Vancouver Infill & Lowrise Updates Discussion - Page 32

Vin · #**621** Posted **Nov 10, 2016, 8:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Nov.7 '16, my pics

Yikes! They should've at least tried to save that 2-storey structure with brick facade, or incorporate it into the development, but at the same time keeping it separate.That would've made a nice little cake shop, tea-house or cafe type of shop-front.

Vancouver is pretty abysmal when it comes to saving heritage buildings. Sigh.

osirisboy · #**622** Posted **Nov 11, 2016, 4:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

Yikes! They should've at least tried to save that 2-storey structure with brick facade, or incorporate it into the development, but at the same time keeping it separate.That would've made a nice little cake shop, tea-house or cafe type of shop-front.

Vancouver is pretty abysmal when it comes to saving heritage buildings. Sigh.

Agreed. It looks like three identical brick buildings with two of them being painted.

entheosfog · #**623** Posted **Nov 14, 2016, 3:17 AM**

I definitely think the building on the right should have been saved, it was in decent shape. The other two were a little questionable and it looks like they've been altered a lot over the years. Hopefully the one old building that's now left on this block will be fixed up a bit as it looks very run down.
Here's two of the demolished buildings from 1932. It appears the one on the left had an upper story added at one time or it replaced what's here in the photo altogether:

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CVA 99-4188
(courtesy of the Vancouver Archives)

red-paladin · #**624** Posted **Nov 23, 2016, 6:31 PM**

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The plan for 5110 Cambie Street is for a 6-storey residential building with townhouses on the lane. Details include:

a total of 12 condo units (7 in the building + 5 townhouses)
11 three bedroom units and 1 two-bedroom unit
average unit size of 1,277 SF
a building height of 66 ft.;
a building efficiency of 81%;
a total density of 2.40 FSR; and
14 vehicle parking spaces & 18 bicycle spaces on one level of underground parking

From: http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/

Jebby · #**625** Posted **Nov 23, 2016, 9:33 PM**

Great unit sizes, but the FSR should be quite a bit higher.

whatnext · #**626** Posted **Nov 30, 2016, 8:25 PM**

Kudos to Sanjiv Sandhu of Point Grey Developments for rescuing this character house from Pendrell and moving it to anchor their development on the 400 block of East 5th:

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/dev...est-end-house-from-demolition/ar-AAkVLRp

mcminsen · #**627** Posted **Dec 14, 2016, 4:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

April 15 '16, my pics

191 East 11th Avenue, site of the former Rumpus Room on Main Street. About 8 months progress now since the above pic.

Dec.12 '16, my pics

whatnext · #**628** Posted **Dec 26, 2016, 8:19 PM**

Saw this new building going up on a single lot at Main and E. 21st. IMHO the city should require this kind of residential or office component on all buildings replacing one story CRU's. None of this one floor with mezzanine crap. If the property owners can't get it together to assemble their lots into bigger parcels, make them provide some residential to ease affordability if they want to redevelop.
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Changing City · #**629** Posted **Dec 26, 2016, 10:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Saw this new building going up on a single lot at Main and E. 21st. IMHO the city should require this kind of residential or office component on all buildings replacing one story CRU's. None of this one floor with mezzanine crap. If the property owners can't get it together to assemble their lots into bigger parcels, make them provide some residential to ease affordability if they want to redevelop.

There doesn't seem to be a legally enforceable mechanism to require a minimum amount of development - only a maximum. (That can be increased through a rezoning, so there's potential flexibility to add height and or density).

One reason why some developments have been built with only a single storey is where they replace a fire damaged or destroyed building. There are examples in the past few years on West Broadway, West 4th and more recently Main near Broadway. Presumably the insurance only covers the replacement of what was lost, and the owner is happy to get their income stream back as quickly as possible.

whatnext · #**630** Posted **Dec 27, 2016, 9:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

There doesn't seem to be a legally enforceable mechanism to require a minimum amount of development - only a maximum. (That can be increased through a rezoning, so there's potential flexibility to add height and or density).

One reason why some developments have been built with only a single storey is where they replace a fire damaged or destroyed building. There are examples in the past few years on West Broadway, West 4th and more recently Main near Broadway. Presumably the insurance only covers the replacement of what was lost, and the owner is happy to get their income stream back as quickly as possible.

I'm not familiar enough with the Vancouver Charter to know if the zoning powers only allow maximums, or if that's just been the tradition and they've never sought to implement minimum zoning. Not only would it be be a way to increase housing stock, but it would likely accelerate assembly of small parcels, if the current owner wanted to rebuild but didn't want to be involved in residential tenancies.

Locked In · #**631** Posted **Jan 16, 2017, 4:52 AM**

Small addition in the lane between Nelson and Comox, just east of Cardero:

IMG_5662 by 604 City, on Flickr

IMG_5664 by 604 City, on Flickr

Locked In · #**632** Posted **Jan 16, 2017, 4:54 AM**

Proposed addition at the rear of 1550 Comox:

IMG_5658 by 604 City, on Flickr

IMG_5659 by 604 City, on Flickr

IMG_5661 by 604 City, on Flickr

bc2mb · #**633** Posted **Jan 16, 2017, 5:24 PM**

Nothing like a floor-to-ceiling glass view of the alley...

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Originally Posted by Locked In

Proposed addition at the rear of 1550 Comox:

IMG_5661 by 604 City, on Flickr

Jebby · #**634** Posted **Jan 16, 2017, 5:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by bc2mb

Nothing like a floor-to-ceiling glass view of the alley...

Don't worry it will be all spandrel.

Vin · #**635** Posted **Jan 16, 2017, 9:49 PM**

Alleyways can be spruced up like what other cities are doing. WE have pretty third world alleys here. One day we shall catch up....

Jebby · #**636** Posted **Jan 16, 2017, 10:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

WE have pretty third world alleys here.

What are you talking about? Have you ever even traveled outside Canada?

csbvan · #**637** Posted **Jan 16, 2017, 10:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jebby

What are you talking about? Have you ever even traveled outside Canada?

Clearly not, or at least not to a developing country, or in fact most other countries on this planet. If you showed someone a picture of that alley in the render, they would likely be entirely unsurprised that it is in Canada. It's clean, well maintained and non-intimidating....you could say boring.

Anyways, I'm loving the amount of infill projects taking off in the West End.

officedweller · #**638** Posted **Jan 17, 2017, 12:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by bc2mb

Nothing like a floor-to-ceiling glass view of the alley...

They'll have to install bollards to prevent car crashes.

Locked In · #**639** Posted **Jan 29, 2017, 4:39 AM**

More infill on Comox (between Cardero and Nicola) - my photos from January 24:

IMG_6039 by 604 City, on Flickr

IMG_6038 by 604 City, on Flickr

Genauso · #**640** Posted **Jan 29, 2017, 9:16 PM**

Phew, the 70 year old building will survive another 70 years. The people that get to recycle it at that time will know an exquisite joy.