[mr.x]

Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel

In the summer of 2006, Westbank commenced construction on one of the last remaining development sites in Coal Harbour to add yet another landmark building to Vancouver's waterfront. The Fairmont Pacific Rim has teamed together the luxury brand of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts with Westbank's reputation for quality design and construction. This project will consist of a world class 415-room Fairmont Hotel and 175 luxury residential homes with unparalleled views along with amenities and services that Fairmont is famous for.

This exciting new development will be Westbank's latest stamp on the Vancouver skyline. The site is on the foot of the new convention centre expansion, also expected to be completed in 2009 in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

This gives Vancouver three Fairmont hotel chains within a four block radius: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Fairmont Pan Pacific, and now the Fairmont Pacific Rim.

Project Size
- 800,000 sf
- Fairmont Hotel: 415 Rooms
- Residential Live/Work: 175 Units

Architect
- James KM Cheng Architects

Completion
- 2009

Developer
- Westbank Projects Corp. & Peterson Investment Group Inc.

Marketing
- Spring 2006

Construction Commencement
- July 2006

http://www.fairmontpacificrim.com/

http://www.westbankcorp.com/images/Fairmont-full4.jpghttp://www.westbankcorp.com/images/Fairmont-full1.jpg
http://www.westbankcorp.com/images/Fairmont-full2.jpghttp://www.westbankcorp.com/images/Fairmont-full3.jpg


- Tower is stepped in at the 35th and 40th levels.
- Proposal amended on May 22, 2003 (Project 1134) to include live/work residential, office and hotel usage.
- Proposal of October 1, 2003 reduces hotel rooms from 800 to 500 (to level 24), with a live/work element above and a change to the tower form.
- September 2005: Property purchased from Fairmont Hotels for $68 million, and original design by VIA Architecture scrapped.
- October 26, 2005: Urban Design Panel first review of new proposal.
- November 2005: The Fairmont Pacific Rim will be a five-star, 415-room Fairmont hotel and 173-unit luxury condominium development.
- Start of construction for Vancouver's largest building, by square footage, is planned for July 2006.
- Final plans are first 25 floors as 415 hotel units with top 19 floors as 195 live/work condominiums.
- Originally proposed with maximum height of 472 feet and re-submitted at 463.72 feet, the city only approved to 458.25 feet, including all building appurtenances.
- Greatest opposition to application came from tenants of Terminal City Club Tower and Shaw Tower.
- Floor space for hotel and general office/live-work is evenly split at 397,600 and 397,919 square feet.
- Open balconies account for 37,252 square feet of total floor space in the tower.
- Condominium buyers paid $2,100 per square foot for what the realtor called "the front row seats" for the "water-facing units".

[mr.x]

November 2006
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/7528/fairmont1gk2.png



January 2007
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1930/fairmont2yt1.png



March 2007
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6484/fairmont3mo3.png




May 2007
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/958/fairmont4tc1.png




June 2007
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/2272/fairmont5xl4.png





July 30, 2007
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/1816/fairmont6sd3.png

[raggedy13]

A few not so great construction pics from yesterday. Good news is it has effectively reached grade.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Sept%2022%202007/100_9431.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Sept%2022%202007/100_9433.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Sept%2022%202007/100_9434.jpg

[vanman]

I really hope the facade of this building is not exactly the same as the Shaw Tower. I'm afraid they will just blend in with each other as well as HG2 and further the perception that all Vancouver buildings look the same.

[Canadian Mind]

I was under the impression the facade was going to be dark, based on the models and renderings.

I really hope it is, would be nice to see another large & dark structure in addition to the TD building and Bentall.

[nathan6969]

All I can say is, its about time this thing started to rise above ground...love the dark look of the rendering, but what are the odds its gonna come out like that, how many times have we been fooled before...

