Richmond:
Preliminary design drawn up for Firbridge Community Centre
By Matthew Hoekstra - Richmond Review
Published: February 11, 2011 4:00 PM
Updated: February 11, 2011 4:47 PM
Richmond’s newest community centre will be outfitted beginning Jan. 1, 2013, according to a new city planning document.
On Thursday the city issued a call for expressions of interest for an architect to design the Firbridge Community Centre.
The centre is being developed in conjunction with Quintet, a five-tower residential project from Phileo Development Corp. in the heart of City Centre.
In exchange for permitting rezoning of the Firbridge Way site—between No. 3 Road and Minoru Boulevard—the developer is building a four-storey, 55,700-square-foot structure for a community centre and university.
The city is responsible for outfitting 60 per cent of the space for a community centre.
The remaining space will be designed by Langley-based Trinity Western University for its satellite university campus.
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