Olympic Village & Southeast False Creek Updates Discussion - Page 189

huenthar · #**3761** Posted **Oct 15, 2012, 11:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

It's in the tower, though I don't know how functional it would be - see NW Render and Floor Plans here - there's an overhead garage door to the alley:

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/108e1st/index.htm

Thanks officedweller! Yeah, looks like the ground floor of the tower is now marked as 'special use' - I'm glad they managed to keep the shop in the building! Hopefully this will open the door for more light industrial mixed use developments in the future.

edit: the Sales Centre said they are waiting for final approval for Intermeccanica in the Spring.

jsbertram · #**3762** Posted **Oct 16, 2012, 12:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

Here is some fancy marketing for Meccanica:

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Is it my imagination, or have there been a lot of ads on local TV stations for this project recently?

I don't recall seeing many TV ads for other condo projects in town, so it makes me wonder why this project needs them.

dleung · #**3763** Posted **Oct 16, 2012, 2:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

Here is some fancy marketing for Meccanica:

Video Link

I love how Elan is so prominently featured in this ad, seemingly as a stand-in for this MID RISE project

mpatricklee · #**3764** Posted **Oct 16, 2012, 3:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by sacrifice333

It's a PR initiative well in advance of the opening to attempt to get the OV residents on-side. However, they will only facepaint barley, hops, yeast, and water.

Do you know whether the Craft Beer Market has leased the entire Salt Building or just part of it?

Locked In · #**3765** Posted **Oct 16, 2012, 4:25 AM**

The Vancouver Sun article makes it sounds like the entire space:

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Craft beer mega-plex planned for historic Salt Building

By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun October 15, 2012

VANCOUVER -- Calgary-based Craft Beer Market, Restaurant + Bar will open a new 350-seat restaurant in Vancouver’s historic Salt Building next summer and instantly become the city’s biggest taproom.

The iconic 1930 salt packing plant has been mostly unused since it was resurrected as a social hub in the heart of the Olympic Village during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

The 14,000-square-foot heritage structure will be divided between a central restaurant area and rooms for private dining and special functions, according to co-owner PJ L’Heureux. The Craft concept is “premium casual” with a heavy reliance on local foods and beer.

The new restaurant will carry 140 beers on tap, flowing through three kilometres of draft lines. Calgary’s Craft carries about two dozen Alberta-made craft beers, but L’Heureux said the Vancouver location could easily have twice that many local brews.

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Source: Vancouver Sun

mpatricklee · #**3766** Posted **Oct 17, 2012, 4:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by Locked In

The Vancouver Sun article makes it sounds like the entire space:

Source: Vancouver Sun

Thanks for the link!

David · #**3767** Posted **Oct 17, 2012, 9:24 PM**

Yes, thanks for posting that article! A taproom/brewhouse would be the perfect use of the space in the Salt Building, it reminds me of a lot of the brewpubs in Portland.

red-paladin · #**3768** Posted **Oct 17, 2012, 11:39 PM**

Sounds like an excellent use of the building to me, as long as it doesn't turn into a party-'n'-puke zone. But this sounds like a classy place.

sacrifice333 · #**3769** Posted **Oct 17, 2012, 11:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by mpatricklee

Do you know whether the Craft Beer Market has leased the entire Salt Building or just part of it?

I believe 100%.

s211 · #**3770** Posted **Oct 18, 2012, 2:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by red-paladin

Sounds like an excellent use of the building to me, as long as it doesn't turn into a party-'n'-puke zone.

Ditto. How hard can it be to run something like this in this city without it turning into a post-game vomitorium?

sacrifice333 · #**3771** Posted **Oct 18, 2012, 4:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Ditto. How hard can it be to run something like this in this city without it turning into a post-game vomitorium?

Easy. Keep it out of Yaletown.

hollywoodnorth · #**3772** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 1:30 AM**

looks like occupancy has begun for MAYNARDS BLOCK!

I saw lights on and people in units late last night with furniture, etc!

Jimbo604 · #**3773** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 5:13 AM**

Source: changingcitybook.com "The One – West First Avenue" article, Oct 20 2012

"Pinnacle continue to develop their South East False Creek properties by launching the next phase of development called The One at the corner of Manitoba and 1st Avenue. The next phase of 215 condos includes two 12 storey mid-rise buildings and a 6-storey central building."

dreambrother808 · #**3774** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 5:20 AM**

Not the end of the world but certainly not pretty.

dleung · #**3775** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 6:46 AM**

If it already looks this spandrelly and cliche in the render, I'm afraid of the final product

touraccuracy · #**3776** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 7:32 AM**

spectrum and newport village had a midget baby.

logan5 · #**3777** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 11:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jimbo604

Source: changingcitybook.com "The One – West First Avenue" article, Oct 20 2012

"Pinnacle continue to develop their South East False Creek properties by launching the next phase of development called The One at the corner of Manitoba and 1st Avenue. The next phase of 215 condos includes two 12 storey mid-rise buildings and a 6-storey central building."

Developers in this city have absolutely no pride in workmanship. Profit is their first motive by far. They should be embarrassed, but they are not.

hollywoodnorth · #**3778** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 12:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by huenthar

Thanks officedweller! Yeah, looks like the ground floor of the tower is now marked as 'special use' - I'm glad they managed to keep the shop in the building! Hopefully this will open the door for more light industrial mixed use developments in the future.

edit: the Sales Centre said they are waiting for final approval for Intermeccanica in the Spring.

yup more info on this here >>

http://changingcitybook.com/2012/09/28/meccanica/

Originally the project had a townhouse base, but now there’s a revised proposal to introduce a showroom and light industrial uses for the vehicle manufacturer recently located on the site. Intermeccanica have manufactured a replica Porsche classic sports car for over 50 years. The new site render shows this redesigned base to the building and site clearance is already well underway.

Jimbo604 · #**3779** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 5:11 PM**

City of Vancouver has updated the development application webpage for the Intermeccanica ground floor special use since the last time this special use was discussed in this thread (when there was no mention in the application).

Rezoning Application - 108 East 1st Avenue (104-150 East 1st Avenue)

Floor Plans (See "Special Use" on the ground floor diagram at the left hand side [Quebec st] of the diagram)

Notice of Rezoning Application letter, Sept 11, 2012:
"Cressey (Quebec Street) Development LLP is proposing to amend the CD-1 By-law to include the addition of a new use to provide for the existing car manufacturing company (Intermeccanica Custom Coach Builders) to remain on-site on the main floor of the building.

In addition, one additional residential floor is proposed, to the combined new height of 13 storeys (134.7 ft.)."

Jimbo604 · #**3780** Posted **Oct 28, 2012, 3:03 AM**

Photo credit: me

Inside the Craft Beer Market open house today in the Salt Building at the Olympic Village. They haven't started on restaurant build of the space, so it's going to be a bit before they are open as a restaurant/bar.

Didn't get a chance to ask about an estimated opening date, did anyone else hear anything?