Downtown Vancouver Updates II - Page 42

officedweller · #**821** Posted **Nov 29, 2024, 10:32 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by whatnext

Has Arno Mattis actually managed to build anything here?

White Rock mid-rise for Marcon
https://www.arnomatisarchitecture.com/project-wind-shaped-tower.php

Cascade City, Richmond
https://www.arnomatisarchitecture.com/project-cascade.php

... and that one at the SW end of the Cambie Bridge.

Doodler · #**822** Posted **Nov 30, 2024, 12:42 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by officedweller

White Rock mid-rise for Marcon
https://www.arnomatisarchitecture.com/project-wind-shaped-tower.php

Cascade City, Richmond
https://www.arnomatisarchitecture.com/project-cascade.php

... and that one at the SW end of the Cambie Bridge.

Also, Aperture on W 41st

LeftCoaster · #**823** Posted **Dec 2, 2024, 9:38 PM**

This one too:
https://www.arnomatisarchitecture.com/project-2211-cambie.php

Spr0ckets · #**824** Posted **Dec 2, 2024, 10:59 PM**

That's the Cambie bridge one that officedweller was referring to.

jollyburger · #**825** Posted **Dec 2, 2024, 11:54 PM**

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Two Office-to-Hotel Conversions Underway in Vancouver

Two office buildings in downtown Vancouver are set to become hotels, marking a rare move in the city’s commercial property landscape, said Avison Young.

The Arts and Craft building at 576 Seymour Street, a six-storey heritage property whose façade will be preserved, and 225 Smithe Street, a newer mixed-use building, are both in the process of being converted into hotels from office spaces, Avison Young reported in its quarterly Metro Vancouver office market report.

The 225 Smithe building, located on the northwest the corner of Smithe and Cambie streets, has remained vacant since it was completed just three years ago. Tenants vacated the Seymour Street property several quarters ago.

https://www.connectcre.ca/stories/two-office-to-hotel-conversions-underway-in-vancouver/

Changing City · #**826** Posted **Dec 3, 2024, 12:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

https://www.connectcre.ca/stories/two-office-to-hotel-conversions-underway-in-vancouver/

Partial, and out of date. As officedweller noted, Smithe is complete, and there are people staying there already. I'm not sure there's any work actually happening on the Arts and Crafts building. Conversion to hotel started years ago, but it was Coromandel, who were developing it at least 2 years ago to be operated by Sonder, so it stalled.

There's also a conversion close to complete of the Burrard Medical Building, and two more o9ffice to hotel conversions approved in Gastown, on Carrall, and on Main.

jollyburger · #**827** Posted **Dec 3, 2024, 2:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

Partial, and out of date. As officedweller noted, Smithe is complete, and there are people staying there already. I'm not sure there's any work actually happening on the Arts and Crafts building. Conversion to hotel started years ago, but it was Coromandel, who were developing it at least 2 years ago to be operated by Sonder, so it stalled.

There's also a conversion close to complete of the Burrard Medical Building, and two more o9ffice to hotel conversions approved in Gastown, on Carrall, and on Main.

They are trying to lease out the retail for the Arts & Crafts building

https://www.spacelist.ca/listings/893689/bc/vancouver/for-lease/retail/576_seymour_street

Q3 2025 occupancy but the permits show no work. They pre-leased (?) some of the space to Purebread back in 2020 but obviously that didn't go anywhere.

madog222 · #**828** Posted **Dec 5, 2024, 4:51 AM**

Here’s a large rezoning proposal submitted by the City for the lots they own at the South corner of Burrard & Pacific. Site is the entire block of Burrard, Pacific, Hornby, & Beach less the Condo tower along Beach. 11.5 FSR gives about 740k sf.

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1402-1460 Burrard Street, 900 Pacific Street & 1401-1451 Hornby Street - To rezone from FCCDD to CD-1 to allow for the development of a 38-(west) and 52-(east) storey rental residential buildings, ground-floor retail. An FSR of 11.5 is proposed. The proposal exceeds the height and density anticipated in applicable policies.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=247215495

logan5 · #**829** Posted **Dec 5, 2024, 6:05 AM**

I'm guessing that lot falls under the same height policy that Vancouver House falls under. Vancouver House is 150 meters tall.

