Vancouver Infill & Lowrise Updates Discussion [Archive] - Page 2

entheosfog

Apr 6, 2010, 1:58 AM

Some updates from yesterday, all pics by me....

V6A thing on Keefer near Main Street:
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9517/img4477tk.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/9086/img4478.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8807/img4488ys.jpg

Social housing on Main:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8439/img4485z.jpg

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/3171/img4486c.jpg

Medical building on Broadway near Commercial:
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/6743/img4536.jpg

SpongeG

Apr 6, 2010, 2:17 AM

a lot of the bottom is leased does anyone know whats going in? tim hortons?

allan_kuan

Apr 6, 2010, 3:51 AM

Seeing how thin the walls of the V6A seem to be, I have to ask... is there anything in the building codes that mandate how strong these need to be in the case of an earthquake?

jlousa

Apr 6, 2010, 4:02 AM

Those aren't walls they are support beams, the walls will most likely be your standard steel studs with drywall, and sound insulation between units.

Looks like V6A is going to be 9 storyies after all so 2 more to go as per this.

http://www.onni.com/communities_ns_V6A.html

officedweller

Apr 6, 2010, 5:24 AM

From the second pic, it looks like the middle part of the building has concrete demising walls (walls separating the units) which do appear thin viewed end-on (but its length would provide stability) - probably a "bowling alley" type suite layout. The units on the west side of the building seem to have the usual (thicker) columns at the exterior wall and presumably within the units as well (probably different suite layouts).

LeftCoaster

Apr 6, 2010, 3:15 PM

Seeing how thin the walls of the V6A seem to be, I have to ask... is there anything in the building codes that mandate how strong these need to be in the case of an earthquake?

Haha yeah of course, the entire building code is designed with earthquakes in mind.

jsbertram

Apr 6, 2010, 5:53 PM

Even learning from the examples of California (and more recently Seattle's recent shakes) to improve the building codes to get earthquake resistance incorporated into new buildings and retrofitting old buildings, I doubt there's much that would survive the expected 9.0+ that is expected to hit the area in our lifetimes.

The last 'big one' in the Vancouver - Seattle area was in 1700 and is estimated to have lasted for up to 5 minutes and shook the West Coast from northern California to the northern tip of Vancouver Island. A quake of that magnitude would likely have been felt as far away as Winnipeg or Chicago, and the resulting Tsunami is recorded in Japan as the Orphan Tsunami (because there wasn't a Japanese earthquake that preceded the tsunami)

Even the 'smaller' aftershocks in the days afterwards would be greater than what we've seen in Haiti, Chile, Indonesia, and Italy in recent years.

It would be a situation where the survivors would think the people who died in the quake were the lucky ones.

sacrifice333

Apr 8, 2010, 8:56 PM

Kore is looking nice against a brilliant morning sky...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4503762020_f201f8bbfd_b.jpg

Some nice penthouse plans in this building.

AlexYVR

Apr 8, 2010, 9:38 PM

Kore is looking nice against a brilliant morning sky...

Some nice penthouse plans in this building.

Every time the 44 pulls up in front of that place I think man, is it gonna be loud. Other than that it looks like a great example of low/mid infill. Be interested to see interiors - and the view from the back units since it seems those will be the most coveted.

Trocadero

Apr 15, 2010, 6:24 AM

Some Fraser St infill, my photos.

Fraser + 20th

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DItKyyxjIPI/S8asETHy87I/AAAAAAAABFo/sX74pmPPc-k/s640/IMG_6102.JPG

Fraser + 30th
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DItKyyxjIPI/S8asFPZ3PMI/AAAAAAAABFs/pD6JQAYWer0/s640/IMG_6103.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DItKyyxjIPI/S8asFqZpIgI/AAAAAAAABFw/Bt5DIKNZ7es/s640/IMG_6106.JPG

SpikePhanta

Apr 15, 2010, 3:24 PM

No Frills is coming to Vancouver now?

mooks28

Apr 15, 2010, 4:11 PM

No Frills is coming to Vancouver now?

3 locations already: Denman Mall, on Alma, and out in Coquitlam.

flight_from_kamakura

Apr 15, 2010, 6:01 PM

thanks for the pics.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DItKyyxjIPI/S8asETHy87I/AAAAAAAABFo/sX74pmPPc-k/s640/IMG_6102.JPG
is that guy picking up a cigarette butt?

officedweller

Apr 15, 2010, 7:26 PM

Thanks for the updates. That Fraser @ 30th project is probably where there used to be a strip mall.
And the 20th one - was there a Church's chicken there before?

