[BURNABY] 6075 Wilson | 141m | 44 fl | U/C

[urbanight93]

Part of me thinks this design decision is strategic to move saleable units to higher floors and away from the skytrain (noise, views...). Easier to sell for the right price? There has been a trend in NYC towers where mechanical floors are thrown in midway for this reason.

Though this only makes sense if the 6-storey building beside it is rental replacement / social housing.

[Spr0ckets]

Originally Posted by urbanight93

Part of me thinks this design decision is strategic to move saleable units to higher floors and away from the skytrain (noise, views...). Easier to sell for the right price? There has been a trend in NYC towers where mechanical floors are thrown in midway for this reason.

Though this only makes sense if the 6-storey building beside it is rental replacement / social housing.

It almost certainly is replacement rental and/or affordable/below-market rental.


This seems to be the model that most redeveloped towers in the area are following in building their towers over formerly lowrise rental occupied lots - including Anthem's other project in the area, The Standard.

A market tower with ajoined (concrete) townhomes to one side, and a separate woodframe 5or 6 storey rental building for the replacement rental and below market rentals.
The tower could include same market rentals as well, but most like the affordable rentals are in the 6 storey building.