One Wall Centre | 149.8m | 48fl | Completed

[Capitol Hill]

My grandmother grew up in a house that was on the site of the old BC Hydro building and attended the school where Wall Center is. She also learned to swim from Joe Fortes, so it’s really kind of neat that I got to learn some of Vancouver’s history from her.

I just wish they held on to the property they owned downtown!

[rofina]

Originally Posted by Capitol Hill

My grandmother grew up in a house that was on the site of the old BC Hydro building and attended the school where Wall Center is. She also learned to swim from Joe Fortes, so it’s really kind of neat that I got to learn some of Vancouver’s history from her.

I just wish they held on to the property they owned downtown!

Its crazy to think that your grandmother would have lived and grown up in "that" Vancouver.

Surreal amount of change.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by Capitol Hill

My grandmother grew up in a house that was on the site of the old BC Hydro building and attended the school where Wall Center is. She also learned to swim from Joe Fortes, so it’s really kind of neat that I got to learn some of Vancouver’s history from her.

I just wish they held on to the property they owned downtown!

Did they voluntarily sell to someone else or did the government force them to sell?

[Capitol Hill]

I guess initially BC Hydro was hiding what was happening by telling my Great Grandmother that they were going to build a mortuary on the block. My GGs response? Well that will be handy, my family won’t have to go very far when I die!

[Zepfancouver]

tonight, fireworks at the Wall Centre


https://makeagif.com/i/uxf4JZ


Lots of video at r/vancouver Fireworks off the Wall Centre!
someone posted it was a 30th anniversary of the Wall Centre.

[Feathered Friend]

Application Date: Jul, 10, 2024
Issue Date: Aug 01, 2024
Completed Date: Aug 09, 2024

Details
Scope of the Permit: Explosive

Primary Location: 1000 BURRARD STREET, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2R9
Specific Location: Roof top of the North & South tower, Residential B tower and 3rd floor rooftop between the North and Residential tower.
Work Description: 8 minute special effects close Proximity/pyrotechnics pyro musical launched from 4 rooftops of the Sheraton Wall Centre.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ctId=236214182

Some info from the permit.

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

i was wondering what all the fireworks noise was. didnt expect it to be that. thats a cool thing to do though.

[whatnext]

From Bloomberg today:

Ex-Wife of Evergrande Chair Amasses $285 Million in Property
-Ding owns housing assets ranging from Vancouver to London
-Evergrande liquidators are seeking to recover $6 billion

By Venus Feng
October 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM PDT
Updated on October 17, 2024 at 6:13 AM PDT

In the heart of downtown Vancouver, just minutes from the financial district and art galleries, sits the One Wall Centre - an elliptical, blue glass complex featuring a Sheraton Hotel and luxury apartments.

A condominium on the 47th floor, offering stunning views of the Pacific coast mountains and Vancouver Harbour through floor to ceiling windows, is owned by the ex-wife and son of Hui Ka Yan, the billionaire founder and chairman of the failed developer China Evergrande Group.

The Vancouver condominium is one of many global properties worth as much as $285 million held by Ding Yu Mei, according to court documents and property searches done by Bloomberg News. The homes, from Canada to the UK, include one of the most expensive mansions in London....

....Ding, who holds a Canadian passport, and her son Steven Xu Zhijian bought the Vancouver condominium in 2004, just as Evergrande was starting to ride the wave of a real estate boom that would eventually make Hui Asia’s second-richest person. Ding benefited too, as Evergrande’s rise boosted the value of her almost 6% stake in the company, based on filings last year.

Ding and Xu are still listed as registered owners of the One Wall Centre property, for which they paid C$1 million ($725,000), according to documents from the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia. The two-bedroom unit is currently worth about C$2 million, according to BC Assessment, after prices soared in Canada’s most expensive housing market....

....Ding, 67, was listed as a “homemaker” and Xu a student at the time of the purchase, the documents show. Xu holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree from the University of British Columbia, according to an Evergrande filing.

Ding has likely added to her Vancouver holdings since then. A house worth C$2.15 million purchased in November 2022 and another bought in February 2023 for C$12 million list Yu Mei Ding as the registered owner, according to land title documents. The transactions were made after Evergrande defaulted on its dollar bonds, and after Hui was urged by Chinese authorities to tap his personal wealth to help repay debts.

The C$12 million home is in Shaughnessy, home to some of Vancouver’s most expensive real estate. Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou lived in the area during her time in Canada. Built in 2019, the house has eight bedrooms and 10 bathrooms, with about 6,700 square feet (622 square meters) of floor area, featuring a floor-to-ceiling wine cellar and home theater. The other house in the Southlands area has six bedrooms and four bathrooms, according to marketing materials. A visit to the Vancouver properties in August didn’t find anyone at home....

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...&sref=x4rjnz06

[officedweller]

In 2004, 3 years after completion, a 2 bedroom One Wall Centre unit would have been about $500,000?

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by officedweller

In 2004, 3 years after completion, a 2 bedroom One Wall Centre unit would have been about $500,000?

I see #4202 a two bed sold for $920k in September 2004. So if the paid a million for one a few floors up that seems right.

[officedweller]

More than I thought, thanks.

[jollyburger]

Walkthrough of 4701 at One Wall Centre in 2017

• Video Link

Unit was on sale for $5.3 million in 2009. 3 beds 4995 sq feet. Two joined units on 47th floor and a staircase up to the 48th floor (1 of the 4 PH units on that floor).

4704 is 2 bedrooms 1492 sq feet. 4703 is 2 bedrooms 1611 sq feet.

4703 was listed for $2.5 million in 2017

https://andrewhasman.com/mylistings....z-3a7.65095643

[Klazu]

Yeah, there is one unit on the 47th floor that connects up to 48th floor. It's completely custom and the best penthouse unit in the building, as otherwise each floor has four units that share a very similar 2-bedroom 1400-1650 sqft floorplan.

We lived on one of the top floors and our next door neighbors, a very lovely couple, also owner two units that had been connected. They had bought those when they building was built and I remember them telling us that they paid either 600K or 650K for each unit. To think about that in today's market, it's just crazy how cheap they were.

Great building with fantastic memories from living there.

[NewfBC]

Peter Wall has passed away...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...dies-1.7476721

Ron.

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by NewfBC

Peter Wall has passed away...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...dies-1.7476721

Ron.

Sad to hear that news...I think?
I don't understand the hate, Fireworks off the Wall Centre! will these people be celebrating with fireworks

[jollyburger]

I mean at least he's made some pretty sizable donations back to help the community.

[Vancouver_Highrise]

And some questionable donations as well as a Trump supporter.

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by Vancouver_Highrise

And some questionable donations as well as a Trump supporter.

I wonder if Mr. Wall (a Ukrainian-born Canadian) had donors and/or Trump support remorse (if he was a Trump loyalist).
The timing of his death has me questioning is anger and stress level from the recent news. I know the news this pass week is effecting my blood pressure.