General Vancouver Development Updates II

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by jrdtown

Urban Fare OV is now rebranded to Save-on-Foods. It's still a 10-15 minutes walk from the new St Paul's, though.

St Pauls + ~1000(?) new units where McDonald's and the City lot are will bring another grocer into the area. No Frills seems like a no brainer.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

St Pauls + ~1000(?) new units where McDonald's and the City lot are will bring another grocer into the area. No Frills seems like a no brainer.

Even with the buildout of those towers and some infill next to the hospital it seems like a stretch to convince a supermarket to open there. I guess we'll see what COV does with all their land on the other side of Main St in the Innovation/arts district. Though I guess opening smaller footprint discount stores is going to be a trend for a few years.

https://canadiangrocer.com/grocers-find-big-benefits-small-formats

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

St Pauls + ~1000(?) new units where McDonald's and the City lot are will bring another grocer into the area. No Frills seems like a no brainer.

It seems to be a similar size, and arrangement (second floor) as the new City Market at Granville and Broadway. That seems as likely as a potential brand, (assuming it's not part of Sobey's expansion plans). Similar location in terms of transit access, too.

[GenWhy?]

Net new population to the immediate area:

1527 Main St (rezoning approved in July 2025) - 371 units
1405 Main St (pending review) - 780 units
1220 Station St (pending review) - 470 units
496 Prior St (excavation soon?) - 262 units
5 West 2nd Avenue (excavation soon?) - 150 units

TOTAL - 2,033 units ( completed by date unknown)

Then you have the hospital workers

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Even with the buildout of those towers and some infill next to the hospital it seems like a stretch to convince a supermarket to open there. I guess we'll see what COV does with all their land on the other side of Main St in the Innovation/arts district. Though I guess opening smaller footprint discount stores is going to be a trend for a few years.

https://canadiangrocer.com/grocers-find-big-benefits-small-formats

Agreed. The area is heavy on parklands and industrial space.

No Frills are franchises - so I wonder what the catchment/exclusivity area for each store might be?
Closest No Frills are Hastings & Clark and Broadway & Yukon.

Vancouver still doesn't have Sobey's discount chain, FreshCo.

[GenWhy?]

Hear the Safeway at West 4th and Vine is closing in December. Not sure about the other tenancies on site.

[csbvan]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

Hear the Safeway at West 4th and Vine is closing in December. Not sure about the other tenancies on site.

This makes sense. The BP has been submitted (ages ago). The closing of this Safeway will correspond almost exactly with the opening of Fresh Street at 4th and Macdonald.

[jollyburger]

Friends of Point Grey on the other Safeway redevelopment site

Vancouver City Council approved the rezoning for the Safeway site in March 2025. Friends of Point Grey Village contacted City staff a month or so ago asking the timing on the development permit application. Both a development permit and building permit are required before construction can begin. City staff informed us that they had not yet received a development permit application from BGO. It has now been over 7 years, July 2018, when Safeway closed its doors for the last time. We also contacted the developer, and received a reply from one of the PR consultants working on the project.

https://friendsofpointgreyvillage.ca/

There's no demo permits or anything in yet for Low Tide's project

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Friends of Point Grey on the other Safeway redevelopment site



https://friendsofpointgreyvillage.ca/

There's no demo permits or anything in yet for Low Tide's project

LOL
"we keep making this process really hard - why haven't they built anything yet!?"

In all seriousness that is a bummer no demo permit yet

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by csbvan

This makes sense. The BP has been submitted (ages ago). The closing of this Safeway will correspond almost exactly with the opening of Fresh Street at 4th and Macdonald.

Do we remember if Safeway is coming back?

[csbvan]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

Do we remember if Safeway is coming back?

Yes, Safeway access will be off of Vine Street, whereas the 4th frontage will be smaller-scale CRUs.

[Changing City]

Details of the City's 2400 Motel site rezoning have been published.

