CF Pacific Centre Developments

[officedweller]

Sent around the office.
Aritzia escalators arrive next Monday and Tuesday.

ATTENTION: All Office Tenants – Pacific Centre

WHAT: Escalator Delivery and Traffic Disruptions

WHEN: From 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily on the dates listed below:
Monday, March 2, 2026
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
IMPACT: A large shipment of new escalator equipment will be delivered by PCL Constructors Westcoast to the southwest corner of Robson and Howe Streets, requiring a two-lane closure of westbound lanes on Robson Street and the Easy Park parkade ramp.

Additionally, the north sidewalk on Robson Street and the east sidewalk on Howe Street will be closed. On-site flaggers will be present to manage the traffic and safely 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 individuals exiting the building across the road.

[domusile]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Yeah, some sort of a meeting room (but how do you access it (other than the loading dock hall)?)
I'm surprised there is no stair next to that escalator (as shown in the plan below).
Could be to prevent shoplifters escaping downstairs or just to prevent shortcutters to the mall.

The ground floor plan also tells us where the Tenant 1 demising walls will be,
inserted in blue. Bigger ground floor than Aritzia!
Tenant 1 has an elevator at the back corner (shown on Aritizia plans)
but needs escalators.
I still think that Tenant 3 (Simons?) should have an entrance from Howe St.

PS - there's active construction building the Tenant 3 No. 731 entrance corridor.

I wonder which unit would Uniqlo take

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Sent around the office.
Aritzia escalators arrive next Monday and Tuesday.

I think they're installing escalators for all the units.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=263403515

[officedweller]

That would explain why they need 2 days.

[officedweller]

Pics by me today:

[officedweller]

By me today:

Originally Posted by officedweller

December 30th:

[jollyburger]

Seems like it'll be another six months at this rate. Maybe early/mid September

[officedweller]

That's my guess too.

[officedweller]

By me March 21st:

[jollyburger]

I wonder when they plan on starting the rezoning/development permit process.

[Glow Fun City]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

I wonder when they plan on starting the rezoning/development permit process.

You'd think they'd try to get something in before the election like everyone else is doing…

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by Glow Fun City

You'd think they'd try to get something in before the election like everyone else is doing…

I doubt they can push anything through this year and it's either a hotel or hotel/residential right in the middle of downtown so I doubt there's going to be much pushback on this even from the biggest NIMBY in the city.

[officedweller]

Renovated mall ceiling.
Pics by me today.
I guess there are slats to come and the wavey chandeliers seem to have been kept.

Originally Posted by officedweller

Sent around the office today:



Current pics from Google search.
Looks like they are getting rid of the wood - making it more sterile.


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs...QP2fzvDpgCtILexu2lHm1O=s680-w680-h510-rw


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs...VERORLNgxeuAmTXr5QvGGQ=s680-w680-h510-rw

[jollyburger]

Scaffolding going up next to the 725 Granville main (?) entrance next to the Canada Line station exit. I assume they are opening it up for the new CRU entrance.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Yeah, some sort of a meeting room (but how do you access it (other than the loading dock hall)?)
I'm surprised there is no stair next to that escalator (as shown in the plan below).
Could be to prevent shoplifters escaping downstairs or just to prevent shortcutters to the mall.

The ground floor plan also tells us where the Tenant 1 demising walls will be,
inserted in blue. Bigger ground floor than Aritzia!
Tenant 1 has an elevator at the back corner (shown on Aritizia plans)
but needs escalators.
I still think that Tenant 3 (Simons?) should have an entrance from Howe St.

PS - there's active construction building the Tenant 3 No. 731 entrance corridor.

735 Granville CRU got its permit Contractor seems to be connected to Axxys Construction

Same numbered company (3469051 Canada) shows up on the new Arc'teryx Robson store. In the past they did Mackage in the mall and COS on Robson.

They've done Abercrombie & Fitch, alo, Arc'Teryx, Aritzia, Armani Exchange, Athelta, Banana Republic, Best Buy, Browns, Canada Goose etc.. so it could be any big retail player. They did a bunch of Uniqlo locations.

https://www.axxysconstruction.com/en/uniqlo

Details



Primary Location: 735 GRANVILLE STREET, Vancouver, BC


Specific Location: Floor Level 1-2, CRU Y009


Work Description: Interior tenant improvement for the fit out of two-storey retail (mercantile) store.


Type of Work: Addition / Alteration

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=291102431

[officedweller]

That would be cool if it were Uniqlo.

BTW - Based on signage on the door, I think that Aritizia will consolidate its various brand stores at Pacific Centre into the new store.

Pics by me today:

[Capitol Hill]

Has CF even applied for anything to replace the hotel, or is it just demolition and revisit in a decade operation?

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Capitol Hill

Has CF even applied for anything to replace the hotel, or is it just demolition and revisit in a decade operation?

No development application has been published yet. That doesn't necessarily mean CF haven't been talking to the City about what could replace the hotel tower with. They haven't chosen to share anything yet, but they generally prefer to operate that way. We still only have Aritzia as the confirmed tenant of the former Nordstrom space, but three other future tenants have apparently been lined up, and designs submitted for at least one of their stores, without those tenants being identified.

[jollyburger]

^^ I assume they'll need a rezoning if it's mixed use?

Some footage of the demolition work.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVO7gt8DS_m/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSVfiLNAjLR/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUjuWQCkm2v/

[officedweller]

By me today: