Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 422

ozonemania · #**8421** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 7:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Great a glass canopy that will be covered with bird shit and debris in a couple of months.

'WAH WAH' Source info: Wikipedia

officedweller · #**8422** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 8:47 PM**

Great news on HBC!
That should really allign the exterior with the interior work.

One thing that is not mentioned is the restoration of the display windows to their original height - hopefully that's included...

Darren Tate · #**8423** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 8:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Great a glass canopy that will be covered with bird shit and debris in a couple of months. They should go back to the original canvas awnings that could be retracted at night to discourage homeless people from hanging out there.
http://vancouver.ca/ArchivesSearch/Resul...S=0&BG=&FG=&QS=&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=utf-8

Didn't you know? Vancouver is addicted to glass.

I'm guessing it was cheaper than installing proper retractable canvas awnings – which I think would be more aligned with the style of the building. Oh well, it will still be an improvement over what's there now.

wrenegade · #**8424** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 9:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by City of Vancouver

Project: Mixed-Use Development with Rental, 49-Storey
Status: Proposed
Location: 1412 HOWE ST, 1412-1460 Howe St, 1410 & 1429 Granville St, & 710 Pacific St Zoning: DD
Project Type: Rezoning
Department: Planning Department
Application Date: 2012/01/31
No: 2012003
City Contact: Karen Hoese 604.871.6403 [email protected]
Applicant Contact: Bruce Haden DIALOG 604.255.1169

This would be Westbank's 1400 Howe project, seen previously in renders with the design by BIG. I know Jlousa finds supporting documents on the city's website before the rest of us, so maybe he can post them. No idea how to find those myself.

jlousa · #**8425** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 9:14 PM**

*l* We're getting what we've wanted and yet we aren't happy.

Anyways Kudos to HBC for doing this, I'll make sure to do my part by visiting them more often.

Without further ado....

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Project: Mixed-Use Development with Rental, 49-Storey
Community Area: Downtown Status: Proposed
Location: 1412 HOWE ST
1412-1460 Howe St, 1410 & 1429 Granville St, & 710 Pacific St Zoning: DD
Project Type: Rezoning
Department: Planning Department
Application Date: 2012/01/31 No: 2012003
Applicant Contact: DIALOG

Won't be long before the details/renders are public now.

yogiderek · #**8426** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 9:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Great news on HBC!
That should really allign the exterior with the interior work.

One thing that is not mentioned is the restoration of the display windows to their original height - hopefully that's included...

Now I would rather they do something with Sears which is just the ugliest building downtown now. Granville street is just this blank wall of ugly slabs. Maybe they might be encouraged to improve this blight by the HBC improvement, however I kind of doubt it.

wrenegade · #**8427** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 9:21 PM**

Interesting to note that 711 Beach isn't included in the proposal. Looks like someone is trying to hold out for money.

Just looked at the renders/plans again myself. It really is going to be spectacular. Interesting to see the project will also include ~88,000 sf of retail space and ~25,000 sf of office.

trofirhen · #**8428** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 9:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by NewWester

You know, they can clean glass awnings, right?

That's very true, but look at the risk factor. How many glass awnings in Vancouver are squeaky clean? Then, above all, think of Sears .....

Canadian Mind · #**8429** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 10:52 PM**

49 story? What'll that be, 450-500 feet?

wrenegade · #**8430** Posted **Feb 8, 2012, 11:10 PM**

Since the higher building policy plan allowed for 450' at the Granville bridgehead it's a pretty good guess it will be 450'.

Prometheus · #**8431** Posted **Feb 9, 2012, 12:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by wrenegade

Since the higher building policy plan allowed for 450' at the Granville bridgehead it's a pretty good guess it will be 450'.

Technically, the policy allows for a building of "generally" 450 feet. In other words, a building could be somewhat taller than 450 feet and still remain consistent with a reasonable interpretation of the policy. Burrard Gateway, for example, is planned at 525 feet even though policy calls for a building of "generally" 500 feet. Similarly, this building may try for 475 feet.

officedweller · #**8432** Posted **Feb 9, 2012, 12:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

That's very true, but look at the risk factor. How many glass awnings in Vancouver are squeaky clean? Then, above all, think of Sears .....

