Suburban Updates - All Other Metro Vancouver Municipalities - Page 130

SpongeG · #**2581** Posted **Jun 20, 2013, 9:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jebby

^^ turning 18 homes into 107? That's what I like to see

that area behind burquitlam plaza was all single family homes a few years ago and is now apartments and townhouses - there is one area where it looks like a few houses didn't want to sell and stayed ut while townhouses rose around them

huenthar · #**2582** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 1:09 AM**

I had heard New West was considering acquiring the land from Larco..

BodomReaper · #**2583** Posted **Jun 21, 2013, 11:36 PM**

Finally found a large rendering of the Bosa project on Clarke Rd. in Coquitlam. From their website:

SpongeG · #**2584** Posted **Jun 22, 2013, 4:31 AM**

Is that at burquitlam plaza?

BodomReaper · #**2585** Posted **Jun 22, 2013, 6:34 AM**

This is the Safeway site at the corner with Como Lake. But I'm sure plans are being worked on for Burquitlam Plaza...

cc85 · #**2586** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 6:56 PM**

Does anyone know what is going on with Wall and his ownership of the Shell golf course on Hastings in Burnaby?

Are there any plans in the works?

officedweller · #**2587** Posted **Jun 24, 2013, 10:18 PM**

Another story on the Larco site in New West (also posted to the Fraser Perimeter Roads thread)

http://www.royalcityrecord.com/business/story.html?id=8557978

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Trimming down the river towers

By Theresa McManus, The Record
June 21, 2013

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In response to recent and future changes to New Westminster's waterfront, the city is proposing a new vision for the Larco site. The site is currently a parking lot between Westminster Pier Park and River Market.

An application approved by city council in 2005 allows Larco Investments Ltd. to build 911 residential units in five high-rise towers on the site. On Monday, city council directed staff to consult with Larco on the city's desire to amend the zoning and special development permit for 660 Front St., to conduct community consultation to discuss the implementation of the downtown waterfront vision and to prepare a new zoning amendment bylaw for the site for council's consideration at a future meeting.

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Staff will report back to council when they have a sense of Larco's interest in the proposal.

"What I want to say to them is, 'we still want you to build, but we want you to build in a more sympathetic way, and we don't see the existing level of density as something that is sympathetic, so let's talk about what still works for your development and is sympathetic for ours'," she said. "I really do want to find a win-win for them and a win-win for the city."

Coun. Jaimie McEvoy said the image of five towers on the waterfront no longer fits in with the goal of creating a livable downtown.

"This is a huge step," he said. Staff created a set of principles that will be brought forward for discussion with Larco and the community, as part of the city's proposal to work with Larco on a new plan for the site. The principles include supporting an esplanade and multifamily residential as an appropriate land use at the site, with two tall, slender residential towers that are sited to maximize open and green space on the site being one proposal that could be supported.

The principles state that Larco has a number of development obligations under the existing development agreement, so these would need to be re-evaluated and amended if a new zone and special development permit were devised.

Read more: http://www.royalcityrecord.com/business/story.html?id=8557978#ixzz2XAv1Xb9k

hollywoodnorth · #**2588** Posted **Jun 25, 2013, 2:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by cc85

Does anyone know what is going on with Wall and his ownership of the Shell golf course on Hastings in Burnaby?

Are there any plans in the works?

you mean the driving range at Hastings @ Kensington?

cc85 · #**2589** Posted **Jun 25, 2013, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

you mean the driving range at Hastings @ Kensington?

Yes, that one.

BodomReaper · #**2590** Posted **Jul 7, 2013, 5:38 AM**

More from my tour on Friday. Carrera is still pre-loading, but I did end up discovering a gigantic project next door that I don't recall ever being mentioned on here, the "Park Residences". Website with large rendering: http://parkresidences.ca/

Carrera + the Park Residences:

Saffron, featuring the patented Ledingham McAllister formless wall of balconies (second pic is all one building):

Across the street, the Emerald towers are now complete:

The scale of Quintet really has to be experienced in person. Sorry for cutting off the ground-floor retail in the first pic:

The next phases are at grade, as seen in the foreground:

Jebby · #**2591** Posted **Jul 7, 2013, 8:47 AM**

I really really like Quintet!

