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Originally Posted by fredinno
Where was the 28 story Broadway rental?
And  @me, I meant renting units out, office/retail/rental. The context should have made that clear.
It's not unit affordability that's the problem. The problem is that Translink needs a lot of land (and money) to make its RE business worth it to begin with.
 There's 104, which is 5(possibly eventually 6) lanes wide, and 108 (4 lanes), which might be more useful if the connection to Hwy1 was made bidirectional and North Whalley becomes more developed. And 1-2 (effectively) freeway exits.
Well, Newton isn't redeveloping right now, which was kind of my point. It needed LRT, Guildford clearly didn't. |
The MTR pays Hong Kong for the land based on pre-railway values, they get the land, they sell it or partner with a developer at post-railway values. Methinks you're splitting hairs here.
It shouldn't be too hard to find. Try "Denny's" if you're really having trouble.
Again, I doubt TransLink wants a side gig as a landlord.
You DID start off with the rumours that TransLink's in the pocket of for-profit gentrification, and that's got a lot to do with the unaffordability of prior TODs. And not really - if you look at the MTR's website, even 9,800 square foot lots and 250-unit developments can turn a profit, which is right up the aforementioned 28-floor rental's alley.
There's a lot to unpack here. Bottom line, 104th would NOT have been six lanes, it would've been two lanes plus the streetcar, plus the newly-built 105th (also two lanes). That's not nearly enough for an Oakridge redevelopment.
As for Newton, the problem is that they haven't updated their neighbourhood plan. Nobody's stopping them. If the real problem turns out to be that they aren't a desirable location without a train, well, that's not really anybody else's fault.
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Originally Posted by fredinno
I really hope they don't kill the historical feel of DT Langley. Keep the towers in West Langley/Willowbrook.
If they're going to do it 5-10 years from now, may as well start now. We only get one chance to redevelop a parking lot, after all.
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This downtown Langley? Bad thing to NIMBY over - that's what Greektown and East Hastings look like (or used to), and streetcar or SkyTrain, it's probably not sticking around any longer than they will.
As Metrotown has demonstrated, the parking lots can be developed independently of the mall. The latter can come along whenever.