1021 W Hastings | 143M | 36Fl | Completed - Page 20

EdinVan · #**381** Posted **Dec 7, 2011, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

source is rock solid though.

If I had a penny for every time...

officedweller · #**382** Posted **Dec 7, 2011, 10:56 PM**

I wonder if they'd install an internal staircase (Does Building Code even allow a continuous internal volume that tall anymore? Maybe with automatic fire doors on each level.)

Here's the sizes of the floors (roughly 8,000 sq ft per floor) => 64,000 sq ft:

http://www.oxfordproperties.com/leasing/...uName=1021 West Hastings Street &pType=O

TD Tower has typical floors about 16,000 sq ft. (we have 4 floors with some unused space). So it could be for a medium sized law firm if they are willing to be chopped up. It really depends on the internal organization of the tenant and their departments or working groups.

Coldrsx · #**383** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 12:43 AM**

"I wonder if they'd install an internal staircase (Does Building Code even allow a continuous internal volume that tall anymore? Maybe with automatic fire doors on each level.)"

Yup it does, at least in Alberta. Often you work it as a sort of interior atrium with smoke baffles, glass doors, or the like. Mechanically fire dampers can be used if needed.

NewWester · #**384** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 1:20 AM**

I suspect it does: The BC Cancer Research Building has a Twelve story uninterrupted spiral "DNA" staircase. Spent my entire time there wanting to drop a bouncy ball down the centre of it because Maturity.

jlousa · #**385** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 1:28 AM**

Heard a very recent rumour that the government will be taking a large chunk of the building.

vanman · #**386** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 1:46 AM**

Federal I'm guessing?

s211 · #**387** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 2:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Heard a very recent rumour that the government will be taking a large chunk of the building.

Now that makes NO sense.

queetz@home · #**388** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 2:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Heard a very recent rumour that the government will be taking a large chunk of the building.

Ugh! Kinda wish that went to Credit Suisse Tower instead, if true. Given the timing, the only way to save it is a large tenant that would be immuned to a possible BC NDP win in 2013.

BodomReaper · #**389** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 6:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by queetz@home

Given the timing, the only way to save it is a large tenant that would be immuned to a possible BC NDP win in 2013.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who looses sleep about things such as the impact of an NDP victory on Vancouver office tower proposals. Maybe I don't need therapy after all

LeftCoaster · #**390** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 2:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Heard a very recent rumour that the government will be taking a large chunk of the building.

Given what I heard the rents are going at I'd be somewhat surprised (and a bit angry) if it was a government tenant.

wrenegade · #**391** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 5:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Given what I heard the rents are going at I'd be somewhat surprised (and a bit angry) if it was a government tenant.

our tax dollars at work. fantastic.

SFUVancouver · #**392** Posted **Dec 30, 2011, 5:23 AM**

Prep work for the new Oxford office building between Guinness Tower and the Marine Building.

Taken by SFUVancouver, December 29th, 2011.

Taken by SFUVancouver, December 29th, 2011.

Major renovation work is under way on the garage portal that lies on the west side of the Guinness Tower to make it bi-directional. Currently it is one-way but since the other garage portal will be decommissioned to make room for the new Oxford tower between the Guinness Tower and the Marine Building.

Taken by SFUVancouver, December 29th, 2011.

Phil McAvity · #**393** Posted **Dec 31, 2011, 7:49 AM**

Thanks for the pics and descriptions SFU.

If I may digress for a minute, what's the deal with that short black office tower in the background of the last pic? Just down the street is it's big brother the Sierra Building, but why did they make this one so small? I remember seeing that tower 30 years and shaking my head at how short it was and wondering why. It even looks more ridiculous now.

Sir Conga · #**394** Posted **Jan 6, 2012, 11:49 PM**

Looks even more barren inside now... I imagine with the holidays over, we'll see a little more action here.

jsbertram · #**395** Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 12:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Phil McAvity

Thanks for the pics and descriptions SFU.

If I may digress for a minute, what's the deal with that short black office tower in the background of the last pic? Just down the street is it's big brother the Sierra Building, but why did they make this one so small? I remember seeing that tower 30 years and shaking my head at how short it was and wondering why. It even looks more ridiculous now.

Perhaps when it was built (early 70's?) this location was 'so far away from downtown' that they didn't want to build too big & not be able to fill it.

I suspect that when this area became desirable - thanks to Bentall Centre shifting the 'downtown core' away from Granville & Georgia - the hotel and larger west tower were added to the site.

officedweller · #**396** Posted **Jan 7, 2012, 1:48 AM**

There are also other similarly small scale office buildings in the area probably built around the same time.
East Asiatic House, Crown Life, the one at Pender & Thurlow, Evergreen Building, etc.

Sir Conga · #**397** Posted **Jan 17, 2012, 8:51 PM**

The must be getting close to the main demo. The sidewalk is blocked off and the doors and windows of the facade are not braced.

red-paladin · #**398** Posted **Jan 18, 2012, 12:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by jsbertram

Perhaps when it was built (early 70's?) this location was 'so far away from downtown' that they didn't want to build too big & not be able to fill it.

I suspect that when this area became desirable - thanks to Bentall Centre shifting the 'downtown core' away from Granville & Georgia - the hotel and larger west tower were added to the site.

I wouldn't mind to see all three of those towers gone one day.

urbandreamer · #**399** Posted **Jan 18, 2012, 9:05 AM**

^No!

I worked in the taller of two black office buildings and love those designs! Would love to see modern condo towers inspired by their designs.

Maybe the gov't is vacating an older building that will be sold to a condo developer?

EdinVan · #**400** Posted **Jan 18, 2012, 11:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by urbandreamer

^No!

I worked in the taller of two black office buildings and love those designs! Would love to see modern condo towers inspired by their designs.

I concur. The taller of the towers, 1177, is a bold, dramatic building. It has "presence". The shorter one isn't bad either, and has a very nice lobby. The hotel in between has an interesting lighting feature which animates the area.