The Rolston | 76m | 23 fl | Completed

[Hed Kandi]

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[Hed Kandi]

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[whatnext]

[Another flagship development, The Rolston embraces the past while pointing the way to the future. Situated in one of the last heritage properties in the downtown core, this high rise residential tower incorporates cutting edge design features, much needed single room accommodation, and dynamic heritage revitalization, to reintroduce this major gateway to Granville Street. Breathtaking views from expanded decks, bonus density, and a vibrant arts center, The Rolston is destined to become a Vancouver landmark. We see this as more than just a building, but as an actual modern living center that embraces cultural diversity, revolutionary floor plans, and urban rejuvenation.

Official Website:
http://www.rize.ca/developments/mixed-use/the-rolston/

OK, I realize real-estate speak is mostly gibberish, but what exactly does: "Situated in one of the last heritage properties in the downtown core" mean? What's "heritage" about a lot beside the Granville St Bridge? Is the building heritage? If it is, who cares, as they're tearing it down?!

[Yume-sama]

lol, just be happy they didn't call it "One of the last remaining bridgefront opportunities" :D

[officedweller]

They mean the Yale Hotel - it's revitalization is part of the project.

"in" a property certainly doesn't make sense - but I don't expect much from marketers

[Hed Kandi]

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[SpongeG]

is it social housing or condos? i thought it was social housing

[mrjauk]

Thank god they're keeping the Yale.

[Metro-One]

I must chime in

This is a piss poor location for a condo, is this not our "Entertainment" strip? Are we then not loosing another entertainments facility for more condos? I know it is a bit of a dive and there is nothing special about the building, but I would rather see another entertainment venue being built in its place possibly with office, retail or hotel aspects.

Also the Cecil Sign will be another lighting loss to Granville.

I woud think there are many plots left if the city really desires to plop another condo into the core.

The design is nice, but I don't like the location. Granville should remain entertainment and commercial orientated as possible. that way you don't have NIMBYs trying to water it down. It protects both interests doing so.

[BCPhil]

http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/19293--a-piece-of-the-cecil-on-the-auction-block

A piece of the Cecil on the auction block
The hotel is getting destroyed, while the Yale gets a makeover
John Ackermann Jan 21, 2010 07:59:26 AM
6 Recommendation(s)
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - It's your chance to own a bawdy piece of Vancouver history.

The Cecil Hotel has a date with a wrecking ball later this year and next week the pole from its famous strip club will go on the auction block. The developers of a condo project being built on the site are hosting a gala Tuesday night dubbed "The Last Dance" with funds from the winning bid going to charity.
While the bumping and grinding is set to come to an end, the blues will continue at the Yale Hotel next door. The heritage building is set to get an extensive makeover once the new condo tower is finished.

It's good to see the Yale is getting fixed up.

[SFUVancouver]

The heritage register listed Yale building and its more recent adjacent neighbour to the east will be retained, restored, and nearly 50 modern SRO social housing units will be created and given to the city. The Yale Blues Club operator will return and run the club after the renovations. The Rolston tower will be built in place of the Cecil strip club hotel and it will be market condos. A large two-storey restaurant will be at the base of the Rolston tower and enter from a new atrium built between the tower and the Yale.

Rolston Cresent will be built up from its current alley level to the new street level and when the eastern Granville St loop is removed in the future Rolston Cresent will turn west onto the Granville St Bridge to form half of a new intersection that will be mirrored on the other side. Roston would also continue south and link up with Pacific as part of the new post-loops street grid. The new building lots created by the removal of the loops will be City-owned and they will be sold to pay off the cost of the loop removal. DLCs and CACs would still be collected from the projects that would be built on those sites.

[osirisboy]

I must chime in

This is a piss poor location for a condo, is this not our "Entertainment" strip? Are we then not loosing another entertainments facility for more condos?

Well they are at least keeping the Cecils liquor license to reuse for the first 2 floors of the new building.

[entheosfog]

Too bad the Cecil is getting torn down. Perhaps if it had been better maintained over the years it would be a little more appreciated. Or not.
A pic from the VPL website of it, 1926:

http://www3.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/spePhotos/LeonardFrankCollection/02DisplayJPGs/253/22295.jpg

[SFUVancouver]

^ Don't forget that the Granville Street Bridge was built without any concern about the heritage merit of the Cecil. The bridge deck comes a third of the way of the building and abuts it.

[whatnext]

Its an interesting looking building, but a lousy location. Once the greenwashers in the planning department remove the Granville St Bridge's cloverleaf ramps, that stretch will become even busier.

Anyone know the source of the name, or was it just picked out of a hat?

[deasine]

That portion of Granville is leaning towards more residential. The central business/entertainment activity really occurs past Helmcken.

[Locked In]

Anyone know the source of the name, or was it just picked out of a hat?

It's named after the street - Rolston Crescent - on which it is located (Google Map (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1113+Homer+St,+Vancouver,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada&ll=49.275683,-123.127593&spn=0.001711,0.004823&t=h&z=18)). I don't know the origin of the street name (Possibly Tilly Jean Rolston (http://www.viu.ca/homeroom/Content/Topics/People/Rolston.htm) (?) )

[whatnext]

It's named after the street - Rolston Crescent - on which it is located (Google Map (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1113+Homer+St,+Vancouver,+Greater+Vancouver+Regional+District,+British+Columbia,+Canada&ll=49.275683,-123.127593&spn=0.001711,0.004823&t=h&z=18)). I don't know the origin of the street name (Possibly Tilly Jean Rolston (http://www.viu.ca/homeroom/Content/Topics/People/Rolston.htm) (?) )

Doh! I guess I should have looked at a map, I always though that was just an unnamed lane.

[officedweller]

From the Sun:

The Cave to be reborn
Vancouver's renowned nightclub closed in 1981, but it's on its way back, if only in name, to a new location beside the Yale Hotel

By John Mackie, Vancouver Sun
March 27, 2010

The new downtown is built on the grave of many great old nightclubs.

The Palomar, the Marco Polo, Isy's, the Arctic Club, Oil Can Harry's -- they're all gone, and fading from memory. But the coolest old club of them all may be resurrected, almost three decades after it closed.

Waide Luciak of the Yale Hotel wants to open a new version of the Cave at the bottom of The Rolston, a proposed 23-storey residential highrise in the 1300 block of Granville.

Luciak said the new Cave will be 15,000 square feet spread out over three levels. It will probably cost about $4 million to build and feature a wide variety of entertainment, largely aimed at baby boomers.

"It will be live music and a dance club," he said. "A little theatre at times, comedy, fashion shows. We're going to try and stay alive seven days a week."

For fans of the old Cave, the big question is what it will look like. Opened in 1937 at 626 Hornby, the original Cave did in fact resemble a cave, complete with papier mache stalactites hanging from the roof.

The stalactites were probably quite cool in the Depression, and were gloriously kitschy in later years. They were sold for $20 each when the club was torn down in 1981.

Alas, Luciak said that doing a 15,000-square-foot space up like a cave would be too costly.

" I'll try to have a contemporary-art flavour that highlights a couple of elements that reminds us of the [old] Cave," he said.

"I have an idea [to make] a glass chandelier that comes down in the shape of a stalactite.... That might be kind of spectacular."

Putting a nightclub at the bottom of a residential tower is a new concept for Vancouver, which has been moving nightclubs away from residential developments downtown. But Luciak doesn't foresee problems.

"For sure it's rather bold," he said. "But it's that kind of building. I've looked at the units: They're smaller, the target market is the person that's sort of trendy.... [And the bar] will have two entry points. We can get people in quicker, and then not have them dawdling on the street causing noise."

He is still negotiating with the city on capacity, but hopes it will be "600-ish," which would allow him to fill the void between smaller clubs and the Commodore. It would also give him the seats to compete with suburban casino theatres.

The old Cave, with a capacity of 850, was one of three Gordon King built. (The first was in Winnipeg, the other in Edmonton.)

