre" or what ever the cheese name of it is on Bway @ Cambie. I like to call it the NIWTFC for short ;) render at >> http://changingcitybook.com/2012/07/05/broadway-central/

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/hollywoodnorth/9A983C88-A5C6-443A-9E42-D5DD9FFEC298-7361-00000610BA5E4B88.jpg

[wrenegade]

A quick one from Intergulf's Kits360 on Burrard

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/8001181692_684e257bea_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwrenphoto/8001181692/)
Kits360 - September 18th (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwrenphoto/8001181692/) by Alex.Wren.Photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/alexwrenphoto/), on Flickr

[VanK]

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Brave Bulls restaurant on the southwest corner of Hastings and Clark is closing down and has apparently been 'sold to developers', from what I hear...

Rumored to be Onni...

[Sir Conga]

Not sure where this belongs. Red Truck Brewing is breaking ground on September 27th at 315 east 1st Ave. for their new Brewery. They will be dropping a truck from a crane to celebrate!

Check out this post from Scout Magazine with details and renders. (http://scoutmagazine.ca/2012/09/19/diner-new-red-truck-brewery-in-east-van-to-open-with-a-bang-on-september-27/)

[hollywoodnorth]

interesting thanks for the post. seems they are renoing a few buildings as well as building new. interesting they gave up on the Terminal site for this one. Terminal would have given them lots of free advertising from the Skytrain and Cars.

[officedweller]

Looks like it's more of an industrial operation rather than a retail/industrial operation. Mind you, when the GNW campus gets going, I'm sure there'll be a brewpub added on.... maybe that's the reason for the relocation (since the divide created by the railway tracks will stay in place for a long time to come)?

[osirisboy]

yes although haw many years is it going to take for the gnw campus to get that far along

[officedweller]

SoHo Building - finished (probably a while ago, I think) - pic by me today:

http://imageshack.us/a/img21/121/img2012092200618.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/img2012092200618.jpg/)

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[Jimbo604]

yes although haw many years is it going to take for the gnw campus to get that far along

True, there's still a tonne of open space down there still. The Centre for Digital Media moved into their new building recently, with classes starting on Sept 4th, so that's one sign of life in the area.

"As of Monday, August 20th, we’ll be saying our final goodbyes to our current 577 Great Northern Way building and saying a big hello to the new Centre for Digital Media. The new building, which is located at 685 Great Northern Way is just a few steps east of our old building, represents a great leap forward in the history of the Centre for Digital Media."

CDM Webpage (http://mdm.gnwc.ca/news/internal/2012/08/17/weve-moved)

[entheosfog]

Containers on Terminal, topped out I guess:
http://imageshack.us/a/img802/6085/img9884g.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img692/1739/img9885l.jpg

Glass is going up on the ground level:
http://imageshack.us/a/img705/5135/img9886km.jpg

[logan5]

There was another fire in my neighborhood on Friday night (no one injured), this time at Brunswick and Broadway, across from Kingsgate. I suppose the bright side is there will be some new residential to maybe energize that quiet part of E. Broadway.

Surprisingly, the new retail that was built after Slickety Jim's burnt down still has for lease posters in the window.

[WarrenC12]

There was another fire in my neighborhood on Friday night (no one injured), this time at Brunswick and Broadway, across from Kingsgate. I suppose the bright side is there will be some new residential to maybe energize that quiet part of E. Broadway.

Surprisingly, the new retail that was built after Slickety Jim's burnt down still has for lease posters in the window.

That is the 3rd fire in that area in the last few years right? :sly:

[logan5]

:previous:

Yeah. It's pretty fishy. All within a few blocks of each other.

[entheosfog]

York Theatre, Commercial Drive:
http://imageshack.us/a/img213/8108/img0003dc.jpg

[Built Form]

The Shato Holdings project @ Cambie & W 12th was unanimously rejected by the UDP 0-8 on Sept 26th.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1100087_zpsc832ecf0.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1100081_zps513fde83.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1100073_zpsb9611d6a.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1100070_zpscca0385b.jpg
pix by Built Form

[WarrenC12]

The Shato Holdings project @ Cambie & W 12th was unanimously rejected by the UDP 0-8 on Sept 26th.


