Suburban Updates - All Other Metro Vancouver Municipalities - Page 143

SpongeG · #**2841** Posted **Aug 17, 2014, 8:39 PM**

something new for steveston - infill, perhaps residential over retail or all offices...

all pics by me

osirisboy · #**2842** Posted **Aug 17, 2014, 8:49 PM**

I love Stevenson it has so much potential. But man they still have a bunch of surface prang lots and strip malls

jbrizzy · #**2843** Posted **Aug 17, 2014, 11:46 PM**

I believe that's gonna be retail commercial on the bottom with something like only 5 high-end residential units on top.

SpongeG · #**2844** Posted **Aug 18, 2014, 7:55 AM**

is it replacing n ugly old one storey building or was it parking? i remember a building there in most of that spot

stump · #**2845** Posted **Aug 18, 2014, 2:02 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

is it replacing n ugly old one storey building or was it parking? i remember a building there in most of that spot

Some marine supplies store is what it was.

urbancanadian · #**2846** Posted **Aug 19, 2014, 5:12 AM**

Hey everyone. I've been reading this forum off and on for several years now and I've considered joining a number of times. I never start something unless I can commit myself to it (ie. posting regularly) so I've stayed away. Every once in a while though, I see a question go unanswered that I might know something about so I figured I would sign up. I won't post very often, unless I have something contribute. PS - thanks for some great reads over the years.

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To the point:

I've seen a few of you discussing the temporary roof above Gilmore Station and the previous plan to enclose the station within a commercial development. Well it looks like Onni has been quick to start planning for their newly acquired site, surrounding the station, and there is some decent preliminary info coming out.

It looks like Onni intends on building a significant amount of office space within the development, well-integrated with the station.

Quote:

The proposed preliminary development concept for this key site within the Brentwood
Town Centre is to transform its existing vacant, light-industrial and mid-rise office
character into a new mixed-use transit integrated development. While Burnaby has
become a model for transit oriented development, including the Master Plan concepts for
Brentwood and Lougheed Malls, the subject site is one offew within the region that have
the opportunity to be fully integrated with SkyTrain at ground level, mezzanine level and
potentially at track level, providing unprecedented access to transit by residents,
employees, patrons and the surrounding community.

Also looks like they plan a fair amount of retail, including big box retail within the tower podiums. And of course tons of residential is to be expected.

Quote:

The goal is to create a mixed-use gateway into the Town Centre to complement the core
area at Willingdon Avenue and Lougheed Highway, and reinforce its function as the
heart of the Town Centre. As a response to the stronger pedestrian scaled retail core, the
Gilmore Station area can support a higher component of purpose built office and elevated
larger format retail uses, with smaller retail and restaurant uses at ground level, especially
along the Dawson "High-Street". High-rise residential uses are proposed to rise above
the commercial base utilizing the podium deck areas as both private and public
landscaped open spaces.

Link to the City Council agenda: https://burnaby.civicweb.net/Documen....aspx?ID=15000
Begins at page 148 for those interested.

Cheers!

logan5 · #**2847** Posted **Aug 19, 2014, 5:27 AM**

It's very preliminary as stated, but I wonder what the height of these towers could be if there's a significant amount of office at the base of one of the towers. 5 FSR for the residential component plus I think 2 FSR for office is allowed.

VanK · #**2848** Posted **Aug 19, 2014, 3:34 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by logan5

It's very preliminary as stated, but I wonder what the height of these towers could be if there's a significant amount of office at the base of one of the towers. 5 FSR for the residential component plus I think 2 FSR for office is allowed.

I believe on a C3 site you can build up to 6 FSR of commercial (on top of the 5 FSR of residential for this site). However I doubt you will see any developers build to the max or even close to the max commercial density.

LeftCoaster · #**2849** Posted **Aug 19, 2014, 9:03 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by urbancanadian

Hey everyone. I've been reading this forum off and on for several years now and I've considered joining a number of times. I never start something unless I can commit myself to it (ie. posting regularly) so I've stayed away. Every once in a while though, I see a question go unanswered that I might know something about so I figured I would sign up. I won't post very often, unless I have something contribute. PS - thanks for some great reads over the years.

Thanks for the info, sounds quite promising, although it's Onni so I will remain very cautiously optimistic.

Great first post btw, and welcome to the forum!

officedweller · #**2850** Posted **Aug 20, 2014, 1:06 AM**

Thanks for posting!
Note that the "Subject site" includes the 2 existing office building on the former Lougheed Drive-in site.