SpikePhanta

Apr 15, 2010, 7:29 PM

Thanks for the updates. That Fraser @ 30th project is probably where there used to be a strip mall.
And the 20th one - was there a Church's chicken there before?

Do you mean the Churches near the cemetery?
Well I think that's Fraser and 41st

officedweller

Apr 15, 2010, 7:44 PM

Might have been another standalone fast food place then (Dairy Queen?)

SpikePhanta

Apr 15, 2010, 8:27 PM

Might have been another standalone fast food place then (Dairy Queen?)

Maybe because I can only remember when it was just empty land (2 years ago up to now)

Also seems out of place for a dairy queen. too residential

And the other one was indeed a strip mall

LotusLand

Apr 15, 2010, 9:04 PM

Thanks for the updates. That Fraser @ 30th project is probably where there used to be a strip mall.
And the 20th one - was there a Church's chicken there before?

Yep the strip mall was at Fraser and 30th. Can't quite remember what was at 20th. Might have been a parking lot and a few stores? The Church's chicken is at 41st and fraser like another forummer pointed out :)

Fraser Street has quite a few buildings prime for redevelopment.

jsbertram

Apr 15, 2010, 10:37 PM

Thanks for the updates. That Fraser @ 30th project is probably where there used to be a strip mall.
And the 20th one - was there a Church's chicken there before?

Fraser @ 30th:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=vancouver&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.564064,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Vancouver,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada&ll=49.24366,-123.0903&spn=0.000359,0.002747&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=49.243531,-123.090305&panoid=uEu_gIy5YUBtPvqHmHqeBw&cbp=12,35.14,,0,-2.94

Fraser @ 29th:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=vancouver&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.564064,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Vancouver,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada&ll=49.244465,-123.090276&spn=0.000359,0.002747&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=49.244566,-123.090274&panoid=8bKqhZ6ZPVHbcdLQJvLQ7A&cbp=12,130.06,,0,9.89

Other view of Fraser @ 29th showing demo has started:
(drive-by of the Google Streets car using the northbound lanes)

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=vancouver&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.564064,56.513672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Vancouver,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada&ll=49.244719,-123.090142&spn=0.000359,0.002747&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=49.244566,-123.090148&panoid=VnQaPiFu4z4gOXn-03p1LQ&cbp=12,134.37,,0,4.7

jsbertram

Apr 15, 2010, 10:54 PM

thanks for the pics.

is that guy picking up a cigarette butt?

Winning 6/49 ticket to afford those new condos?

jlousa

Apr 16, 2010, 12:44 AM

Officedweller is correct it was a chruchs chicken, Fraser used to have two, that one and the one at 41st ave. The one there has been closed down for years now at least 5 or 6.

sacrifice333

Apr 20, 2010, 4:25 PM

There are now two Ferraris, an Audi, and a Mercedes-Benz hanging in the NW car mobile at the new Ferrari-Maserati dealership at Burrard & 3rd.

I'll try to get some pics on the next sunny day.

agrant

Apr 20, 2010, 6:16 PM

Some more info on the Fraser and 30th Project. It is of some interest to me since I was involved in the construction of the No Frills in Coquitlam. I must say, No Frills is a fitting name. You won't find any deli, bakery, or anything nice like that inside.

The polite four-storey building that constitutes phase one of Century runs a full block on Fraser with three storeys designated residential and much needed basic and boutique retail on the ground floor.

No-frills, a Loblaw-based super grocery, will anchor the development, along with Shoppers Drug Mart. Specialty retail and coffee shops, plus office space, complete the block.

Here is the full article (http://www.househunting.ca/buying-homes/vancouversun/story.html?id=92a36018-c348-4fab-90f2-b7dfd22fbc1d).

Here is the web site for the project http://www.ledmac.com/century/. If the rendering is any indication, it looks much better than I thought.

whatnext

Apr 20, 2010, 6:19 PM

Officedweller is correct it was a chruchs chicken, Fraser used to have two, that one and the one at 41st ave. The one there has been closed down for years now at least 5 or 6.

