The Ultimate Vancouver Rumour Thread! - Page 25

Mininari · #**481** Posted **Jun 21, 2009, 10:45 PM**

The skyline needs a couple 500-550ft towers to step up the existing table-top to the 650' Shangri-La. Heres hopin' for the rumours to make it reality!

s211 · #**482** Posted **Jul 9, 2009, 6:08 PM**

Rumour is that BC Lottery Corp will be moving from Richmond to Broadway Tech.

AlexYVR · #**483** Posted **Jul 9, 2009, 6:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Rumour is that BC Lottery Corp will be moving from Richmond to Broadway Tech.

I'd be interested to know where you heard that

LeftCoaster · #**484** Posted **Jul 9, 2009, 7:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Rumour is that BC Lottery Corp will be moving from Richmond to Broadway Tech.

BCLC is staying in Richmond... they will be moving though

s211 · #**485** Posted **Jul 10, 2009, 3:15 PM**

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I'd be interested to know where you heard that

It's all over the commercial real estate community.

s211 · #**486** Posted **Jul 10, 2009, 3:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

BCLC is staying in Richmond... they will be moving though

What have you heard?

WarrenC12 · #**487** Posted **Jul 10, 2009, 3:42 PM**

I work near the office park that contains BCLC. They tore down a building a few years back and put up a 4 story LEED gold that has just been sitting there. Either BCLC is moving there, or if they leave there's a heck of a lot of empty space in this area.

s211 · #**488** Posted **Jul 10, 2009, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

I work near the office park that contains BCLC. They tore down a building a few years back and put up a 4 story LEED gold that has just been sitting there. Either BCLC is moving there, or if they leave there's a heck of a lot of empty space in this area.

BCLC did not develop that building. They are just a tenant in the park. This move will certainly not help the Richmond office market.

I have further confirmation from a trusted source that they are pulling up stakes and moving to Broadway Tech. That and HSBC is going there also (not sure if that's news...).

hollywoodnorth · #**489** Posted **Jul 10, 2009, 7:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

BCLC did not develop that building. They are just a tenant in the park. This move will certainly not help the Richmond office market.

I have further confirmation from a trusted source that they are pulling up stakes and moving to Broadway Tech. That and HSBC is going there also (not sure if that's news...).

that's great news for Bway tech corridor

WarrenC12 · #**490** Posted **Jul 10, 2009, 7:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

BCLC did not develop that building. They are just a tenant in the park. This move will certainly not help the Richmond office market.

I have further confirmation from a trusted source that they are pulling up stakes and moving to Broadway Tech. That and HSBC is going there also (not sure if that's news...).

I know they didn't develop it, but I'm sure Bentall is trying to market that new space to an existing tenant, especially if that tenant is thinking of moving for whatever reason.

As a Vancouver taxpayer, we need more commercial rent/taxpayers in the area, I'm all for it.

LeftCoaster · #**491** Posted **Jul 10, 2009, 8:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

What have you heard?

I have seen the plans for their new office building, they are quite recent. I would imagine they haven't changed their minds on this in such a short time, although the cost might have been to prohibitive.

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Originally Posted by s211

I have further confirmation from a trusted source that they are pulling up stakes and moving to Broadway Tech. That and HSBC is going there also (not sure if that's news...).

Interesting the new complex would be a couple years off at best I would say, so this might be a temporary move, or like I just speculated they might have not been able to afford their new space... although with the kinda money they make I kinda doubt that.

s211 · #**492** Posted **Dec 10, 2009, 4:51 PM**

Hi gang. Trying to track some info down. I've searched SSP without success.

I'm relatively sure that I've previously seen schematics whereby Brookfield was proposing a new office tower in place of the Royal Bank banking hall at Georgia/Burrard, looking to capture on the city's desire to upzone downtown.

Anyone else remember hearing/seeing this? Is this info somewhere hidden in SSP that a search won't uncover?

LeftCoaster · #**493** Posted **Dec 10, 2009, 6:27 PM**

Nope, havent heard a thing about it.

Would be quite surprised, especially considering Bentall pushing ahead with its new development and the relitively poor state of the downtown's office vacancies coupled with Vancouver's low absorption rate.

raggedy13 · #**494** Posted **Dec 10, 2009, 6:29 PM**

I'm pretty sure nothing has been posted on SSP about it, s211. If it has I definitely haven't seen it at any rate. You've got me real interested now though.

officedweller · #**495** Posted **Dec 10, 2009, 7:35 PM**

Nope, haven't heard anything either.
There's 2 view cones that look like they cut over the banking hall site - one side tops out at 450 ft or so, the other side tops out at about 340 ft.

Prometheus · #**496** Posted **Dec 10, 2009, 10:12 PM**

The 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 view cones can choke on it.

trofirhen · #**497** Posted **Dec 10, 2009, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Hi gang. Trying to track some info down. I've searched SSP without success.

I'm relatively sure that I've previously seen schematics whereby Brookfield was proposing a new office tower in place of the Royal Bank banking hall at Georgia/Burrard, looking to capture on the city's desire to upzone downtown.

Anyone else remember hearing/seeing this? Is this info somewhere hidden in SSP that a search won't uncover?

I went to the Brookfield website and found the Royal Centre Page. No mention or hint of any new development. But I did try to access EMPORIS, which seems to have insider info on things like this. The make you answer a lot of questions, such as what is your company, and the URL of your company web address and so forth. They may be onto something.

LeftCoaster · #**498** Posted **Dec 10, 2009, 11:03 PM**

Emporis is useless.

phesto · #**499** Posted **Dec 11, 2009, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Hi gang. Trying to track some info down. I've searched SSP without success.

I'm relatively sure that I've previously seen schematics whereby Brookfield was proposing a new office tower in place of the Royal Bank banking hall at Georgia/Burrard, looking to capture on the city's desire to upzone downtown.

Anyone else remember hearing/seeing this? Is this info somewhere hidden in SSP that a search won't uncover?

Thanks for reminding me, had meant to post this a long time ago, but got too busy!

Note the height of 350 ft. plus new lobby addition for existing tower.

Brookfield had held informal discussions with the City to determine how receptive they would be to allowing rezoning for a new tower circa 2007.

Note the preliminary plans from 2007-ish showed a 26 storey, 350 foot tower on the corner. As mentioned, this is likely limited by view cones. The tower would be around 300,000 square feet.

This is not even really a proposal at this point, they probably drew up these plans to see if they could sell it off to a developer. Also RBC isn't going anywhere as they are paying dirt cheap rates from several years ago both in the tower and bank podium.

Sorry guys, but this is another Sears building type situation where we won't likely see anything happen for a really long time..

officedweller · #**500** Posted **Dec 11, 2009, 3:37 AM**

Sweet! Thanks Phesto!
That would really change the open character of the corner and the setbacks westwards down Georgia.