[Burnaby] Jewel | 28fl | U/C

[vanman]

Jewel
Beresford and Wilson Bby (next to Patterson station)
28 floors
condos+townhouses
http://www.jewelhomes.ca
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3332/renderingkw4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The sales center is u/c at the moment and the site is currently clear.
Pics I took today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/Burnaby/DSC01557.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/vannmann/Burnaby/DSC01558.jpg

[SpongeG]

cool

now if south of metrotown could be bulldozed and replaced by new buildings :)

[Yume-sama]

Nice, it actually looks pretty good.

[vanman]

cool

now if south of metrotown could be bulldozed and replaced by new buildings :)

That is the plan.

[worldwide]

i'd be suprised if these towers in the park give much more overall density than those 3 and 4 story walk ups. some of those buildings are pretty shanty though

[vanman]

At least there are rowhouses lining the street though.

[paradigm4]

Here's the site from another perspective. Still one owner holding out - doesn't seem to be any sign of him leaving.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2522106261_fdbb8e7edc.jpg

[cornholio]

If gasoline wasnt so darn expensive i would help the developer out. oh well.

I guess the developer can just change up their plans a bit and work around the property if Burnaby allows it...Like this.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Chongqing_yangjiaping_2007.jpg

[paradigm4]

Cranes have gone up.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2840561799_cae469b195.jpg?v=0

[Metro-One]

This project is well above ground now, at least 4 or 5 floors, so i think the title should be changed to U/C.

[Metro-One]

Here is a pic i took today of this project.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3343/3274787075_8f3ee0531b_b.jpg

Cheers

[LeftCoaster]

Wow, that is further along than i thought it was. This one should start to rise quite quickly now. Thanks for the update.

[officedweller]

Nice, thanks.

I guess that there's eventually a second tower planned for the site closer to the SkyTrain?

[vanman]

Thanks Metro for the update. I havent been out that way in quite a while now.

[Metro-One]

No problem, it is nice to have two decent sized towers (this one and Metro-3) to be going up over the next little while during the recession in Metro-town. Surrey may have big dreams but Metro-town is still the #2 core me thinks.

[hollywoodnorth]

thread title change time maybe? :)

[Metro-One]

Well she is going up fast and lots of activity on the site!

Here is a pic from today,

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3404045712_17eb1d54a8_b.jpg

Pic is my own!

It looks like in this depression Metrotown still has two cranes working. Maybe slow and steady will win the race again.

Cheers!

[vanman]

Holy crap this thing is flying up fast. I counted 4 completed floors from your last pic Metro and it's been roughly a month and half since then and now it's already at the 12th completed floor. At this rate it could top out as early as July me thinks.

[mr.sandbag]

went by there today and from the renders it does not appear to have a large presence but it really fills in the area and when the second tower is built they will probalbly dominate the area.

[alan]

any update on this project?
I wonder the penthouses sold out yet?

[PROSTSHOCKER]

its done

pretty much

well not really

the tower is all basically there, just some landscaping, interior work and final touches left to do.

[PROSTSHOCKER]

i took a terrible cellphone photo from the skytrain as it whizzed by lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/thesilverboy/100113103100.jpg

[vanman]

There is a nice lighting feature on the top of Jewel now, it looks good.

[Locked In]

My photo (http://picasaweb.google.com/dev.pics.1/VancouverWinterSpring2010#5446139554305763826), March 7:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_9FW9P3-u1EI/S5STEduZafI/AAAAAAAACzM/_7cpq1M-eS0/s800/IMG_1773.JPG

[vanman]

Thanks for the pic. Metrotown has way too many beige/cream/sandstone buildings but then again I guess so does all of Metro Vancouver.

[racc]

Thanks for the pic. Metrotown has way too many beige/cream/sandstone buildings but then again I guess so does all of Metro Vancouver.
At least it does not have any of those horrible dull green panels that are so common in Vancouver.

[vanman]

^You mean spandrels right? If yes then I definitely agree.

[red-paladin]

I just picked up the Westcoast Homes and Design Feb 2010 edition at the Skytrain station and it says Jewel tower II is coming soon. I didn't know there was one!

[privatejet]

If you click on the neighbourhood page on the Jewel website, the location of Tower 2 is shown

[hollywoodnorth]

I just picked up the Westcoast Homes and Design Feb 2010 edition at the Skytrain station and it says Jewel tower II is coming soon. I didn't know there was one!

yup look at the 1st post of this thread and in the 1st photo you see it on the LEFT side :)

[red-paladin]

You're both right. Pardon my ignorance!

[SpikePhanta]

About those buildings south of the skytrain next to metrotown:
Imagine if they did a huge development and make it like Metrotown II, but more entertainment like WEST edmonton mall XD

One Can Dream!

[Locked In]

Excavation for Jewel II - my photo (http://picasaweb.google.com/dev.pics.1/VancouverFall2010#5529091363824364946), today:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_9FW9P3-u1EI/TLtHTQ9ubZI/AAAAAAAADoY/FlqG-T_jSfk/s800/IMG00027-20101017-0913.jpg
Full Size (http://lh3.ggpht.com/_9FW9P3-u1EI/TLtHTQ9ubZI/AAAAAAAADoY/FlqG-T_jSfk/IMG00027-20101017-0913.jpg)

Perhaps a thread name change is in order?

[Spork]

The crane for Jewel 2 is now up.

[Ronnie Yau]

Any new updates please?

[SFUVancouver]

Any new updates please?

It's six weeks out of date but here is my most recently posted photo of Jewel II.

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6808/jewelmay242011p1250184.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, May 24th 2011.

[WBC]

Jewel II update from July 16, 2011

http://tinyurl.com/4xvgjzy

Photo by me.

[kxx1]

Any new updates please? I would think the slabs are completed by now.