Burnaby Updates

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by Lexus

2026, Apr 3

Solhouse 6035 at 6035 Wilson Ave seems stalled. Probable been like this for over a year.

2029 completion so maybe they have time?

Unrelated but has anyone driven by the Telus Boot project lately? I wonder if that one is progressing.

Not sure if this one got posted but a Nov 2025 project update

The Boot,” a distinctive L-shaped office building at the corner of Boundary Road and Kingsway, on the Burnaby side of the Vancouver-Burnaby border, is starting to look a little less uncommon.

Although the main 21-storey tower (coined Building 1) will remain intact, construction crews are dismantling the attached 12-storey podium (Building 2) that gives the unusual boot-like shape to the structure.

Removing the podium will reduce the office building’s total floor area from 687,000 square feet to 512,000 square feet.

Tracy McRae vice-president, development of Vancouver-based Anthem Properties Group Ltd., says the company is the development’s construction manager and manager and a partner with Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd.

In addition to demolishing Building 2, Building 1 will be renovated and office tenants will be taken on after the renovation has been completed.

Geoff Deacon, Anthem’s director of construction, says, “We’re refreshing the area and the corner of Boundary and Kingsway, while not compromising the integrity of The Boot.”

He says crews are taking down each floor of the podium building one at a time.

They’re demolishing the cross-over section between Building 1 and Building 2 and detaching the expansion joints on each floor of the podium.

Demolition of the podium began in January 2025 with completion expected in April 2026.

Work has gone smoothly so far, says Deacon.

“One challenge we faced was dealing with some unforeseen conditions in the old building,” Deacon says. “The original electrical room of The Boot is underneath Building 2. So, in order to demolish it, we had to build a new electrical room in Building 1.”

In addition to the demolition of Building 2, the refurbishment of the facade of Building 1 and other upgrades to ensure it conforms with modern building codes and safety standards, the first phase of the project involves construction of two towers on the south side of the site, fronting Kingsway.

Connected by a podium, the structures will contain 700 market rental units as well as retail.

The towers will be built on the approximately 40,000 square foot surface vehicle parking lot at the southeast parcel of the site.

The second phase’s three towers, the project’s tallest buildings, will be built on the site of the demolished “toe” structure.

Parking for the development will be located in an underground parkade.

https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/...ing-the-boot-the-rest-is-getting-a-shine