"Originally they had sort of a vaudeville shtick: unicyclists, magic acts and dog acts," recalls big-band legend Dal Richards.

"Then [Gordon's son] Max King came home from the army and booked Lena Horne. That set the parameters of the Cave forever, because people lined up for blocks to see her. He was considered out of his skull because he paid $7,500 for an act, for a week. But from that moment the Cave became the major factor for entertainment."

The list of people who played there from the late 1940s to the 1970s is staggering, from Tony Bennett to Bette Midler, Johnny Cash to Count Basie. The Fifth Dimension and the Supremes played there in the '60s; Doug and the Slugs played there in the '70s.

The Yale Hotel, built in 1888, will be given a full heritage restoration as part of the same redevelopment. It will probably close in early 2011 and reopen in 2012, and Luciak hopes to continue its blues-music format.

jmackie@vancouversun.com

© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun



And the marketing blurb from the New Homes section:

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Photo scan of Sun article from http://www.6717000.com/admin/uploads/article/moreimages/5822.jpg

[B]A downtown declaration: 'I'm strong'
Rolston residency an opportunity for household contribution to revitalized Granville

By Christina Symons, Special To The Sun
March 27, 2010

The Rolston

Project location: Granville at Drake, Vancouver

Project size: 187 units

Residence size: 461 sq. ft. -- 890 sq. ft.

Prices: From $300,000

Developer: Rize Alliance Properties Ltd.

Architect: IBI/HB Architecture

Interior design: Cause + Affect

Sales centre: 999 Seymour Street (at Nelson)

Hours: noon -5 p.m., Sat -- Thur (opens mid-April)

Telephone: 604-688-8927

E-mail: info@therolston.com

Web: therolston.com

Occupancy: Summer 2012

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In the early 1950s, then-B. C. education minister Tilly Rolston stood up for a controversial sex education curriculum called Effective Living. Rolston, a member of W.A.C. Bennett's Social Credit Party and co-founder of the B.C. Council of Women, was emphatic in her defence of the subject matter, declaring: "We want no sausage-machine citizens. We want no tremendous amount of uniformity. We want a measure of individuality ..."

She obviously wasn't referring to the likes of the open-minded set who'll seek an address at the savvy new tower rising from the roots of the Cecil Hotel, an infamous strip joint adjacent to the Yale Hotel at Granville and Drake. But today, the same desire to foster a sense of spirited, informed living resonates.

Fittingly, the building, much like Rolston herself, promises to be a Vancouver original.

"Tilly Rolston was someone who was very pioneering," says Will Lin, chief executive officer of property developer Rize Alliance. The politician's surname has also been given to a Granville-area street called Rolston Crescent. "Architecturally, the building feels very original to us -as though it says, 'I'm strong and I belong here.'"

The backstory on Rize Alliance includes selective, yet signature additions to Vancouver, including the first loft conversion project in Yaletown in 1991, the London Building on West Pender, the Cossette Building on Homer and Metropolis on Richards.

The Rolston project, Rize Alliance's latest, was initiated by Wade Luciak, the long-term owner of the Yale and a previous owner of the Cecil Hotel.

Luciak aimed to do a sensitive redevelopment, says Lin. Refreshing the Yale, the rhythm and blues capital of Vancouver, was also a priority.

A proposal call went out to developers and ultimately, Rize Alliance rose to the top. After a year of negotiations, the team was invited to enter into an agreement with Luciak to purchase and develop the Cecil Hotel property, while providing the Yale with much-needed revamping.

And so, the Cecil is coming down, new residences are going up and the Yale will be revealed, a fresher version of itself. The Yale Hotel housing will also be modernized with 44 rooms renovated for single-room occupancy. Existing residents will be relocated, with each given first opportunity to move back in.

"The Yale is not going to change in terms of programming," Lin says. "But the architecture, mechanical and electrical, will be upgraded . . . ."

Meanwhile, design of the new Rolston tower and residences is suitably daring.

