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Feb 16, 2008, 11:53 PM
Highrise of the Year named
Concord Pacific's Spectrum named highrise of the year:
Company's Kings Landing won last year
Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, February 16, 2008
Developer Concord Pacific came up big at this year's Georgie Awards, winning a gold for its landmark Spectrum project at the 16th annual residential construction and renovation competition.
Spectrum, a residential highrise adjacent to the Georgia viaduct in downtown Vancouver, took top honours in the best multi-family development highrise category.
Last year, Concord Pacific won in the same category for Kings Landing Development.
"Spectrum was a special project on many levels, and it is nice to see that recognized. In addition to this Georgie, Spectrum receive national acclaim in late '07 as "Dwelling of the Year" by renowned [Globe and Mail architectural] columnist Trevor Boddy."
As Boddy noted, the site was a particularly challenging one for the developer, "wedged in between the grim concrete ramps of the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts" and near two huge sports stadiums and a SkyTrain station. (According to Vancouver City Hall, 20,000-plus vehicles travel westbound on Dunsmuir each day and 22,000 travel east on Georgia.)
More info here
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoasthomes/story.html?id=cba0414d-0b72-4eb6-9873-2652471b2fa7
Concord Pacific's Spectrum named highrise of the year:
Company's Kings Landing won last year
Vancouver Sun
Published: Saturday, February 16, 2008
Developer Concord Pacific came up big at this year's Georgie Awards, winning a gold for its landmark Spectrum project at the 16th annual residential construction and renovation competition.
Spectrum, a residential highrise adjacent to the Georgia viaduct in downtown Vancouver, took top honours in the best multi-family development highrise category.
Last year, Concord Pacific won in the same category for Kings Landing Development.
"Spectrum was a special project on many levels, and it is nice to see that recognized. In addition to this Georgie, Spectrum receive national acclaim in late '07 as "Dwelling of the Year" by renowned [Globe and Mail architectural] columnist Trevor Boddy."
As Boddy noted, the site was a particularly challenging one for the developer, "wedged in between the grim concrete ramps of the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts" and near two huge sports stadiums and a SkyTrain station. (According to Vancouver City Hall, 20,000-plus vehicles travel westbound on Dunsmuir each day and 22,000 travel east on Georgia.)
More info here
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoasthomes/story.html?id=cba0414d-0b72-4eb6-9873-2652471b2fa7