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Old Posted Jul 11, 2014, 4:18 PM
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i hope the squamish first nation builds a hong kong-style neighborhood of 18-20 near-supertalls with 10,000-15,000 residents
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Is there a reason why the natives don't seem to want to touch the area south of A? I know you don't want to get too close to the tracks and it's a bit swampy there but that didn't stop them from their little development boom to the east.
That area is not within the blue "Squamish Nation" line - so presumably it's not theirs to develop.
If it's a park, it may belong to the District.

Thos pics posted by spm2013 look much better than the one from the North Shore News.

The staggerred rectangles reminds me of one in Toronto:

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthr...highlight=TCHC
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Honestly, I don't think adding a couple hundred condos will make a dent in the traffic at Park Royal. The problem is Park Royal itself, and the expansion of the retail square footage. That combined with the traffic going to the bridge itself. I've worked in 100 Park Royal for just over 5 years and it definitely has gotten worse. There were supposed to be traffic improvements along Taylor Way on the south side of the mall, but they haven't done anything. The White Spot entrance was supposed to be closed (it's not), and the entrance to the new village access road was supposed to be a right-in/right-out, with left turn restrictions so people don't cut the que to get to the intersection. That hasn't happened either.

All that being said, it's not really the traffic on the south side of Marine Drive that causes the issues, it's the inconsiderate fucking assholes who block the intersection coming south down Taylor Way from the highway. Honestly, West Van police need to be there EVERY SINGLE WEEKDAY from 2pm-7pm or the problem will just continue to get worse. Transit improvements aren't coming to the North Shore. We are such a small community in the grand scheme of Metro Vancouver, and Translink is broke anyway, so we wouldn't be close to the top of the list to get anything. West Van wouldn't even be at the top of the list on the North Shore (that would be the 3rd Seabus).

I have no problem with the two new towers. If they went forward with the development it would mean they would actually close the entrance to the former White Spot parking lot as access would move to the interior new village road. But you couldn't pay me to live at Park Royal, even working across the street. I'd go insane dealing with this traffic 7 days a week instead of just 5.
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Old Posted Jul 25, 2014, 5:01 AM
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A few Park Royal expansion updates

Demolition of a huge chunk of the mall for Simons

Demolition, Park Royal by chrisjohann, on Flickr

Latest building almost complete

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Inside the ground level of Trattoria, which is highly recommended btw

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How often are the cops at the intersection?
Maybe once a month? More frequently around Christmas, mainly because I think Park Royal pays West Van to have them there during that time.
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I've seen the traffic get worse since the removal of the overpass connecting "The Village' with Park Royal North's west end. The problem isn't so much the new light, it's the every increasing number of people using the bus-only lane to jump the queue only to attempt to cut-in just before Taylor Way.

In the past this area, right up until the merge at the bridge entrance was one of the most courteous areas in Greater Vancouver but it seems to be changing fast, even the unwritten 'alternating' rule as you enter the bridge-deck is breaking down, an ever-increasing number of drivers simply no longer know the old rule or simply don't care.
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Earls Tin Palace site sold for $20 M - site straddles West Vancouver and District of North Vancouver boundary:

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2014/0...ce-site-sells/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2014/0...ce-site-sells/
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Evelyn today. Strange that they would put all that effort into making cool stepped condos only to cover it up with a very bland building.

Evelyn, West Vancouver by chrisjohann, on Flickr

That little hill was much nicer looking pre-Onni.
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Evelyn today. Strange that they would put all that effort into making cool stepped condos only to cover it up with a very bland building.

Evelyn, West Vancouver by chrisjohann, on Flickr

That little hill was much nicer looking pre-Onni.
Lol! It's Onni after all. At least the north shore isn't getting The Mark.
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Some quickie shots of the Lions Gate Hospital eastern expansion

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North Shore residents are one-step closer to a new $62.2-million acute mental health facility with construction now underway on the Greta & Robert H.N. Ho Centre for Psychiatry and Education (HOpe Centre) at Lions Gate Hospital.

Vancouver Coastal Health issued an Invitation to Bid in August 2012 for general contractors and Surrey-based Lark Projects Ltd has been awarded the construction contract for the new facility.

The state-of-the-art treatment facility will help people struggling with mental health and substance use challenges. The HOpe Centre will provide seamlessly integrated services for clients who require hospital care, outpatient services, or both.
https://www.vch.ca/about_us/news/new...at-hope-centre

The building it replaced must've been 100+ years old.

Also, not super new news but this is planned for East 21st st near Lonsdale.


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The owner of two rental apartment buildings at 141 & 147 East 21st Street in North Vancouver has applied to rezone the properties to allow a new 6-storey rental apartment building. The application for the site, which is located behind the London Drugs on Lonsdale, proposes to demolish and replace the existing buildings on site with a new building. The redevelopment would result in a net increase of 74 units. The site is 27,670 SF in size and the total proposed density is 72,613 SF, resulting in a total density of 2.53 FSR. The provision of rental under a secured agreement is considered the CAC for the rezoning.
http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2014/0...tral-lonsdale/
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Old Posted Oct 1, 2014, 8:46 PM
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Our terrible anti-development OCP was rejected! Yay!

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City of North Vancouver votes down draft OCP

North Vancouver is a city without a plan.

The official community plan, which would have guided the city's growth, transportation, environment and economy over the next 10 years, failed to make it out of council chambers Monday.

Despite nearly unprecedented outreach that included more than 100 community gatherings and input from approximately 4,600 concerned residents, consensus on council proved elusive.

Coun. Pam Bookham trumpeted the draft OCP as "the democratic will of this community."

"I would urge all members of council to support this draft OCP," she said.

The OCP allows for either an in-house secondary suite or a coach house but not both, which amounts to a major loss, according to Coun. Linda Buchanan.

