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Originally Posted by BodomReaper
Anyone know what this thing is? I believe its at Commercial and Victoria (right next to the SkyTrain line):
It's good to finally see wood-frame buildings taller than 4 stories! |
It's called Porter, and its located on Porter St and Victoria Diversion, which is an anomalous one-block stretch of street where Commercial Drive meanders over to join Victoria Drive.
I think this is the first wood frame building in the City of Vancouver to go up under the new wood frame building rules. Previously a four-storey maximum was in effect and that has now been relaxed to five storeys. To the best of my knowledge the fire endurance and life saving attributes of the building were also increased when the building code changes were made but I am not knowledgeable about the specifics. The five-storey wood frame building called Remy that burned down in Richmond last year bit the dust during the construction phase, before the sprinklers and fire resistant sheet rock, etc., had been fully installed.
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