Anything that leads to one less Church's Chicken is a good thing. :yuck:

entheosfog

Apr 21, 2010, 2:06 AM

Here's a couple drive-by updates:

Work has started on the project at the sw corner of west 8th ave and Heather, behind the Holiday Inn. Not much to see in my photo, just some tree removal. Today they were tearing up the asphalt:
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/6741/dscn0358l.jpg

And here's what they're building at Laurel and 10th. It's at VGH but I'm not sure what it's going to be:
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3568/dscn0359x.jpg

SpongeG

Apr 21, 2010, 2:09 AM

Some more info on the Fraser and 30th Project. It is of some interest to me since I was involved in the construction of the No Frills in Coquitlam. I must say, No Frills is a fitting name. You won't find any deli, bakery, or anything nice like that inside.

Here is the full article (http://www.househunting.ca/buying-homes/vancouversun/story.html?id=92a36018-c348-4fab-90f2-b7dfd22fbc1d).

Here is the web site for the project http://www.ledmac.com/century/. If the rendering is any indication, it looks much better than I thought.

i can't believe how cheap no frills is - usually its the sale stuff that can't be beat not even superstore is cheaper and they are usually the cheapest - they had delissio pizza two packs for like $6.97 one week!

LeftCoaster

Apr 21, 2010, 2:40 AM

Work has started on the project at the sw corner of west 8th ave and Heather, behind the Holiday Inn. Not much to see in my photo, just some tree removal. Today they were tearing up the asphalt:

Really? I was unaware this proj was hitting the dirt already.... Jlousa, whats the status on this one?

Also I dont think this really qualifies as infill, the project is pretty sizable.

jlousa

Apr 21, 2010, 3:04 AM

Well it's ~80% sold and it hasn't even started marketing yet.:tup:
Yume if you want a unit you better let me know soon, I can promise you that the building will look better then Capitol.:cheers:

LeftCoaster

Apr 21, 2010, 3:27 AM

Not much of a promise... I coulda promised that just by observing the architect's name. ;)

Jlo, can you let us know roughly what the price ranges for the units are or is that information still not to be released?

hollywoodnorth

Apr 21, 2010, 5:36 AM

Well it's ~80% sold and it hasn't even started marketing yet.:tup:
Yume if you want a unit you better let me know soon, I can promise you that the building will look better then Capitol.:cheers:

when will it complete? late 2011?

glad to see it moving ahead....that parking lot is ugly :)

officedweller

Apr 21, 2010, 6:59 PM

That one will be a beaut.

entheosfog

Apr 27, 2010, 2:24 AM

Hopefully this is the right thread. Here's a two picture update on the development on the 2200-ish block of Kingsway where the London Guard motel used to be:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1959/img4837g.jpg

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/6611/img4838w.jpg

That's all!

entheosfog

Apr 29, 2010, 6:50 AM

Another drive-by update, this one just one picture in length. This is at 33rd and Cambie, nothing too major but I was sitting at the light in the perfect spot for a photo. They're almost finished this:

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5563/dscn0419e.jpg

squeezied

Apr 29, 2010, 6:58 AM

i really wanted to like this project, but it looks really weird. I'm sure it's in the higher end, but still it just looks weird. One thing I like is the laneway housing, there's a small bachelor's pad on top of the garage.

SpongeG

Apr 29, 2010, 4:01 PM

that project has been taking forever thought it would never get done

officedweller

Apr 29, 2010, 9:01 PM

Needs more windows on the corner - but I'm sure the architects minimized the windows due to street noise concerns.

wrenegade

Apr 30, 2010, 9:26 PM

That one will be a beaut.

Does this project have a name? Or are we just calling it the 8th & Heather Henriquez job. And isn't this project a little more than "infill/lowrise"? Personally, from what I've seen from the model, this will be a fantastic looking building, and I'd love to see it have it's own thread. Finally there will be some decent stuff for the Broadway corridor (this plus Spruce, the office at Oak, and the midblock office building between Ash and Cambie). For so long I've thought of the area as where Vancouver architecture comes to die.

entheosfog

May 16, 2010, 12:07 AM

The housing project just off the Granville bridge on Seymour:

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3954/dscn0532.jpg

officedweller

May 17, 2010, 7:04 PM

Does this project have a name? Or are we just calling it the 8th & Heather Henriquez job. And isn't this project a little more than "infill/lowrise"? Personally, from what I've seen from the model, this will be a fantastic looking building, and I'd love to see it have it's own thread. Finally there will be some decent stuff for the Broadway corridor (this plus Spruce, the office at Oak, and the midblock office building between Ash and Cambie). For so long I've thought of the area as where Vancouver architecture comes to die.