Any specific reasons why? I'm no design nazi, but it looks good to me for the area. :shrug:

[s211]

Solar in Vancouver. Giggle.

[WarrenC12]

Solar in Vancouver. Giggle.

You know it doesn't require direct sunlight right?

[osirisboy]

haha its kind of funny/interesting it was unanimously rejected, I mean it looks just like everything else that gets passed.

[easy as pie]

nice wide sidewalks too.

[jlousa]

I'd love to read the minutes on why it was shot down, the redesign looks pretty good, love the massing and the way it's done to appear broken up. Can only imagine it's related to the relocation of the hertiage home. :shrug:

[s211]

You know it doesn't require direct sunlight right?

Everything I've read about solar in Vancouver is that it's more an affectation than having any real practicality in this setting due to our poor overall levels of sunlight outside of a few summer months.

[whatnext]

It's a meh building. No better or worse than a lot scattered throughout the city. As to the solar panels, I can't even get my solar powered LED patio lights to work in the winter! :haha:

[officedweller]

I'd love to read the minutes on why it was shot down, the redesign looks pretty good, love the massing and the way it's done to appear broken up. Can only imagine it's related to the relocation of the hertiage home. :shrug:

I like it too. The facade sets back nicely in places.

[logan5]

Any specific reasons why? I'm no design nazi, but it looks good to me for the area. :shrug:

In the rendering there is a row of large trees missing that stand between the White Spot parking lot (relocated house) and the large house on 13th. If I was part of the UDP, cutting down trees would trigger a fail from me. That's pure speculation though, and I'm pretty clueless about how the UDP works.

[osirisboy]

oh no the trees.... b/c we dont have enough of them ugh. tear them down already. just like the ones on 12 ave that force the lanes to be ridiculously tight

[SpongeG]

I assume the Fields store on fraser street has closed down - anyone know if they are doing anything with the site? has a new tenant just moved in the space or something?

[entheosfog]

I assume the Fields store on fraser street has closed down - anyone know if they are doing anything with the site? has a new tenant just moved in the space or something?

It's vacant except for some old racking and all the signage has been removed...

[officedweller]

Audi dealership for Burrard Street - from the Journal of Commerce:


October 10, 2012

New Vancouver Dealership

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/images/archivesid/52223/140.jpg
Image: DILAWRI GROUP OF COMPANIES

Ledcor Construction Ltd. is the general contractor for a new Audi dealership on Burrard Street in Vancouver. B.C.

The owner is the Dilawri Group of Companies and the architect is Kasian Architecture. Consultants on the project with a tilt-up structural frame include Weiler Smith Bowers (structural), Jade West Engineering Co. Ltd. (mechanical), Smith + Andersen Falcon Engineering Ltd. (electrical).

The dealership is slated for completion in fall 2013.

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id52223/--new-vancouver-dealership

[easy as pie]

uh, so burrard gateway is dead? where else could that be built?

[David]

Someone else probably has more information than I do, but I'd assume that would be going up somewhere in the Kitsilano stretch of Burrard where there are already other auto dealerships (between Cornwall and West 4th).

[TwoFace]

It's the old Aston Martin site next to Ferrari.

[jlousa]

Looks like a proposal has been submitted to the city regarding the Oakridge redevelopment. Once it's up on their site I'll create a thread for it and share the details. It's pretty impressive. :tup:

[wrenegade]

I look forward to seeing this one. It's surely going to be massive.

[idunno]

Good to hear! I love all of the mall redevelopment plans around the lower mainland. One by one, they will all go - which is why I'm so angry that Tsawwassen Mills is going through!

[hollywoodnorth]

Looks like a proposal has been submitted to the city regarding the Oakridge redevelopment. Once it's up on their site I'll create a thread for it and share the details. It's pretty impressive. :tup:

exciting stuff! thanks for the post and looking forward to the thread! :cheers:

[officedweller]

Drove past the Neelu Bachra Centre site (Broadway & Ash) - excavation seems to be in full swing.