[jlousa]

Don't expect it to be dark like TD tower, it will be much closer to Shaw then TD tower, I think it's a much better looking tower then Shaw though and it will look fitting, especially with the podium based swimming pool facing the harbour. Won't be visible from ground level, but from an aerial it will look fantastic. Apparently there will be an art piece that seperates the hotel floors and the residential floors. Some text stating along the lines (As I lay on my back atop this building the clouds look no different as when I lay on the street) Can't remember the artist in charge of it.

[excel]

Its nice that we will have a bunch of towers to watch after shangri-la tops out. This one will definitely make an impact when viewing from the north.

[SFUVancouver]

I think the Fairmont Pacific Rim will actually make the Shaw tower look better since the podium on the former will make the office tower base of the latter look a little less lonely.

I'm not too keen on the horizontal coloured strips, though, and I don't think they will age well. I feel the same way about the coloured bits on TV Towers.

[Delirium]

I think those coloured panels on the side of the building are just a depiction of the proposed public art component of the project.

excerpt from development permit board meeting:

"Mr. Cheng described opportunities for animation such as the possibility of having cantilevered doors on the lounge so that they could be opened up during the summer and the lounge activity could spill out. The restaurant will be open 24 hours and the ballroom waiting areas will be located in the foyer so that people can look up from the street and see the activity.

Mr. Cheng confirmed that the electronic information board will be related to art and there is no intention of using it for advertising. The two facades of the hotel have been designated as a public art zone and the applicant team is working with the Public Art Committee to find an artist that works with light and colour to provide something there. The hope is to create a major public art statement that will be seen as people travel down Burrard Street to the Convention Centre."

sounds interesting. not sure about the tower itself but i'm in the wait and see category there. i do think the pool area is awesome though! imagine sitting in the hot tub in january looking over palm trees and snow capped mountains..
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/Imggage1.jpg

[excel]

^That pool area is nuts.

[Hed Kandi]

The worst thing about the Shaw Tower is there is no retail, thus why Coal Harbour is so dead at night.

I'm guessing that the same goes for the Fairmont.

[TwoFace]

[quote=Hed Kandi;3083952]The worst thing about the Shaw Tower is there is no retail, thus why Coal Harbour is so dead at night.
quote]

We like it "dead", it's a quit residential neighborhood. Hopefully the new Urban Fair being open till midnight wont bring any new and unwanted late night noise.

[SFUVancouver]

I lived in Coal Harbour for seven years, during the serious building years of 1997 - 2005, and TwoFace I've got to disagree with you. I hated how dead it was, especially at night. I think if you were to hypothetically take away the Seawall that Coal Harbour could be considered a failed space. Now of course the Seawall and Harbour Green Park are there and they're spectacular. Harbour Green Park is pretty much my favourite park in the city. I wish Urban Fare and the forthcoming drug store in the Ritz had been open while I lived in the area. Now add the downtown streetcar to Stanley Park and the elementary school at Coal Harbour Community Centre and you've got yourself a stellar downtown neighbourhood. It's on its way and it gets better year by year but it's got to have people out and about at all hours to give it some soul.

[officedweller]

It occurred to me that the pool area may be at a lower elevation than the Convention Centre Expansion - hence little if any water view.

[hollywoodnorth]

[quote=Hed Kandi;3083952]The worst thing about the Shaw Tower is there is no retail, thus why Coal Harbour is so dead at night.
quote]

We like it "dead", it's a quit residential neighborhood. Hopefully the new Urban Fair being open till midnight wont bring any new and unwanted late night noise.


hahahahahaha oh my GOD.........NIMBY much?

the Bute Street plan........must bring you to tears........the thought of it becoming a High Street with all that !GASP!......PREDESTRIAN activity and cafes, etc........ ;) :whip: :jester: :yuck: :koko: :slob:

[TwoFace]

I hated how dead it was, especially at night. I think if you were to hypothetically take away the Seawall that Coal Harbour could be considered a failed space.

