Olympic Village & Southeast False Creek Updates Discussion - Page 252

BodomReaper · #**5021** Posted **Nov 20, 2014, 1:38 AM**

Thanks for the update, OD. Really digging the dark, reflective look of the window wall. Coming together nicely overall - maybe Pinnacle are realizing they don't need to build junk to turn a profit.

Locked In · #**5022** Posted **Nov 23, 2014, 1:32 AM**

My photo from today:

IMG_0910 by 604 City, on Flickr

rsxstock · #**5023** Posted **Nov 23, 2014, 2:13 AM**

i was driving and couldn't get a picture but i thought the columns at Central with lights shining on them looked pretty on a clear night

Vanelevatorman · #**5024** Posted **Nov 23, 2014, 2:20 AM**

Thanks for the picture, it's a neat perspective.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**5025** Posted **Nov 23, 2014, 6:33 AM**

i gotta say, not digging all the neon green. talk about yuck!

haha

red-paladin · #**5026** Posted **Nov 23, 2014, 8:57 AM**

It's just insulation ....

SpongeG · #**5027** Posted **Nov 24, 2014, 2:16 AM**

i've never seen that big brown building before, it looks massive in that picture

WarrenC12 · #**5028** Posted **Nov 24, 2014, 2:51 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

i've never seen that big brown building before, it looks massive in that picture

One of the Hootsuite offices.

vanciti · #**5029** Posted **Nov 24, 2014, 4:19 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

i gotta say, not digging all the neon green. talk about yuck!

haha

Its exterior grade gypsum board. No finished product by any means

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**5030** Posted **Nov 25, 2014, 8:11 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanciti

Its exterior grade gypsum board. No finished product by any means

i guess i couldn't quite get the "joking" vibe through. I'll have to add more smilies next time i see.

Jimbo604 · #**5031** Posted **Nov 29, 2014, 4:16 PM**

Source: Vancouver Sun, Nov 29, 2014 - Pg G12

Down to 24 homes remaining from 29 in the last advertisement. Previously ad said sales center would close on November 30th but now it appears to have moved to 197 Walter Hardwick Ave.

WarrenC12 · #**5032** Posted **Dec 8, 2014, 7:21 PM**

Apparently Lido residents are moving in. Does anybody know what the deal is with the rentals? Were sales slow and they converted some to rentals? Any idea how many?

WarrenC12 · #**5033** Posted **Dec 8, 2014, 7:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by doorguy

Starbucks is going into the Opsal, corner unit of Quebec and 2nd.

Any update on this. Still seems like zero work has been done in that unit.

AudiA3 · #**5034** Posted **Dec 8, 2014, 7:48 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Apparently Lido residents are moving in. Does anybody know what the deal is with the rentals? Were sales slow and they converted some to rentals? Any idea how many?

Wow... I would be very surprised if the sales are indeed weak for that development. I was expecting all the units to sell out without any problems.

PaperTiger · #**5035** Posted **Dec 8, 2014, 8:02 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Apparently Lido residents are moving in. Does anybody know what the deal is with the rentals? Were sales slow and they converted some to rentals? Any idea how many?

The rentals are all in the east building. These units are Less desirable so They make sense as rentals. Bosa did the same thing with Citygate in the 1990s, though I think those might have been sold off by now. I think it was always their intention and not a reaction to poor sales.

WarrenC12 · #**5036** Posted **Dec 8, 2014, 8:50 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by AudiA3

Wow... I would be very surprised if the sales are indeed weak for that development. I was expecting all the units to sell out without any problems.

There are a lot of new developments in that area, and Lido was on the high end of the price range.

rsxstock · #**5037** Posted **Dec 9, 2014, 8:24 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

There are a lot of new developments in that area, and Lido was on the high end of the price range.

and i'm glad they put the taller of the 2 buildings on the Quebec st side... gives me an unrestricted view up main street from Central

officedweller · #**5038** Posted **Dec 10, 2014, 12:24 AM**

Nice shots of Lido from Changing City Updates:

http://changingcitybook.com/2014/12/08/1650-quebec-street/

http://changingcitybook.com/2014/12/08/1650-quebec-street/

and a reminder of what Block 100 next door (Burger King site) will look like:

http://changingcitybook.com/2012/03/23/1699-main-street/

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&e...nI86Aunpqjgg&sig2=KdxbfsLlO5f22xKVUFkdfA

Vanelevatorman · #**5039** Posted **Dec 10, 2014, 5:51 PM**

Those don't look half bad.

WarrenC12 · #**5040** Posted **Dec 10, 2014, 6:02 PM**

The Lido units facing Main St. should have been retail. They appear to be townhouses from what I can tell on that picture.

edit: That must be the Quebec side with the residential units. Although arguably those should be retail at ground level as well, assuming we get a streetcar down Quebec in the medium term.