General Vancouver Updates

[Prometheus]

Thanks for the updates, AverageJoe and officedweller.

[dreambrother808]

Originally Posted by spm2013

Hasn't the area typically had height restrictions for new developments? Maybe they'll make it into reservation land and tell city hall to take a hike?

Hopefully. The problem is much more NIMBY's rather than city hall though. This council hasn't exactly been anti-development.

[Alex Mackinnon]

Heck, I think they should give it to Translink. Fund the UBC line with new TOD.

[Klazu]

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

Heck, I think they should give it to Translink. Fund the UBC line with new TOD.

That's actually damn good idea.

[spm2013]

Give it to the Vancouver Art Gallery. They love getting free land to build nothing.

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by Klazu

That's actually damn good idea.

If I wasn't such a jerk I may have made a good planner some day.

It does make a whole lot of sense for the UBC line though. You could launch the TBMs Eastwards and trench everything to the West. Include it as part of the foundation pit designs on some mid rises. You could probably save a lot of money on the final design if elements like that were built in.

Translink would probably have its hands tied though.

[wrenegade]

Why would the federal gov't give the site away? That doesn't make any sense. Either having Canada Lands lease the land or sell it outright are really the only rational options for the taxpayer.

Also, at 52 acres, this appears to be only the Jericho Garrison, not the West Point Grey academy site, correct?

Whatever happens to the site I imagine a gross density somewhere around 2.5-3.0 FSR, and the massing ending up like Little Mountain.

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by wrenegade

Why would the federal gov't give the site away? That doesn't make any sense. Either having Canada Lands lease the land or sell it outright are really the only rational options for the taxpayer.

Also, at 52 acres, this appears to be only the Jericho Garrison, not the West Point Grey academy site, correct?

Whatever happens to the site I imagine a gross density somewhere around 2.5-3.0 FSR, and the massing ending up like Little Mountain.

Ok then, sell it to Translink at the value of single family home or town home style development plots. Then have Translink ad value by dropping in rapid transit. There could be quite a bit of height built at the bottom of the hill without it being too noticeable from elsewhere.

There's an 11 floor midrise immediately adjacent to this site at Highbury/5th, and another 12 floor midrise 1 block further at Alma. 12-15 floors with Olympic village style massing wouldn't be unreasonable.

[Porfiry]

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

Ok then, sell it to Translink at the value of single family home or town home style development plots. Then have Translink ad value by dropping in rapid transit. There could be quite a bit of height built at the bottom of the hill without it being too noticeable from elsewhere.

If the Canadian Lands Corp follows the model they used in Calgary for the Currie Barracks site, they will develop the site on their own. They won't sell the land in bulk, but will behave as any other developer would by coming up with their own master plan and selling either bare lots or finished units on the open market.

According to their mandate, they operate by "purchasing strategic surplus properties from federal departments and agencies at fair market value, then improving, managing or selling them in order to produce the optimal benefits for the company’s shareholder, the Government of Canada, and local communities".

In other words, they might collaborate with Translink as any other property developer might, but anything beyond that seems unlikely.

[spm2013]

Originally Posted by wrenegade

Why would the federal gov't give the site away? That doesn't make any sense. Either having Canada Lands lease the land or sell it outright are really the only rational options for the taxpayer.

Also, at 52 acres, this appears to be only the Jericho Garrison, not the West Point Grey academy site, correct?

Whatever happens to the site I imagine a gross density somewhere around 2.5-3.0 FSR, and the massing ending up like Little Mountain.

They already gave the city 120-acres of Jericho land back in the 70s (though the city paid $388,000 for 38 of the 120 acres) north of the current garrison.

[Sir Conga]

York Theatre.

Pics from Friday.

[SFUVancouver]

Great photo update, thank you. I've been curious to see how this has been progressing and haven't made it over to that part of the city since moving back from Toronto.

[officedweller]

On the August 28th UDP agenda.
Rare example of houses being replaced by multi-unit midrises:

Address: 706 W 13th Avenue and 725 W 14th Avenue
DA: NA
Description: The proposed amendment would include a total of 230 mixed income rental units in 3 buildings; one 5-storey (15.5 m) building, one 7-storey (21.5 m) building, including a rooftop amenity space, and one 10-storey (28.7 m) building. A total floor area of 19,712.9 m² (212,194 sq. ft.), including a 521.6 m² (5,614 sq. ft.) common amenity space with a floor space ratio (FSR) of 2.29.
Zoning: Amend CD-1
Application Status: RZ
Review: First
Architect: NSDA Architects (Jerry Doll)
Staff: Janet Digby and Sailen Black

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http://vancouver.ca/your-government/urban-design-panel.aspx

[officedweller]

From the South Creek Landing Facebook - crane came down Aug 24th:


https://www.facebook.com/2211camb

[SFUVancouver]

Originally Posted by officedweller

On the August 28th UDP agenda.
Rare example of houses being replaced by multi-unit midrises:

^ That's Heather Place, a Metro Vancouver Housing Co-Operative. Those are actually stacked townhouses, not single family homes.

http://goo.gl/maps/VhTtA (45-degree zoomed in Google maps view)
http://goo.gl/maps/XhrbK (StreetView)

I lived there for a few years growing up in the early- to mid-1990s. It was fine, nice enough but nothing special, though the location was great and it was full to the brim with young families. I'm not in the least bit surprised that redevelopment of Heather Place is in the cards. The townhouses were getting tired back when I lived there and that almost 20 years ago (wow!). There were noise transmission issues, limited maintenance, and a pretty transitory membership, which was the polar opposite of the False Creek South housing co-op I grew up in.

[rsxstock]

Originally Posted by Sir Conga

York Theatre.

Pics from Friday.

skytrain stations should have a colour scheme like that

[logan5]

Anybody know what's happening with the Service Canada building at 10th and Quebec? It has been vacated and partially fenced off. Large site too.

[officedweller]

Have we seen this proposal just west of King Edward Station on West King Edward Ave?

563-571 West King Edward Ave.

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/563-571wkingedward/index.htm


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- not to be confused with 4099 Cambie which is above and to the north of the station:

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/4099cambie/index.htm

516 West 50th Avenue and 6629-6709 Cambie Street

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/516w50_6629-6709cambie/index.htm


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and here's the render for 706 West 13th Avenue and 725 West 14th Avenue (Heather Place):

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/706w13th725w14th/index.htm



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[Kapten]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Have we seen this proposal just west of King Edward Station on West King Edward Ave?

563-571 West King Edward Ave.

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/563-571wkingedward/index.htm


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- not to be confused with 4099 Cambie which is above and to the north of the station:

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/4099cambie/index.htm

516 West 50th Avenue and 6629-6709 Cambie Street

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/516w50_6629-6709cambie/index.htm


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and here's the render for 706 West 13th Avenue and 725 West 14th Avenue (Heather Place):

http://former.vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/rezoning/applications/706w13th725w14th/index.htm



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Thanks for posting these updates!

[logan5]

With regard to these new residential buildings along Cambie, it seems like a major mistake having no street level retail, especially when you're only steps away from a C line station. Except for that small stretch of Cambie north of the station (where there is already retail), there will be no retail south of King Edward station, or east or west along King Edward. The opportunity to expand Cambie Village is lost.