Couldn't disagree more, Coal Harbour "demographics" are different from say, "Yaletown" where a 24 hour night scene is welcome by the people that live there, but here we are quit content with our day time amenities and natural beauty with night time peace and quiet.
Not every Neighborhood has to cater to the "party crowd".
Although with a large influx of families in the area which is evident with the strong use of the community play ground, a school may be welcome in the near future.

P.S your only several block from Robson and a $5 cab ride to the Granville Zoo.

[Delirium]

IMO, there is no "quiet" when you live downtown. if you want peace and quiet, go move to deep cove but don't try to domesticate my downtown with this "lights out" talk.

i'm all for more activity at all hours - day and night. i lived in coal harbour for 2 years and left because it was like living in a retirement community.
yaletown is marginally better.

[TwoFace]

IMO, there is no "quiet" when you live downtown. if you want peace and quiet, go move to deep cove but don't try to domesticate my downtown with this "lights out" talk.

i'm all for more activity at all hours - day and night. i lived in coal harbour for 2 years and left because it was like living in a retirement community.
yaletown is marginally better.

It seems the concept of "community urban planning" is lost on you.
Party on dude ...
:jester:

[jlousa]

Have to agree with twoface the premium on Coal harbour over say Yaletown is due to the quietness/isolation. There is a market for both, and no need to change Coal harbour to make it fit in with someone preception of what D/T living should be. This isn't Nimbyism, as they aren't against developments, they have just chosen to avoid the hustle and bustle of the night life. As you get older you appreciate quiet/alone time as you have enough stress in your life. Should these people be forced to live in the suburbs to enjoy it? I don't think anyone is complaining about the supermarket. a few cafes or a drugstore. Like Twoface said there is Robson a short walk away, Nothing wrong with having a central strip where everyone can gather, infact I think that is prefered then having everyone stuck only in their community as they never have to leave. I know people who never ever leave the confines of the Westend as they see no need to, that isn't healthy.

Anyways, back onto the Fairmont, ground floor is almost completed, they are still ahead of schedule. Yes the pool will not be higher then the convention centre in the current plans...

[SFUVancouver]

To clarify, I don't think a healthy neighbourhood's street life is in any way synonymous with the Granville Street bar district. A proper neighbourhood for me is essentially a streetcar suburb with a linear commercial high street adjacent to housing. Streetlife comes about from the organic movement of people between their homes and nearby businesses and shops, banks and pharmacies, restaurants and cafes.

Anyway, the beauty of a city is that there is variety and lots of people. I think Coal Harbour has successfully yielded some of the best features of the West End but it is missing a successful commercial high street, which is integral to the West End's amazing livability. For me Robson Street was never a part of Coal Habour and both Georgia Street, Pender Street, and a significant hill all act as psychological barriers.

[towerguy3]

a webcam for this tower?

[jlousa]

yes do a google search for fairmont pacific rim, there is a link to the webcam on the offical site.

[Canadian Mind]

there is also a webcam link if you go to www.pacificmetropolis.com. Has plenty of links to other projects aswell, I've found ti to be a convenient and easy to use resource.

[jlousa]

Ground floor has been completed as of yesterday. slowly moving upwards, it's still ahead of schedule.

[raggedy13]

^Great news, thanks.

[jlousa]

Most of the second floor is being poured today, then can't do the whole floor due to the size of the floorplate and the configuration of the floor due to overheight lobbies. Either way seems like they are making great time as it was only last week that they finished the ground floor.

[LeftCoaster]

If only this building wasn't so ugly I could get excited :rolleyes:

[excel]

yea thats true but stilll pretty dope. big project.

[raggedy13]

Progress as of earlier today...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Dec%206%202007/100_9847.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Dec%206%202007/100_9848.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Dec%206%202007/100_9849.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/Dec%206%202007/100_9855.jpg

[excel]

Thanks for the updates.

[officedweller]

Thanks. Massive columns.

[SFUVancouver]

^ My exactly thoughts were "those are some serious columns".

Raggedy, in my books you've officially won this month's shutterbug award.

[nathan6969]

Im really surprised this one isn't moving faster now that they're above around, it seems like its taking forever.

