[New Westminster] Northbank | 65 m | 18 floors | U/C - Page 2

MFB · #21 Posted: **Feb 28, 2012, 8:00 PM**

Here is the site that was bought:

http://www.colliersteams.com/prod/cc...a+Street-E.pdf

RoyalCity · #22 Posted: **Mar 8, 2012, 9:51 PM**

Not a fan of the materials used, cabinetry, and floors. For what they're asking in New Westminster, the interior finishing should be much better in my opinion.

Layouts are pretty good though.

MFB · #23 Posted: **Mar 30, 2012, 3:57 PM**

http://www.royalcityrecord.com/busin...975/story.html

"Wood said she hopes the developer will scale back the project and even wonders if the approval was affected in any way by the fact Ballenas donated $3,000 to Wright's re-election campaign.

Wright was quick with a response: "That's a very fair question. Absolutely not. There is no connection between any donations given to me and development in the city."

yeah, right

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewWester

Incidently, there was a rather vocal (if ineffective) local uproar caused by council approving this building. Pretty staunch local opposition founded on a slew of pretty silly reasons to disguise the fact it was mostly about view blocking. The vote was evenly split among council and the mayor carried the tie breaker. It was pointed out that the developer for this project is one of the mayor's main contributors and that it was felt by some (the neighbour's with affected views) that he should have recused himself.

That said, the incumbent mayor and council won landslide victories so....

LeftCoaster · #24 Posted: **Mar 30, 2012, 4:21 PM**

$3,000?

That wouldn't buy you a single family home approval, let alone an 18 storey building.

MFB · #25 Posted: **Mar 30, 2012, 4:31 PM**

How much would it take?

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

$3,000?

That wouldn't buy you a single family home approval, let alone an 18 storey building.

NewWester · #26 Posted: **Mar 30, 2012, 8:12 PM**

I totally get the people in that building are pissed off... but it's unrealistic to assume they would perpetually have unobstructed views (it seems her unit is still going to have some killer views... just not as nice as what once was). The city can't cave in every single time a view is threatened NOTHING would get built downtown. T&H is obstructing the views of the highrise over Regency College and the approved hypothetical Larco development will impose on views from T&H and Interurban. It's part of life.

officedweller · #27 Posted: **Mar 14, 2013, 6:52 AM**

Pic from the Journal of Commerce:

Quote:

March 13, 2013

Near the Fraser River

Northbank is the new residential development in New Westminster, B.C. The project will include a 21-storey tower, two-storey townhouses at grade and commercial retail space.

Ballenas Project Management Ltd. is the general contractor and Harvey R Hatch Architects did the design.

Consultants on the project include GeoPacific Consultants Ltd. (geotechnical), AECOM (electrical), Stantec Consulting Ltd. (mechanical), John Bryson & Partners (structural) and Aqua-Coast Engineering Ltd. (building envelope).

Contractors include Jetline Contracting Ltd. and Ace Electric Ltd.

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/art...e-fraser-river

Chadillaccc · #28 Posted: **Mar 14, 2013, 7:20 PM**

Ugh I would love to live in this building. I used to live in the older white high-rises just down the road. Such an amazing view from that area!

This one is so close to downtown it's basically like living in DT NWM. and only a 5 min walk from Columbia Station.