Park Hyatt (1128 W Georgia) | 197m | 62 fl | Completed

[Migrant_Coconut]

A) Generally speaking, most Old World cities (and some New World ones) have made an effort to locate all their towers outside of their downtown core; there's no rule saying the tallest buildings have to be in the city centre or else. WRT London, many of its highest are located in Vauxhall, Canary Wharf and Elephant & Castle, pretty far removed from what most people would consider "the core."

B) Anybody who thinks Gilmore Place is priced toward the average Vancouverite has several screws loose.

[Zepfancouver]

For the past 2 weeks, was noticing something unusual with the BMU, no work for me today, so I had a closer look.
It seems like we have some issues with the BMU, but that's not going to stop window washers being window washers

This morning - Nov 08, 2024


https://makeagif.com/i/eJzsX9

[jollyburger]

Morning stretch?

[Vin]

Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

A) Generally speaking, most Old World cities (and some New World ones) have made an effort to locate all their towers outside of their downtown core; there's no rule saying the tallest buildings have to be in the city centre or else. WRT London, many of its highest are located in Vauxhall, Canary Wharf and Elephant & Castle, pretty far removed from what most people would consider "the core."

B) Anybody who thinks Gilmore Place is priced toward the average Vancouverite has several screws loose.

A) Only if the old world city centre consists of mostly heritage buildings that tall modern towers look out-of-place in the middle of these, then you are correct that the modern clusters are located further away.

For Vancouver, our downtown is already filled with modern tall towers, and there is absolutely no good reason why we can't have even taller towers located here (and W Broadway). Everyone knows that the only reason why we are not getting any newer ones is really simple: outdated City policies on development and Viewcones.

[Klazu]

Shangri-La hotel property has been sold off to Hyatt, and following a future remodeling, the property will be re-branded as Park Hyatt.

https://storeys.com/shangri-la-vancouver-brookfield-westbank-peterson-hyatt/

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Klazu

Shangri-La hotel property has been sold off to Hyatt, and following a future remodeling, the property will be re-branded as Park Hyatt.

https://storeys.com/shangri-la-vancouver-brookfield-westbank-peterson-hyatt/

No it hasn't. Brookfield has bought the property - the Park Hyatt rebranding has been comprehensively discussed on the hotel thread in the past few days.

[whatnext]

My my, this unit at Shangri-la seem to turn over quite a lot! This article focuses on the price drop since its last sale in 2022 but I find it more interesting that it sold below its 2016 price.

Condo at the former Shangri-La Vancouver sells for less than it did in 2022
Amir Ali
Aug 19 2025

A residential condo at the former Shangri-La Vancouver, now Park Hyatt, recently sold for under the assessed value.

Unit 3101 at 1111 Alberni St. sold late last week for $1,950,000.

Since 2016, the condo has changed owners several times. In 2016, it sold for $2,170,000. In 2020, it sold again for slightly higher, $2,366,950. In 2022, it sold for $2,300,000....

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/shangri-la-vancouver-condo-sold

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by whatnext

My my, this unit at Shangri-la seem to turn over quite a lot! This article focuses on the price drop since its last sale in 2022 but I find it more interesting that it sold below its 2016 price.

Condo at the former Shangri-La Vancouver sells for less than it did in 2022
Amir Ali
Aug 19 2025

A residential condo at the former Shangri-La Vancouver, now Park Hyatt, recently sold for under the assessed value.

Unit 3101 at 1111 Alberni St. sold late last week for $1,950,000.

Since 2016, the condo has changed owners several times. In 2016, it sold for $2,170,000. In 2020, it sold again for slightly higher, $2,366,950. In 2022, it sold for $2,300,000....

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/shangri-la-vancouver-condo-sold

Could account for expected special assessment for window replacements. Was that issue known in 2016?

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Could account for expected special assessment for window replacements. Was that issue known in 2016?

You first brought that to the forum's attention in January 2016.

