Burnaby Updates - Page 15

red-paladin · #**281** Posted **Jul 6, 2014, 4:17 AM**

On Willingdon between Brentwood area and Metrotown area you have (N to S):
-Car dealerships (Which will give way to Solo district sized developments)
-Midrise commercial buildings
-Freeway
-Office buildings
-Institution zones east and west
-Windy road with trees
-Highschool
-Stripmall
-Dense single family houses
-Small apartments (one of which I live in)

I'm not sure there is much room for townhouses and midrises.
However, the entire swath between Edmonds and Royal Oak station has been rapidly converting to townhouses and midrises for years, and has if anything accelerated.

logan5 · #**282** Posted **Jul 6, 2014, 6:20 AM**

There's an opportunity for Burnaby to reserve a right of way for bus lanes or rail transit along Willingdon. If you're going to build dense neighbourhoods, the Willingdon corridor is the place to do it. IMO, a Norquay Village type plan should be implimented along Willingdon, stretching from Hastings on up to Metrotown.

The Willingdon lands will be redeveloped. At 16 hectares, they would provide a strong customer base for advanced transit along Willingdon, to go along with other redevelopment.

AudiA3 · #**283** Posted **Jul 6, 2014, 9:11 PM**

Gentrification of Burnaby.

Klazu · #**284** Posted **Jul 8, 2014, 3:53 AM**

New render of Aldynne in the Park, another tower for Metrotown.

http://www.polyhomes.com/community/aldynne-on-the-park

vanman · #**285** Posted **Jul 8, 2014, 7:28 AM**

I posted the same render a couple pages back.

It looks as though the presentation centre is ready to go.

Klazu · #**286** Posted **Jul 8, 2014, 2:04 PM**

Oops, should have looked at last 4 pages instead of just 3.

trofirhen · #**287** Posted **Jul 8, 2014, 3:28 PM**

It looks OK, in a blah, nondescript sort of way. That's normal for suburban apartments, I guess.

rofina · #**288** Posted **Jul 9, 2014, 1:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

It looks OK, in a blah, nondescript sort of way. That's normal for suburban apartments, I guess.

Indeed, perhaps its the render, but it seems very busy.

cornholio · #**289** Posted **Jul 9, 2014, 1:57 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by logan5

There's an opportunity for Burnaby to reserve a right of way for bus lanes or rail transit along Willingdon. If you're going to build dense neighbourhoods, the Willingdon corridor is the place to do it. IMO, a Norquay Village type plan should be implimented along Willingdon, stretching from Hastings on up to Metrotown.

The Willingdon lands will be redeveloped. At 16 hectares, they would provide a strong customer base for advanced transit along Willingdon, to go along with other redevelopment.

That is exactly what they are doing between Hastings and Moscrop. However I have no idea what the plan is between Moscrop and Imperial since that section was not part of this project, hopefully they continue. They have done a good job so far and are close to being done (last phase is implementing HOV lanes between Lougheed highway and Hastings and they have just about assembled all the land they need.
https://burnaby.civicweb.net/Documen...y.aspx?Id=9210

Klazu · #**290** Posted **Jul 14, 2014, 2:55 AM**

Golden sunset with Super Moon over Metrotown.

Moment after sunset.

officedweller · #**291** Posted **Jul 24, 2014, 9:14 PM**

vancouvermarket.ca is reporting a 2 tower project immediately west of MetroPlace at 6380 & 6420 Silver Avenue. It should fill the gap between MetroPlace and Silver:

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2014/0...for-metrotown/

Klazu · #**292** Posted **Jul 24, 2014, 11:08 PM**

Between them? Wow, that area is getting dense!

red-paladin · #**293** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 2:33 AM**

That would be awesome! When the city said they wanted Berestford rebuilt into an urban parade street, they didn't mean 35 years from now did they?

vanman · #**294** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 2:33 AM**

Would that not be Gold House?

jbrizzy · #**295** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 3:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

Would that not be Gold House?

Gold House is between Modello and Silver.

Modello -> Gold House -> Silver -> New Dev -> Metroplace

That's 5 consecutive blocks..

Plus Moda is just a few blocks down from Metroplace.

red-paladin · #**296** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 3:15 AM**

It's going to be quite the street. Hopefully in the future, the bus loop will be moved to under the skytrain guideway, and there'll be office towers with lots of street-action friendly retail there too.
Not entirely happy with what's going on at the south end of Station Square, but anything is better than what was there before.

jbrizzy · #**297** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 3:23 AM**

Just made this crude bonus for those who like things visually.

Correct me if I made a mistake but I thinks it's right.

Klazu · #**298** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 4:10 AM**

So I take it that Burnaby doesn't have any guidelines on how close to each other towers can be and how much of each others views they can block? That is going to be very close to Metroplace.

hollywoodnorth · #**299** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 4:45 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klazu

So I take it that Burnaby doesn't have any guidelines on how close to each other towers can be and how much of each others views they can block? That is going to be very close to Metroplace.

by your statement it would also be very close to Silver as well no?

officedweller · #**300** Posted **Jul 25, 2014, 5:35 PM**

I just remembered this project.

VancouverMarket.ca said the 2 tower project replaces a previous proposal for one tower.
So this is the defunct project that got replaced. (PS the old one looks a bit like 1 Bloor East in TO)
If it's the same architect - maybe the new 2 tower project will be just as interesting...

Quote:

Originally Posted by BodomReaper

I found a really interesting tower proposal while trawling the website of a rather obscure architect. It's at Beresford and Silver Ave., the block between MetroPlace and Silver. Has anyone heard further details about the project?

All pictures are from http://www.jka.cc/mixed-used/the-leaf