[Richmond] Steveston Updates
 

It always surprises me Steveston doesn't get more play here. Its got a classic village form with a compact "downtown" of 3 blocks by 4, fairly dense and good transit access.

Too these photos of two new developments. Nice to see that they're trying to keep development in Steveston in character, and that they tucked the surface parking in behind the corner lots.

"Steveston Views" - 9 units (I think) above retail
http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...g?t=1267492253


"Mukai Living" - Something about the scale of this one seems off to me. Too tall?
http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...g?t=1267492018

Zen Restaurant has also just re-opened at their new location, just beside Starbucks at the foot of No.1 Road. This is the restaurant that NY Times declared as the best Chinese restaurant in the world a few years ago.

i like steveston its improving

the scale is alright a little weird looking but like the fake fronts you see on old buildings

I lived in Steveston for 4 years (1994-1998), and get back to visit every couple of years (have a brother still at the corner of 7th Avenue and Chatham).

Love the place. So much has changed. Back when I arrived, BC packers was still canning fish, and many of the old fishing/cannery piers were still intact, if somewhat dilapidated. Most are now gone.

Forgot to add: Steveston Views is at No.1 Road & Chatham, Mukai Living at No.1 Road and Moncton.

I lived in Terra Nova for 12 years, and between frequent visits to steveston actually saw the place develop year after year... to, unfortunately, the point where white people are moving to the valley and it's asians buying up the waterfront townhouses and walking their poodles along the seawall. Currently this is probably the part of Richmond in best social health (great harmonious mix of different races/cultures and income brackets like you'd see in the inner city), but it's about to reach a tipping point.

^A sensitive subject, but being a resident, I will comment on the matter. From what I have observed, having three kids under age 6 in the community centre and school in Steveston, what you state about Steveston is not occurring. 20 percent of the young kids in Richmond are of mixed races (usually white-asian), and anecdotally I will state that the number is higher in Steveston, and lower in Terra Nova which is predominantly asian. I'll predict that the proportion of mixed-race kids continues to rise in Steveston, rather than fall. The most recently built houses and townhouses on the old cannery lands have a blend of races; many white people have bought there, as have many asians, but most notably a huge amount of mixed couples.

being an asian living in steveston, i would say that steveston is probably the 'whitest' part of richmond. ;)

I like the odd urban vibe you get from Steveston. I went there for the first time only a few years ago and was taken aback. I'm sure much has changed since then cause I remember seeing a ton of new construction.

not much has changed really well not in the town part where the shops are - its built up around there though

its still got a long way to go to be more interesting

Interesting, though is suspect most of the hapa are Japanese-European, rather than Chinese. Given that the Japanese families in Steveston have been in Canada far longer than many (most) of us have.

The Japanese have been there the longest, but they only represent under 10% of the population. The area has a lot of Hong Kong Chinese who immigrated in the 70's and 80's, whereas in newer regions like Terra Nova the Chinese people are almost all more recently from the mainland.

When I lived in Steveston in the mid 90s, the place was mainly caucasian with a large Japanese minority. Big changes since then.

Meant to post these a while back.

The first is the back of the Mukai Living building I posted upthread, showing the heritage colour scheme. Also shows how shallow the building is, with the parking tucked in behind, I'm curious why the back of the retail seems so open.
http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...mukaiback2.jpg

This is a more typical infill building being competed on 2nd Avenue, doesn't even have a name. Not sure if its rental or condo.
http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...ton/Infill.jpg

Here's some shots of the completed Mukai Living building. They did a nice job breaking up the facade so its fits nicely into the streetscape
http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...kaiLiving1.jpg

No 1 Road facade:
http://i789.photobucket.com/albums/y...kaiLiving2.jpg

For me, and I am sure for many, Steveston has always been a precious little gem in the Lower Mainland, with its ocean views, fish boats, seafood restaurants, quaint architecture, the mewing of seagulls ..... I am glad to see that awareness shared by others in the property development sector, and I hope Steveston will retain it's "fishing village atmosphere" for a long time to come. Sometimes, when feeling stressed up, just a visit out there is theraputic.

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/R...255/story.html

its nice on a blazing hot day cause there is always a nice cool breeze down there :yes:

on another note, construction for the new ANAVETS residence (no.1 & chatham) is well underway. a crane has been erected for what appears to be a 12-15 storey building. funny that little to no fanfare was made about a highrise this tall in the area (compare to Onni's 12 storey highrise proposal near the boardwalk earlier this year). not sure if anyone's seen any renderings?

Doesn't look anything like a highrise in the renders. More like a typical Richmond woodframe 4 stories:
http://steveston284seniorshousing.we...otoid=67555397