General Vancouver Updates

[csbvan]

I walked by the Ellsworth sales office yesterday and saw the model of the building. Dear god, what a travesty.

[hollywoodnorth]

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked audio says towers part of First Nations’ Jericho Lands vision

http://www.vancourier.com/news/exclusive...t-nations-jericho-lands-vision-1.2240837

[hotwheels]

Article: New Jubilee House Brings Splash of Colour to Yaletown

http://skyrisecities.com/news/2016/05/new-jubilee-house-brings-splash-colour-yaletown

It's good to see more affordable housing units being added!!!

[csbvan]

Updates from the Mount Pleasant industrial area:

This building at 6th and Ontario:

https://changingcitybook.com/2015/03/29/7-e6th-avenue/

20160506_160405 by C B, on Flickr

The office building on Yukon and fifth:


https://changingcitybook.com/2013/12/14/fifth-380-w-5th-avenue/

20160506_161419 by C B, on Flickr

20160506_161531 by C B, on Flickr

[urbancanadian]

Thanks for the update. Is that the building on the NW or the NE side of 6th & Ontario? Do you know if one of them is complete yet, or if this is the first one to be under construction?

[csbvan]

It's the northwest side. The matching building on the east side is complete. I believe it is occupied by the clothing design studio for Oak + Fort

[urbancanadian]

Cool, thanks. Yeah Google Maps shows Oak+Fort on that site. Wasn't sure if the info was up to date.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by officedweller

https://www.bisnow.com/archives/newslett...xman-is-false-creek-flats-newest-tenant/

Originally Posted by red-paladin

Site prep for Containers phase II on terminal has started.

Originally Posted by red-paladin

Crane is up for Containers phase II on Terminal Ave.

Originally Posted by mcminsen

It appears to be topped out now. I got this quick shot today from the Skytrain.


April 20 '16, my pic

Originally Posted by officedweller

Reminder of what Containers Phase II will look like:

• Video Link

Here's a look around Containers on Terminal Phase II. I've included the Phase I building (blue front, copper back) in the first and last pictures for context. It was interesting walking around that area with the nicely appointed plaza area and the bike path in the back.



May 7 '16, my pics

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Duke and Vya are above grade now.

April 29 '16, my pics

It looks like the upper north facing floors of Duke and Vya on Kingsway are going to have commanding views of the downtown and north shore. At least until Kingsgate Mall gets redeveloped and some towers go in there.


May 9 '16, my pics

[vannick]

Anyone have an idea of what is being done to the Dunsmuir International Village Student Housing at 500 Dunsmuir? it's all boarded up.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by vannick

Anyone have an idea of what is being done to the Dunsmuir International Village Student Housing at 500 Dunsmuir? it's all boarded up.

He will have to decide how to proceed with 500 Dunsmuir, a large plot that houses a heritage-designated and social-housing-encumbered building. The Dunsmuir Hotel has been vacant since 2013 when impoverished residents were moved to other sites. The developer would have to obtain a permit from the city to demolish or repurpose the building for market housing.

“We are exploring all options with regards to what is the best use of 500 Dunsmuir building,” Joo Kim said.

http://vancouversun.com/business/local-b...-tycoons-planning-vancouver-developments

[officedweller]

Two sites chosen for Vancouver's shipping container homes for low-income residents
By Kenneth Chan
5:24 PM PDT, Thu May 12, 2016
...

One site at 1500 Main Street near Terminal Avenue, currently a community food garden, will consist of 40 to 80 units complete with bathrooms, shared kitchen facilities, and amenity spaces.

The other site will be built on the roof of a multi-storey parkade facing the alleyway on 1060 Howe Street, a below-market housing complex that was formerly the Bosman Hotel. There will also be bathrooms and shared kitchen facilities for the approximate 40 units that will be built.
...

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/05/vancouver-shipping-container-homes-homeless/

[Vin]

They can't seem to stop adding subsidised housing at the south side of downtown around the Granville/Davie neighbourhood. Does the city really want to turn it into another East Hastings? This area is getting worse as it is, with more homeless people sleeping on the streets (maybe hoping to be "picked up" as a social housing candidate?).

At the Main Street station neighbourhood at OV, that site is ideal for a commercial/office complex, and yet they are putting in those containers.

So much for Vancouver's "planning".

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Vin

They can't seem to stop adding subsidised housing at the south side of downtown around the Granville/Davie neighbourhood. Does the city really want to turn it into another East Hastings? This area is getting worse as it is, with more homeless people sleeping on the streets (maybe hoping to be "picked up" as a social housing candidate?).

At the Main Street station neighbourhood at OV, that site is ideal for a commercial/office complex, and yet they are putting in those containers.

So much for Vancouver's "planning".

Commercial/Office is going in south of West/East 2nd Ave between Main and Cambie. And Containers 2 on Terminal will open soon enough (already fully leased).

[officedweller]

The container housing is also supposed to be temporary - but that may still mean social housing on the site of the container housing.

Columbia College student to the taxi driver - take me to the "Containers" ...

[VanK]

Originally Posted by vannick

Anyone have an idea of what is being done to the Dunsmuir International Village Student Housing at 500 Dunsmuir? it's all boarded up.

My guess is Holborn will turn that into affordable housing or gift it to the city as part of their overall rezoning application so that the city will refurb it into affordable housing units as part of the CAC package.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Commercial/Office is going in south of West/East 2nd Ave between Main and Cambie. And Containers 2 on Terminal will open soon enough (already fully leased).

That's good to know. We need more mixed use around Main Street Station to clean up that area, and not just pandering to social services.

Originally Posted by officedweller

The container housing is also supposed to be temporary - but that may still mean social housing on the site of the container housing.

Columbia College student to the taxi driver - take me to the "Containers" ...

Funny that the office building next to Columbia college is also named The Containers. Taxi driver would be confused.

[NewfBC]

Originally Posted by VanK

My guess is Holborn will turn that into affordable housing or gift it to the city as part of their overall rezoning application so that the city will refurb it into affordable housing units as part of the CAC package.

Yep.. the city will refurb it at a cost of $400/k unit...

Ron.

[retro_orange]

I was walking past the South Creek Landing condo building on Cambie yesterday and i noticed the blue and white accent lighting feature was flickering in a very random uncontrollable manner. It's not supposed to do that right? I think the system is shorting out. It looked like the building was in the movie Poltergeist!

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

The Spot on Cambie/12th Ave just south of City Hall today.

April 26 '16, my pic

May 18 '16, my pics