The 23-storey LEED gold-equivalent building has a dynamic tiered exterior expression, a strong juxtaposition next to the heritage neon face of The Yale. Without being fussy, it's a multifaceted tower worthy of anchoring the north side of the Granville Street Bridge, signifying the emergence of the lively new neighbourhood tagged Midtown.

The Rolston steps backs politely from itself at level 16, with The Terrace protecting the coveted downtown view corridor while offering residences a generous amenity for barbecues and outdoor living. On a higher level The Garden terrace has a long communal party table, adding to a sense of openness, with space for all the necessities of city living: yoga, chilling and urban farming.

Inside, design and layout of the units by Vancouver's Cause + Affect is unique and alluring.

Unlike many downtown developments that merely offer a choice of colour palettes, the Rolston provides buyers with a selection of two boutique-living environments, says Bill Szeto of Otezs Marketing and who is charged with selling the units.

"Rather than a predetermined floor-plan design," Szeto notes, "here, owners can decide between two layouts or what we call personalities, for almost every suite."

Door No. 1 is light and airy, yet fairly conservative, and called the Yale. Door No. 2 is slightly saucier, the "stripped down" Cecil with its risque curtained-off bedroom.

There are also three standard colour palettes to pick from and more custom options and upgrades.

The residences are outfitted for style, ease and entertaining with lots of glass and a generous balcony in each. A suite of full-sized stainless steel appliances means business in the kitchen, while custom-designed built-in wardrobes and closets add efficiency, blending in seamlessly.

Here and there, stylish little touches such as the Blanco undermount kitchen sink and tile-surround soaker tub stand out. In addition to the boudoir finery, the Cecil layout also offers a cool built-in credenza for entertainment systems, plus a dining space.

The outside neighbourhood, like the property, also has a new lease on life. Basking in the afterglow of the Olympics, cafes and shops up and down the recently refreshed blocks are abuzz.

You can't help but notice that city hall recently spent more than $20 million improving the streets and sidewalks. Literally steps from Yaletown proper and a few blocks to downtown and the seawall, Granville North is overripe for revival and is now attracting visitors enjoying the street again.

"Granville Street is now a happy place," Lin asserts, noting that revitalization has exceeded his hopes. "We were expecting it to be upgraded, but this is a very pleasant surprise overall and I think that the Olympics has really done Granville Street justice."

Young, creative people who thrive in the heart of the action will likely love it here. A promotional web reel created to sell the Rolston captures that proposition perfectly with its young, hip stars and a soundtrack selection that says, "show me your passion."

"It's going to be a person who'll treat the coffee shop, the pub, the bagel store downstairs or in the nearby streets as an extension of their living room," says Lin of his buyer. "Mostly singles or young couples who are a little more creative in terms of their selection process."

Still in the tentative stages and somewhat hush-hush, plans are also in the works to bring back The Cave -- Vancouver's upscale supper and dance club -- to the street space near to where the Cecil stands. A revival of The Cave, which was renowned for showcasing prominent acts that included Louis Armstrong and Chuck Berry, would provide a new destination of considerable calibre.

"I've lived in Vancouver all of my life and I've been to the Cecil and I've been to the Yale," says Szeto. "But I'm really excited about that supper club we've proposed because there is absolutely nothing like it in the city."

Whatever ends up going there, the team insists it will be iconic in the best way that urban architecture can be: that is, singular, exciting and welcoming.

"It's not an ivory tower, by any means," says Lin of the overall intent of the project and what it will add to the community. "The Rolston will simply appeal to people who are confident and feel strongly about what they want within the city."

Perfectly poised for that demographic, the Rolston also boasts Twitter, Facebook and Flickr sites, with cool links to local hot spots and design inspirations, making it easy for potential buyers and fans to try on the lifestyle while they stay up to date.

© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun

[metroXpress]

I quite like the interesting design.

[dleung]

I remember seeing an earlier version of this proposal, where the zig-zag feature was a bit more legit than just glue-on walls over a regular box.

[Vancouver_Highrise]

I like the design and the fact that there will be some nightlife under it! even if it is aimed for the "baby boomers". It will bring down a different crowd. :cheers:

[officedweller]

What do you mean by "glue-on" walls?

