Olympic Village & Southeast False Creek Updates Discussion - Page 11

deasine · #**201** Posted: **Apr 13, 2008, 5:40 AM**

Olympic Village Construction (DAMN THEY HAVE THOSE FENCES) ~ Picture by Me

Olympic Village Construction (DAMN THEY HAVE THOSE FENCES) ~ Picture by Me

Olympic Village Path (LOADS OF PEOPLE TODAY) ~ Picture by Me

Olympic Village Construction (DAMN THEY HAVE THOSE FENCES) ~ Picture by Me

Olympic Village Construction (DAMN THEY HAVE THOSE FENCES) ~ Picture by Me

Dragon Boating ~ Picture by Me

Man Made Island @ Olympic Village ~ Picture by Me

Man Made island @ Olympic Village ~ Picture by Me

Olympic Village Construction & My Bike on the Bench [yes I know it's crappy, it's older than me X_X] ~ Picture by Me

Bench Designs @ Olympic Village ~ Picture by Me

Olympic Village Construction ~ Picture by Me

Man Made Island @ Olympic Village ~ Picture by Me

Future River @ Olympic Village [from the bridge] ~ Picture by Me

Olympic Village ~ Picture by Me

Olympic Village ~ Picture by Me

Yaletown ~ Picture by Me

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SFUVancouver · #**202** Posted: **Apr 13, 2008, 8:47 AM**

^ Good set Deasine.

Olympic Village, False Creek, and Downtown Vancouver panorama (my photos, composed in photoshop with the help of autostitch)

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

A panorama I made of the Olympic Village as seen from the north side of False Creek. (hand stitched in photoshop)

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

The City of Vancouver's Olympic Village Community Centre is coming along. This is the single level of underground parking for the centre.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

One of two adjacent public piazzas awaits the attention of the stone masons.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

Arthur Erickson's pair of torquing low-rise ultra-luxury condos.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

The mini harbour (we seriously need to start naming these places) and the corner of the Olympic Village that is furthest along.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

Frenzied construction.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

More frenzied construction, this time looking between Arthur Erickson's two buildings towards the southwest corner of the Olympic Village and the mid-rise tower that is furthest along in its construction.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

This is a corner of one of Arthur Erickson's twisting condos. It is a little hard to discern but the column is angled and each floor plate is slightly askew of the one below it. It will become a lot more clear in a couple months.

My photo, taken April 12th, 2008.

A couple from the Cambie Street Bridge taken a couple days earlier on the 10th of April.

The Olympic Village as seen from the deck of the Cambie Street Bridge

My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

Foundry, one block over from the Olympic Village and part of the larger Southeast False Creek precinct.

My photo, taken April 10th, 2008.

Cypherus · #**203** Posted: **Apr 13, 2008, 8:18 PM**

The boardwalk landscaping looks great. Thanks for the photos, SFUVancouver

excel · #**204** Posted: **Apr 13, 2008, 8:52 PM**

Great updates, thanks.

raggedy13 · #**205** Posted: **Apr 13, 2008, 9:50 PM**

Great updates deasine and SFUVancouver. The ever growing built form is really starting to give the area a different "feel". I quite like it. Can't wait to see it once it is complete and a bustling hive of pedestrian activity.

deasine · #**206** Posted: **Apr 14, 2008, 12:00 AM**

Thanks everyone. It's actually quite amazing. My first visit to the Olympic Village and i was surprised by the size of the project and the amount of people around the seawall. It feels very different from other parts of Vancouver.

SFUVancouver, does your TZ2 have a blue tint problem? My TZ3 makes images look very blue...

raggedy13 · #**207** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 5:29 AM**

Here's a recent pic I found on flickr.com and it's accompanying caption:

Taken April 12th:

by tripleman

"Saturday was the first really nice day of the year and I was all over it.

Went to Granville Island and walked east from there along the seawall. At one point, at the construction of the olympic athletes village, there was a promenade that is built but closed off by a fence. Someone (not me, promise) had opened up the fence and there were a few people hanging out on the pristine new seawall.

