3333 Main Street | 18m | 5 fl | Completed

[Spork]

^^ They would likely put those lines underground, no?

[red_lantern]

Originally Posted by Spork

^^ They would likely put those lines underground, no?

I decided to call the one of their sales agents and they said that it would stay the way it is (I guess they mean that it wouldn't go underground). However, I don't think she knows it would be the contractor that would probably have more information.

I haven't seen another development where the utility poles were basically this close to a balcony (enough for someone to reach over and get zapped). Would be wise to put them underground though.

[westcoaster1]

Originally Posted by red_lantern

I decided to call the one of their sales agents and they said that it would stay the way it is (I guess they mean that it wouldn't go underground). However, I don't think she knows it would be the contractor that would probably have more information.

I haven't seen another development where the utility poles were basically this close to a balcony (enough for someone to reach over and get zapped). Would be wise to put them underground though.

are you saying that you suddenly trust a female sales agent? If its who we think it is, she would definitely NOT have a clue about something like that. Never mind all the other bs she fed you because she just didn't know the answer.

[red_lantern]

Originally Posted by westcoaster1

are you saying that you suddenly trust a female sales agent? If its who we think it is, she would definitely NOT have a clue about something like that. Never mind all the other bs she fed you because she just didn't know the answer.

I'm wondering though if there are any guidelines that developers need to adhere to in regards to utility poles (ie: how close they can be to a building or window).

[wrenegade]

Habitable space needs to be at least 30' from power lines. (Possibly 33' - 10m, can't remember).

[jlousa]

Might want to send the inspectors to Gastown the residences above the Met some of those units are only 5 maybe 6ft from transformers, same with the most of the rest of the area.
Obviously regulations have changed over the years.

[westcoaster1]

Originally Posted by jlousa

Might want to send the inspectors to Gastown the residences above the Met some of those units are only 5 maybe 6ft from transformers, same with the most of the rest of the area.
Obviously regulations have changed over the years.

I looked at the lane way in question and that laneway is likely 20 feet wide and the poles are are the very west side of the laneway. I expect the actual building will be set back at least another 5 feet from the east side. There are some wires strung about 10 feet from the pole (west side of laneway) but that still gives at least 15 feet from a balcony to a wire. That would take some long arms to touch anything.

[whatnext]

I am surprised this building is going to be wood frame, when Cressey built the Olive close by on a very similar site, in concrete.

[wrenegade]

I believe Olive was built at a time when wood frame construction was limited to 4 storeys, not 6 like it is now. Plus buyers on Cambie are more likely to pay the premium for concrete than buyers on Main Street.

[whatnext]

Thought it would be neat to throw in a photo of the original 3333 Main Street-Turner's Dairy.

http://www3.vpl.ca/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbt...OEH=ISO-8859-1

From cows to hipsters, that's progress! I guess the power poles were relocated to the lane at some point.

[westcoaster1]

It's coming along nicely, the crews are working 2 shifts a day up to 9:00 pm. They have started framing the second the 2nd floor on the south end of the building, quite a lot of working going on the floor (roof of the parking garage) on the west side. This is the ground floor of town homes. Then rebar, then concrete so still lots to be done there. All of the concrete support pillars are poured. Still lots of walls to be built with rebar and concrete. And the scaffolding which supports the 2'nd floor is about 3/4 of the way complete from south to north end. Once the concrete is done, the rest of the framing will go up very fast.

[ArtVandelay100]

There are some very large trees on the south east corner of the building and the branches are so long they will touch the balconies. I think that would be a security issue. Not to mention blocking the "view" (on the 2nd floor) on portions of the balconies. The corner unit has a large balcony and is almost blocked entirely by the tree and that's in the winter with no leaves. I can only imagine how much worse it will be in the summer. The 2nd unit is clear but the 3rd unit is also almost entirely blocked by a tree. I think the developer dropped the ball on this one. They should have building back another 20 feet or so. The back of the building is huge with a deck on the 2nd floor. They are owned by the city and cannot be removed but if I was an owner and the tree blocked my balcony I would be pissed off. It's not like I am overlooking a lagoon or anything but in the summer you would not see much of anything. I assume they will have to be trimmed but also can't imagine that the city which has to trim them will do what's required. What does the city care???

[Spork]

Selling other properties in the area and this unit is biting into your sales?

[westcoaster1]

Looks as if all the concrete floor is poured. they have started the elevator shaft, goes up to what seems to be the second floor not sure how they continue the rebar 3 floors up from there. they have started to frame the 4th floor on the south end of the building, they have only got 3 units deep from the south to north. scaffolding for the 2nd floor is almost complete at the north end.

[fuschia_yvr]

That archive photo is awesome. Thanks for posting it!

Anyone been to the site or contacted the developer re: how sales are going? I was there about a month ago and they had sold nine apartments in less than a week. Wondering what the status might be now?

[westcoaster1]

I think they're about 50%. prices have gone up again though

[Joon]

About 50% sold is pretty accurate.

Apparently some of the corner units will have two support pillars going through either side of the kitchen counter due to "structural changes". Does this reduce the value of the unit?

The original floor plan never disclosed the pillars...Would this be considered a "major change"?

[fuschia_yvr]

Dropped by the sale centre at the start of last week and they were at 60-65% plus a few sales pending (at least that was what I was told!)

Something else I was told that is interesting (if you didn't read the plans) is about the elevation. Because of the slope of land, the apartments on the north end are almost an entire floor higher than those on the south end. In other words, the 2nd floor on the north end has the same vantage point as the 3rd floor on the south end. An interesting fact when it comes to picking a unit...

Didn't hear anything about the pillars but the idea of them is concerning.

[wrenegade]

Originally Posted by Joon

About 50% sold is pretty accurate.

Apparently some of the corner units will have two support pillars going through either side of the kitchen counter due to "structural changes". Does this reduce the value of the unit?

The original floor plan never disclosed the pillars...Would this be considered a "major change"?

Why would there be pillars in a wood frame building?

[westcoaster1]

Originally Posted by fuschia_yvr

Dropped by the sale centre at the start of last week and they were at 60-65% plus a few sales pending (at least that was what I was told!)

Something else I was told that is interesting (if you didn't read the plans) is about the elevation. Because of the slope of land, the apartments on the north end are almost an entire floor higher than those on the south end. In other words, the 2nd floor on the north end has the same vantage point as the 3rd floor on the south end. An interesting fact when it comes to picking a unit...

Didn't hear anything about the pillars but the idea of them is concerning.

Not sure how that works exactly, as the the south end is higher than the north end. Its a very long hill that starts at the base of Main St. Based on that I'm not sure how a unit on the (downhill) north end is going to be higher, by an entire floor, than one on the (uphill) south end.

Apart from that the building is going up very fast they are ahead of schedule.