Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 446

hollywoodnorth · #**8901** Posted: **Jun 16, 2012, 4:23 AM**

the Guess Accessories store on Thurlow and Robson is closed and no for lease sign is in the window .... could this be a new Starbucks? I was in the 1 at that corner today and it was jammed up mega in there they need a 2nd store right around there asap I thinks

also the BLENDZ at Robson and Bute is being renoes to bring it up to modern standards as it was the original store and has not had much work done to it in a while.

rxp · #**8902** Posted: **Jun 16, 2012, 9:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

It wont be VS...

Van23H · #**8903** Posted: **Jun 17, 2012, 1:59 AM**

HMV space... good spot for saks or bloomingdales

jlousa · #**8904** Posted: **Jun 21, 2012, 4:07 PM**

Nothing to exciting but news none the less.

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Endall Elliot Associates has applied to the City of Vancouver to rezone 1107 Seymour Street from DD (Downtown) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal includes approximately 22,200 sq. ft. of Social Amenity Space and 56,050 sq. ft. of affordable rental housing (81 units). The proposed development will provide 11 floors of affordable rental housing over four levels of office space for the non-profits Positive Living Society of BC and AIDS Vancouver. Two levels of underground parking accessed from the lane will provide 22 parking stalls, bicycle storage and associated service space. The building will be 155 ft. in height and have an FSR of 8.69.

hollywoodnorth · #**8905** Posted: **Jun 22, 2012, 6:59 AM**

Bosa Acquires Pacific Point in $79M Deal

Bosa Development has acquired Pacific Point, a 227-unit strata building located at 1323 Homer Street, at Pacific Street in Downtown Vancouver. The 20 year old project includes two phases over a common podium and is stratified but has been operated as a rental building since completion.

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2012/0...r-in-79m-deal/

officedweller · #**8906** Posted: **Jun 22, 2012, 5:34 PM**

Hmmm - it didn't mention that it was leaky and the water forced replacement of the post-tensioned cables - one of the first installations of post-tensioned cabling in the city.

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Pic by me from last night - some jazz happening in Yaletown.
What's wrong with this pic?
People are spilling off the sidewalk while the park across the street is empty.

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WarrenC12 · #**8907** Posted: **Jun 22, 2012, 6:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

What's wrong with this pic?
People are spilling off the sidewalk while the park across the street is empty.

The park does not serve delicious steak like the Keg?

Hed Kandi · #**8908** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 12:35 AM**

When is the city going to get around to removing the back alley dumpsters and teleposts?

They announced the removal of both of these eyesores years ago and yet they still remain.

officedweller · #**8909** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 12:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

The park does not serve delicious steak like the Keg?

The crowd outside the Keg is watching a live jazz performance on the sidewalk...

s211 · #**8910** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 1:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

The crowd outside the Keg is watching a live jazz performance on the sidewalk...

???? Do bros and hoes even know what jazz is?

jlousa · #**8911** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 2:00 AM**

The Dumpster removal is dead, it was a project of the DVBIA and the NPA, was unsuccessful in coming to fruition due to a lack a interested bidder at the time and is unlikely to return under the current administration. The DVBIA would still love to see it happen but they don't seem to have the best relationship with the current council.

hollywoodnorth · #**8912** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 5:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

The Dumpster removal is dead, it was a project of the DVBIA and the NPA, was unsuccessful in coming to fruition due to a lack a interested bidder at the time and is unlikely to return under the current administration. The DVBIA would still love to see it happen but they don't seem to have the best relationship with the current council.

I would like to see a pilot of this on Davie or Granville and see how it works.

off topic but a couple cars I snapped today about town.

google maps car >

and

new mercedes ambulance! (pimp!)

Metro-One · #**8913** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 5:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

The Dumpster removal is dead, it was a project of the DVBIA and the NPA, was unsuccessful in coming to fruition due to a lack a interested bidder at the time and is unlikely to return under the current administration. The DVBIA would still love to see it happen but they don't seem to have the best relationship with the current council.

Thanks Vision!

On that note, was downtown last night, and it sure is embarrassing to see garbage all over Granville and Robson at 5pm on a Thursday night.

But I guess it is not really the average persons fault, seeing how every garbage can i saw was overflowing with garbage. Maybe some evening garbage pickup is in order, and some permanent street cleaners.

But never mind, since when is proper garbage disposal have anything to do with a green agenda! I guess some of the food wrappers all over the ground were coloured green.

Built Form · #**8914** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 10:33 AM**

Prime Focus fx studios has vacated 1255 W. Pender so it can now be redeveloped. If memory serves it's supposed to be a 9 storey office/residential building.
They moved across the street, taking the entire 2nd floor (approx. 20K sq ft) above the Shoppers at the Ritz 1205 Melville; taking the Bute Melville corner retail suite as their entrance.

pix by Built Form

s211 · #**8915** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

The Dumpster removal is dead, it was a project of the DVBIA and the NPA, was unsuccessful in coming to fruition due to a lack a interested bidder at the time and is unlikely to return under the current administration. The DVBIA would still love to see it happen but they don't seem to have the best relationship with the current council.

This pisses me off beyond belief. Manhattan's a freaking paradise compared to Vancouver in this regard. One of the cleanest cities I've ever been to. Best place on earth, you say, Vancouver?

WarrenC12 · #**8916** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 3:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

This pisses me off beyond belief. Manhattan's a freaking paradise compared to Vancouver in this regard. One of the cleanest cities I've ever been to. Best place on earth, you say, Vancouver?

I found the piles of garbage bags on the sidewalk every day in Manhattan to be a real eyesore, and they smelled terrible in the summer.

IanS · #**8917** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 3:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

The park does not serve delicious steak like the Keg?

That "park" is a hideous wasteland of stone. I think it was designed to discourage people from hanging out there.

TwoFace · #**8918** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 6:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by IanS

That "park" is a hideous wasteland of stone. I think it was designed to discourage people from hanging out there.

Gotta agree with ya, this thing is an illustration of some artists bad dream.
A park's success is measured by the amount of use, this thing gets zero use.

SpongeG · #**8919** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 6:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

I found the piles of garbage bags on the sidewalk every day in Manhattan to be a real eyesore, and they smelled terrible in the summer.

i overheard two guys talking about cities at the airport while waiting, he said new york was amazing but it smelled like garbage all the time and rome was nice but dirty and smelled like piss

i don't know what smell i get from vancouver, i've never really smelled the garbage not even during the garbage strike

duener · #**8920** Posted: **Jun 23, 2012, 6:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by IanS

That "park" is a hideous wasteland of stone. I think it was designed to discourage people from hanging out there.

I like the stone in this park, it gives it an urban/piazza type feel. What seems to be the problem is the way the adjacent retail (Starbucks) area doesn't flow into the park correctly. The Starbucks patio is clearly delineated with the patio raised about the rest of the ground space.

The Starbucks patio should be much larger and "spill" across into the rest of the pubic space. That would provide more animation to the park.