Place 10 - Page 4

Tropics · #61 Posted **Mar 28, 2015, 3:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by speedog

Reroute to where?

About 40 feet underground~

Spring2008 · #62 Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 3:38 AM**

There were talks this one might get capped. Looks like they've leased about 125k sf of the east tower, close to 40% of the gross building area so don't see it stopping. If only GWL gets that hotel going across the street.

http://www.altusinsite.com/en/index.php?...0_2=100%2C000&searchbasicbtn1=Find+Space

RyLucky · #63 Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 5:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

There were talks this one might get capped. Looks like they've leased about 125k sf of the east tower, close to 40% of the gross building area so don't see it stopping. If only GWL gets that hotel going across the street.

http://www.altusinsite.com/en/index.php?...0_2=100%2C000&searchbasicbtn1=Find+Space

I hope it pulls through, but I can see the economic case for capping 1 tower for sure.

*Stardust* · #64 Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 7:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

There were talks this one might get capped. Looks like they've leased about 125k sf of the east tower, close to 40% of the gross building area so don't see it stopping. If only GWL gets that hotel going across the street.

http://www.altusinsite.com/en/index.php?...0_2=100%2C000&searchbasicbtn1=Find+Space

I really like this project, but I was hoping it would get capped and then one day put something really tall there. The floor plate seems big enough to accommodate a condo tower or something around 150m?

I'm not a fan of how tall the buildings are north of CPR tracks and then once you reach beltline it's a dramatic drop. It would make the skyline look nicer looking at it from the west to have the buildings taper off in height.

That's just being nitpicky though :p I love Place 10

Spring2008 · #65 Posted **Apr 30, 2015, 7:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by RyLucky

I hope it pulls through, but I can see the economic case for capping 1 tower for sure.

That's right, they're only marketing the east tower as far as i can tell. west tower will be built to grade and capped, ready to go the next cycle.

craner · #66 Posted **May 8, 2015, 3:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by *Stardust*

I really like this project, but I was hoping it would get capped and then one day put something really tall there. The floor plate seems big enough to accommodate a condo tower or something around 150m?

I'm not a fan of how tall the buildings are north of CPR tracks and then once you reach beltline it's a dramatic drop. It would make the skyline look nicer looking at it from the west to have the buildings taper off in height.

That's just being nitpicky though :p I love Place 10

I agree with you. I don't like the "cliff" effect of the towers on 9th giving way to lowrises in the Beltline.

bt04ku · #67 Posted **May 8, 2015, 3:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

That's right, they're only marketing the east tower as far as i can tell. west tower will be built to grade and capped, ready to go the next cycle.

Could it become a tall residential tower or is its potential height basically set with how the foundation was built?

Spring2008 · #68 Posted **May 8, 2015, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by bt04ku

Could it become a tall residential tower or is its potential height basically set with how the foundation was built?

If they wanted to instead of the west tower sure they could. I'm sure the load bearing capacity is high given the size of the pit.

Full Mountain · #69 Posted **May 11, 2015, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by bt04ku

Could it become a tall residential tower or is its potential height basically set with how the foundation was built?

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

If they wanted to instead of the west tower sure they could. I'm sure the load bearing capacity is high given the size of the pit.

The west side of the site hasn't been excavated, they could build whatever they wanted on it. They could also do that on the east tower (currently U/C) however they would be more restricted in floor plate. They did a similar thing across the street (residential to commercial switch) after the parkade was built.

Design-mind · #70 Posted **May 30, 2015, 5:11 PM**

AaronMak · #71 Posted **May 31, 2015, 12:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by craner

I agree with you. I don't like the "cliff" effect of the towers on 9th giving way to lowrises in the Beltline.

I actually really like the cliff effect. TBH i think it would look even better if there cliff effect carried on further to the west and a bit more to the east. It sort of reminds me of the "wall effect" you get while looking at dt Vancouver from Stanley Park. Plus it really drives home the neighbourhood difference between dt and the beltline. They are different neighbourhoods and should feel as such.

RyLucky · #72 Posted **May 31, 2015, 4:37 AM**

^Great vantage of Place 10. To me it looks like they've excavated for the entire east tower and about half of the west block. I wonder what the rationale was there. Why not only do the East Block?

evolv · #73 Posted **May 31, 2015, 2:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by RyLucky

^Great vantage of Place 10. To me it looks like they've excavated for the entire east tower and about half of the west block. I wonder what the rationale was there. Why not only do the East Block?

My guess is that they had to excavate more to accommodate the parking ramps

RyLucky · #74 Posted **May 31, 2015, 6:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by evolv

My guess is that they had to excavate more to accommodate the parking ramps

Oh yeah, I guess that makes sense. THanks.

Blue_Cypress · #75 Posted **May 31, 2015, 7:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

If they wanted to instead of the west tower sure they could. I'm sure the load bearing capacity is high given the size of the pit.

It doesn't work like that.

Blue_Cypress · #76 Posted **May 31, 2015, 7:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by RyLucky

^Great vantage of Place 10. To me it looks like they've excavated for the entire east tower and about half of the west block. I wonder what the rationale was there. Why not only do the East Block?

Shoring is the expensive. Why shore when you can cut back, then build, and backfill later?

mersar · #77 Posted **May 31, 2015, 8:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by RyLucky

^Great vantage of Place 10. To me it looks like they've excavated for the entire east tower and about half of the west block. I wonder what the rationale was there. Why not only do the East Block?

I think that image is a bit of an optical illusion due to the angle. The excavated out the east tower and below the podium, the west tower footprint I don't believe they've excavated much that won't be backfilled based on views I've seen from other angles, and what they have excavated is pretty sloped as it was only needed to allow them to easier build the wall on the west edge of the phase 1 parkade.