Olympic Village & Southeast False Creek Updates Discussion

SFUVancouver · #9 Posted **May 4, 2011, 6:53 PM**

SEFC from Second Avenue and Cambie Street.

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SEFC from the Cambie Street Bridge, looking down First Avenue.

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Maynards Block.

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Maynards Block project detail.

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James as seen from the Cambie Street Bridge.

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James from Crowe Street.

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Form work is starting for the townhouse podium next to the mid-rise tower at the end of the block.

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Wall Centre False Creek.

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Site prep and top soil removal and recovery is under way for Pinnacle's next project in the neighbourhood.

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Insulated pipe for the expansion of the neighbourhood energy utility to Main street is being assembled in the vacant lot beside the Olympic Village.

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First and Main supportive housing.

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

nsulated pipe for the expansion of the neighbourhood energy utility to Main street is being assembled in the vacant lot beside the Olympic Village.

I take it then it is going to hook up with the First and Main supportive housing?

Yes, the First and Main supportive housing is being hooked up to the NEU.
However they are also going to be installing the connections for future projects on the Burger King site and the Intermechanica/Busters towing site, which is an active rezoning.

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Originally Posted by officedweller

That reminds me - there's huge cables/insulated pipes along the Downtown Streetcar RoW adjacent to 6th Ave. Anyone know what's being installed?

I'm pretty sure those are the new electrical circuits BC Transmission Corp is running from its major substation somewhere in Kits to the new one in Mount Pleasant.
They are also tunnelling a new line from David Lam Park to meet up with this new trunk circuit and will be extending the circuit over to the Main and Union substation.