Downtown Vancouver Updates II

[officedweller]

848 Seymour

Full Sheets says something screwed up:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdSvTxGGzez/?stkn=bW9ucDExdzh2bnJ2

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

848 Seymour

Full Sheets says something screwed up:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DdSvTxGGzez/?stkn=bW9ucDExdzh2bnJ2

Looks like the crane dropped it's load of rebar?

[officedweller]

Looks like it. The [pulley?] on the crane cable is on the ground.

[jollyburger]

Another Gastown hotel in the old SRO on Alexander/Water with self check-ins.

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/58-alexander-st

Run by Steven Lippman/80 Powell.

[officedweller]

The City has emptied the planters on the south side of Library Square - presumably to get rid of the rat nests that were in them.
Pics by me today.

[officedweller]

Park Place renos:

By me today:

[jollyburger]

Townline's project at 1188 Cardero is now proposed with 24 floors and 221 secured market rental and 20% below market

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/1188-cardero-st

[madog222]

Stadacona Apartments, at 601 Bute, redeveloped in the works. “With commercial, hotel and rental residential uses.” No details yet on any retention of the existing 1912 heritiage register listed building.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=302119849

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by madog222

Stadacona Apartments, at 601 Bute, redeveloped in the works. “With commercial, hotel and rental residential uses.” No details yet on any retention of the existing 1912 heritiage register listed building.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=302119849

Hmm this one again. Last version I heard about they were trying to configure the tower around / with the old building as it's kinda required. Don't remember the tenure but I think it was all residential before

[csbvan]

Seems like a heritage building hotel/upper level rental apartment concept will be coming.

[officedweller]

I guess it (601 Bute project) would include the 3 neighbouring houses?
647 Bute is not listed on that webpage though.


https://www.google.com/maps/place/601+Bu..._ep=EgoyMDI2MDkyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

These would be demolished?


https://www.google.com/maps/place/601+Bu..._ep=EgoyMDI2MDkyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Maybe this one could be moved offsite?


https://www.google.com/maps/place/601+Bu..._ep=EgoyMDI2MDkyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

[GenWhy?]

When I last heard about the project (5 years ago) the redevelopment involved all 4 properties

[madog222]

This proposal, and the previous, includes 1222 and 1218 Melvile. Those are the two houses along Melvile. The house on Bute is one lot with the apartment.

Previous proposal was by Henriquez.

[officedweller]

Thanks for the info.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by madog222

This proposal, and the previous, includes 1222 and 1218 Melvile. Those are the two houses along Melvile. The house on Bute is one lot with the apartment.

Previous proposal was by Henriquez.

July 26, 2026 on RENX they mentioned a 39 storey tower and the commercial being a restaurant.

https://renx.ca/openform-and-edc-break-ground-on-vancouver-apartment-project

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by madog222

Stadacona Apartments, at 601 Bute, redeveloped in the works. “With commercial, hotel and rental residential uses.” No details yet on any retention of the existing 1912 heritiage register listed building.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=302119849

Sure, let's gentrify those tenants right out of downtown.

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Sure, let's gentrify those tenants right out of downtown.

I don't think preventing an over 100 net increase in rental apartments from being built here is the wiser decision.

[s211]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I guess it (601 Bute project) would include the 3 neighbouring houses?
647 Bute is not listed on that webpage though.


https://www.google.com/maps/place/601+Bu..._ep=EgoyMDI2MDkyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

These would be demolished?


https://www.google.com/maps/place/601+Bu..._ep=EgoyMDI2MDkyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Maybe this one could be moved offsite?

Those two neighbouring houses were teardowns 30-40 years ago (when I saw their interiors), and are of nominal value. Why waste hundreds of thousands of dollars to somehow retain them? They're of zero architectural value also.

[madog222]

Rezoning has also been submitted for 601 Bute.

To rezone from DD to CD-1 to permit a 40-storey mixed-use rental building over a six-storey podium with hotel and commercial uses with 328 rental units above, including below-market rental under the Downtown Rezoning Policy and Hotel Development Policy. An FSR of 17.29 and height of 121 m (398.5 ft.) are proposed. The site has existing tenants, and heritage considerations for the Stadacona Apartments on site.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=305913206

[urbanight93]

this was a good read, especially given i wasn't able to make it to the open house. As a topic that comes up often on SSP, there is some talk about the factors influencing building height specifically in Vancouver. It notes that the study by KPF found that there is no single technical height “cap” for buildings in Vancouver and how tall a building can reasonably go depends in part on how the building is used.

https://syc.vancouver.ca/projects/higher-buildings/higher-buildings-policy-review.pdf

We should hear back about future policy options in early 2027.