Tate | 114.3m | 40 fl | Completed

[Prometheus]

Originally Posted by Klazu

Wow, that looks tall for a 41-floor tower!

Given that they placed the building two blocks from its actual location, it's likely the height is not accurately represented either. In fact, it clearly isn't.

[Klazu]

Ah, that explains it. That's some poor man's rendering.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by officedweller

There was an ad in Metro today with this render (which I think places the tower on the wrong (east) side of Granville):


http://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/tate-on-howe

Wow, I never knew the Shoppers Drug Mart at Seymour and Drake is soooo tall!

[Prometheus]

New renders from the website:







Source: http://tateonhowe.com/

[Klazu]

Oh wow, that looks actually much better than before! It has some similarities to Capitol Residences. I like what I am seeing here.

[dleung]

Originally Posted by Klazu

It has some similarities to Capitol Residences. I like what I am seeing here.

That is an impossible statement.

[osirisboy]

I'm scared of how all that spandrel is going to turn out

[Cypherus]

Nice looking tower. Don't see why it is getting a lot of flack. It is more aesthetic than most surrounding towers in the area.

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Cypherus

Nice looking tower. Don't see why it is getting a lot of flack. It is more aesthetic than most surrounding towers in the area.

Total agreement on the height and contours of the tower. It's not just a square or rectangular box; it has a nice "curviness" to it, which gives it some distinction.
I think it's the spandrel that's putting people off more than anything else.

[officedweller]

The flack is probably because of the marketing - the rendering places the tower on Seymour Street while it is actually located on Howe Street - and the height is severely exaggerated.

So it's more a comment on the stupidity / superficiality of the marketers.

I think the tower resembles Elan (if any) - a flat facade facing the street and a different form around back. Elan is chamfered, Tate is rounded.

[Klazu]

Site-to-be this evening.

[Pinion]

I went to La Bodega last week and the waitress wasn't even aware of the development, but had heard there was some talk of moving to Yaletown.

[dleung]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

Total agreement on the height and contours of the tower. It's not just a square or rectangular box; it has a nice "curviness" to it, which gives it some distinction.
I think it's the spandrel that's putting people off more than anything else.

Curves are so 10 years ago. It was old even before they built Atelier, which was a spandrelly mess yet still cleaner than this one.

[djh]

Originally Posted by dleung

Curves are so 10 years ago. It was old even before they built Atelier, which was a spandrelly mess yet still cleaner than this one.

Yeah, the curves on the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Colliseum are soooo 10 years ago...

[phesto]

I hate to sound cynical, but on first glance this thing looks like a jumbled mess. You can see all the spandrel in the second rendering that will undoubtedly look much cheaper once finished.

[Delirium]

they have floorplans up on their website and wow, they're terrible. some of the worst i've seen actually.

take one of the penthouse units. you'd think with nearly 1,700sq/ft and million++ that the master bedroom would get a walk-in closet but no, they put one in the downstairs bedroom and the master gets a tiny little closet for two people? those who can afford to live there, live large. that just won't work.
http://tateonhowe.com/wp-content/upl...0/Plan_PH1.pdf

they seem to have issues with closets. i've never seen this type of closet before (main level on the left) WTF? master gets a tiny closet again here.
http://tateonhowe.com/wp-content/upl...0/Plan_PH3.pdf

and lastly, looks like you can now squeeze two bedrooms + solarium + flex in 617sq/ft. they call it a 'junior' 2 bedroom. Look at that master closet! LOL
http://tateonhowe.com/wp-content/upl...10/Plan_D3.pdf

http://tateonhowe.com/residences/

[officedweller]

The small closets flanking the bed are also quite common in Bosa projects downtown.

The 2 bed in 617 doesn't look that bad - there's no wasted space.
The bowling alley 2 bedroom units are awful.

[wrenegade]

There really are quite a few challenging floor plans. Some of those sub 700 sf "junior" 2 bedrooms are par for the course now in some new developments, but I agree the lack of closet space in the penthouses are a real head scratcher. The master bedrooms don't appear to be all that large (at least for a penthouse), and it looks tough to be able to fit a full size dresser in as well.

[s211]

Originally Posted by wrenegade

There really are quite a few challenging floor plans. Some of those sub 700 sf "junior" 2 bedrooms are par for the course now in some new developments, but I agree the lack of closet space in the penthouses are a real head scratcher. The master bedrooms don't appear to be all that large (at least for a penthouse), and it looks tough to be able to fit a full size dresser in as well.

Reminds me of a relatively new high-end condo project in Coal Harbour we looked at last year. Two beds, about 1,270 square feet, as I recall, and the master bedroom could house only a bed. No room for a dresser, and the "closet" could barely contain a broom. Pass.

[wrenegade]

Super frustrating I know. Our project in North Van we're working on has room for a king bed (in the master) in every 2 bedroom unit, decent if not ample storage, and almost all of those masters have 2-sink ensuites (except where they are required to be level 2 adaptable). I suppose we're building for more of an owner-occupier type buyer, but still. I guess if you're buying a million dollar downtown pad that you use as a vacation home you only really need to store a suitcase or two worth of clothes. I could never imagine dropping $500k on something without decent storage, let alone $1M or more.