[New Westminster] InterUrban | 19 Floors | Completed

[rbostyle]

http://www.interurbanliving.ca
(shots taken from the website)





They're up to about the 13th floor now if anyone has any recent pics. I'll try to get out there sometime to grab some... I'm really digging this project.


photo credit: DennisSylvesterHurd

[officedweller]

Thanks for posting.

[hollywoodnorth]

great stuff!

[VicDuck]

This is a great project for New Westminster. This reminds me of the Hudson project in Victoria which recently stalled.

[Spork]

The front pointing towards the river is actually curved into a bit of a rounded point. It looks pretty unique from all angles.

[David]

yeah, it looks really nice so far! Im a bit concerned that the finished product won't be as nice, but we'll see

[Spork]

The building is now topped out and has one level of glazing to go.

[SFUVancouver]

Taken by SFUVancouver, August 30th, 2009.

[MechMike]

This building is stunning, the mix of new and old together really makes it feel very unique.

[metroXpress]

thanks for the pic! It fits quite nicely in the neighbourhood.

[officedweller]

Looks great!

[vanman]

I don't know, it looks kind of odd to me.

[PaperTiger]

Originally Posted by vanman

I don't know, it looks kind of odd to me.

I think I know what you mean. The hertige-y stuff and the sleek glass kind of don't work together.

I know that when this tower originally went to Council it was to be 22 storeys and all sleek glass. It was also to include several floors of office space on Columbia. The Councilor's got scared and made them shrink it down to 19 storeys so the office space got ditched. They also made them add the fake heritage stuff on the facade.

I don't hate it. It just could have been better.

[theQ]

It's an interesting building. When you walk by at street level, it looks quite "Heritage-y" (to quote Papertiger). It really looks like a new building that is made to fit into downtown New Westminster. From street level, you don't really notice the glass/concrete tower at the top. BUT, from my(surrey) side of the river, the building looks like a modern glass/concrete building and you don't really notice the heritage facade that you see when you're walking on the sidewalk beside it...

[red-paladin]

It looks great with the heritage building next door.
The new rec centre is going to replace those little buildings north of Columbia, and hopefully is it built to the same standard.

[Spork]

I really like this building. I am pretty sure that there is office space on the lower floors. At least it looks like it from the exterior.

[PaperTiger]

Originally Posted by theQ

...BUT, from my(surrey) side of the river, the building looks like a modern glass/concrete building and you don't really notice the heritage facade that you see when you're walking on the sidewalk beside it...

Photos????


The commercial in the building is limited to the ground and , perhaps second floor. Everything above the lintel that runs the whole width of the building (with the marketer’s url on it) is residential.
It looks like office space because of the faux-Georgian office building façade that was glued on the outside (you know , the heritage-y stuff ).

Interestingly, from Begby and front street most of the podium is parking up to level six , I think. The Columbia side has a veneer of residential and retail.

[PaperTiger]

Originally Posted by red-paladin

...It looks great with the heritage building next door...

It does, The developer restored that building for the salvation army, who owns it and has a thrift store and offices in it,to gain density for this project. It is the old terminus of the interurban line, hence the "Interurban" name for the development.



Photo by Stephen Rees on flickr.

[Mukmuk]

I've moved into this building in a unit on one of the upper floors facing west-southwest. Overall the construction seems good, however I have a few minor deficiences in suite that are being taken care of by the developer.

I love the view, there is so much to see. Boats on the river, cars going down both columbia and front street, the overpass going to quayside road, the skytrain station , and the alex fraser bridge in the distance.

Biggest pet peeve so far is that the train has woken me up at 3am twice now even with the windows closed I can hear him tooting as he approaches the crossing @ 8th street.

I know that I will be accustomed to the sounds of the city after a few weeks, and other then the train this place is much quieter then previous places I've lived.

[SpongeG]

ah yes the trains - i used to work in an office that was right on the tracks there too and the trains would rattle the building and they would use their horns a lot