The City of Vancouver has received a proposal to rezone 2396-2400 Kingsway & 2441-2493 E 33rd Avenue from C-2 (Commercial) District, RT-2 (Residential) District and R1-1 (Residential Inclusive) District, to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District to allow the development of a mixed-use development with four residential towers (18-, 25-, 26- and 28-storeys). This proposal includes:

A total floor space ratio (FSR) of 5.04;
A floor area of 61,302 sq. m (659,849 sq. ft.), which includes:
Commercial uses on the ground level:
15,000 sq. ft. of indoor community gathering space;
A 37-space childcare facility; and
863 rental residential units:
20,000 sq. ft. public plaza.

[jollyburger]

Reliance is building a temporary sales office I assume for the 1943 E Hastings Project



https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1943-e-hastings-st?tool=survey_tool

Address number assigned as per approved plans for Fire and Emergency response. The address number is to be posted to the building and to be visible from the street in accordance with the Building By-law prior to final inspection.


Work Description: Exterior and interior alterations to combine the three commercial units into one and a temporary (1 year) change of major occupancy from Group A2, D, and E to temporary sales office (Group D) in this existing 2-storey commercial building. Change of occupancy is time-limited to September 21, 2026, and it shall revert back to previous Group A2, D and E occupancy thereafter. Scope of work includes installation of new footings. No work is proposed on the first storey.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=243384189

[jollyburger]

South False Creek co-op renewal

Creekview Co-op is located at 1483 Lameys Mill Road

In March 2024, through a Council Members Motion, Council requested City staff to report back with an updated and enhanced False Creek South development framework that addresses current housing pressures, reflects citywide and community input, and considers key factors outlined in the Council resolution. That work is now underway and is expected to report back in Q1 2026.

The Overholding Agreement is an interim lease solution for the Co-op until the planning process for South False Creek is complete. The Co-op would like to better understand its lease options in the context of the development plan for False Creek South before negotiating a new lease with the City.

https://council.vancouver.ca/20251007/documents/r3.pdf

[madog222]

Crane going up today at the Clark / E 1st VCH & BC Housing project.

[officedweller]

Pics from a friend today of crane coming down.

Soroptimist Building
546 West 13th Ave.
















Rendering of new tower of social housing units for Soroptimist International of Vancouver at 546 West 13th Ave.
Credit: GBL Architects
https://www.urbanyvr.com/soroptimist-international-of-vancouver/

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by madog222

Crane going up today at the Clark / E 1st VCH & BC Housing project.

https://trafficcams.vancouver.ca/clark4.htm

[officedweller]

From Strand twitter Oct 7, 2025:

The Collingwood
(Dunbar south of 41st Ave.)


Roof framing is now underway at The Collingwood, with roofing to commence in the coming weeks.
Preparation for window installation is ongoing across the building, as we continue to bring The Collingwood to life in the iconic Dunbar neighbourhood.
https://x.com/Stranddev/status/1975323150973063208

From Strand twitter Sept 18, 2025:

The Elms
(Granville south of 41st Ave.)


It’s been a season of rapid progress at The Elms, with masonry and cladding well underway on the exterior.
Coming soon to Vancouver’s coveted Westside, join the priority list today for updates on new rental homes in Kerrisdale.
https://x.com/Stranddev/status/1968798035799949409

[hollywoodnorth]

Originally Posted by officedweller

From Strand twitter Oct 7, 2025:

The Collingwood
(Dunbar south of 41st Ave.)


Roof framing is now underway at The Collingwood, with roofing to commence in the coming weeks.
Preparation for window installation is ongoing across the building, as we continue to bring The Collingwood to life in the iconic Dunbar neighbourhood.
https://x.com/Stranddev/status/1975323150973063208

From Strand twitter Sept 18, 2025:

The Elms
(Granville south of 41st Ave.)


It’s been a season of rapid progress at The Elms, with masonry and cladding well underway on the exterior.
Coming soon to Vancouver’s coveted Westside, join the priority list today for updates on new rental homes in Kerrisdale.
https://x.com/Stranddev/status/1968798035799949409

found some more





from >> https://stranddev.com/portfolio/theelms

[madog222]

Originally Posted by madog222

Replacing an earlier low rise strata proposal.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=272811315

Another basket handle topped tower.

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1683-1691-e-pender-and-485-commercial-dr


Image from dys architecture