[Coldrsx]

i cant wait for this one...even though it has "shaw tower lines" and is simple in look, it is going to have such a huge impact on the skyline from the north water and really give some critical mass to that relatively quiet area.

[vanman]

I'm happy Fairmont is finally above ground. It felt like it took forever to reach grade (obviously cause of it's massive foundation).

[Phil McAvity]

How many more Fairmont hotels does downtown Vancouver need? I kinda figured that the Waterfront Center and the Hotel Vancouver were enough.

This hotel's timing is unfortunate though. At almost any other time in Vancouver's history a 44 story hotel would get a lot of attention since it is about the same height as the tallest office towers. Too bad it is getting largely ignored due to the Ritz-Carlton and Shangri-La going up at the same time.

Man, some of you guys are lazy. Towerguy3, this is the building's webcam: http://www.camcentral.net/directurl/westbank/fairmont/

[raggedy13]

I'm glad we'll finally be able to see this building rise and I'm interested in seeing the final product since at this point I'm not too sure how I feel about it from the models. From what I could see it just looks like a typical Vancouver condo on steroids though I am looking forward to the lighting feature either way. Perhaps once I see it in person I'll change my mind. Also I have no idea what the base will look like in person and if it is attractive at street level that will garner extra points from me.

^ My exactly thoughts were "those are some serious columns".

Raggedy, in my books you've officially won this month's shutterbug award.

Gee thanks. :D

[Canadian Mind]

All the web cams are on http://www.pacificmetropolis.com guys, not hard to find what you want. ;)

[Jacques]

All the web cams are on http://www.pacificmetropolis.com guys, not hard to find what you want. ;)

thanks for a great link :)

[Coldrsx]

i think people have given this tower a harder time than it deserves and i have faith that it will be a very clean looking tower which is elegant in a modern way which is something many buildings in vancouver try to be but arent.

[Delirium]

here's a webcam shot from today
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/Image2-2.jpg

[nathan6969]

Had a meeting in the marine building yesterday so got a great view of the site, it looks like those thick columns we saw earlier don't extend beyond the third floor, they're much thinner for the next floor, still moving really slow though they're definitely not ready to pour the forth floor.

Once this and harbour green are done we're really gonna have an impressive canyon looking west down cordova.

[officedweller]

Were the thick columns for the swimming pool (fronting Cordova) or on the other side?

[jlousa]

The thick columns are on the tower side (on Burrard), they haven't poured them for the 4th floor yet, but they will, and will still be just as thick. The swimming pool will front CanadaPlace Way not Cordova St. Tower appears to be progressing slowly due to each floor still being different then the one below, once it passes it's podium it'll shoot up. It's still ahead of schedule.:tup:

[Dylan Leblanc]

nice to finally see this thing rising above the ground.

[officedweller]

Thanks. Got my streets turned around.

[vanman]

Update from today

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction021.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction011.jpg

[raggedy13]

Will be pretty cool to watch this go up once it is a bit taller. Thanks for all the construction pics today Vanman!

[excel]

NIce.

[SFUVancouver]

Fairmont Pacific Rim (mixed-use hotel and condo, Burrard and Cordova)
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2485/p1040971ot5.jpg

(edit: I found another good one on my memory card.)

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3483/p1040978vd0.jpg
My photos ( SFUVancouver in SSP | Vancouverite in SSC )

[raggedy13]

I love the sudden explosion of photo activity after a lengthy drought. Thanks Vanman and SFUVancouver.

[excel]

^must be getting close to identical slabs.

[jlousa]

This is the 1st floor in which they are using the forms, so it will go up quickly now, there is still a couple of floors of amenity space on the west side to go though.

[SFUVancouver]

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2959/p1050359yj6.jpg
(My photo, taken February 4th, 2008)

[Mike K.]

(My photo, taken February 5th, 2008)

Can I take a ride on your time machine? :)

[SFUVancouver]

Someone beat you to the joke.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=138016&page=6

[Mike K.]

