Olympic Village & Southeast False Creek Updates Discussion - Page 207

osirisboy · #**4121** Posted **Jun 12, 2013, 11:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by spm2013

Don't ruin the little happiness in their lives by demystifying the myth of food truck customer demographics.

So well said. thank you for protecting our little happiness

SpongeG · #**4122** Posted **Jun 13, 2013, 12:45 AM**

as someone in the food industry, other than slaving away for someone else food trucks are a great way to get your own business running and a real option to get yourself out there and established, hipsters or not in a world where more people want to control their future and own careers its much less risky than trying to open a restaurant, especially in vancouver

SnowPro · #**4123** Posted **Jun 13, 2013, 3:17 AM**

Took a walk in SEFC area today, found out the followings:

The Residences at West expects to finish 2014 Sep. There will be Day Care Centre for public on the 6th floor with a huge playground area.

The sale centre of OPSAL will be tear down in two weeks, so they have reduced their sale prices(and still negotiable). They're restoring the large building beside the residential building and it has temporary leased to a restaurant company. Expected to be completed around 2014 Feb/March.

Meccanica is expected to be done around 2014 November.

One of the OMNI reps said Block 100 will be on the Burger King location. Completion will be around 2016.

I heard Concord Pacific bought the place beside the west tower of WCFC, but part of it will be a park extend from the seawall.

officedweller · #**4124** Posted **Jun 13, 2013, 4:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by SnowPro

I heard Concord Pacific bought the place beside the west tower of WCFC, but part of it will be a park extend from the seawall.

There's a render / model pic eariler in the thread. It's proposed to be a curved building.

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Originally Posted by Jimbo604

changingcitybook.com has an update on Site #5 at 201 W 2nd Ave which was discussed at April 25th's Urban Design Panel meeting. According to the article the site was previously owned by Millennium and is now owned by Concord Pacific. Includes picture of new development model.

Article: http://changingcitybook.com/2012/04/26/201-west-second-avenue/

Olympic village site map: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/southeast/rezoning/index.htm

Urban Design Panel Meeting Agenda/Minutes: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/udp/2012/Minutes/Apr25.html#5

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks for posting - that curved building design makes no sense to me as it would shade the park (to the north)
more than the angled design, which had an "outlet" (at the peak of the triangular park) allowing sun from the south.
The curve also has no relationship to the angles of the streets, either, and from the perspective driving east on West 2nd
would be more of a visual barrier than the angled building.
It also chops the top off one of the taller "feature buildings" and gives us a building height consistent with
the tabletop of the other buildings in SEFC.
It looks like Concord Pacific tranferring its "Colours" project to the site.

http://changingcitybook.com/2012/04/26/201-west-second-avenue/

hollywoodnorth · #**4125** Posted **Jun 14, 2013, 12:40 AM**

and another auto dealer project for the hood. dev app is up

this one I think will be the temp relocation of Downtown Toyota .... the site of the fire last year. my pic

hollywoodnorth · #**4126** Posted **Jun 14, 2013, 12:42 AM**

and while I'm at it

here is some Main Street Skytrain Station renovation 🞵🞵🞵🞵 for you

the SOLEFOOD Orchard at Main-Terminal

and another garden project on Bosa land at Main-Milross

sacrifice333 · #**4127** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 8:56 PM**

Quick pic of The Village whilst riding the seawall on Saturday evening:

Untitled by nate_fri, on Flickr

entheosfog · #**4128** Posted **Jun 26, 2013, 7:03 AM**

Taken from my balcony in Grandview:

hollywoodnorth · #**4129** Posted **Jun 26, 2013, 7:10 AM**

crane # 2 is going up at Mechannia

Kapten · #**4130** Posted **Jun 28, 2013, 4:21 AM**

Blenz will be opening in the Pinnacle retail space @ 2nd/Manitoba. JJ Bear will be located in Wall Centre in another corner location (1st/Ontario).

sacrifice333 · #**4131** Posted **Jun 28, 2013, 6:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kapten

Blenz will be opening in the Pinnacle retail space @ 2nd/Manitoba. JJ Bear will be located in Wall Centre in another corner location (1st/Ontario).

JJ Bear sounds intriguing, but it's my understanding that JJ Bean will be at 1st & Columbia, opposite Hinge Park.

Sir Conga · #**4132** Posted **Jun 28, 2013, 8:27 PM**

Was up on a friends roof in Strathcona last night. The view was incredible.

Full-res, un-cropped.

Here's a full panorama (8640x1971)

Kapten · #**4133** Posted **Jun 28, 2013, 9:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by sacrifice333

JJ Bear sounds intriguing, but it's my understanding that JJ Bean will be at 1st & Columbia, opposite Hinge Park.

Oops my bad- you are correct!

And I do think they should change their name to JJ bear!

Sir Conga · #**4134** Posted **Jun 29, 2013, 12:55 AM**

I went down 1st Ave last night and got this shot of the theatre at WCFC. The blue lines are reflections, by the way.

It's quite different from the renderings they have on their site at the moment.

Photo from rennie.com

Sir Conga · #**4135** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 9:28 PM**

These shots are mostly from yesterday afternoon, with a couple from last weekend.

Crane installation at The One (I believe they were installing the second crane).

The Residences at West, which is now well above-ground on the east-side of the project.

Here's Meccanica

Lastly, Wall Centre False Creek.

These first four shots were from last week-end

Full-res panorama

From yesterday

officedweller · #**4136** Posted **Jul 5, 2013, 11:21 PM**

Thanks!

Is that retail space at the corner of 1st & Manitoba in WCFC?

giallo · #**4137** Posted **Jul 6, 2013, 12:52 AM**

Thanks for the update, Sir Conga. I always get excited when there are a new batch of pictures in this thread. So much going on. So much change week to week.

hollywoodnorth · #**4138** Posted **Jul 6, 2013, 1:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks!

Is that retail space at the corner of 1st & Manitoba in WCFC?

yes

BodomReaper · #**4139** Posted **Jul 7, 2013, 5:07 AM**

South Creek Landing on Friday. This cute little guy is all topped out, but the funky balcony edges that will give the building its character are still to come:

theKB · #**4140** Posted **Jul 8, 2013, 6:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

and another auto dealer project for the hood. dev app is up

this one I think will be the temp relocation of Downtown Toyota .... the site of the fire last year. my pic

Not correct. That will be the future home of Burrard Acura.

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Visited the Food Cart Festival today. Great concept, but definitely the execution leaves something to be desired. Definitely in need of a beer garden of some sort, the lineups really are too long and the area chosen is really too torn up. I also think this would be better as an evening event. Ended up not getting anything because waiting a half hour to hit one truck is not overly appealing especially given how hot the area is with the combined heat radiating from the cement and the trucks. Ended up strolling over to tap and barrel for some overpriced drinks and appies