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=7288950&postcount=2855

[idunno]

Nearly 10 years' time and still a price drop. Just goes to show how solid the price ceiling is for downtown condos under a normal market. [not that the ceiling is especially low!]

[whatnext]

If Howard Chai lurks here, thank you! he always manages to get some good scoops on Storeys before everyone else.

Brookfield Looks To Sell Retail Component Of Shangri-La Vancouver
Brookfield acquired the Shangri-La Vancouver from Westbank and Peterson earlier this year and is now moving to sell the retail component at 1121 Alberni Street.
Howard Chai
September 05, 2025

Less than three months after acquiring the Shangri-La Vancouver, which is set to be rebranded by Hyatt, Canadian multinational investment firm Brookfield is looking to flip the retail component they acquired alongside the hotel, STOREYS has learned.

The Shangri-La Vancouver is located at 1128 W Georgia Street — between W Georgia Street and Alberni Street, along Thurlow Street — and consists of a 62-storey tower with 119 hotel suites on the first 15 floors and 307 residences above. Adjacent to the tower is a three-storey building at 1121 Alberni Street that houses retail space...

https://storeys.com/shangri-la-vancouver-retail-component-brookfield-listing/

[jollyburger]

I guess the hotel won't be expanding into the retail podium.

[jollyburger]

Do they usually remove the VAG offsite exhibit signage for the public art installation?

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Do they usually remove the VAG offsite exhibit signage for the public art installation?

Still no new artwork/signage. I guess VAG dumped this project or they are waiting for some kind of renovations as part of the hotel rebrand.

[officedweller]

I'm just hoping that Park Hyatt gets permission to put a sign at the top of the tower.
The original ban was for signs above 450ft - but I think the EY sign on The Stack is higher than that?

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I'm just hoping that Park Hyatt gets permission to put a sign at the top of the tower.
The original ban was for signs above 450ft - but I think the EY sign on The Stack is higher than that?

Wouldn't the top of the tower be part of the residential strata?

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I'm just hoping that Park Hyatt gets permission to put a sign at the top of the tower.
The original ban was for signs above 450ft - but I think the EY sign on The Stack is higher than that?

There's trees behind the penthouse pools so maybe they could stick signage along those sides.





https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/real-...g-in-vancouver-rooftop-pool-home-5702933

This is in the sign bylaws:

1133-1155 Melville Street (CD-1 (722))
A fascia sign on the site zoned CD-1 (722) that is no more than 137 m in height.

Seems like Shangri-la already had permission for a fascia sign

(d) 1120 West Georgia Street (CD-1 (426)) (Shangri-la Hotel)
A fascia sign on the site zoned CD-1 (426) that is no more than 137 m in height;

https://bylaws.vancouver.ca/Sign/Part9.pdf

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Still no new artwork/signage. I guess VAG dumped this project or they are waiting for some kind of renovations as part of the hotel rebrand.

Was it something funded by Westbank? Maybe when they sold the money disappeared.

[officedweller]

Posted on Oct 21, 2008. City Report Sept 15, 2005.:

Originally Posted by officedweller

It's part of the rezoning bylaw under the higher buildings policy - not sure what the final outcome was:

http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20050915/documents/ph2ym.pdf

Despite renderings with the "S" on the east side, I thought it was to be in/on the cage at the SE corner
(just to the left of the rendered "S"). The problem is that the Park Hyatt logo is linear and would not fit there.


https://mynextcondo.com/building/shangri-la-estates/

If Westbank was smart, the hotel operator would have contractual rights to place a sign up there.
Even if subject to City bylaws, a change in bylaws would allow the hotel to erect a sign in future.

Originally Posted by mcminsen

May 16 '16, my pics

Originally Posted by Klazu

[connect2source]

If there is to be a sign it won't read Park Hyatt as this hotel has been branded "Hyatt" which seems new to me and possibly a category positioned between Park Hyatt and Hyatt Regency.

https://www.hyatt.com/hyatt-hotels/en-US/yvrph-hyatt-vancouver-downtown-alberni