The Great Metro Vancouver Crane Count

[raggedy13]

So, due to some Calgary crane-number bragging in the Tower Crane Panoramas thread in the Canada sub-forum, I thought it might be fun to try keeping a tally of current cranes up in the city . Perhaps this is a stupid idea as cranes seem to go up and come down practically on a daily basis around here but what the heck. And any administrators can feel free to move this thread to a more appropriate sub-forum... and if there is little popular support for this thread then feel free to delete it!

I think the best way for this to work is for me to maintain/edit the list in this first post and add to it as you all post new info. If you have any recent pictures of the cranes as proof, I suppose that would be ideal. And I'll only add to the list if you're 100% sure there is currently a crane where (at which development) you say there is one.

And these cranes can include developments from condos, bridges, transit lines, etc.

So, to get the ball rolling, I'll start with this great list started by our own SFUVancouver:

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Metro Total = 128 confirmed / 130 potential
(light cranes not included)


Vancouver = 71 confirmed
Denman & Davie condos: 1
Robson St. Safeway: 1
Ritz: 1
Coast Hotel: 1
Shangri-La: 1
Patina: 2
Dolce & Vita: 2
Capitol Residences: 1
Donovan: 1
TV Towers: 2
Espana: 3
Woodwards: 4
33 Pender: 1
Ginger: 1
East: 1
Richards St. Social Housing: 1
Erickson: 1
Millennium Water (Olympic Village): 11
Foundry: 1
Onni 21 Living: 1
Atelier: 1
CBC renos: 1
Beatty Bldg: 1
Zone: 1
Camera: 1
Mantra: 1
Cross Roads: 1
Broadway City Hall stn: 1
Canada Line btwn Olympic Village and 12th ave: 2
School on Great Northern Way: 1
Lofts off of 2nd and main: 1
Trout Lake Olympic Training Venue: 1
Fairmont Pacific Rim: 2
Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion: 1
Vancouver Community College expansion: 1
First: 1
Canada Line 41st Station: 1
Canada Line 49th Station: 1
41st & Elm(?): 1
Hastings and Slocan(?): 1
Queen Elizabeth theater: 1
Yaletown brew-pub addition: 1
Yaletown infill condo on Homer(?): 1
Powell and Main: 1
Columbia and Hastings: 1
Paris Place: 1
The Garage: 1
Pulse: 1
39th & Vine: 1
Smart: 1
Aquarium: 1

UBC = 2 confirmed
Wesbrook Place: 1
Engineering(?) building: 1

Burnaby = 13 confirmed / 14 potential
UniverCity at SFU: 2
Citi & Motif: 2
Brentwood Gate: 2
Silhouette: 2 (3?)
Building(?) behind Lougheed Mall: 3
Esprit:2
Axis:1
Discovery Place Tech Park: 1

Richmond = 8 confirmed
River Rock Casino Expansion/Park & Ride: 2
Prado: 2
Opal Living: 1
Centro: 2
Canada Line YVR Station: 1

City of North Vancouver = 4 confirmed
Vista Place: 2
The Pier: 2

Surrey = 8 confirmed
Agenda: 1
City Point: 1
Infinity: 2
Access: 1
104th and something: 1
The Morgan: 2

Coquitlam = 4 confirmed / 5 potential
Westwood village: 3
Levo: 1 (2?)

New Westminster = 5 confirmed
Plaza 88: 3
Q: 1
Carlyle (Victoria Hill): 1

Langley = 3 confirmed
200th Street Business Plaza: 2
Langley Events Centre:1

Port Moody = 2 confirmed
Suter Brook: 2

White Rock = 2 confirmed
Miramar Village: 2

*Intercity* = 4 confirmed
Golden Ears Bridge: 4

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Metro Light Crane Count: 5 confirmed


Vancouver = 1 confirmed
Hastings and Cassiar: 1

Richmond = 4 confirmed
Merry Park Living (SW corner of Buswell & Westminster Hwy): 1
Meridian Gate (Odlin Rd, just west of Garden City Rd): 2
Unknown condo development (NE corner of Cooney Rd & Granville Rd.): 1

[Smooth]

There are/were a whole bunch at the Seymour Water Filtration Plant in North Vancouver. I haven't been up there for a while so I'm not sure how many there currently are.

