The Independent (180 Kingsway) | 64.7m | 19fl | Completed - Page 15

Homeowner · #**281** Posted **Apr 26, 2015, 7:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by vancouver604

The floor plans on this project are terrible. Perhaps many of the buyer purchased two suites to combine.

The bigger one bedroom have good layouts. It's the smaller one bedroom that have bad layouts. Too rectangular and narrow with no windows in the bedroom.

Jimbo604 · #**282** Posted **May 3, 2015, 3:45 PM**

Source: Vancouver Sun, Sat May 2, Page G14

Jimbo604 · #**283** Posted **May 8, 2015, 10:02 PM**

Photo source: me

Major demolition of existing onsite structures has begun..

Jimbo604 · #**284** Posted **May 10, 2015, 3:25 PM**

Source: Vancouver Sun, May 9th, 2015

mcminsen · #**285** Posted **May 20, 2015, 4:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

April 23 '15, my pics

…and about three and a half weeks later:

May 19 '15, my pics

mcminsen · #**286** Posted **May 30, 2015, 5:21 AM**

May 29 '15, my pic

officedweller · #**287** Posted **May 30, 2015, 10:52 AM**

Thanks!

I never really think about these buildings being wooden when I pass by them...

mcminsen · #**288** Posted **Jun 13, 2015, 9:46 AM**

The site has almost been levelled now and they've built a protected walkway along Broadway.

June 12 '15, my pics

quobobo · #**289** Posted **Jun 13, 2015, 5:13 PM**

Is anyone able to provide a rough estimate of how long the excavation for this project will probably last? Thanks.

retro_orange · #**290** Posted **Jun 13, 2015, 8:30 PM**

Whats gonna happen with the sales center building? Its a cool looking structure (minus the fake wood formica panels on the north facade) but those could be easily changed out to a variety of materials. Would be a great space for a restaurant.

Does anyone know if they are planning a second phase for the site? possibly also amalgamate with the restaurant building site to the south, would make for a substantial second phase.

mcminsen · #**291** Posted **Jun 22, 2015, 3:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by retro_orange

Whats gonna happen with the sales center building? Its a cool looking structure (minus the fake wood formica panels on the north facade) but those could be easily changed out to a variety of materials. Would be a great space for a restaurant.

Does anyone know if they are planning a second phase for the site? possibly also amalgamate with the restaurant building site to the south, would make for a substantial second phase.

Looks like they might be tearing it down. I took these pics today.

June 21 '15, my pics

retro_orange · #**292** Posted **Jun 22, 2015, 8:10 AM**

Too bad. Im curious what the environmental impact is from construction to demolition of the new materials in one of these sales centres of this scale. Is it accounted for when determining the level of LEED certification a development receives?

It's certainly not good for the environment, it's equal to building a new house then tearing it down right away, all the materials and the energy required to manufacture then disposal of said new materials.

whatnext · #**293** Posted **Jun 22, 2015, 2:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by retro_orange

Too bad. Im curious what the environmental impact is from construction to demolition of the new materials in one of these sales centres of this scale. Is it accounted for when determining the level of LEED certification a development receives?

It's certainly not good for the environment, it's equal to building a new house then tearing it down right away, all the materials and the energy required to manufacture then disposal of said new materials.

Good question. Hopefully the material is all getting recycled somehow. The amount of presentation centres popping up for Cambie corridor projects is astounding but at least they're all in existing CRU's

djh · #**294** Posted **Jun 22, 2015, 5:35 PM**

^ I so agree. The development and construction of that sales centre was so over-the-top. It was obvious that the project would sell out with or without a fancy purpose-built sales centre. It probably cost more to build than one of the suites it was used to sell.

Why not just take an existing un-tenanted building and build some show suites in there?
OR
After spending all of that money building a city-approved code-meeting structure, why not re-use the building for some other purpose? Retail location - perfect. Temporary gallery space? Why not. Sales centre for other future development projects in Mount Pleasant? Great idea.

Nah, let's knock it all down and leave the site abandoned for another decade...

Jimbo604 · #**295** Posted **Jun 24, 2015, 3:29 PM**

Will this return to its underutilized surface parking lot state?

If you look in the above pics you can see the advertising billboard (with a George Clooney on a motorcycle ad) was not removed despite the construction of this large building just feet away from it. I think that is very telling... If they were planning on leaving this building wouldn't this ugly advertising board been quickly removed??