Not sure if it has been marketed yet.
You could call it "The Residences at the Holiday Inn" - but that doesn't have as much cache as whatever the real name will be...

entheosfog

May 18, 2010, 1:52 AM

Not sure if it has been marketed yet.
You could call it "The Residences at the Holiday Inn" - but that doesn't have as much cache as whatever the real name will be...

I should have grabbed a picture but they have a sign out front for advertisement purposes with a picture of the view you could have, but no renderings of the building. I can't remember what they're calling the building but it has 700 in it. Oh the originality!

entheosfog

May 18, 2010, 2:21 AM

Social housing project on East Hastings at Princess:

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5818/img5177x.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/7815/img5193c.jpg

SpongeG

May 19, 2010, 4:16 AM

someone should get down hastings - east of victoria - theres a lot of close to dinished and newer stuff down that way

the best has to be the one that is practicall on the A&W sign haha A&W must be pissed

bils

May 19, 2010, 4:59 AM

I should have grabbed a picture but they have a sign out front for advertisement purposes with a picture of the view you could have, but no renderings of the building. I can't remember what they're calling the building but it has 700 in it. Oh the originality!

i actually just posted this on the general vancouver thread moments ago

http://www.700west8th.com/

wrenegade

May 19, 2010, 7:17 PM

I should have grabbed a picture but they have a sign out front for advertisement purposes with a picture of the view you could have, but no renderings of the building. I can't remember what they're calling the building but it has 700 in it. Oh the originality!

At a certain point coming up with trendy names for these buildings seems pretty dumb too. Cosmo? Kore? Mantra? I have nothing against simple, straight-forward names. Let's people know where the hell the thing is!

jsbertram

May 19, 2010, 8:08 PM

At a certain point coming up with trendy names for these buildings seems pretty dumb too. Cosmo? Kore? Mantra? I have nothing against simple, straight-forward names. Let's people know where the hell the thing is!

Then you have the other extreme:

14th District Senior High School for the Arts
9th State Technical and Sciences College
4th District North-East Ring Road Library for the Advancement of Research and Learning in Psychology
32nd Precinct Civic Administration Building
Public School Number 19

As crappy & useless as the focus-group -approved names are, they are an improvement over these.

I guess it depends on which sounds nicer to you if the project is called "Willow Glen Estates" or "Public Housing Co-Operative Number 7"

phesto

May 19, 2010, 8:22 PM

I personally prefer addresses as project names rather than gimmicky names; it lends a certain sophistication to a project and is a sign that our market is maturing. If you look at Manhattan the vast majority of residential projects are merely marketed using their address. At this point though I can only see it working Downtown and on the Westside.

In the case of 700 West 8th, Westbank obviously didn't need a catchy name to sell it since the majority of units are already spoken for.

I'm just happy to see that the stupid fad of using Italian sounding project names appears to have subsided...

djh

May 19, 2010, 8:28 PM

A couple of years back, somebody on here came up with a Condo Name Generator. It would be worth resurrecting that
:cheers:

sacrifice333

May 21, 2010, 7:15 PM

Waterloo, the development at 2481 Waterloo Street (corner of Broadway & Waterloo) seems to be nearly completion and now for sale.

Looks like they're asking a little under $800 per square foot.

Sorry no pics.

Prometheus

May 21, 2010, 9:21 PM

sacrifice333

May 21, 2010, 9:45 PM

^I'll try to take some pics next time I go by it...

Looks nice. Nothing crazy, but tasteful with red brick, grey stucco, and black trim. I believe there will be some retail along the Broadway face.

jsbertram

May 21, 2010, 10:42 PM

A couple of years back, somebody on here came up with a Condo Name Generator. It would be worth resurrecting that
:cheers:

Years ago, I was told that the name of a new subdivision was sometimes used to describe what had been bulldozed to build the new houses.

