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[GeeCee]

I've been inside one of those office buildings before. They're not in the greatest shape.

[East Van]

Great news for the site, even better news for the the traffic in the area. What is Burnaby doing with the street grid in the neighbourhood ? Any idea what being built on the city yard near Costco on Still Creek ave? Those 6 & 7 storey office tower are some of the first buildings in the Brentwood area, they have served their time...

[jlousa]

Originally Posted by logan5

You're wrong. They're going to develop this property just like any other transit oriented development. I gave you an example of the density that is going on in Burnaby. You choose to ignore it. I can almost guarantee you the density for that property will be 5 x.

Perhaps it's best you sit back and watch what happens before you speak in certainties. Some of us have been around for a while and know things.

[logan5]

Probably not the best choice of words. Late Friday night, what can I say. But I'll stick by most of what I said. I'll be shocked if the proposed densities are well below 5 FSR for the whole site. The property does fall within the boundaries of Brentwood Town Centre, if that matters. The colour coding for the Gilmore Station property calls for some medium density mixed use, but mostly commercial. I have a strong feeling adjustments will be made.

http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/city+servic...ommunity+development/LUM+-+Brentwood.pdf

[Tetsuo]

Originally Posted by Klazu

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2013/12/17/another-300-units-coming-to-metrotown/

I've noticed that immediately north of the Skytrain the lot between Nelson, Dunblane, Beresford and Imperial has a development proposal billboard and they tore down the old detached homes on the lot with the only thing remaining a 2-3 story run down apartment.

[officedweller]

That would be the 3rd tower in a row - Met 2, Met 1 then this parcel.

[Tetsuo]

Two towers planned for the New West Quayside, where the parking lot for the market + Inn is.

Twin towers of 26 storeys atop a seven-storey podium with nearly 600 residential units is being proposed for the parking lot in front of the Inn at the Quay.

According to a report going to council on Monday, Bosa Properties' proposal for 1000 Quayside Dr. includes 368 one-bedroom units ranging from 526 to 646 sq. ft., and 220 two-bedrooms 758 to 857 sq. ft. The project would also include commercial at grade along with 48 units of rental housing.

Bosa is also proposing to provide 611 parkings spaces, including 80 for the River Market, although current requirements call for 974 spots. There would be only one parking floor below ground with six storeys above. Some of it will be hidden by rental units, townhouses or commercial space. What isn't would be screened, said the report, with fronts that make it appear as if it's part of the residential building.

In addition, Bosa is proposing to build a pedestrian connection from the McInnis Street overpass through the site to connect to the SkyTrain and the Downtown to the riverfront. The connection would consist of a walkway through the podium and a staircase and elevator to the overpass at the fourth parking level.

The report notes the development meets the city's density and land use plans for the area as well as providing much-needed rental units, ground-oriented housing and an environmentally-friendly landscaped roof on top of the podium.

However, the report, written by planner Barry Waitt, said there's still some concerns. While Bosa has improved the parking podium's appearance from its initial proposal, the massing and design of the large structure between the two towers needs more work.

The quality of the proposed pedestrian connection also needs to be improved, particularly near the McInnis overpass.

"It is critically important that this linkage be safe and inviting for pedestrians to utilize as one of the major connections between the waterfront and the rest of downtown," said the report.

In addition, more analysis of the parking requirements and the view corridors is needed. The report also noted the proposal is unclear about how much indoor amenity space will be provided.

The report recommended these concerns be addressed before it goes out for public consultation.

http://www.newwestnewsleader.com/news/243013841.html

[officedweller]

Thanks.
Looks like there'll be above grade parkades on both sides of the street?
(Plaza 88 to the NW?)

[Spork]

It sounds like the two sticking points will be the above ground parkade and the pedestrian connection to the overpass. The way that they described the first, it doesn't sound too bad, but I would want to see more detailed plans. The pedestrian connection sounds pretty terrible and doesn't sound like it will help to open up the waterfront, but rather be a private connection for residents of the building. Having lived in the area in the past, the connection at the head of the overpass would be very nice and would encourage interaction between the waterfront and Carnarvon, but not if it is private.