There are all sorts of cool things that they've done down there including these comfy, gigantic, oversized loungers.

We must have sat there for an hour enjoying the warmth, looking out at the sky and over to Yaletown."

deasine · #**208** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 5:36 AM**

Damn I guess I was there too early =/

SFUVancouver · #**209** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 7:36 AM**

It was open when I was there on Saturday.

It was a fun moment walking about with a dozen or some other people in a place that wasn't open yet.

Some observations:

-The swivel chairs are nice! They are much sturdier feeling than they appear and the rotating motion is very smooth.
-The metal grating on the bridge feels very industrial but it is fun being able to look down at the water.
-The big white chairs are pretty comfortable but they were cold when I sat on them despite it being a fairly warm day.
-The metal ship's cleats are hollow and warmed up nicely throughout the day.
-The benches are comfortable.

Overall, just a very nice addition to the Seawall. Very nice.

My concern that the place would feel cluttered with all of the street furniture isn't warranted. The place felt comfortable and the spacing between features are fine.

That's a great photo. I wish I could take shots like that.

twoNeurons · #**210** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 6:18 PM**

Does anyone know what the price of living in the area is going to cost?

Yume-sama · #**211** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 6:21 PM**

Phase 2 will be selling April 18th to VIP, 19th to the public. They will range from $475,000 to $5.5 million.

jlousa · #**212** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 7:00 PM**

I am not affilated with this project in any way and don't stand to make anything by offering this, but if anyone here is truely interested in getting a unit, let me know and I can get you in on the VIP sales.

cc85 · #**213** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 7:14 PM**

who is going to pay $475K for a studio in Vancouver. The herd mentality that exists here doesnt fail to amaze me.

deasine · #**214** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 8:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

That's a great photo. I wish I could take shots like that.

I'm sure you could if you went a little later.

Yume-sama · #**215** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 8:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by cc85

who is going to pay $475K for a studio in Vancouver. The herd mentality that exists here doesnt fail to amaze me.

But it's right on the water

I believe those are the ones going up for sale now.

clooless · #**216** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 9:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by cc85

who is going to pay $475K for a studio in Vancouver. The herd mentality that exists here doesnt fail to amaze me.

But it does speak to how ecodensity is a meaningless concept when just an average person cannot afford even a small apartment in this city.

jlousa · #**217** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 9:54 PM**

There are countless of apartments listed within the city proper for less then half of that, which is affordable. I'm not arguing that MW is cheap by any means but I think it's not very realistic to expect waterfront condos in a hot development during the peak of a boom to be affordable for everyone.

Yume-sama · #**218** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 10:01 PM**

I'm still a bit weary of that area though. I know Wall Center False Creek is also coming up... but, is it really going to be all that great of an area once both of these are done?

I think a lot of investors would prefer to stay in a downtown location, but it will definitely be interesting to see how it turns out.

officedweller · #**219** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 10:19 PM**

I'd put it in the same category as CityGate or Fairview - for those that work downtown - too far to walk (esp. in winter, summer may be OK), too close to drive, too expensive to use transit for one or two Skytrain stops. That affects the desirability of the area.

achu · #**220** Posted: **Apr 16, 2008, 11:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Yume-sama

I'm still a bit weary of that area though. I know Wall Center False Creek is also coming up... but, is it really going to be all that great of an area once both of these are done?

I think a lot of investors would prefer to stay in a downtown location, but it will definitely be interesting to see how it turns out.

There's alot going on with SEFC, from the Athlete's Village, to the first sustainable master planned community, to the Canada line. The whole area is earmarked for change, just as the Concord Pacific lands were in the 90's. Back then it was in worse condition, bulldozed empty land surrounded by nothing, and now its the envy of every city. The area will be revitalized nicely, not gentrified like the Downtown Eastside will be. SEFC has an incredible marketing and hype machine behind it, we're definitely gonna see a nice neighborhood there. Whether the units will sit empty like Coal harbour remains to be seem, and at prices "starting" froom $475k, probably so.