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Old Posted Oct 31, 2012, 8:51 PM
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New design goes to the UDP on Nov 7th.

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Interior and exterior recladding of the existing departmnent
store, from basement to level 7. Change of use from retail to
office from levels 4 to 7. Interior alterations
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Old Posted Oct 31, 2012, 11:06 PM
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Can CF start interior demolition before UDP &tc approvals?
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Old Posted Oct 31, 2012, 11:40 PM
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They could and probably have started some work. (even if they stripping things)
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So the James Cheng renders that we have already seen aren't final???
Expect them to get even worse.
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Old Posted Nov 1, 2012, 3:52 PM
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Those are the current final renders, the UDP still needs to review and a DP issued so there might be a few tweaks but I would not expect any significate change.
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Old Posted Nov 1, 2012, 6:10 PM
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someone should go in there baader-meinhof style and hold everyone there hostage until that parking egress is fixed. when speaking with the police negotiator, just tell them that the first one to get it is james cheng, that'll get their attention. 'vancouver's first citizen in peril', i can see the headlines now.
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I hope that the UDP suggests a re working of the Howe and Granville sides of Nordstrom to create more elements of interest.
LOL!
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Old Posted Nov 14, 2012, 9:31 PM
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Pic of the roof by me today:



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Old Posted Nov 14, 2012, 9:45 PM
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Like the bottom of a fish tank
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Old Posted Nov 14, 2012, 9:54 PM
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Vancouver's second largest green roof?
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Old Posted Nov 14, 2012, 10:17 PM
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Are they putting down artificial turf now instead, or community gardens?
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Old Posted Nov 14, 2012, 10:25 PM
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LOL!

sure it's easy to be cynical about it, but the owners themselves may, in time, realize that making it look more colourful might just attract more people. IMO.
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Vancouver's second largest green roof?
That's a small tree - like a birch or something like it - that must have grown from seed - right smack dab in the middle of the roof. It must be over 5 ft tall.
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Old Posted Nov 15, 2012, 3:35 AM
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The roof was brown all summer but with the autumn rain it has turned into green bloom. I repeat myself that they should definitely make it a huge green public patio.
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Was working in PC and noticed that Pacific Blasting has a bin backed up to the loading dock.
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someone should go in there baader-meinhof style and hold everyone there hostage until that parking egress is fixed. when speaking with the police negotiator, just tell them that the first one to get it is james cheng, that'll get their attention. 'vancouver's first citizen in peril', i can see the headlines now.
I'd do that, but I might accidentally kill james cheng even after the demands are met. Cuz you gotta think of all the projects down the line that could contribute to a worldwide shortage of spandrel...
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Threatening to kill James Cheng is probably not a good idea in a public place
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2012, 7:47 AM
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Anyways I can now share the details of the development permit application as they've been made public. The renders seem to have improved somewhat from the earlier images, we are now at the wysiwyg stage so this is what we can expect. Looks like the plaza by the Canada Line entrance has improved significantly. Also there is a layout of the main floor which gives us an idea of circulation, the office lobby doesn't look all that great imo.

Notification Letter
http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/725granville/notificationltr.pdf

Site Plan
http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/725granville/sitepl.pdf

Design Rationale Plan
http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/725granville/designrationale.pdf

North Elevation
http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/725granville/nelegeorgia.pdf

East Elevation
http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/725granville/eelegranville.pdf

South Elevation
http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/725granville/selerobson.pdf

West Elevation
http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/725granville/welehowe.pdf

Renders
http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/725granville/visualizationsview.pdf
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