[officedweller]

The building north of Superstore on No. 3 Rd. has been sold:

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2014/01/29/strip-retail-centre-in-richmond-sold-in-28m-deal/

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Saw The Austin condo tower from SFPR the other day - it really stands out.

[Tetsuo]

^^^ The Austin is very noticeable from every angle, nice tower for its spot


A bit minor but the former BB Studios (SmallVille Filming Site) in South Burnaby is under the transition into townhomes, it seem like this area of light industry in Burnaby will soon completely be converted into townhomes eventually, many warehouses with for sale signs.

[SpongeG]

yeah, burbanby wants all that kind of business moved to the south by the river

[GeeCee]

Facade on the Ladner Leisure Centre seems to have collapsed, interesting picture of it. Glad that nobody got hurt.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...ntre-exterior-facade-collapses-1.2545471

[vanman]

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

^^^ The Austin is very noticeable from every angle, nice tower for its spot


A bit minor but the former BB Studios (SmallVille Filming Site) in South Burnaby is under the transition into townhomes, it seem like this area of light industry in Burnaby will soon completely be converted into townhomes eventually, many warehouses with for sale signs.

I remember way back when the townhouses just south of Kingsway near the original Burnaby South school were approved and the city stated that it was going to restict any further conversion of industrial land into residential. Those days are long gone it seems. Countless warehouses have disappeared from the area in the last decade.

[tybuilding]

Originally Posted by Spork

It sounds like the two sticking points will be the above ground parkade and the pedestrian connection to the overpass. The way that they described the first, it doesn't sound too bad, but I would want to see more detailed plans. The pedestrian connection sounds pretty terrible and doesn't sound like it will help to open up the waterfront, but rather be a private connection for residents of the building. Having lived in the area in the past, the connection at the head of the overpass would be very nice and would encourage interaction between the waterfront and Carnarvon, but not if it is private.

It would be nice to have a bike, stroller and wheel chair accessible overpass. Will the overpass be replaced?

[BodomReaper]

This skinny little guy in Downtown Poco is now complete:


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[Vin]

Single lot low density homes in Vancouver should be replaced with little apartment buildings such as the one above, albeit with better architectural designs.

[AverageJoe]

There's a website up for Renewing Riverview.

"The objective is to identify potential future uses for the site and inform the City of Coquitlam as it develops neighborhood planning. The process is informed by a set of guiding principles and aims to balance community values, government requirements and economic sustainability."

There will be open houses on Feb 27 and Mar 1 if anyone can make it. I wonder if the new project will have anything to do with mental health care.

http://renewingriverview.com/

[BodomReaper]

Originally Posted by AverageJoe

There's a website up for Renewing Riverview.

"The objective is to identify potential future uses for the site and inform the City of Coquitlam as it develops neighborhood planning. The process is informed by a set of guiding principles and aims to balance community values, government requirements and economic sustainability."

There will be open houses on Feb 27 and Mar 1 if anyone can make it. I wonder if the new project will have anything to do with mental health care.

http://renewingriverview.com/

Too frequently, Tri-Cities politicians make it sound like we can only do one of three things with Riverview: reopen it for mental health treatment, preserve it for the heritage value and arboretum, or develop market housing - when the site is large and varied enough for all 3. Yes, some buildings are of enormous heritage value and some portions of the site have priceless collections of trees, but a great deal of the site is comprised of access roads, surface lots, empty lawns, and decrepit 50's buildings of no heritage value. There's plenty of space to preserve the valuable portions while developing market housing to finance new mental health programs.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Vin

Single lot low density homes in Vancouver should be replaced with little apartment buildings such as the one above, albeit with better architectural designs.

Yes, that would make for a visually appealling city...