Deer Meadows (Deer hunted or scared away; meadows paved over)
Silver Springs (spring buried in concrete sewer lines & redirected out of the area)
Oak Grove (trees chopped down & turned into finished moulding & millwork for the homes; grove filled in to level out the land for more houses)

I think he was joking .....

jsbertram

May 21, 2010, 10:50 PM

A couple of years back, somebody on here came up with a Condo Name Generator. It would be worth resurrecting that
:cheers:

Here's one for subdivisions: http://adrian.gimp.org/cgi-bin/sub.cgi

Sadly, its randomized names are better than the junk that make it through the focus groups.

and a blog about Denver names: http://denverinfill.com/blog/2006/09/guide-to-suburban-denver-subdivision.html
that has a handy portable format (no internet connection or batteries necessary)

sacrifice333

Jun 2, 2010, 9:02 PM

This site (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hi+lite+cleaners+vancouver&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=55.192325,82.792969&ie=UTF8&hq=hi+lite+cleaners&hnear=Vancouver,+BC,+Canada&ll=49.263331,-123.123211&spn=0,0.005053&z=18&layer=c&cbll=49.263503,-123.132434&panoid=JDIqyw4uTeKl6d4qs5sTvQ&cbp=12,158.01,,0,14.75) on Broadway between Birch & Alder is coming along. Still no idea who's behind it though.

Pics by me from today.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4664483234_eaa8a30a2f_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4664487730_f28be38de4_b.jpg

sacrifice333

Jul 14, 2010, 8:19 PM

Waterloo pic. Definitely retail at grade. [Corner of West Broadway & Waterloo]
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4794426008_76a04c3fce_b.jpg

Alder tower pic.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4793799283_501fceb9db_b.jpg

My Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/friesen).

Anyone know anything more on this mystery tower?

phesto

Jul 14, 2010, 8:53 PM

Anyone know anything more on this mystery tower?

Full details here: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/PLANNING/dpboard/2009/PDF/1258%20West%20Broadway-DE412570.pdf

12 storeys, 49 units, with retail at grade. The developer is Yuanheng Investments. I haven't seen any marketing so presumably they're not doing pre-sales...

cornholio

Jul 18, 2010, 1:34 AM

Looks like the development across from the Biltmore(Howard Johnsoon) is going ahead as they are prepping the site. All trees on the property have been chopped and a portable office was set up on the south side of the site. Im guessing they will start digging any day now.

Good development except for one massive problem. They got frigin townhouse units fronting Prince Edward street with the club/bar/lounge and liquor store across the tiny street. Its going to cause tons of problems for the new residents. It would of been nice if they could of built in some other use for at least the ground floor on Prince Edward street, some sort of community space, or a kindergarten, studio would of been probably good, anything but townhouses.

http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/dpboard/2007/PDF/2758PrinceEdward-DE410898.pdf

Also I at the moment now live across from this development on east 11th avenue, likely be gone again before its done though.

hollywoodnorth

Jul 18, 2010, 7:20 PM

entheosfog

Jul 18, 2010, 7:53 PM

I really really really would hate for Vancouver to lose the Biltmore but hopefully it would be relocated somewhere close by if this happens.

sacrifice333

Jul 23, 2010, 2:30 AM

Reno? at 1752 - 1758 W 8th Ave
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4819447599_3e6de99958_b.jpg

Reno at 1765 W 8th Ave - Entire building was re-faced (maybe rain-screened?)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4819450911_7a7977e1c0_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4819478621_1e1b3d79e1_b.jpg

jlousa

Jul 31, 2010, 1:52 AM

Some infill proposed along Cambie st

Location: 6311 CAMBIE ST
Zoning: CD-1
Applicant Contact: GBL Architects Inc.

Description: To rezone from RT-1 (Two Family Dwelling) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to permit a 6-storey multiple dwelling development containing 56 dwelling units and 4 street fronting flex units above 2 levels of underground parking with vehicular access from the rear lane. 4 separate dwelling units will be located in two 2-storey laneway fronting houses. The overall gross area for the proposal will total 4,903.26 square metres or 2.90 FSR (floor space ratio) and not exceed a maximum height of 21.34 m (70')

jlousa

Jul 31, 2010, 2:22 AM

Another chuck of industrial land most likely going to bite the dust. At least we're consistent. Cressy is behind this proposal

Rositch Hemphill Architects has applied to the City of Vancouver to rezone 3522 Porter Street, 1896-1898 Victoria Diversion and 3615 Victoria Drive. The proposal is to change the zoning from MC-1 (Mixed Residential Commercial Light Industrial) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development). The purpose of the requested rezoning is to permit the development of two 5-storey market rental residential buildings over one continuous level of underground parking accessed from Porter Street consisting of 192 dwelling units and 10 artist live-work units. The current zoning limits residential uses to a maximum floor space ratio (FSR) of 1.8 within a 2.5 FSR mixed use building including commercial or industrial at grade. The proposal would allow all residential up to 2.5 FSR. The proposal would also increase the maximum height from 45.28 feet to 48.68 feet. This concurrent rezoning and development permit application is being considered under the Short Term Incentives for Rental (STIR) Program approved by City Council on June 18, 2009.

