Surrey City Centre Redevelopment Plans

[jollyburger]

That remains true in the revised application, with one notable change: reduced heights for the towers. Originally, the East Tower was to be 47 storeys while the West Tower was to be 19 storeys.

City staff say the two towers are now planned to be 45 storeys and 17 storeys, although architectural plans indicate the East Tower will be 42 storeys. STOREYS reached out to the SCDC for clarification on Friday, but has not received a response.

In total, there is now expected to be approximately 1,200,000 sq. ft of office space, 330,000 sq. ft of institutional space, and 24,000 sq. ft of commercial retail space across phase one and phase two.

Originally, the taller East Tower was to be constructed first, but the City says the SCDC has confirmed that the plan is now for the shorter West Tower to be constructed in phase one. No explanations were given, but the decision may reflect the uncertainty around the office market in Metro Vancouver and hesitancy among developers to build new office towers.

Overall, the Centre Block project is expected to unfold across four total phases. Following these first two phases, a 20-storey building is planned for phase three, followed by an 11-storey building in phase four, both of which were also originally designated as office and institutional spaces.

https://storeys.com/surrey-centre-block-office-tower/