It looks like the boxes will be cast in place concrete and will support the balconies (a bit like the concrete walls at Jameson House that support the curved fingers).

[dleung]

^^I mean the zig-zag is purely cosmetic. The massing behind it does not shift at all... see how the glass line goes straight down all the floors. It's just a dumb box.

[LeftCoaster]

dleung I'm pretty sure the zigzag features are actually balconies.

[dleung]

ROFL obviously. But the building VOLUME behind is is perfectly flat. Earlier renders show a staggered-box design. Now it's staggered balconies on a single flat box. I was never excited about the original design, but even then I knew that what was at least a "different" idea for Vancouver would never survive the DP stage without being completely neutered.

[LeftCoaster]

Ohh i see, you are saying the original "jenga style" building has been modified.

Yeah you are right it definitely has been changed too a standard building with think protrusions, as opposed to completely different floorplates the whole way up... I personally like this new style more tho, it just looks more like a finished product imo.

[Hed Kandi]

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[jlousa]

Please post link to orginal source of the article as per forum rules otherwise it will be deleted. Thanks

[Yume-sama]

They max out at 890 square feet? How quaint...

What to do with so much space! :P

[cityguy]

This tower looks great,very un-Vancouver like.

[officedweller]

They max out at 890 square feet? How quaint...


Sounds like Yaletown Park

[PROSTSHOCKER]

IT BEGINS


But really, today I noticed scaffolding and a modest workforce of people either dismantling or prepping the building for demolition/deconstruction. The whole south side wall is gone and covered with a tarp

I was in the bus passing by it on Granville street bridge yet it was moving too fast for me to take a decent photo so for the visual benefit of you all I drew it instead.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/thesilverboy/rolston.png
Photo: courtesy of PROSTSHOCKER's computer mouse, taken November 2nd 2010. Canvas provided by Microsoft Paint. All rights Reserved
:cool: :cool: :cool:

[Yume-sama]

:haha: Nice artists rendering~ Good thing it said that or I would have mistaken it for a photo.

[GeeCee]

Do we need to cite ms paint drawings?

:P

[PROSTSHOCKER]

Do we need to cite ms paint drawings?

:P

ah, yes, I'll fix that

[Built Form]

http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/?action=view&current=P1010886.jpg


Here you go.

[WarrenC12]

Moment of silence for the end of the Cecil.
:worship:

[Built Form]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1010886.jpg

hope the pic comes out this time.

[Built Form]

Forgot to credit above photo, it's mine.

[SFUVancouver]

If they're taking the brick walls off the Cecil, isn't the building technically stripping?

[LeftCoaster]

Haha, what a fitting way to go.

[officedweller]

But its behind a wrap - that's far too modest.

[jsbertram]

But its behind a wrap - that's far too modest.

or just being a tease

[entheosfog]

or just being a tease

she is an old lady, after all ;)

[Built Form]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1020062.jpg

The scaffolding and wrapping are coming down revealing an original Cecil Hotel sign painted facing the bridge. Strange that they wouldn't keep the shrouding during demolition but maybe the paint was lead based and it was required?
Pic by me.

[SFUVancouver]

Demolition on the Cecil Hotel progresses to make room for The Rolson.
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1587/cecildemofeb142011p1230.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, February 13th, 2011.

[thenorthofvan]

Demolition on the Cecil Hotel progresses to make room for The Rolson.
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1587/cecildemofeb142011p1230.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, February 13th, 2011.

I dislike 99% of taggers, but the "demos" tags that I see I often find myself enjoying for their size and often daring placement.

[giallo]

^Yeah, he's one of the more prolific writers in the city. Above and the SDK crew are really good, but based in Surrey, so it's rare to see their stuff in Vancouver proper (unless they've painted a train, and it's traveled to the port).

[Built Form]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1020142.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1020144.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1020153.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1020157.jpg
All pics by Built Form

Going going gone.

[hollywoodnorth]

wow! thx for the pics!

[SFUVancouver]

Thanks for the great set.