So there's no time machine?

Pff.

[towerguy3]

The Pan Pacific will be partially closing for $ 60 million in repairs and upgrades. The outdoor plaza where the pool is will be torn up and rebuilt as the surfaces apparently are leaking.

It's all an effort to stay competitive in the market as Shangri-La and Ritz Carlton have raised the bar.

I also understand that the Fairmont Waterfront may be changing hands as it seems Fairmont is not going to want to operate two hotels right beside each other. Any ideas on this?

[LeftCoaster]

The Pan Pacific will be partially closing for $ 60 million in repairs and upgrades. The outdoor plaza where the pool is will be torn up and rebuilt as the surfaces apparently are leaking.

It's all an effort to stay competitive in the market as Shangri-La and Ritz Carlton have raised the bar.

I also understand that the Fairmont Waterfront may be changing hands as it seems Fairmont is not going to want to operate two hotels right beside each other. Any ideas on this?

Those renovations have now been pushed back to next fall, as they would not have been completed in time for the summer cruise ship season.

[Coldrsx]

The Pan Pacific will be partially closing for $ 60 million in repairs and upgrades. The outdoor plaza where the pool is will be torn up and rebuilt as the surfaces apparently are leaking.

It's all an effort to stay competitive in the market as Shangri-La and Ritz Carlton have raised the bar.

I also understand that the Fairmont Waterfront may be changing hands as it seems Fairmont is not going to want to operate two hotels right beside each other. Any ideas on this?

interesting...SOHO?

[Phil McAvity]

I also understand that the Fairmont Waterfront may be changing hands as it seems Fairmont is not going to want to operate two hotels right beside each other. Any ideas on this?

This was my point a while ago. It baffles me why Vancouver has so many Fairmont hotels. Toronto and Montreal have one each, yet Vancouver will soon have four and like you said, this one will be pretty much across the street from the Waterfront Centre Hotel. Maybe Fairmont figured, "hey, if Starbucks can build locations right across the street from each other in Vancouver, why can't we?"

[jlousa]

Fairmont's current plans are to operate all 3 d/t locations. Things could change but there aren't any plans to at this time.

[SFUVancouver]

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/5568/fairmontpacificrimfebruoh8.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) (My photo, February 13th, 2008)

[canucks23]

This angle is one of my favovorite views of down town. Its going to look even better with the Ritz-Carlton. Although, with this building going up, will it block out a lot of the view?
- This reason I like this angle so much is because it really shows what down town Vancouver actually looks like inside the city. Well at least a nice part of it.

[204]

This was my point a while ago. It baffles me why Vancouver has so many Fairmont hotels. Toronto and Montreal have one each, yet Vancouver will soon have four and like you said, this one will be pretty much across the street from the Waterfront Centre Hotel. Maybe Fairmont figured, "hey, if Starbucks can build locations right across the street from each other in Vancouver, why can't we?"

No other city even comes close to having 4 of them. Plus one each in Victoria and Whistler.

http://www.fairmont.com/EN_FA/Property/

[raggedy13]

From yesterday...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/2008%20February%2028/P2280237.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/2008%20February%2028/P2280286.jpg

[vanman]

Took these today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction/DSC01610.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction/DSC01607.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction/DSC01612.jpg

[excel]

thick building.

[officedweller]

Growing quickly - looks massive on the webcam too:

http://24.82.128.65/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi?camera=1&dummy=1205524946792&compression=40&resolution=CIF

[vanman]

From Saturday. This building is definitely growing quickly now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction2/IMGP1834.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction2/IMGP1829.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/vanstruction2/IMGP1838.jpg

[excel]

Great updates, thanks.

[LeftCoaster]

Update from today, Tuesday.

