Kelowna Construction - Page 24

Phil McAvity · #**461** Posted **May 21, 2010, 7:03 AM**

Great shot Bulliver!

bulliver · #**462** Posted **May 24, 2010, 5:14 PM**

Thanks guys!

wisla_krakow · #**463** Posted **May 25, 2010, 10:44 PM**

SOPA square is officially under-construction now. they're only just tearing down the buildings now, but hopefully we'll see lots of progress this summer.

rrskylar · #**464** Posted **May 27, 2010, 4:37 AM**

Anyone have pics of new construction in the valley?

bulliver · #**465** Posted **Jun 13, 2010, 2:10 AM**

Sorry, not a construction update but I did get a couple pics in town today:

Lucaya site is starting to look really gross.

Ogopogo Fan · #**466** Posted **Jun 13, 2010, 10:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by bulliver

Lucaya site is starting to look really gross.

I checked out a unit on the 17th floor of Skye which looked out over the Lucaya site - it looks way worse than at street level. I feel bad for the people living in Skye who have to overlook that mess.

For those that care, the CD21 zone was conclusively shot down last week.

KevD · #**467** Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 5:42 AM**

What's up with "24" right now?? Anyone know? I haven't heard any new news about it for months and months. Is the showroom even there still on bernard? If it is, I'm going to go talk to someone there. This project is awesome! It would be so sad if it didn't happen.

Metro-One · #**468** Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 11:44 PM**

I would love to see 24 and Lucaya get off the ground this summer, and seeing how much land is being gobbled up in the local hillsides in Kelowna, due to single detached homes, one would think these towers would be constructed soon. Kelowna has a nice downtown, and adding such towers will only make it better!

My brother would also like to see these towers begin since he is indeed an elevator mechanic in Kelowna!

bulliver · #**469** Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 11:56 PM**

^ Can they even just start on Lucaya again? It looks like all rusted rebar and crumbling concrete. More like ruins than a construction site...

Ogopogo Fan · #**470** Posted **Aug 6, 2010, 3:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by bulliver

^ Can they even just start on Lucaya again? It looks like all rusted rebar and crumbling concrete. More like ruins than a construction site...

An update on Lucaya:

http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_.../98896304.html

bulliver · #**471** Posted **Aug 6, 2010, 4:36 AM**

Interesting. Thanks for that. I guess it will sit there for a while then.

vitc · #**472** Posted **Aug 6, 2010, 8:03 PM**

Just saw the other day that Best Buy is going to be built in the mall ( Dilworth Entrance ). NICE

wisla_krakow · #**473** Posted **Aug 7, 2010, 5:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by vitc

Just saw the other day that Best Buy is going to be built in the mall ( Dilworth Entrance ). NICE

what store are they closing?

vitc · #**474** Posted **Aug 7, 2010, 6:26 PM**

They closed a few stores at that end and I would assume a big sized expansion will be needed.

rrskylar · #**475** Posted **Aug 8, 2010, 5:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by wisla_krakow

what store are they closing?

He speaks!

giallo · #**476** Posted **Aug 9, 2010, 3:35 PM**

Just spent a week in Kelowna. There is a lot of construction going on, but it's ALL lowrise. SOPA looks like it's the only one project UC that'll break 6 floors.

Ogopogo Fan · #**477** Posted **Sep 7, 2010, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevD

What's up with "24" right now?? Anyone know? I haven't heard any new news about it for months and months. Is the showroom even there still on bernard? If it is, I'm going to go talk to someone there. This project is awesome! It would be so sad if it didn't happen.

I'm thinking it's toast - the website has been down for a few weeks.

giallo · #**478** Posted **Sep 8, 2010, 1:58 AM**

That's a monumental shame if it is. It could very well have been the kick start that Bernard St. needed.

wisla_krakow · #**479** Posted **Sep 9, 2010, 1:13 AM**

is it not in limbo cause of council's stupid decision to take cd-21 back to the drawing board? i feel like i live in the biggest joke of a city (bureaucratically speaking)

bulliver · #**480** Posted **Sep 9, 2010, 4:22 AM**

^ Agree. Sharon Shepherd and the rest of the council seem terribly regressive. Down here we have a fantastic progressive council, but no one to buy into the multi-tower projects they have approved...sigh...