possibly earlier. I doubt if you had walked in to the sales center when it opened - was that 2006? - they would have said we expect to top out sometime in 2010.
I don't put a lot of faith in their delivery date.
I think this will be a really incredible looking building and great for the city skyline and downtown sightlines. But something about the marketing just screams "over-hype" to me. When it comes to actually considering a purchase there, I just can't see it. The prices are astronomical, and unless you buy something on the totally exorbitant top floors, I'm not even sure you'd have a view - or much light.
Seems like for those who have it, there would be better options for a million plus ; ).
I'm not sure if there's been any real delays to this point, but rumour has it that this project has been in trouble financially for a while now. Wouldn't be surprised to see another developer get involved...Also, the office space is still available as strata after nearly a year and still no takers, apparently because it's overpriced and delivery is too far out.
Anyone know what % sales they're at with the condos?
Agreed they overpriced this one - awkward layouts and less than stellar views from most of the units.
Here's a quick pic of the crane erected on site that I took yesterday. It's one of those lesser seen (in Vancouver) crane styles. I'm guessing they're using that type due to the "tightness" of the site? Out of curiosity, what are these types of cranes called? And for that matter, what are the usual horizontal-style ones called? Thanks in advance.
The two cranes are informally called boom cranes and luffing cranes (Boom are traditional cranes and luffing are like the one seen at Jameson). There are much more technical names and different styles within each type but those are the two overarching classifications of tower cranes.
And yes Raggedy your assumption was right, luffing cranes are seen much more predominantly in dense areas with a small swing radius. There is a good possibility there will be a Luffing crane at the Ritz site as the owner of the office building to the west is restricting air swing rights above his property.
The two cranes are informally called boom cranes and luffing cranes (Boom are traditional cranes and luffing are like the one seen at Jameson). There are much more technical names and different styles within each type but those are the two overarching classifications of tower cranes.
And yes Raggedy your assumption was right, luffing cranes are seen much more predominantly in dense areas with a small swing radius. There is a good possibility there will be a Luffing crane at the Ritz site as the owner of the office building to the west is restricting air swing rights above his property.
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