Project Stats
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/3522porter/documents/stats.pdf

Context Plan
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/3522porter/documents/context.pdf

Site Plan
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/3522porter/documents/siteplan.pdf

Building Massing
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/3522porter/documents/massing.pdf

Building Elevations
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/3522porter/documents/elevation.pdf

Shadow Analysis
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/3522porter/documents/shadow.pdf

Landscape
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/3522porter/documents/landscape.pdf

SFUVancouver

Jul 31, 2010, 4:58 AM

Thanks for those updates. The first one is basically Cambie and 47th, nice and close to the Langara 49th SkyTrain Station. Six storeys in height tells me that it is going to be wood frame, so it should be fairly affordable and quick to build. Great precedent for the Cambie Corridor.

The second project is on the site of that small factory that made furniture, "Mazitlan" or something, which closed four or five years ago. Nice site for some infill, especially since there has been a lot of townhouse/low-rise infill behind the site in the last couple of years.

jlousa

Jul 31, 2010, 5:32 AM

SFU I think you might be wrong about the second site, my understanding is the furniture site is still for lease/sale. This will be the old cheese factory and the autobody shop.

wrenegade

Aug 16, 2010, 11:33 PM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4899661584_6db245c4cf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwrenphoto/4899661584/)

My photo.

wrenegade

Sep 15, 2010, 7:31 PM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4994026612_a0de948149_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwrenphoto/4994026612/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/4994027278_1395e163b1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexwrenphoto/4994027278/)

My photos on Flickr

SpongeG

Sep 15, 2010, 7:42 PM

thats where that car plunged down isn't it?

wrenegade

Sep 15, 2010, 8:20 PM

No, that was 30th & Main, this is 33rd & Main.

wrenegade

Sep 29, 2010, 12:14 AM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5034295091_d8b416ac7c_b.jpg

My photo on Flickr.

TwoFace

Sep 29, 2010, 1:53 AM

More good news... the Huge Orange Bears are gone from the Cambie Skytrain station.

SpongeG

Sep 29, 2010, 4:22 AM

why is that good news?

I miss them - they've been gone a while

TwoFace

Sep 29, 2010, 4:31 AM

why is that good news?

I heard that their blinding bright colour was distracting drivers and causing accidents.

wrenegade

Sep 29, 2010, 6:05 AM

I'll miss the giant fluorescent orange bears, I liked those guys.

whatnext

Oct 4, 2010, 1:31 AM

Looks like Haebler's Shannon Station development at 57th and East Blvd. is progressing. Interesting project for a couple of reason: its tied to the existing strip mall (Choices etc) and its had a very long gestation.

http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/yy177/Whatnext2010/Vancouver/ShannonStation.jpg

jsbertram

Oct 4, 2010, 7:02 AM

More good news... the Huge Orange Bears are gone from the Cambie Skytrain station.

isn't there more than one skytrain station on cambie?

allan_kuan

Oct 4, 2010, 1:31 PM

He probably meant Langara-49th Station... if I recall the bears were put just north of the concourse past the top of the elevator shaft.

wrenegade

Oct 19, 2010, 5:24 PM

Forgot to post this. My photo

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5096750937_d56194fec9_b.jpg

SFUVancouver

Nov 16, 2010, 8:39 PM

A small infill building beside the recently completed Lumen mixed use residential building at Third and Fir.
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8543/thirdandfirinfillnov152.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, November 15th, 2010.

A renovation of the adjacent commercial building on the corner of Third and Fir has reclad the exterior and rebuilt the interior for what looks like an auto show room.
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/11/thirdandfirnov152010p12.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, November 15th, 2010.

Trocadero

Nov 18, 2010, 5:28 AM

wrenegade

Nov 18, 2010, 8:30 PM

A little late on these.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5188058348_0b41733b7a_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5187458693_6c4bfe6d31_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5188059760_bd0830892a_b.jpg

sacrifice333

Jan 7, 2011, 2:25 AM

Fairview Green has started demo.