Vancity · #**2592** Posted **Jul 23, 2013, 5:30 PM**

Thanks for the updates in Richmond!

s211 · #**2593** Posted **Jul 23, 2013, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by BodomReaper

Saffron, featuring the patented Ledingham McAllister formless wall of balconies (second pic is all one building):

Can you please explain what formless balconies are? Is it a difference in contruction technique?

BodomReaper · #**2594** Posted **Jul 23, 2013, 6:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Can you please explain what formless balconies are? Is it a difference in contruction technique?

Sorry for the rather imprecise layman-speak - I meant that the buildings (the side shown in the 2nd pic) don't look like much more than a monotonous wall of balconies, something Ledingham McAllister has unfortunately done before in Brentwood

s211 · #**2595** Posted **Jul 23, 2013, 6:24 PM**

Ah. NP.

SpongeG · #**2596** Posted **Jul 24, 2013, 2:06 AM**

coquitlam's blvd casino is being rebranded and slightly remodeled to become the hard rock casino vancouver...

Hard Rock Casino Vancouver to Open Winter 2013

World-renowned brand to make its Canadian Gaming Premiere with the launch of a first-class entertainment destination

RICHMOND, BC, July 3, 2013 /CNW/ - From the industry frontrunners credited for the award-winning four-diamond River Rock Casino Resort, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation ("GCGC") reveals Hard Rock Casino Vancouver*, set to open this winter and debuting as the first Hard Rock Casino in Canada. The Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will be a rebranding and renovation of the Boulevard Casino, situated in the thriving city of Coquitlam, British Columbia in Metro Vancouver and will be home to new and unparalleled entertainment, dining and gaming offerings around the clock. With new unrivaled amenities and top-notch hospitality, the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver and its show theatre will serve as the destination of choice for Metro Vancouver residents and tourists.

"This new multi-million dollar renovation and rebranding will create an iconic entertainment environment offering, 'everything you go out for'," said Howard Blank, vice president of Great Canadian Gaming Corporation. "We look forward to presenting the very best of gaming, music, fun and dining; everyone will be treated like a rock star, whether you are 19 or 99."

The Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will be owned and operated by GCGC under license from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino HRHH IP, LLC ("HRHH"), owned by an affiliate of Brookfield Property Partners. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is the flagship property owned by an affiliate of HRHH.

"Hard Rock Casino is one of the most globally recognized entertainment brands in the world," said Chief Operating Officer for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Jody Lake. "The expansion of the Hard Rock Casino into the Vancouver area is an important milestone for us and we warmly welcome the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver team into our family. We look forward to working closely with the Great Canadian Gaming team as they transition their property to a Hard Rock Casino."

Slated to open late this year, the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will present crowd-favourite gaming offerings including blackjack, roulette, pai gow, poker, baccarat, craps, VIP high-limit salon's and more than 950 state-of-the-art interactive slot machines spread across the 80,000 square foot casino floor.

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http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1193627/hard-rock-casino-vancouver-to-open-winter-2013

SFUVancouver · #**2597** Posted **Jul 25, 2013, 7:58 PM**

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Concord Pacific Initiates Rezoning Process for 26-acre Brentwood Site

Posted on July 23, 2013

Thought Brentwood was already getting big with Shape Properties’ Brentwood Mall redevelopment and Appia’s Solo District? Add another large multi-phase tower project to the mix.

Concord Pacific has initiated a rezoning process for a massive 26-acre site at Lougheed Highway and Beta Avenue. Portions of the site are City-owned properties that will be sold to Concord, and much of the site are designated for high-density and medium-density residential development in the Brentwood Town Centre Plan.

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http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/

This is going to be one to watch. The area affects a whole lot of industrial land and logistics capacity, though Burnaby had already changed the land use in their OCP.

Elysia17 · #**2598** Posted **Aug 8, 2013, 12:25 AM**