I've copied it over the the Burnaby proposals thread.

officedweller · #**2851** Posted **Sep 13, 2014, 1:37 AM**

50% stake sold in Tswwassen Commons (the strip mall one):

http://www.biv.com/article/20140912/...wassen-commons

Tetsuo · #**2852** Posted **Sep 15, 2014, 7:58 AM**

The giant Safeway distribution site in Edmonds (dubbed SouthGate) has a crane in the middle of the site

VanK · #**2853** Posted **Sep 15, 2014, 3:41 PM**

Not sure why there is already a crane going up at Southgate but for those interested, there is an open house for the future community held at the Edmonds Community Centre Tuesday and Wednesday, September 16 and 17, 2014 between 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and 1:00–4:30 PM

urbancanadian · #**2854** Posted **Sep 15, 2014, 6:18 PM**

This last Thursday I was out in Richmond for lunch and I decided afterwards since I had the day off that I would check out some of the developments going on over there. Nothing fancy, just some pics I took with my iPhone.

Starting with Quintet, which is easily my favourite project in Richmond right now.
Of note, the same developer recently bought another similar-sized property along No. 3 Road at Alderbridge Way. They have the same zoning so hopefully we will see a similar type of development.

Quintet #1 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Quintet #2 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Quintet #3 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Terrible pic from the skytrain.

Quintet #4 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Next is the Carrera/Kiwanis development behind Richmond Centre. I think the Kiwanis towers are for seniors housing? The whole thing has just shot up very fast.
The first Kiwanis tower is topped out.

Kiwanis #1 (North) by urbancanadian, on Flickr

The second tower is pretty close to topping out.

Kiwanis #2 (South) by urbancanadian, on Flickr

In this pic you can see the two Kiwanis towers in front. The tower behind is the first of three buildings called Carrera.
Just in front of it is the second.

Carrera #1 (South) by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Another shot of the second Carrera building, starting to rise.

Carrera #2 (Northwest) by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Just south of here are the Park Residences at Minoru. There will be 4 towers in this development.

Park Rez #1 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

The first two towers have been preloaded. The one to the right is a rental building.

Park Rez #2 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Park Residences with Carrera/Kiwanis behind.

Park Rez #3 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Here's a rare site in downtown Richmond - a woodframe development. This is the first of 4 midrises that make up Riva.
These should end up being the shortest buildings in the area, with towers stepping down to the future waterfront park.
River Road will be relocated along the old rail ROW and everything on front will become parkland.

Riva #1 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Across the street Tempo is still in presales.

Tempo by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Towards the Oval Village, the first tower of River Park Place is now under construction.
The second and third towers, which will include affordable housing, have been preloaded.

River Park Place by urbancanadian, on Flickr

The first section of the new River Road has been relocated (Hollybridge to Gilbert). It is planned to include seperated bike lanes, which you can see here. They've only finished like half a block, but you can get a sense of what it will eventually look like.

Bike Lane #1 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Looking the other way, you can see what most of the road still looks like.

Bike Lane #2 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Phase 1 of River Green in the distance.

River Green by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Ora is now mostly complete.

Ora #1 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Ora #2 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Ora #3 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Ora #4 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

T&T supermarket is still under construction.

Ora #5 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Overall, aside from a few areas that feel somewhat unfinished, the public realm for this project has been well executed. Has a bit of an Olympic Village feel to it (but it was pretty dead). I usually can't stand Onni, but IMO this is easily their best recent development.

Ora #6 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Site has been cleared for Cadence, Cressey's two-tower development. I think they are about to start preloading(?)

Cadence by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Bravo is nearing completion. In person, the materials appear to be high quality. Overall, I'm a fan.

Bravo #1 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Sorry for the sun-facing pic.

Bravo #2 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Monet is topped out as well. You can't really tell from this pic, but it's actually a fairly decent-looking development.

Monet by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Harmony is starting to rise.

Harmony by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Site has been preloaded for an affordable housing tower being built by the city. Harmony is in the background.

8111 Granville/8080 Anderson by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Here's Mandarin, the two-tower development beside Richmond-Brighouse Station. This was the best shot I could get...

Mandarin by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Preload for the first (and second?) of three towers in Avanti.

Avanti by urbancanadian, on Flickr

The first two towers of Concord Gardens have begun.

Concord Gardens #1 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Preload is there for another tower.

Concord Gardens #2 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

And I couldn't tell if they are piling for the "Park Estates" buildings. No one was working at the time...

Concord Gardens #3 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

And finally, here is Pinnacle Living at Capstan Village. The first tower of over a dozen is under construction.

Pinnacle Capstan #1 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Pinnacle Capstan #2 by urbancanadian, on Flickr

Cheers!