In the last photo one can see that several modular buildings have been located adjacent the White Spot/Best Western hotel and they are readying a facade treatment. My guess is that it is going to be the sales centre for Cressey's 'Maddox' tower development at Drake and Howe. Does anyone know for certain?

[SFUVancouver]

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http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, March 21st, 2011.

I notice that they are salvaging both brick and wooden beams.

[Prometheus]

If in a few years we hear that the Yale was forced to close down by Rolston's residents who bitched about the live music coming from the live music venue they moved next to, I will literally puke.

[officedweller]

Apparently The Rolston will have a nightclub in its own podium.

From news article on Page 1 of thread:
Waide Luciak of the Yale Hotel wants to open a new version of the Cave at the bottom of The Rolston, a proposed 23-storey residential highrise in the 1300 block of Granville.

Luciak said the new Cave will be 15,000 square feet spread out over three levels. It will probably cost about $4 million to build and feature a wide variety of entertainment, largely aimed at baby boomers.

"It will be live music and a dance club," he said. "A little theatre at times, comedy, fashion shows. We're going to try and stay alive seven days a week."

[Coldrsx]

A sad day for Van... Cecil and I had some good times.

[Locked In]

Not sure if this has been mentioned somewhere, but the sales centre for Rolston at Seymour and Nelson appears to have closed..

[officedweller]

Is it sold out? - or is it being re-purposed for... that tower that was proposed for the sale centre site?

[kaegan]

I saw that it had closed as well. I think it said it was being moved and would reopen sometime this month.

I went to the sales centre before it closed and although I liked the look of the suites, they were quite simply too small for my suites. The buyer got a choice of two layouts, basically one that is a studio and the other that is divided into a one bedroom. The studio was awkward and the one bedroom, cramped.

The architecture of the building is much to my liking, though, and I appreciate that even modest 1 bedrooms get fairly large balconies.

[Built Form]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1030376.jpg
pic by Built Form

Excavation has been painfully slow.

[Dylan Leblanc]

Here's a building proposed in Thailand with a similar design.

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=97610

http://1towerpattaya.com/

http://1towerpattaya.com/pic/1-tower-pratumnak-02.jpg

http://1towerpattaya.com/pic/1-tower-pratumnak-01.jpg

[trofirhen]

If the new Rolston were more like the buildings in Thailand, I'd vote for it. As it stands, I find it jarring with the red and black; somehow harsh and ugly to me. Sorry folks, if that causes a snort of scorn, I can't help it.

I agree with an early post by Metro that the site should be made into something that will integrate with the "entertainment" district. And frankly, does the design have to be convoluted like that? I realize it's probably functional, but couldn't they do it in a sleeker way?

I guess I'm just getting old or something.

[SpongeG]

it suits the grey days we get 75% or more of the year here

[flight_from_kamakura]

damn, when i saw this thread alive, i'd hoped it would be an update. still making slow progress on the dig?

[hollywoodnorth]

damn, when i saw this thread alive, i'd hoped it would be an update. still making slow progress on the dig?

I think there is a crane up already if I am not mistaken .... a Luffing Jib no less ....

[Built Form]

No crane yet, still digging.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1030887.jpg
pic by Built Form

[entheosfog]

The big pit:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8057/img4496ys.jpg

Not much room for error. Those suites in the Yale will get a pretty good view of the progress...until it gets higher, that is...
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/787/img4498v.jpg

Rolston will go here:
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/2668/img4492dm.jpg

[osirisboy]

Finally a crane is up! that took awhile.

[Chadillaccc]

Sweet! Finally some real architecture going up in Vancouver :)

[hollywoodnorth]

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/302166_294840753873807_155198281171389_1124373_951898387_n.jpg

crane is up. photo c/o http://www.facebook.com/RizeAlliance

[entheosfog]

Yale Hotel, vacant, boarded up, for now:
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7156/img6530i.jpg

[Jimbo604]

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/jimbo604/rolston1.jpg
photocredit: me

Construction is up to ground level now.

[Prometheus]

Thanks for all the updates.