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9715/dscf0853vi3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Delirium]

some info on the public art component of this project;

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/Toronto416/Image1-2.jpg

additional info on the artist; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Gillick

[Yume-sama]

And the definition of art keeps getting looser. It's going to burst sooner or later :P

[SFUVancouver]

Taken from the Granville Street pedestrian overpass.
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7361/p1060349jr9.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

Taken from Stanley Park, shortly before Hallelujah point.
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1451/p1060382oz4.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

[jlousa]

Great picture, I believe you can also catch a glimpse of Espana starting to pop up on the second picture.

[giallo]

There will be quite the highrise canyon here after the completion of the Fairmont.



http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7361/p1060349jr9.jpg

[officedweller]

Taken from Stanley Park, shortly before Hallelujah point.
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1451/p1060382oz4.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

Looks like the Merrimac docked at the VCCEP.

[mr.x]

The Merrimac???

[SFUVancouver]

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1451/p1060382oz4.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

Looks like the Merrimac docked at the VCCEP.


Ho! Monitor sighted off the port bow steaming from ye olde second narrows! Dam the guns! Look lively now men!

Mr.x2, the Battle of Hampton Roads (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads) was the first battle of iron clad warships. The Union Merrimack (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/CSSVirginia1862.2.ws.jpg) fought the Confederate Monitor (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/USS_Monitor_at_sea.jpg) off the coast of Virginia during the US Civil War.

Officedweller, nice reference there.

[subdude]

Too funny.

The Monitor and the Merrimac by Currier & Ives, 1862.:

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-americanhistory/Merrimac%20and%20Monitor,%20Currier%20and%20Ives,%201862.jpg

[deasine]

I had a few more pictures earlier, but I think I accidently deleted them when I was deleting useless pictures... =(

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v233/79/110/537325252/n537325252_2676852_4696.jpg
Fairmont Pacific Rim ~ Picture by Me ~ Photo compressed with Facebook ~ 04/13/2008

http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/)
This work (above) is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/).

[excel]

I guess this guy is our next big project to watch, then as its topping out, we will be watching georgia, patina and jameson house and as they go up and ritz carlton will pull up the rear.

Lots of great buildings yet to rise!

[vanman]

^True that. Btw you forgot Capitol and Woodwards.

[excel]

^True that. Btw you forgot Capitol and Woodwards.

True, good call.

[Delirium]

update from yesterday

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/Picture090.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/Picture091.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/Picture108.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/oct2gon/Picture110.jpg

[vanman]

Fairmont is a monster! Thanks.

[nathan6969]

I wonder when we're gonna see some glass on this thing...

[flight_from_kamakura]

thanks for the pix. i just can't believe how quickly this thing is rising. wow!

[Jacques]

I walked by this afternoon and this thing is truly humongous, they sated it was going to be big, but man you feel like a dwarf next to those huge pillars, I also was looking at the last remaining part of the convention centre on the west side , that thing looks like a STEALTH Bomber plane , I guess if war comes it will transformed into a plane under Norad's command! take a look at the photo taken from a member on April 10, when you walk by it is feel like one enters a bunker!

[Delirium]

may 3 update from harbour centre
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/2464462695_3307facf98_b.jpg
source; http://www.flickr.com/photos/sensechange/2464462695/sizes/l/in/set-72157604882761689/

[excel]

^that is a sick picture.

[SFUVancouver]

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8169/fairmontpacificrimmay52dl2.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken May 5th, 2008.

[entheosfog]

Street level: (taken on Sunday)
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF6692.jpg?t=1210052123

From Canada Place:
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF6659.jpg?t=1210052224

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc300/whereismymind2007/DSCF6679.jpg?t=1210052310

[squeezied]

fantastic pics everybody. this thing's huge!!

[raggedy13]

Well, not much progress will have been made in the day since entheosfog's pics but oh well. Here are a couple from Monday afternoon:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/2469586973_1342d38ccc_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2164/2469593981_790a2fc128_b.jpg

[excel]

great updates.

[phesto]

Glass was going up today on the Burrard St. side...looks okay.

[vanman]

^Is it the same colour as the shaw tower?