Even dirty glass is more appealling than solid metal, as is there now.

officedweller · #**8433** Posted **Feb 9, 2012, 12:56 AM**

This blurb is up on the Holborn website for the Bay Parkade site "Vancouver Pavillion":
(No new information - but it's on the radar)
Too bad they don't also have the corner of Richards & Georgia or the two lots north on Seymour.

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THE VANCOUVER PAVILLION
500 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC

The West Georgia Street block has approximately 93,000 square feet (2 acres) in downtown Vancouver, located in the Central Business District, directly across from a major department store and office tower. The site is bounded by West Georgia, Seymour, Richards and Dunsmuir Streets and enjoys excellent transit access, including close proximity to the new Canada Line SkyTrain.

With a gross development potential of $1 billion, this location will support a large mixed-use development of office, retail and residential. Views from the property are exceptional and surrounding amenities including some of Vancouver’s finest shopping, entertainment and office space - an exciting redevelopment project.

http://www.holborn.ca/developments/upcoming-projects/the-vancouver-pavillion

Hed Kandi · #**8434** Posted **Feb 9, 2012, 1:03 AM**

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LeftCoaster · #**8435** Posted **Feb 9, 2012, 7:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

Technically, the policy allows for a building of "generally" 450 feet. In other words, a building could be somewhat taller than 450 feet and still remain consistent with a reasonable interpretation of the policy. Burrard Gateway, for example, is planned at 525 feet even though policy calls for a building of "generally" 500 feet. Similarly, this building may try for 475 feet.

The sites are noted for 425 feet under the higher buildings policy IRRC, so maybe they might push it to ~450.

I'd love to see this one settle out at about 155m, just poking through the top of the skyline, but I doubt it will go that high. My guess would be ~135m based on 49 floors at 2.8m per floor.

phesto · #**8436** Posted **Feb 9, 2012, 7:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

This blurb is up on the Holborn website for the Bay Parkade site "Vancouver Pavillion":
(No new information - but it's on the radar)
Too bad they don't also have the corner of Richards & Georgia or the two lots north on Seymour.

They did buy the Richards and Georgia corner last year - I guess they didn't update this aerial. They didn't buy the heritage office building and it will remain as is (because it is heritage).

Prometheus · #**8437** Posted **Feb 9, 2012, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

The sites are noted for 425 feet under the higher buildings policy IRRC, so maybe they might push it to ~450.

That's right: the site calls for "generally" 425 feet, not 450 feet. So, as you say, 450 feet is conceivable under the language of the policy.

officedweller · #**8438** Posted **Feb 9, 2012, 9:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by phesto

They did buy the Richards and Georgia corner last year - I guess they didn't update this aerial. They didn't buy the heritage office building and it will remain as is (because it is heritage).

Good to hear. I could see diagonal connections through the site to a central atrium and access to the Granville SkyTrain.

hollywoodnorth · #**8439** Posted **Feb 10, 2012, 10:39 PM**

from the Sun today about BOSA

http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/colu...91279ebf-b65f-4a7e-ae6f-145f9ec6e95c&p=2

the firm is making its rental-project debut with BlueSky's $25-million, 106-unit The Standard at Granville and Davie. Bosa Properties' same-value but still-unnamed 90-unit building at Main and Terminal will also go ahead under the city's Short Term Incentive for Rental (STIR) program. More conventionally the firm has a Main and Georgia site for a 150-unit tower that will face a 17-floor, mixed-use development by Ian Gillespie's Westbank Projects Corp.

anyone know about the STIR on Main and terminal?

VanK · #**8440** Posted **Feb 11, 2012, 12:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

from the Sun today about BOSA

http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/colu...91279ebf-b65f-4a7e-ae6f-145f9ec6e95c&p=2

the firm is making its rental-project debut with BlueSky's $25-million, 106-unit The Standard at Granville and Davie. Bosa Properties' same-value but still-unnamed 90-unit building at Main and Terminal will also go ahead under the city's Short Term Incentive for Rental (STIR) program. More conventionally the firm has a Main and Georgia site for a 150-unit tower that will face a 17-floor, mixed-use development by Ian Gillespie's Westbank Projects Corp.

anyone know about the STIR on Main and terminal?

Bosa's Main & Terminal = Rental component to the Lido building along Main St. (8 storey m/u building)