[New Westminster] Anvil Centre | 11 Floors | Completed - Page 5

Spork · #81 Posted **Jun 9, 2012, 3:59 PM**

Crane went up on Thursday. I have no photos, but as expected, it is reasonably tall.

Metro-One · #82 Posted **Jun 16, 2012, 1:01 AM**

Here are some pics I took a couple days ago! This thing is starting to come along, it is going to complete this area of New West very nicely.

All pics are my own: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30634635@N03/

Cheers

officedweller · #83 Posted **Jun 16, 2012, 4:53 AM**

Nice, thanks!
... and kinda shows how the Plaza 88 corner needs sprucing up...

dleung · #84 Posted **Jun 16, 2012, 2:08 PM**

so why couldn't plaza 88 do underground parking like this project, which is downhill from it?

BodomReaper · #85 Posted **Jun 16, 2012, 7:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by dleung

so why couldn't plaza 88 do underground parking like this project, which is downhill from it?

This. I was under the impression that Plaza 88 required that monster of a multi-story parkade because the soil wasn't good enough, but that is a pretty serious pit!

officedweller · #86 Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 7:30 PM**

WRT soils, could be that there's a rock drop-off just to the south of the civic centre site. I think the escarpment starts around the Interurban Building. Do the condo towers along the Quay have underground or above-ground garages?

Update on the civic centre - slated to open in Spring 2014:

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Dan Giordano, project manager with Pivotal Project Management, said all of the cement for P3 has been poured and P2 is about 50 per cent complete. He said the goal is to be at grade by November, at which time people will see the civic centre and office tower begin to take shape.

Read more: http://www.royalcityrecord.com/busin...#ixzz297CcMWZG

http://www.royalcityrecord.com/busin...458/story.html

David · #87 Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 8:25 PM**

Thanks for the update, I love this project and think it is exactly what DT New West needs

vanman · #88 Posted **Oct 12, 2012, 11:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

I think the escarpment starts around the Interurban Building. Do the condo towers along the Quay have underground or above-ground garages?

As far as I know all the condos along the Quay have above grade parking garages.

phesto · #89 Posted **Nov 19, 2012, 8:29 PM**

The project has been named "Anvil Centre".

http://www.newwestnewsleader.com/news/179317011.html

huenthar · #90 Posted **Nov 19, 2012, 8:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by phesto

The project has been named "Anvil Centre".

http://www.newwestnewsleader.com/news/179317011.html

I thought it was being called Merchant Square?

http://www.merchantsquare.ca/

Or is Merchant Square just the office tower, and the Anvil Centre just the civic centre podium?

David · #91 Posted **Nov 20, 2012, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by huenthar

I thought it was being called Merchant Square?

http://www.merchantsquare.ca/

Or is Merchant Square just the office tower, and the Anvil Centre just the civic centre podium?

Going by the last paragraph of the article, I think you could be right that there will be separate names for each part of the complex

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The Anvil Centre will house a 350-seat theatre, conference and meeting facilities, arts studios, the city museum and the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame museum, and a tourist information centre. The city is also building an eight-storey office complex on the property.

officedweller · #92 Posted **Nov 20, 2012, 5:23 AM**

There's already a condo called "The Anvil" over by Sapperton Station.

officedweller · #93 Posted **Jan 1, 2013, 6:26 AM**

Prototypes for the project at the MCMP website:

http://www.mcmparchitects.com/portfolio/prototypes/94

http://www.mcmparchitects.com/conten...process427.gif

smho · #94 Posted **Mar 25, 2013, 12:35 AM**

We have the building height from the stacking plan: 186ft (56.7m) and a floor count of 13 (9 for office and 4 for the podium). The "Ground" elevation is presumably from Columbia St.

http://www.merchantsquare.ca/site/wp...Plan_JUL12.pdf found at this link: http://www.merchantsquare.ca/leasing-2/

Chadillaccc · #95 Posted **Mar 25, 2013, 4:07 AM**

Excellent! Well that is a pretty decent height! Basically 57 meters

The diagram I did was only 40 meters, and the building data page lists only 11 floors.

Is it above ground yet?

vanman · #96 Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 3:33 AM**

Yeah it's above ground level now. Just drove past it the other day and it looks to be on the second level. The angled podium is starting to take shape.

queetz@home · #97 Posted **Mar 28, 2013, 10:10 PM**

Can someone actually post a photo of the progress of this building?

That 980 Howe St office building project in Vancouver, which is now visually confirmed as *DEAD* is making me sad. I would really appreciate to see some hope in the suburbs at the very least that some office buildings are still getting built...

officedweller · #98 Posted **Mar 28, 2013, 11:56 PM**

There are "some" being built downtown:
745 Thurlow, Telus Garden, MNP Tower, top of Nordstrom & Rogers Arena

queetz@home · #99 Posted **Mar 29, 2013, 1:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

There are "some" being built downtown:
745 Thurlow, Telus Garden, MNP Tower, top of Nordstrom & Rogers Arena

But those are projects that were started quite a while ago. And I can see Telus out my residential window, the MNP Tower outside my office window, Nordstrom when I walk to and from work, and Rogers when I am driving to and from the burbs.

But this New West building I see nothing. Is it too much to ask for a little visual update??? I need something to cheer me up after seeing that depressing photo in 980 Howe, another site that I frequent if I need to go to the movies...

tybuilding · #**100** Posted **Apr 3, 2013, 7:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by queetz@home

Can someone actually post a photo of the progress of this building?

You bet. I biked home through downtown New West for you yesterday.

photos taken by me