9 townhomes at Spruce & 7th across from Choklit park.

Website (http://fairviewgreen.ca/).

squeezied

Jan 7, 2011, 5:10 AM

Thanks for the link. I'm pretty excited to see the finished result. With prices starting at 1.3M (for the lane facing suite?) I'm hoping to see something nice.

sacrifice333

Jan 7, 2011, 6:49 AM

Thanks for the link. I'm pretty excited to see the finished result. With prices starting at 1.3M (for the lane facing suite?) I'm hoping to see something nice.

Pretty big though at 2000 sq ft plus, and with the hill each suite should have at least some views, if only from the top floor & private roof deck.

jlousa

Feb 7, 2011, 1:00 AM

Some infill to report on.

Going to the Development permit board on May 2nd 2010

125-133 East 8th Avenue DE414511 GBL Architects Group
Application to develop a six storey mixed use building consisting of one level of underground parking, ground floor office and retail spaces and five levels of residential apartments for a total of 45 units.
May 2, 2011

This one does not have a date scheduled yet.

540 West 7th Avenue DE414388
To construct a 10-storey building with 2 levels of underground parking with retail at grade and 49 dwelling units on 2-10th floor and 3 townhouse units off West

wrenegade

Feb 9, 2011, 8:30 PM

My updates have basically stopped because my regular lens has shit the bed and I can't afford to fix it right now. Shot these with a 70-200 telephoto. Zooming with your feet sucks.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5431312185_8ba36acaf3_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5431919138_bcb6b08c77_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5431311193_e96f79a718_b.jpg

Jebby

Feb 9, 2011, 9:24 PM

Is 33 & Main completely wood? Or is the ground floor concrete frame?

wrenegade

Feb 9, 2011, 9:28 PM

No no, wood on concrete. 3333 Main is the same, just 4 storeys of wood instead of 3.

SFUVancouver

Feb 9, 2011, 10:36 PM

Thanks for the update. I'm surprised it is so far along. I am never up that part of Main Street so all I see of this project are photo updates.

I'm going to put a suggestion out there to the forum and that is this: could we merge the infill and lowrise updates thread with the General Vancouver thread? The former seems redundant to me and the 190,000 page view disparity between the two show that people are voting with their feet, so to speak, about which one has more relevance. Any thoughts? Moderators?

logan5

Mar 1, 2011, 11:44 PM

It looks like some buildings on the northwest corner of 41st and Main are about to be demolished. Another 4 story residential/retail I'm guessing?

wrenegade

Mar 2, 2011, 1:14 AM

Most likely. The site was just sold last fall.

Also, the crane at 33 & Main has come down.

whatnext

Mar 2, 2011, 3:19 AM

teriyaki

Mar 2, 2011, 6:30 AM

Driving over the Arthur Laing, I noticed big signs for HQLiving. Interesting that it seems to be on the "industrial" side of Marpole, near the site of the Wild Coyote bar (has anyone actually ever been in there?):
http://hqliving.ca/index.html

Wild Coyote has since been renamed Motel Nightclub, but thats besides the point:D .

There are a lot of similar buildings to the north of the site, although that area will definitely be loud with the bus depot nearby and the bridge overhead. Imagine a few hundred diesel buses headed past your apartment every morning at 5AM.

entheosfog

Apr 27, 2011, 2:28 AM

A couple from the west side of Vancouver, crappy shots but not much to see yet anyway at this point:

Montague's Off Broadway (yup, that's the name) at the corner of 10th and Trutch. Seems like this one is taking FOREVER and is finally above grade:
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/3749/dscn2019p.jpg

Iron and Whyte, located on the 4000 block of west 10th. This is from the alley:
http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/7190/dscn2013.jpg

dleung

Apr 27, 2011, 4:58 AM

Sign just went up for this at Prince Edward and 16th:

http://www.sixteeneast.com/

Notice was sent to neighbours like me for input:

http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/pc3198princeedward/index.htm

Pretty crappy looking project... but lol, are they ever honest with their website. Not only are their renders NOT obscured with trees that will never grow that large, you get to take their 3d model for a spin, and see all of it:

http://www.sixteeneast.com/threesixty/vrcam_24.jpg
http://www.sixteeneast.com/threesixty/vrcam_03.jpg
http://www.sixteeneast.com