[SFUVancouver]

^ Agreed. It's been nice to be able to catch up on so many downtown projects in one sitting. Nice to see this one meet grade.

[Built Form]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1050864.jpg
pic by Built Form

[Locked In]

My photo (https://picasaweb.google.com/104250476900282174023/2012#5716263494358636946), today:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UoyTBqQzzvY/T1Q_XK_HmZI/AAAAAAAAEl4/m_UDpyAxeWU/s900/IMG-20120304-00128.jpg

[Jimbo604]

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/jimbo604/Thr%20Mar%2023/IMG_1506.jpg
photo credit: me

Rolston is now above bridge level.

[flight_from_kamakura]

definitely one of my 5 fave projects going up in the vanistan right now. thanks for the update.

[dleung]

If the new Rolston were more like the buildings in Thailand, I'd vote for it. As it stands, I find it jarring with the red and black; somehow harsh and ugly to me. Sorry folks, if that causes a snort of scorn, I can't help it.

I agree with an early post by Metro that the site should be made into something that will integrate with the "entertainment" district. And frankly, does the design have to be convoluted like that? I realize it's probably functional, but couldn't they do it in a sleeker way?

I guess I'm just getting old or something.

I fully agree. The design doesn't suit the massing, and the color is tasteless, like most other attempts at colour in this city. I don't buy into the "making up for grey skies" argument at all.

[officedweller]

I think the red and black is just a tie-in to the Yale Hotel.

[entheosfog]

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/9213/img7789f.jpg

Rear:
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/4334/img7787l.jpg

[Jimbo604]

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/jimbo604/Fri%20Apr%2027%202012/IMG_1526.jpg
Photo credit: me

[Chadillaccc]

A month later and only one new floor is done? Brutal

[officedweller]

If I recall correctly, there's supposed to be a nightclub moving into the basement or ground level of The Rolston - maybe they were installing sound dampening materails? (or not)

[hollywoodnorth]

If I recall correctly, there's supposed to be a nightclub moving into the basement or ground level of The Rolston - maybe they were installing sound dampening materails? (or not)

yup will be the rebirth of legendary THE CAVE club :cheers:

[vanman]

Latest update by Yellow Fever @SSC:

latest update..


http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af28/Hongkongese/downtown/IMG_7385.jpg

http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af28/Hongkongese/downtown/IMG_7387.jpg

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[SFUVancouver]

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/9551/rolston1may232012p12806.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, May 23rd, 2012.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2672/rolston2may232012p12806.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, May 23rd, 2012.

[Built Form]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1070251.jpg
pic by Built Form

[SFUVancouver]

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/2569/rolstonjune92012p128096.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, June 9th, 2012.

[Vanurbanista]

Nice Photos! ~ Does this mean that the Rolston can now change its status from "Proposed" to "Under Construction" and add to the total number of buildings from 16 to 17?

[SFUVancouver]

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8753/rolstonp1290270.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) Taken by SFUVancouver, June 25th, 2012.

[officedweller]

Looks promising - thanks!

[hollywoodnorth]

exciting for sure! thx for the snap!

[Jimbo604]

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/jimbo604/2012-07-06%20Fri%20Jul/IMG_1718.jpg
Photo Credit: me

[Built Form]

Glazings now going up.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1080436.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1080441.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1080442.jpg
pix by Built Form

[dleung]

the box frame design is truly just skin-deep. It's as if they reshuffled the units and interior structure, but never bothered to update the building envelope.

[officedweller]

The painting of those ledges and boxes will be what adds the drama to the facade
- I don't expect a cohesive look until they are painted.

And unlike The Mark, the painted ledges and boxes will dominate over the spandrel
- so I think it will look OK.

[Built Form]

Taken from the Mark on sunday.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f58/hirtus1/P1090284.jpg
pic by Built Form

[Klazu]

Almost halfway! :cheers:

[Jimbo604]

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/jimbo604/2012-09-14%20Fri%20Sep/IMG_1919.jpg
Photo credit: me

Taking shape now. The Yale blues bar in the foreground surrounded by scaffolding and being restored. The Mark tower in the background.