[officedweller]

Skylights being replaced at the Vancouver Maritime Museum:

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id52392/--skylight-replacement-called-for-creativity

[officedweller]

Pics by me today of that project at Burrard & 6th (Kits360?) - from the 6th Ave. side (not keen on the corrugated steel siding):

http://imageshack.us/a/img706/8306/img2012102100651.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/img2012102100651.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

http://imageshack.us/a/img189/3184/img2012102100652.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/189/img2012102100652.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

http://imageshack.us/a/img442/3112/img2012102100653.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/442/img2012102100653.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

And here's lousy pic of the 6th & Fir project:

http://imageshack.us/a/img513/6967/img2012102100650.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/513/img2012102100650.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[LeftCoaster]

Very excited for the Oakridge project, been looking forward to this one being announced for a while now.

[cairnstone]

Is the oakridg proposal the mall or concert properties

[squeezied]

Revised proposal for 6361-6385 Cambie Street (northwest corner of 49th and Cambie): http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/6361cambie/index.htm

I'm not impressed. I feel the developer got lazy and cheaped out by changing the architect from Integra to GBL who designed the approved adjacent building to the north. Not surprisingly, the two buildings look the same. -_-

I liked the previous design from Integra better.

[jlousa]

Probably due to the fact that the Integra proposal was rejected not once but twice by the UDP first in Jan (2-5) then the reworked proposal in Apr (0-9). The new firm passed 11-0 on the first try.

[officedweller]

Thanks.

I like the new design better - they'll stand out as a pair and hopefully influence additional buildings in the area (rather than more traditional looking lowrises like on Oak St.)
The Integra design looked like the midrises built over at the Carling-OKeefe (Arbutus) lands 10-15 years ago.

[webster]

Is the oakridg proposal the mall or concert properties

i believe it's Westbank

[hollywoodnorth]

500 West 12th Avenue
http://changingcitybook.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/plaza-500.jpg

The Plaza 500 Hotel across from City Square has been closed for a couple of years, and is part way through a makeover to turn it into the Hotel Indigo, described as “an upscale boutique property (which) will offer luxury accommodations with spacious light filled guest rooms”. Perhaps not any more, as there’s a development application to convert the hotel into 106 rental apartments. There’s a recent similar conversion on Robson Street of the Pacific Palisades hotel, and the Coast Plaza on Denman Street has a similar conversion in its future.

full story and pic c/o >> http://changingcitybook.com/2012/10/12/500-west-12th-avenue/

[entheosfog]

Mount Pleasant substation:
http://imageshack.us/a/img33/4742/img0443ts.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img42/4113/img0444rs.jpg

Collection 45, Mount Pleasant:
http://imageshack.us/a/img685/6646/img0434ht.jpg

Heritage building that was fixed up for the condo beside it, can't remember the name...:
http://imageshack.us/a/img507/6743/img0429p.jpg

[SFUVancouver]

Thanks for the photos.

[SpongeG]

that poor hotel - will make better rentals than a hotel i think

[officedweller]

Weird thing is that there aren't really any hotels outside the downtown core other than budget ones along Kingsway or near the airport. Nothing on the westside of Vancouver other than Granville Island Hotel and the Holiday Inn and Raamda (Park Hill?) on Broadway.

[sacrifice333]

Mount Pleasant substation:
Heritage building that was fixed up for the condo beside it, can't remember the name...:
http://imageshack.us/a/img507/6743/img0429p.jpg

Really liking the feel of that little heritage building... fingers crossed for some great independent businesses to make it home.

[David]

Wasn't it considered for a brew pub at one point? I vaguely recall reading about that on this forum but the neighbours weren't interested. I feel like it'd be a wonderful building for a brew pub, but it's surrounded by too much residential to ever get off the ground.

[Locked In]

Oakridge proposal is live on the City's site:

http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/oakridge-redevelopment.aspx

I've only peaked at the rezoning app page so far - sounds impressive:

Henriquez Partners Architects has applied to the City of Vancouver to amend the existing CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District By-law for 650 West 41st Avenue (Oakridge Centre). The proposed amendment would change the CD-1 (1) By-law to develop a 45-storey mixed-use development consisting of 110 889 m² of commercial, 39 418 m² of office, 4 181 m² of amenity, and 250 646 m² of residential, with a total floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.54. The proposal includes 2,818 units with a maximum height of 125.6 m (412 ft.), and 6,694 parking spaces.

Time to re-open the Oakridge thread (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=200696)...