CF Pacific Centre Developments

[officedweller]

Not sure either.
My guess is that the remaining levels above the mall have tall enough ceilings to repurpose (former lobby and ballroom, etc) and provide a buffer for future construction. That space could also be useful during construction for a site office and storage.
When the Eatons building was reno'd, columns in the parkade were beefed up, so I'd expect the same here, but don't know about columns through the 2 mall levels that would in theory remain occupied.
Also, I figure those columns would need beefing up if the new tower is a lot taller than the old tower.

[officedweller]

By me today:

Note that the columns are not in a perfect grid.

[jollyburger]

This section of the previous rezoning for the renovated tower has the floorplans with the columns

https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/appendix-c-w-georgia-architectural-pages-19-to-48.pdf

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

This section of the previous rezoning for the renovated tower has the floorplans with the columns

https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/appendix-c-w-georgia-architectural-pages-19-to-48.pdf

Thanks.

The floor of Level 5 must be a transfer slab based on the column spacing on the floor below (from these abandoned hotel plans).
Whether that transfer slab can support a 50 storey hotel is another matter
(by comparison, the transfer slab at Hotel Georgia Residences was a whole storey tall).
So that's probably why they stopped there.


https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/appendix-c-w-georgia-architectural-pages-19-to-48.pdf

[officedweller]

By me today:







Pool pavilion is still there.

[NewfBC]

Williams-Sonoma are opening 3 stores in part of the Nordstrom space at CF Rideau Centre (Ottawa) - Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn and West Elm.

Could they be a possibility for one of the spaces here?

Ron.

[officedweller]

The 3 storey unit at the corner of Granville & Robson is still unknown, so it's a possibility.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by NewfBC

Williams-Sonoma are opening 3 stores in part of the Nordstrom space at CF Rideau Centre (Ottawa) - Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn and West Elm.

Could they be a possibility for one of the spaces here?

Ron.

If those stores left their current locations it would be pretty devastating for South Granville's retail strip.

[RedArbutus]

Originally Posted by whatnext

If those stores left their current locations it would be pretty devastating for South Granville's retail strip.

I still remember when they were slated to shut down on South Granville even to the point of holding a liquidation sale over an entire weekend with everything 50-70% off only to go back to staying open at the last moment. I got some good espresso cups for dirt cheap haha.

I do like that row of furniture stores and boutiques in South Granville.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by officedweller

The floor of Level 5 must be a transfer slab based on the column spacing on the floor below (from these abandoned hotel plans).
Whether that transfer slab can support a 50 storey hotel is another matter
(by comparison, the transfer slab at Hotel Georgia Residences was a whole storey tall).
So that's probably why they stopped there.

Damn, you're good!

[officedweller]

By me Sept 29th.

You can see the 5th floor slab.
The remaining column stubs look shorter than before and there's no rebar exposed.
Curious whether they can rough up the surface and tie-in extra thickness to that slab on top of it,
maybe to the height of the stubby columns remaining.
Those lines look new.



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