St. Paul's Hospital & Health Campus | U/C

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

No, but it got sold to Concord Pacific for obvious redevelopment.

Oh goody, we can look forward to it sitting empty for a couple decades like the Molson site then.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Oh goody, we can look forward to it sitting empty for a couple decades like the Molson site then.

Well they are partnering with the First Nations on the St Paul's site and it isn't zone constrained like the Molson site. And they bought it in 2016 so it hasn't been that long.

[jollyburger]

522 Malkin Ave (DP-2024-01172) development application

Strand Developments has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 20-storey, mixed-use building, on this site, consisting of:

14,500 sq.ft. (1,347.1 m²) of retail at grade
6,500 sq.ft. (603.9 m²) cultural amenity space
328 secured market rental residential units
A proposed a floor space of 2.33 FSR
A building height of 203.1 sq.ft. (61.9 m)
Two and half levels of underground vehicle and bicycle parking

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/522-malkin-ave

[jollyburger]

They're installing more of the brown copper paneling on the side the webcam is pointed at.



https://mds.multivista.com/index.cfm?Web...licWebcam.getHTTPStream&dc=1681925352819

[Architype]

St. Paul's construction, my photos, March 29 2025.



From the east:



And this building (Nexus) also under construction, adjacent.

[Architype]

The Nexus building will be small in comparison to the hospital campus, but strategically located.


Source: https://nexusvancouver.com/building/

[jollyburger]

I wonder how they plan on getting occupancy by Q3 2025. Seems tight even though the majority of the structure is complete.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

I wonder how they plan on getting occupancy by Q3 2025. Seems tight even though the majority of the structure is complete.

Presumably they can finish sooner, as it's offered as strata units, so there will be minimal finishing and service provision. They've started adding cladding and glazing on the lower floors, but Q3 does seem ambitious.

s they're presumably hoping to lease office space to doctors and medical services, they may not need to worry about finishing too promptly as the hospital won't be occupied any time soon.

[jollyburger]

Video of the construction site

• Video Link

[Changing City]

The last tower crane has gone from the first building. Two of the three drilling rigs have been removed from site for the Research Building, so excavation is next.

[madog222]

April construction update: https://mailchi.mp/providencehealth.bc.ca/project-and-construction-update-14198348?e=4a58a40216

Crews are clearing the land to get ready for excavation later this summer. The CSRC is expected to open in 2029.



Clockwise from top: Atrium, Inpatient room, Single Room Maternity Care and Critical Care area.


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Images from New St. Pauls Hospital Project

[whatnext]

Some embarrassing allegations for a gov't project:

Union claims exploitation of temporary foreign workers at St. Paul’s Hospital construction site
By Cecilia Hua
Posted May 22, 2025 10:18 am.

While construction is well under way at the new St. Paul’s Hospital site in Vancouver, a local union is raising red flags, claiming that temporary foreign workers are being exploited.

“We suspect they are not getting what they deserve,” BC Insulators Local 118 business manager Rob Sheck told CityNews.

According to the union, employees of an Ontario-based subcontractor approached representatives and alerted them of the situation.

“He ended up having a conversation with one of them, he did say, yes, they were on a student or tourist visa,” Sheck explained.

The union alleges there are around a dozen workers who are employed by Legends Insulation at the St. Paul’s construction site currently who do not hold the proper work permits and are getting paid substandard wages.

“We got some pay stubs showing $18 or $19 an hour, and that they were on work permits. If they were under a proper LMIA application, the wage is considerably higher than that, maybe $26 or $28 an hour,” Sheck said.

Under federal labour and immigration laws, an employer must obtain a Labour Market Assessment Impact (LMIA) before hiring a foreign worker....

https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/22/vancouver-new-st-pauls-hospital-worker-exploitation/

[MIPS]

“We got some pay stubs showing $18 or $19 an hour, and that they were on work permits. If they were under a proper LMIA application, the wage is considerably higher than that, maybe $26 or $28 an hour,” Sheck said.

How can someone smile so broadly with that amount of shft in his teeth?
That assumes you'd hire them. Even fully ticketed and certified you'd never even consider the option. You're just a Union goon stirring up trouble because it's not your workers on the site.

[logan5]

That kind of 🞵🞵🞵🞵 undermines everybody, not just unions. If this story is true, that company should be heavily punished.

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by logan5

That kind of 🞵🞵🞵🞵 undermines everybody, not just unions. If this story is true, that company should be heavily punished.

Agree. That kind of activity at any work place, gets me red faced , be it union or non union and especially goverment projects which requires workers be paid fair wage.
Gorverment projects pay the big bucks to winning contractors, on the expectation that the workers will be well paid so that our tax payers money is proportionally well allocated back into the system/society.
In 1996 I was a laborer making $10 an hour, then worked on a school and hospital projet (seismic upgrading), my paid when from $10 to fair wage $23.90 an hour for laboring work.

[Changing City]

St Paul's isn't a government project. It's being developed by Providence Healthcare, with funding coming from the St Paul's Foundation, the Provincial Government, and from the sale of the existing St Paul's to Concord Pacific. That doesn't excuse the need for oversight of the contractor and sub-contractors, and who they employ to meet acceptable employment practices.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Changing City

St Paul's isn't a government project. It's being developed by Providence Healthcare, with funding coming from the St Paul's Foundation, the Provincial Government, and from the sale of the existing St Paul's to Concord Pacific. That doesn't excuse the need for oversight of the contractor and sub-contractors, and who they employ to meet acceptable employment practices.

Come on captain pedantic.

[chowhou]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

Agree. That kind of activity at any work place, gets me red faced , be it union or non union and especially goverment projects which requires workers be paid fair wage.
Gorverment projects pay the big bucks to winning contractors, on the expectation that the workers will be well paid so that our tax payers money is proportionally well allocated back into the system/society.
In 1996 I was a laborer making $10 an hour, then worked on a school and hospital projet (seismic upgrading), my paid when from $10 to fair wage $23.90 an hour for laboring work.

Speak for yourself; I'd prefer if my tax dollars went to the lowest bidder with the expectation that they can maintain a minimum construction standard. The allocation of taxpayer money back to society should be in the form of the finished project, not those paid along the way.

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by chowhou

...I'd prefer if my tax dollars went to the lowest bidder with the expectation that they can maintain a minimum construction standard. The allocation of taxpayer money back to society should be in the form of the finished project, not those paid along the way.

I don't often get into a verbal Wimbleton...but I will always fight for higher wages for the little guy, because it's the hardest thing for people to hand out, when billionaires are hesitant in doing it, everyone else will also be lessgiving.
Young people don't want to live with their parents their whole life and would prefer an independent and fulfilling lifestyle.

[chowhou]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

I don't often get into a verbal Wimbleton...but I will always fight for higher wages for the little guy, because it's the hardest thing for people to hand out, when billionaires are hesitant in doing it, everyone else will also be lessgiving.
Young people don't want to live with their parents their whole life and would prefer an independent and fulfilling lifestyle.

All I have to say is I think there's a world of difference between a profit oriented project and a public service project. There are no billionaires investing in this project trying to screw the little guy out of wages, its our limited tax dollars being spent that if spent irresponsibly slows down or prevents other important public amenities from being built.