[raggedy13]

^I don't think they're still around though I could be wrong.

I found a photo of the cranes there on flickr.com but it was uploaded in 2005 so I'm guessing they're down by now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43517501@N00/33815597/

The GVRD website says that everything but the tunnel access shafts are completed:
http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/water/SCWUP-cap-filtration.htm

[bils]

Richmond

River Rock Casino Expansion - 2
Prado - 2
Opal Living - 1
Garden City Living - 1
Centro - 2
Mandalay - 1 (2?)

YVR???

[joeblowurho]

There is 2 at the bridgeport station park and ride being built. 1 on 41st between Dunbar and East Boulevard ( I think its Elm Street). 1 at the YVR Canada line station. Also 1 each at 41st and Cambie and at 49th and Cambie which were there earlier this month, I assume there still there. Also there is another one at UBC near the engineering area, but forgot the name of the building. There is at least 1 at Wesbrook Place at UBC.

[raggedy13]

Thanks bils and joeblowurho! List updated.

They're really starting to add up now.

[crazyjoeda]

There are two in South Surrey at The Morgan.

[raggedy13]

^Thanks, list updated. By the way, is 'The Morgan' the same thing as Morgan Crossing?

[worldwide]

theres one at hastings and somewhere near slocan, just east of nanaimo.

3 at that building behind lougheed mall.

at least 2 in downtown new west

i'll keep my eye out when im on my rounds and try to find out the names of the projects too.

[SFUVancouver]

Thanks for getting the thread up and running raggedy13.

Langley
200th Street Business Plaza - 2

Burnaby
Citi & Motif - 2 (confirmed on Tuesday)

[excel]

4 for golden ears bridge.

[vanman]

Raggedy you'll have to remove Highgate from the list as there is no crane at the site anymore.

Burnaby

Esprit:2
Axis:1

New West

Plaza 88:3 (unless the one for Azure has been taken down as the building has topped out, 2 minimum)
Q:1

Coquitlam

Westwood village:3
Levo:minimum 1 but I think I remember 2 the last time I was in Coquitlam

Port Moody must have at least 2 cranes up but I'm not sure.

[raggedy13]

Thanks for all the contributions everybody.

Latest Updates:

-Hastings & Slocan-ish area crane added
-3 at "that building behind lougheed mall" (anybody know more about the name of this project?)
-2 at 200th Street Business Plaza (Langley) added
-2 at Citi & Motif (Burnaby) added
-4 at Golden Ears Bridge added
-Highgate (Burnaby) removed
-2 at Esprit & 1 at Axis (Burnaby) added
-1 extra added to Plaza 88 (New West), possible 3rd crane considered
-1 at Q (New West) added
-3 at Westwood Village (Coquitlam) added
-1 at Levo (Coquitlam) added, possible 2nd considered

Grand Total now at 118.

[Delirium]

great list raggedy13!

the crane at raffles came down some time ago so that can be removed.
but you can add one for the Queen Elizabeth theater, that 2 storey addition to the Yaletown brewery pub building and there's one for that small infill condo on homer in yaletown (can't remember the name).

[vanlaw]

There is one more in Langley for the new Events Centre (arena, exhibitions etc) SE of 200th/80th

[LeftCoaster]

There is another random crane sort of in the Brentwood area, but south of Highway 1 on canada way... I dont think that one was counted.

Expect among the many new ones several cranes at the Evelyn Drive site in West Vancouver... I should walk down the street and snap some pics of that soon, it is starting to come along as they ahve finished most of the grading and foundation work is commencing/ongoing.

[excel]

great list raggady and sfu! well done. lots of cranes!

[vanman]

I can confirm the two cranes in Port Moody from the Suter Brook webcam:

(I never truly realised how huge Suter Brook really is. It's basically the size of Highgate)

[Jacques]

Project on Powell and Main street Crane 1
Project on Columbia and Hasting Crane 1
Project Paris place Hasting between Carrall and Abbott Crane 1
Project on water street "the Garage " Crane 1

[LeftCoaster]

I can't believe there are only 8 in Surrey... there is going to be a huge jump soon.