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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture
that can always be fixed though. i think the bigger issue isnt that it is being torn down per-say, but that what is replacing it is average at best and quite a bit shorter then what is being removed.
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i wont be upset if it remains as it is, but i do think there is a lot of missed potential currently.
look at the blocks of robson by jervis, or immediately west of the landmark by nicola/cardero - the buildings certainly aren't tall and spectacular, but there is a lot of animation and a wide selection of good restaurants and cafes. locals and tourists go there, and not to the cloud 9.
if the current owners do put money into it, develop the street front into new CRUs (where would they put the parking entrance?), re-open their sidewalk cafe (which has been closed for the past few years now) it would be drastically different. if the way they can do that is thru redevelopment, with improvements as per zoning (more housing, more social housing, modern seismic code) then i wouldnt miss the empire landmark. the planned development seems "downtown south" average, but i wouldn't call it ugly.
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