Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 557

osirisboy · #**11121** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 5:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

This would be for the Gillespie mystery tower that produced "gasps of awe and excitement" when renderings were shown to an audience in San Francisco about 18 months ago.

The new West End Community Plan allows for 60 storeys on that site.

Who was this special audience that got to see it?

spm2013 · #**11122** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 5:46 PM**

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Prometheus · #**11123** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 6:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Who was this special audience that got to see it?

And here is a first-hand account of the event (where Gillespie revealed renderings of this "mind-blowing" mystery tower) by a forum member who attended:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=5978745&postcount=8

Of course, this was before the creation of the new West End Community Plan, which has vastly increased the allowable height for this site (now 60 storeys). One can only assume the building has since been reworked to take advantage of the substantial increase in allowable height.

jlousa · #**11124** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 6:58 PM**

Or perhaps the original design was done knowing that the westend plan would allow additional density and height and the building was designed to be even taller then what the plan eventually approved now allows, so the new revised building is shorter then the one originally shown...

logan5 · #**11125** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 7:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

Have you seen the renderings?

Not. I was poking fun at the line "gasps of awe and excitement". Being residential, it will almost certainly be 60 stories. I presume that means 600 feet.

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Originally Posted by Delirium

From Changing City;
Here’s another development proposal for a narrow site in the Downtown Eastside. Christopher Bozyk Architects has designed this 9-storey 60 unit project for a fifty feet wide lot next door to Stan Douglas’s artists studio

Can't find an address for Stan Douglas. Anybody know where this is?

red-paladin · #**11126** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 7:25 PM**

The building will be at 150 East Cordova.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/150+E+...!1s0x54867170e62dc90d:0xa383444719bc7d15
I think it's a great addition to the area.

There is also another building proposed for 41 East Hastings showcased on the site:
http://changingcitybook.com/2014/07/31/41-east-hastings-street/
Google maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/@49.281415,-...3m4!1e1!3m2!1sd2lbha4PJKJR1MbdmsBK_A!2e0

Go Gentri..... >.> <.< 'Community context sensitive redevelopment!' Go!

logan5 · #**11127** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 7:31 PM**

Thanks for that. My favorite area to watch redevelop.

First Baptist Church site falls under area E in the WECP, so 550' max.

Klazu · #**11128** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 7:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Or perhaps the original design was done knowing that the westend plan would allow additional density and height and the building was designed to be even taller then what the plan eventually approved now allows, so the new revised building is shorter then the one originally shown...

Haha, adding to the mystery and hype - I love it!

This tower would seriously impact my views, but I would love to see a 60-storey tower go up right next door.

Prometheus · #**11129** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Or perhaps the original design was done knowing that the westend plan would allow additional density and height and the building was designed to be even taller then what the plan eventually approved now allows, so the new revised building is shorter then the one originally shown...

I realize you are joking. But for everyone else's sake, the eye-witness of the renderings described the original design (which he considered to be "mind-blowing" and "iconic") as having only 30-something floors.

logan5 · #**11130** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 7:44 PM**

This site is right across the alley from the YMCA tower. I thought there were rules about spacing between towers.

Prometheus · #**11131** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 7:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

This site is right across the alley from the YMCA tower. I thought there were rules about spacing between towers.

The guideline is supposedly 80 feet. So, it will be interesting to see how the mystery tower and the guideline can be reconciled, since Patina can't be more than 40 feet or so away.

officedweller · #**11132** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 8:43 PM**

I thought the 80 ft separation guideline was just for Downtown South? (or did it just originate there?)

jlousa · #**11133** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 9:28 PM**

I can't go into any more details for obvious reasons, expect more news around the end of the year.

Henbo · #**11134** Posted **Jul 31, 2014, 11:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

There will be another rumour of a proposal that could include a 750ft building in an area that only allows for 300ft. It most likely will not be allowed, but it will probably end up higher then current zoning. We probably won't see any physical movement on this proposal soon but it'll be a huge development that will vastly alter the downtown landscape.

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Things are delayed until after the election, like I mentioned it was bound to be chopped down in height and it has. Still spectacular though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlousa

Or perhaps the original design was done knowing that the westend plan would allow additional density and height and the building was designed to be even taller then what the plan eventually approved now allows, so the new revised building is shorter then the one originally shown...

Im not saying... but I'm just saying

EdinVan · #**11135** Posted **Aug 1, 2014, 12:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by red-paladin

Go Gentri..... >.> <.< 'Community context sensitive redevelopment!' Go!

Oxymoron.

Vin · #**11136** Posted **Aug 1, 2014, 2:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

I thought the 80 ft separation guideline was just for Downtown South? (or did it just originate there?)

The frivolous turns important, but the crucial goes unaddressed. In life not everything is justifiable, can be answered or serves good logic.

spm2013 · #**11137** Posted **Aug 1, 2014, 3:20 AM**

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officedweller · #**11138** Posted **Aug 1, 2014, 6:34 PM**

Pics by me today.
Artificial grass in the boulevard at the Miro condo - Richards & Nelson:

WarrenC12 · #**11139** Posted **Aug 1, 2014, 6:59 PM**

Not sure if I prefer this or the "rubber" bricks.

jsbertram · #**11140** Posted **Aug 1, 2014, 10:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Not sure if I prefer this or the "rubber" bricks.

The useless rubber bricks around the trees at the Cambie & Broadway 99 BLine stop are finally history. Along with the 'Caution - uneven sidewalk' signs on the trees that were only there to prevent lawsuits.

The sidewalk on Broadway & Cambie that was built as part of the new development a few years ago has been sloooooowly getting replaced with new construction that won't settle & cause the bricks and tiles to shift and pop up.