980 Howe | 61M | 16 Flr | Completed

[red-paladin]

Photo of the model from Changing City's updates

[Built Form]

Here are some pix that I took.














pix by Built Form

[Prometheus]

Thank you for the photos.

I am just thankful there will (with the exception of the entrance) be no recessed arcades along Howe or Nelson. The dreaded arcade plagues the bases of so many office buildings in downtown.

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Prometheus

Thank you for the photos.

I am just thankful there will (with the exception of the entrance) be no recessed arcades along Howe or Nelson. The dreaded arcade plagues the bases of so many office buildings in downtown.

Just out of interest, why do you dislike arcades so much? (I'm indifferent to them). But what do they do? What is their impact? Thank you.

[officedweller]

Thanks.
I don't think the differentiation in the glazing colour will show up.
The spandrels on Nelson and the alley sides don't seem dense enough to make an impact.

[hollywoodnorth]

http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/plannin...tes/Dec14.html

looks like she passed the UDP with flying colors! I really hope this one happens this year!


1. 960-982 HOWE Street
DE: N/A
Use: To permit the development of a 15-storey commercial office building.
Zoning: DD to CD-1
Application Status: Rezoning
Review: First
Architect: Endall Elliot Architects
Delegation:

Alan Endall, Endall Elliot Architects
John Scott, CEI Architecture
Randy Sharp, Sharp Diamond, Landscape Architects
Peter Arbuckle, MKT Arkle Development Management Inc.
Staff: Sailen Black and Ian Cooper

EVALUATION: SUPPORT (9-0)

[Metro-One]

Sweet, good little project! Again, anything office is nice to see!

[Jimbo604]

photocredit: me

Nothing happening here yet. Let's hope they are able to incorporate 948 Howe (small two storey cinder-block building in the second picture) into the development saving it from being orphaned.

[trofirhen]

From what I can gather from the renders, this is a rather European-scale building, like Düsseldorf or Stockholm. It goes rather well with that understated side of Howe St facing Robson Square.

[osirisboy]

I could go either way with that 2 storey building. If it isnt incorporated there is no reason why it couldnt be developed into something in the future. There have been narrower buildings built.

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

From what I can gather from the renders, this is a rather European-scale building, like Düsseldorf or Stockholm. It goes rather well with that understated side of Howe St facing Robson Square.

Totally agree there! It seemed all the office buildings in Stockholm were 10 to 18 stories tall.

[Jimbo604]

If 948 Howe was left and this large office building built to the south of it and given the large existing building to the north of it then the options for developing 948 would be severely constrained. It wouldn't be impossible, however it would be improbable and this piece of the limited resources downtown would never realize it's maximum potential.

[Jimbo604]

The rezoning for this is on next city council agenda:

http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/...20120417ag.htm
DATE: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
TIME: 9:30 am

CD-1 Rezoning: 960-982 Howe Street
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/...cuments/p1.pdf

[Jimbo604]

Re-zoning passed at council (Apr 17, 2012): http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/...20120417ag.htm
Minutes: http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/...0120417min.pdf

Been through Urban Design Panel already (Dec. 14, 2011): http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/plannin...s/Dec14.html#1

Next is Development Permit Board... ?

[Built Form]

Saw this billboard up the other day for pre-leasing.
Spoke to RBC, they expect to move to their new location at the corner of Hornby and Nelson (mentioned already) by late fall and are not moving back.




pix by Built Form

[Jimbo604]

Originally Posted by Built Form

Saw this billboard up the other day for pre-leasing.
Spoke to RBC, they expect to move to their new location at the corner of Hornby and Nelson (mentioned already) by late fall and are not moving back.


pix by Built Form

I wonder if anything is happening, with assimilating 948 Howe, the 2 storey cinder-block building in the background, into this project. With a large office the north and then this large development to the south the development options for 948 will then be severely limited compared to what they are now.

[Jimbo604]

Photo credit: me

This crew onsite today. Possibly doing some soil testing/drilling??

[osirisboy]

Has this project been approved yet?

[jlousa]

Yes it was approved.

[hollywoodnorth]

great stuff to see them working on this project. I have a good feeling it will fire up soon!