Chinatown Updates Discussion

[hollywoodnorth]

site fenced up at Pender/Main behind the TD Bank ..... one of the 3 old Garage Sites left in Chinatown gets gobbled up

cant remember the name of the project .... sorry.

[spm2013]

It's Framework from Porte (231 Pender):

http://www.porte.ca/framework/

They did Ginger in Chinatown (718 Main) and the rest of their stuff is in Surrey, Langley, Burnaby Mountain..

[spm2013]

"A new cultural framework" in Chinatown... Who thought up that tagline?

[jsbertram]

Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

site fenced up at Pender/Main behind the TD Bank ..... one of the 3 old Garage Sites left in Chinatown gets gobbled up

cant remember the name of the project .... sorry.

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Historic info on Henry’s Service Station:
aka Lion's Gate Super Service Station

http://historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/...u.aspx?id=7791

Every time I went by there, I always wondered why that large plot of land was sitting there barely used - just a parking lot.

The Garage was obviously original, but also looked ready to fall over in a bad winter storm.

[spm2013]

Changing City Book has the render of it:

http://changingcitybook.com/2013/07/...pender-street/

Meh.

[spm2013]

Unrelated but while trying to find an old photo of the garage I came across this gem:



West of Main/Pender in 1914

[osirisboy]

Jesus lol. Now it's shit like that that really blocks views lol

[dreambrother808]

The "natural" state of Vancouver is pretty much no views at all, since you would have been surrounded by high forests 99% of the time.

[NewWester]

Originally Posted by dreambrother808

The "natural" state of Vancouver is pretty much no views at all, since you would have been surrounded by high forests 99% of the time.

Okay? And this is relevant to modern development of Chinatown because....?

[Vancity]

Originally Posted by spm2013

Unrelated but while trying to find an old photo of the garage I came across this gem:



West of Main/Pender in 1914

so that's how the vancouver fire started....lol

[officedweller]

G&M article from last month:

How to harness a changing Chinatown

HADANI DITMARS

Special to The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Jan. 31 2014, 7:47 PM EST
Last updated Monday, Feb. 03 2014, 10:53 AM EST

...

His vision is for a mid-rise building with a food hall on the ground floor – a Pan-Asian version of Manhattan’s famed Eataly (an emporium of all things edible and Italian) – that would draw in locals and visitors. Above this would be retail, office and studio space, which Mr. Shieh envisions would include a Chinese school, then a selection of “shared” apartments and a rooftop social club.

This new model of neighbourhood development is not only concerned with local revitalization but also with larger issues around affordability. The normal approach to this is usually to make residential units smaller. But Mr. Shieh – who had a prise de conscience when he realized he didn’t want to be part of a design industry that blindly fed consumption – has a different take. “It’s not about owning any more – it’s about access.”

...

The initial conceptual designs for the building done by Vancouver’s Dialog looked to inter-generational living as a way to beat high real estate prices. Thus, the concept of shared apartments, units that feature separate entrances, bedrooms and bathrooms along with shared kitchen and laundry facilities.

...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...ticle16647189/

[Jimbo604]

Keefer Block raises above the fence @ NW corner of Main St and Keefer St


Demolition has finally started across the street at the SW corner of Main and Keefer








Here you can see the 3rd project @ Main and Georgia Streets is also under way.

Photo Credit: me

[officedweller]

The Keefer Block is moving pretty fast.
That's the Solterra one (smallest of the bunch) so it'll be done before we know it.
Thanks for the update.

[Jimbo604]

The Flats gets its own thread but these three larger projects don't? What up with that?

[Sir Conga]

This lot has been cleared for a few weeks.

[Jimbo604]

NW corner Main and Keefer Streets


SW corner Main and Keefer Streets


South of the above


Source: me

[jlousa]

First some bad news, even though last years Chinatown night market more then doubled attendance it's been canceled this year as they couldn't come to an agreement with the city about removing the requirement to tear down at the end of every night, something the ones in Richmond don't have to deal with. They are working on securing a different location where this won't be an issue but it won't be this year.

Good news is there is a proposal for the large empty lot at Keefer and Columbia.

The enquiry was received to rezone the site at 105 Keefer Street located in Chinatown South (HA-1A). At this pre-application rezoning stage, the applicant has developed some initial concepts and would like to receive early feed-back from the Chinatown Historic Area Planning Committee.
The proposal is to rezone the site to accommodate a mixed-use 13-storey building with retail space at-grade and residential uses above the ground floor. It is being developed under the Rezoning Policy for Chinatown south (HA-1A). The proposed height is maximum 120 ft. and proposed FSR is approximately 7.65.

Staff and applicant will present the project and provide more information. The formal rezoning proposal will be presented to CHAPC when received.

[PaperTiger]

Originally Posted by jlousa

First some bad news, even though last years Chinatown night market more then doubled attendance it's been canceled this year as they couldn't come to an agreement with the city about removing the requirement to tear down at the end of every night, something the ones in Richmond don't have to deal with. They are working on securing a different location where this won't be an issue but it won't be this year.

Huh, I know a company that has a very large, underused piece of asphalt that could use a bit of PR right now...

[phesto]

Originally Posted by jlousa

Good news is there is a proposal for the large empty lot at Keefer and Columbia.

Beedie is doing that one. Hopefully they have chosen a good architect.

[PaperTiger]

Originally Posted by phesto

Beedie is doing that one. Hopefully they have chosen a good architect.

It's Merrick.