The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread

[jollyburger]

Southgate City Project in Burnaby to Launch Retail Hub in 60-Acre Community with Thousands of Highrise Homes

Dan Clark, Partner at Sitings Realty Ltd., which is leasing the retail and office aspects of the development, said a Safeway (50,850 square feet) will open the first phase of retail at Southgate City, joined by TD Bank (6,868 square feet) and CEFA Early Learning (20,817 square feet).

There’s also a small food and beverage unit of about 1,270 square feet to be leased in the first phase.

“We have roughly 25,000 square feet of second floor retail/medical space that we can see being leased to physiotherapists, dentists, specialty medical, small and mid format fitness operators. Retail that can thrive in a second-floor setting and take benefit of the slightly reduced rents in comparison to ground floor space,” said Clark.

The first phase of the commercial part of the overall development will be under construction soon with businesses expected to be open by 2028.

[jollyburger]

“The vision behind the project was to strip the heritage building down to its core and let the beauty of the award-winning architectural design shine, exposing the high ceilings and utilizing the natural light. An intent that aligns very well with our Home of Sport concept, rooted in functional simplicity. With elements like the Running Lab and modular fixturing which will allow for community events in the space, we look to bring back the cultural relevance of the building.”

“The new adidas concept store on Robson Street is set to be a game-changer for Vancouver’s retail scene,” Hawkins continued. “Its prime location and impressive size show adidas’s confidence and investment in the city, promising an exciting and dynamic shopping space for everyone. We’ve concentrated our design efforts around experiences that add value to the consumer who enters our doors. We want to capture the imagination of our consumers through the accomplishments they will make while wearing our product and this applies to our athletes as much as our lifestyle consumers. Through our Maker Lab, consumers will have the opportunity to customize a breadth of product with locally inspired graphics.”

https://retail-insider.com/retail-in...own-vancouver/

[SpongeG]

trees organic will be opening at Park Royal next to oakberry, previous signage never showed trees only Oakberry

PXL_20240715_000914031 by snub_you, on Flickr

PXL_20240715_000923754 by snub_you, on Flickr

[officedweller]

Seems to me that the Adidas store will totally gut the original architecture of the old library space - at least compared to original photos of the space (but much of the demo had been done well before Adidias).

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Seems to me that the Adidas store will totally gut the original architecture of the old library space - at least compared to original photos of the space (but much of the demo had been done well before Adidias).

The lighting was kind of cool in the old library. By the rendering it's going to look horrible like a cheapo Balenciaga/WeWork co-working space.



https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/...t-described-72

I assume it'll look similar to the Asian locations

https://archello.com/project/a-home-...cific-flagship

[NewfBC]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Seems to me that the Adidas store will totally gut the original architecture of the old library space - at least compared to original photos of the space (but much of the demo had been done well before Adidias).

Originally Posted by jollyburger

The lighting was kind of cool in the old library. By the rendering it's going to look horrible like a cheapo Balenciaga/WeWork co-working space.



https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/...t-described-72

I assume it'll look similar to the Asian locations

https://archello.com/project/a-home-...cific-flagship

There was a mention earlier that it would resemble the NYC Flagship...

https://echochamber.com/article/adidas-flagship-nyc/



Ron.

[officedweller]

Here's the former heritage interior.

Maybe they'll reinstate a mezzanine?


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vanc...ctorias-secret


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vanc...ctorias-secret

[officedweller]

West 4th Safeway Site Sells for $90 Million

The Safeway property on West 4th Avenue and Vine Street in Kitsilano has been sold by Sobeys to a partnership
between PCI Group and Low Tide Properties for $90,000,000.

https://vancouvermarket.ca/2024/07/2...or-90-million/