Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 344

SpongeG · #**6861** Posted **Nov 25, 2010, 4:18 AM**

i went past the german market and it was all closed up - lots of media on site though with their trucks

SpikePhanta · #**6862** Posted **Nov 25, 2010, 4:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

i've heard hotel room bookings are way down and expected to stay down - they would be crazy to hold onto it as a hotel

there is another hotel somewhere in the city being converted to apartments as well i don't know which one but i think its on robson

The two former Palisades hotel in between Robson and Alberni.
Should be around spring/summer.

SpongeG · #**6863** Posted **Nov 25, 2010, 4:47 AM**

yah thats the one
also downtown tonight - there was a weird smell - like a fire burnt rubber kind of smell - i don't know where it was coming from but it was pretty strong along robson and around granville - i saw a fire truck outside the TD building but don't know if it was related to the smell

officedweller · #**6864** Posted **Nov 25, 2010, 5:09 AM**

That smell is in the TD Tower elevators and was in Sears too at about 7:00 pm.
Smelled like someone cutting steel with a torch or something.

SpongeG · #**6865** Posted **Nov 25, 2010, 5:23 AM**

ah okay yeah - my friend said it smelled like an electrical kind of thing

the christmas market website says they hope to get the market going early next week

privatejet · #**6866** Posted **Nov 30, 2010, 2:56 PM**

From the City's site

1600 Beach Avenue
One 8 storey building at the corner of Harwood & Cardero Street (22m), one 5 storey building alone Beach Avenue (14m), & one 1 storey amenity building at the corner of Harwood and Beach Avenue (3m). Total FSR density of 109,087 sq.ft. (10,134.5 sq.m). 121 new parking stall proposed.

jlousa · #**6867** Posted **Nov 30, 2010, 3:09 PM**

Posted last week already.

jlousa · #**6868** Posted **Dec 2, 2010, 4:11 AM**

Dylan Leblanc · #**6869** Posted **Dec 3, 2010, 10:15 AM**

Thanks for posting news on new projects guys. I've added three to the database today.

1305 Burrard - http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=90844
1241 Harwood - http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=90843
Kingsway + Broadway - http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=90842

whatnext · #**6870** Posted **Dec 3, 2010, 3:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

The Bing Thom tulip tree controversy site is going to proceed, it's now 1241 Harwood no longer 1245. It will be a 18 storey tower. Not digging the design much, but I'll admit to not being a large fan of his work. Anyways here is what's public at this time.

I noticed the anti-Gregor graffiti sprayed on the hoarding of the site.

Locked In · #**6871** Posted **Dec 3, 2010, 4:46 PM**

The signage is up for Donnelly Group's new pub on Homer Street in the old Shaken Not Stirred space next to Brix. Apparently it will be a 'neighborhood pub' type place - should be a good addition to the area:

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(My photo, today)

wrenegade · #**6872** Posted **Dec 3, 2010, 5:12 PM**

Speaking of Donnelly, anyone know if they ever plan on opening Biminis again? It's been what, 3, almost 4 years since the fire?

martinishaker · #**6873** Posted **Dec 3, 2010, 7:42 PM**

They have almost rebuilt the building for Biminis.
It took a long time for construction to start.
I heard that they moved the liquor primary licence.
Anyhow it looks like it will be re-opening..

delboy · #**6874** Posted **Dec 3, 2010, 8:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Locked In

The signage is up for Donnelly Group's new pub on Homer Street in the old Shaken Not Stirred space next to Brix. Apparently it will be a 'neighborhood pub' type place - should be a good addition to the area:

Full Size

(My photo, today)

great another sterile watering hole at the courtesy of the Donnelly Monopoly. i hate the mono state of nightlife in this city, sad, very sad.

hollywoodnorth · #**6875** Posted **Dec 3, 2010, 8:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by delboy

great another sterile watering hole at the courtesy of the Donnelly Monopoly. i hate the mono state of nightlife in this city, sad, very sad.

FULLY AGREED! Donnelly is so very very lame! how many rooms do they own now? 10? I mean christ..... I can't think of any other cities where the Pub scene is so monopolized .....

SpongeG · #**6876** Posted **Dec 3, 2010, 10:00 PM**

in the uk a lot of pubs are owned by breweries and thus can only serve limited brands of items

agrant · #**6877** Posted **Dec 4, 2010, 12:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by martinishaker

They have almost rebuilt the building for Biminis.
It took a long time for construction to start.
I heard that they moved the liquor primary licence.
Anyhow it looks like it will be re-opening..

About f-ing time!

delboy · #**6878** Posted **Dec 4, 2010, 4:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

in the uk a lot of pubs are owned by breweries and thus can only serve limited brands of items

that's how all pubs in the UK work and is only to do with what beer they sell and nothing to do with ownership of the pub which is usually leased to an independant land lord who has to buy his beer from the brewery.

The only chain in the UK is weatherspoons where there is usually one in most town centres selling cheap bear and crap food.

delboy · #**6879** Posted **Dec 4, 2010, 4:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

FULLY AGREED! Donnelly is so very very lame! how many rooms do they own now? 10? I mean christ..... I can't think of any other cities where the Pub scene is so monopolized .....

that teh big problem here that you have to have wads of cash to open anything and the small guys are being pushed out. I wouldn't mind but all his joints are teh same with the same dark interiors. The finishing are hardly high end either.

I hate them.

entheosfog · #**6880** Posted **Dec 4, 2010, 4:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

I noticed the anti-Gregor graffiti sprayed on the hoarding of the site.

Do you mean the Alexandra site? If so, that would be this: