[Surrey] 3 Civic Plaza | 164m | 48 fl | Completed - Page 58

GMasterAres · #**1141** Posted **Oct 19, 2016, 11:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jebby

The spandrel color is awful, though.

Yah if they had gone with something a lot darker or even just not grey it would look much better.

Blease · #**1142** Posted **Oct 20, 2016, 11:15 PM**

Don't know if anybody noticed but after dark yesterday 3 Civic appeared to have a beam of light shining on it. The whole building was lit up in green light.

Shift · #**1143** Posted **Oct 21, 2016, 12:50 AM**

^There was something being filmed at City Hall / in the Plaza. Seems to be a popular filming location.

scryer · #**1144** Posted **Oct 21, 2016, 7:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Shift

^There was something being filmed at City Hall / in the Plaza. Seems to be a popular filming location.

In the 4-5 months that I was living in the area this year, I feel like I have walked across like 4 or so film sets. Oh well, gotta love that American film dollahs.

The spandrel has kind of grown on me... Honestly I think I have just come to accept its mediocrity.

excel · #**1145** Posted **Oct 27, 2016, 3:57 AM**

Today:

mine.

Blease · #**1146** Posted **Nov 12, 2016, 2:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by jhausner

Oh you two get along. You're both just bitter because Trump is losing.

Ha ha, looks like the joke's on you Mr. Jhausner.

red-paladin · #**1147** Posted **Nov 12, 2016, 2:08 AM**

Shift · #**1148** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 12:42 AM**

Went up another floor today.
Since my last progress diagram on Sept 21, it has risen a total of 3 floors. That's 3 floors in nearly 2 months.
Very slow going.
With roughly 13 levels still to go... and at this pace... seems like it wont be topped out til Spring.

clee7903 · #**1149** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 1:52 AM**

I've also noticed it has slowed down. I wonder why...
Many thank you for the diagram update - so glad it's going to be much taller.

GMasterAres · #**1150** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 5:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Blease

Ha ha, looks like the joke's on you Mr. Jhausner.

It's not because I bet on him winning... $

GMasterAres · #**1151** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 5:53 AM**

Yah they have seemed to slow down. Could be because they are starting to work on the bottom floors such as the office space and lobby area. Seems to be a lot going on around there. Still I think you're right we likely won't see top out until Spring, likely late and maybe even into early Summer.

Shift · #**1152** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 8:22 PM**

Yeah there is a lot going on with this building, not your typical floor-per-week condo tower.

Seems like they have been focusing more on progressing the hotel, retail, office, university portions.. adding more condo levels has been a lower priority.

I suspect the condo levels could pick up pace once the lower uses are further along.

Blease · #**1153** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 8:36 PM**

Shift, do you know if there's a firm date by which the hotel must open?

Shift · #**1154** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 10:13 PM**

^Don't know of an exact date, but new signage was recently put up facing the plaza that's advertising a Fall 2017 hotel opening.

GMasterAres · #**1155** Posted **Nov 17, 2016, 5:39 PM**

Sounds reasonable. Residential towers are typically near ready for occupancy 6 months after full top-out from what I've seen around Metro-Van on average. So if this tower official tops out in the Spring, Fall/Winter is reasonable for the entire building and I'd imagine for the lobby + hotel, it would definitely be that timeframe given it is already topped and has been for a while.

I have a feeling they'd want major construction complete before opening the hotel portion just for the appearance aspect of things. Nothing worse than staying at a hotel with major construction on opening day.

So say May top out, + 6 months is Oct/Nov which is still fall.. well technically up to December 20th..

Shift · #**1156** Posted **Nov 19, 2016, 1:14 AM**

Setting up for the Tree Lighting Festival this weekend in the Plaza. Apparently it is the tallest Xmas tree in BC.

Vin · #**1157** Posted **Nov 19, 2016, 1:20 AM**

The white picket fence is an anti-climax. Somehow it just doesn't fit the modern plaza.

Love the Christmas tree. Should look awesome at night.

Blease · #**1158** Posted **Nov 19, 2016, 1:47 AM**

If they added an ice-rink to the plaza, it could become the Rockefeller Centre of Surrey.

Marshal · #**1159** Posted **Nov 19, 2016, 3:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

The white picket fence is an anti-climax. Somehow it just doesn't fit the modern plaza.

Love the Christmas tree. Should look awesome at night.

This is what makes some architects wish they could design everything. If they just built a clean circular stud/plywood wall around it, paint it white, grey, dark grey, it would look nice and would belong to the architecture and the square itself.

Years ago, I designed a very modern house that had a walk-off deck onto dry scrub-land. I went to visit a while after it was done and my client had hired Joe-carpenter to build a section of guard along the deck. He built a natural wood picket fence just like this one. Some architects would have blown a gasket. I just designed a better one and paid one of my 'preferred' contractors to install it for free. SMALL THINGS (like detailing) COUNT!

Sheba · #**1160** Posted **Nov 19, 2016, 3:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

The white picket fence is an anti-climax.

It's the same white picket fence from when the tree was placed in front of the 102nd mall entrance. Maybe if some people e-mail them asking for something else...