Actually quite a few large lots yet to develop around the Burrard and Granville street bridges. Should be a decent cluster of tallish buildings when complete.

jollyburger · #**830** Posted **Dec 5, 2024, 7:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

I'm guessing that lot falls under the same height policy that Vancouver House falls under. Vancouver House is 150 meters tall.

Actually quite a few large lots yet to develop around the Burrard and Granville street bridges. Should be a decent cluster of tallish buildings when complete.

No only Vancouver House, 601 Beach and Burrard Place were included in that policy in that are of downtown.

https://guidelines.vancouver.ca/policy-higher-buildings-for-rezonings.pdf

A sliver on the east part of the site is no longer in a view cone. Anchorpoint (almost that entire block) has no viewcone either now.

https://council.vancouver.ca/20240710/documents/pspc1.pdf

officedweller · #**831** Posted **Dec 6, 2024, 7:01 AM**

New massive video board installed outside BC Place Stadium
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-place-stadium-new-outdoor-video-board-installed

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-place-stadium-new-outdoor-video-board-installed

jollyburger · #**832** Posted **Dec 7, 2024, 1:23 AM**

Seismic upgrade/reno of the tower.

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Stuart Howard Architects Inc. has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to perform interior and exterior alterations to this apartment building, consisting of:

A proposed Floor Space Ratio of 3.09 for the site (approximately 40,011 sq. ft.)
Increase in number of units from 38 to 45
Twenty-four vehicle parking spaces, having access from Pendrell Street and Beach Avenue

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/2061-beach-ave

Vancouver_Highrise · #**833** Posted **Dec 7, 2024, 9:28 PM**

https://ibb.co/ZSktfpT
https://ibb.co/68yxBrH
https://ibb.co/Cwj0KJH

New renders of the bay redevelopment downtown via Beauty and the Bit

jollyburger · #**834** Posted **Dec 8, 2024, 12:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vancouver_Highrise

https://ibb.co/ZSktfpT
https://ibb.co/68yxBrH
https://ibb.co/Cwj0KJH

New renders of the bay redevelopment downtown via Beauty and the Bit

I guess it's more unreleased than new since one of them was already seen back in 2022? There's one or two more unreleased one on their portfolio page.

https://www.beautyandthebit.com/perkinswill_hbc_downtownearlymorning/

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**835** Posted **Dec 8, 2024, 2:41 AM**

pretty lame looking. a site/building like that needs something awesome to really showcase/highlight the original building.

Metro-One · #**836** Posted **Dec 9, 2024, 5:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

pretty lame looking. a site/building like that needs something awesome to really showcase/highlight the original building.

Agreed. This is a project that I hope would just go away.

A more slender higher tower that rises from the older structure without occupying its entire footprint would be far better.

connect2source · #**837** Posted **Dec 9, 2024, 10:49 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vancouver_Highrise

https://ibb.co/ZSktfpT
https://ibb.co/68yxBrH
https://ibb.co/Cwj0KJH

New renders of the bay redevelopment downtown via Beauty and the Bit

Horrible! As much as I love skyscrapers, this building needs to be left as is. It's one of the great, classic department store buildings both in mass, scale and design, reminds me a lot of Selfridges in London. We're fortunate to have it in Vancouver and it needs to be respected.

No matter the design, a giant mass, sitting directly on top of this building will ruin it. As Metro-One said, a slender tower, perhaps at the north end of the structure could work.

chowhou · #**838** Posted **Dec 9, 2024, 11:16 AM**

Shockingly I actually agree with those above that aesthetically this isn't great but for a completely different reason. I think the proportions would look far better if the proposed addition was significantly higher. Since the roofline is within your peripheral vision when looking at the Bay building you're drawn upwards towards the glass tower which then imposes over The Bay, but if it was significantly taller, from the street level you're inclined to ignore the glass tower above and focus on what's closer to the ground.

10 South LaSalle in Chicago is basically exactly what I'm thinking of here.

gaviscon · #**839** Posted **Dec 10, 2024, 5:03 AM**

837 Beatty & Block Residences

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20241209_113756 by globalbusinesscentre105 H, on Flickr

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jollyburger · #**840** Posted **Dec 10, 2024, 9:44 AM**

Demo permit went in for 55 W Hastings so maybe we'll see that lot developed.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=247061647