For some reason whatnext mentioned them earlier on a thread for a Barclay street development. I noted there that the site for 1065 Harwood is completely clear (was The Shelly, 1955). The Development Permit was only issued on 28 September - so they're moving at breakneck speed.
The site for 1066 Harwood (was Bay Vista, 1957) is in process of being demolished - all the stucco has been removed (which has to be handled carefully as it may have had asbestos included in the mix). The building should be cleared very soon.
Council Memo - Central Waterfront District Planning November, 2023 Update
Quote:
Recent Progress
Private landowners in the area have retained Kirk & Co. and Bennett Jones to advise on and support the development of a unique governance and implementation model to bring the varied interests together. This consultant team specializes in the successful organization and execution of major infrastructure and development projects, with significant and relevant local experience. Staff believe this emerging governance model could form the basis of the necessary “project champion”.
The consultant team has proposed a three-phase process:
Phase 1
Identify key organizations and stakeholders to determine interest and roles in a Governing Organization
Anticipated completion End of Q4 2023
Phase 2
Formalize roles and funding into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Implementation Agreement (IA) including process, budget, staffing, roles and responsibilities
Anticipated completion End of Q2 2024
Phase 3
Execute upon the MOU and IA to inform the City’s planning process and develop further agreements (e.g. infrastructure funding and delivery) to guide implementation
Anticipated completion End of Q2 2025
At this time, the City anticipates representatives from the following organizations will have some role in this governance group: Government of Canada and its ministries and agencies (e.g. Transport Canada, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority), BC Provincial Government and its ministries and agencies (e.g. MOTI, Tourism BC, PavCo), City of Vancouver, Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, TransLink, CP and CN Railways, VIA Rail, GHD Developments, Cadillac Fairview, plus others.
Next Steps
Staff will continue working with the governance group as it establishes its membership and mandate, with the aim of delivering a Program Report to Council to formally launch the planning program in line with the completion of Phase 2 of the governance process (i.e. in mid-2024). This would align with the governance group formalizing its MOU, which will provide clarity on the structure and agency of the project champion to inform and implement a Plan for the area. Of note, the draft 2024 Operating Budget that has been developed for consideration by Council in December does not include funding to advance the Central Waterfront planning process. Staff estimate that the work program would extend over 24 months with a total cost of $2.6M to cover staffing and consultancies over that timeframe. A commitment to this program would also need to be balanced against other Council-directed initiatives and the work associated with implementation of Provincial legislation aimed at increasing housing supply. Staff plan to deliver a Council Briefing in early 2024 to provide further information and context for this upcoming planning initiative
It's not the traffic that puts asphalt holes in the pavers, it's broken water mains and new sewer connections. Even when they're replaced after being dug up (which doesn't always happen), they don't match, and it's almost impossible to relay them level without lifting a much larger area, and using equipment to level and firm the base. That's expensive and disruptive. The cortyard in front of the Chinese Cutural Centre is another area of terrible paving, with a serious flooding problem. That's supposed to be replaced sometime as well.
If the response to the City survey agrees that 1970's paving is the way for Gastown to remain, then maybe that's the way it'll stay. No doubt the fake names like Blood Alley will stick too.
It seems that Vancouver always has a good excuse when things are in disrepair or become dysfunctional, and somehow other good cities don't seem to have such problems. We must be a very very misfortunate lot here.
FYI, traffic plays a very very important role in both surface and underground damage.
The previous plan have the CBD moving into the waterfront however I doubt we will see more office buildings built. Maybe more hotels
Wasn't there a concept turning the Waterfront area into an entertainment district proposed at some point? That could still be viable, plus hotels to serve it in addition to the existing offices/cruise terminal.
For some reason whatnext mentioned them earlier on a thread for a Barclay street development. I noted there that the site for 1065 Harwood is completely clear (was The Shelly, 1955). The Development Permit was only issued on 28 September - so they're moving at breakneck speed.
The site for 1066 Harwood (was Bay Vista, 1957) is in process of being demolished - all the stucco has been removed (which has to be handled carefully as it may have had asbestos included in the mix). The building should be cleared very soon.
we have excavation and/or site prep underway at the Beedie project at Keefer & Columbia!!! multiple pieces of machinery on site fully fenced in, soil being bug up, etc.
I did a triple take driving by today
I will let Zep swing by for some pics when he has the time
__________________ Quote of the Decade on SSP: "what happens would it be?" - argon007
It was first approved as a 32 home residential building in 2018 under the existing HA-1A zoning. Last year, a development permit was approved that allowed for 53 hotel rooms as an alternate form of use instead.
As for Beedie's 105 Keefer, it still has to satisfy the conditions attached to the approval of its development application before a building permit could be approved. https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ectId=51360948
It was first approved as a 32 home residential building in 2018 under the existing HA-1A zoning. Last year, a development permit was approved that allowed for 53 hotel rooms as an alternate form of use instead.
As for Beedie's 105 Keefer, it still has to satisfy the conditions attached to the approval of its development application before a building permit could be approved. https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ectId=51360948
interesting so we will probably end up with 2 projects going up side by side at the same time.
and yes the excavation I saw was on the East side of the open lots so the 123-129 Keefer Street side for sure.
Description: To construct a 10-storey (9 levels Z&D) hotel consisting
1st storey - Retail use (shell only), hotel lobby, garbage room and loading bay,
2nd storey - Office use (shell only), indoor amenity space and one hotel dwelling unit,
3rd to 10th storeys - Hotel dwelling units, and
outdoor amenity at roof level,
great news regardless!
__________________ Quote of the Decade on SSP: "what happens would it be?" - argon007
It was first approved as a 32 home residential building in 2018 under the existing HA-1A zoning. Last year, a development permit was approved that allowed for 53 hotel rooms as an alternate form of use instead.
I think the 2018 approval for the revised design was for Anthem? They're not developing the hotel though, that's a company called QWID Capital. They've got a design and build contract with a Burnaby company to construct the hotel. They were intending to develop the building as condos until last year, and then switched to hotel. More history of the building on the Changing City blog.
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