"We have taken away property owner's rights to create revenue. We have taken away creative options for affordability, and we've put our heritage inventory of houses at risk," she said.

Mayor Darrell Mussatto concurred, stressing the importance of coach houses and secondary suites.

"If we were to close down every secondary suite in a single family home or duplex we would have a mass exodus of people. There'd be people living in tents on Grand Boulevard," Mussatto said.

Buchanan, Mussato and Coun. Craig Keating - who frequently form a voting block - each opposed the OCP, largely due to restrictions on coach houses.

Coun. Guy Heywood noted the city's history of developer-friendly policies when voicing his concerns about the OCP.

"The city was created to serve developers and when you look at the first draft of the community plan, you'd have to come to the conclusion that it is still doing that," he said. "The bias is to create development.. .. It's in the DNA of the city."

Heywood was supportive of the OCP's first chapter, which focuses on land use, housing, population and employment. However, he said he couldn't support the document's remaining chapters, which focus on community well-being, parks and arts, among other topics.

Those chapters should be written in collaboration with District of North Vancouver planning staff, according to Heywood. "They think about the district as a competitor, and I've heard that from senior staff," he said. "I don't want my governments competing because that can only do damage to the taxpayer."

Some of the dynamics of the OCP need to be reversed, according to Heywood. "I'm a bit concerned that we've got a city going out and shaping a community when I thought communities should be shaping their governments," he said.

Heywood eventually put forward a motion that would cut the OCP in two, allowing for passage of the land use chapter and debate on the remainder of the document. No one seconded the motion, leading to Heywood's decisive nay vote.

Couns. Bookham, Rod Clark and Don Bell supported the OCP.

Council's rejection of the OCP could breathe life into the struggle over density in Moodyville below East Fourth Street between St. Patricks and Queensbury avenues. The OCP allowed for a floor space ratio - which measures a building's total floor space against its lot size - of 0.75 in the area.

Council's decision to allow an FSR of 0.75, rather than a denser 1.25, was tantamount to disregarding the voice of the community and city planners, according to Laurel Hickey. "At the current FSR of 0.75, south Moodyville is going to fail the city on all counts," she warned.

The neighbourhood has undergone major changes in recent years with the Low Level Road project serving as catalyst for massive industrial expansion on the port. After noting that council had "helped open Pandora's Box" with the Low Level Road project, Leo McPeak blasted the councillors who supported the lower FSR. "If you had any sense, which it seems one of you does, you would not seek re-election," he said.

Moodyville resident Michelle Binkley decried the loss of green space in her neighbourhood. "I'm imprisoned in my home, along with 50 other neighbours," Binkley said.

East Fourth Street resident Steve Corcoran lauded council for approving lower density in the area, suggesting that developers have excited the pocketbooks of some Moodyville homeowners. "Build it and they will come - at a very expensive cost," he said.

Carol Abbott thanked the quartet of councillors who voted for lower FSR : Bookham, Heywood, Don Bell and Rod Clark. "I can truly appreciate the immense pressure you have all been under to change your vote. Please, please do not do so."

Had the OCP been approved, Moodyville would have seen triplexes and small infill condos, according to Coun. Rod Clark. "That's the kind of growth I want to see. Go low, go slow."

The discarded OCP won support from Fred Dawkins, who spoke on behalf of North Van City Voices, which has frequently been critical of development projects. "We as citizens have to remain vigilant and hold our mayor and council accountable to respecting the spirit of the OCP that so many people worked so hard to develop."
- See more at: http://www.nsnews.com/news/city-of-n....Lh2VRs51.dpuf
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Rental housing on 14th and Chesterfield finally a go



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Construction is set to begin on a 14-storey tower adjacent to City of North Vancouver municipal hall - one of only a handful of purpose-built rental projects started in the city in decades.

Hollyburn Properties is set to break ground on the 130-unit Marlborough Tower 2 at the southeast corner of Chesterfield Avenue and 14th Street this week.

You're forgiven if you don't remember it coming to council. Paul Martin was prime minister and the NHL season was cancelled due to a labour dispute when the city and Hollyburn inked a 2005 agreement that saw Hollyburn swap its property where the City Library now stands for the land that had been a commercial parking lot.

After leaving the property as a commercial parking lot for nine years, Hollyburn opted to apply for a building permit this year.

"We're sort of in an environment where it's a perfect storm of economic factors that allow for rental construction today that weren't really available nine years ago," said Hollyburn director David Sander, noting construction costs have come down and stabilized, the rental market has strengthened and financing for construction is at all-time low interest rates.

The building will house 70 one-bedroom suites, 50 two-bedroom suites, six penthouse units and 10 houses at street level and 0.75 parking stalls per unit. There is additional parking for residents and visitors at the Marlborough Tower 1 across 14th Street, which has excess spots. Under the zoning, the building must remain rental.

Sander said he expects the units will be mainly sought by local professionals and young people who won't be buying on the North Shore.

"I hope that we get a lot of hospital workers and people from city hall and a lot of police because those are the major employers in the area," he said.

The city has been trying to encourage construction of purposebuilt rental units as developers have mostly favoured condominium projects in the last decade, according Emilie Adin, the city's deputy director of community development.

A 2012 study conducted by Metro Vancouver estimated that 23 percent of the city's rental housing stock is at moderate or high risk of redevelopment, Adin said, and the city has obtained 242 purpose-built rental units since 1980.

"Prior to that, virtually all of the rental units were built in the '50s, '60s and '70s so they're nearing end-of-life and that's why it's really important now for the city to support construction of rental units," she said.
- See more at: http://www.nsnews.com/news/130-renta....BtY4YVrA.dpuf
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Love this building

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But we're turning into Manhattan!!!
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