Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 634

officedweller · #**12661** Posted **Oct 7, 2015, 12:31 AM**

Just noticed a big new neon sign on the former DIX on Beatty - for Red Racer beer.

LeftCoaster · #**12662** Posted **Oct 13, 2015, 7:24 PM**

Ya it's been a Central City Brewpub for a month or so now. Was in town early september and checked it out. Great space inside, and the food/beer is good if not great.

officedweller · #**12663** Posted **Oct 15, 2015, 9:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

I wonder what's going on at the old Catholic Archdiocese building at 150 Robson Street. There is a demolition notice in the door as well as a stop work order. The interior pics below I got through the glass doors.

Definitely some demo going on.

I saw a small caterpillar loading debris from the basement in the alley today.

osirisboy · #**12664** Posted **Oct 15, 2015, 9:20 PM**

I walked by yesterday and didn't notice anything going on. Although I didn't look inside or anything

osirisboy · #**12665** Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 2:50 PM**

Gabriola house sells and is to become apartments.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/west+gabriola+house+mansion+sold+million/11444750/story.html

mcminsen · #**12666** Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 6:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by urbancanadian

Here's a render for Intracorp's development at 1171 Jervis Street, now called The Jervis.

http://www.intracorp.ca/news/press-release-designers-developer-partnership-a-vancouver-first/

It's simple, and with colours that aren't over-done in Van. I'm a fan.

PS - 100 posts! Look out!

There's a full page ad in today's edition of the Globe and Mail (page S5) with a picture of an interior of one of the higher units with an English Bay view.

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"The Jervis

An intimate collection of 58 design-led homes set in a prime location in Vancouver's storied West End, the first project by the Inform + Intracorp partnership rethinks the way homes are designed and built.

The Jervis is the merging of Intracorp's extraordinary development expertise with Inform's Niels and Nancy Bendtsen's design sensibilities. The result is uncompromising design put into practice.

The Jervis: elevated living by design. From $1 Million. Now previewing by appointment."

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Klazu · #**12667** Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 8:01 PM**

Yeah, I know someone who went to see a presentation about the units and they are indeed over 1 million dollars and apparently have small rooms. Not sure how a very generic tower like this can think it can think to get a way with such prices.

Porfiry · #**12668** Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 8:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Yeah, I know someone who went to see a presentation about the units and they are indeed over 1 million dollars and apparently have small rooms. Not sure how a very generic tower like this can think it can think to get a way with such prices.

Probably the views? Smallest units are 989 square feet, which isn't that small.

osirisboy · #**12669** Posted **Oct 17, 2015, 9:02 PM**

Views may be good for now but I can see the other buildings around the jervis getting redevolped. The one right to the west looks like it would go up in flames in a second, all wood cladding. Looks like a shit hole. (Kinda makes me picture what the proposed art gallery will look like lil)

mcminsen · #**12670** Posted **Oct 18, 2015, 5:33 AM**

I have a better appreciation now for the painstaking work being done on Waterfront Station. According to the information on the sign (last pic below), it sounds like they are taking the walls apart piece by piece and putting them back together again after treating and repairing the corroding steel underneath.

The first pic below was from earlier this year. The rest are from today.

Feb.1 '15, my pic

Oct.17 '15, my pics

Log1988 · #**12671** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 12:19 AM**

So after a long period of inactivity I have updated the Vancouver thread in the City Compilations sub-forum. If anyone wants to take the time to look through and point out any omissions or out-of-date status info, I would appreciate it.

Although I am already aware that I left out Trump, and that excavation is underway for The Duke.
Link

mcminsen · #**12672** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 6:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Crane went up today for the Ormidale Block building (next door to Woodwards on Hastings)

Oct.19 '15, my pics

mcminsen · #**12673** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 7:14 AM**

The roofline of 308 West Hastings lines up exactly now with the old Pappas Furs building.

Oct.19 '15, my pics

osirisboy · #**12674** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 3:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Log1988

So after a long period of inactivity I have updated the Vancouver thread in the City Compilations sub-forum. If anyone wants to take the time to look through and point out any omissions or out-of-date status info, I would appreciate it.

Although I am already aware that I left out Trump, and that excavation is underway for The Duke.
Link

Wow that's great thanks for putting that together!!!

SFUVancouver · #**12675** Posted **Oct 20, 2015, 6:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Log1988

So after a long period of inactivity I have updated the Vancouver thread in the City Compilations sub-forum. If anyone wants to take the time to look through and point out any omissions or out-of-date status info, I would appreciate it.

Although I am already aware that I left out Trump, and that excavation is underway for The Duke.
Link

Incredible! Thank you for all the hard work.

Here's a few that came to mind:

The Ridge (u/c) - Arbutus & 16th
Maple (?) - 10th and Arbutus Railway ROW
Northwest - Marine Drive & Cambie
MC2 - Marine Drive & Cambie

Also there's a bunch of stuff along the Cambie corridor, the names for which I don't know.

mcminsen · #**12676** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 8:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

Last Friday evening I was at Emery Barnes Park and saw a notice there saying that the vacant parking lot at Richards and Smithe will be turned into another public park. Anyone to confirm this?

Another open house tomorrow about the proposed park at Smithe/Richards. Click on the link to Vin's post to see previous discussion about it back in June.

Oct.21 '15, my pic

trofirhen · #**12677** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 9:32 PM**

Grrrreat !!! I'm all for more downtown green space, and look forward to this becoming a reality.
I just hope it's brightly lit up (with maybe a surveillance camera). Not being a negativist, not at all, but there's always the risk of it becoming another "needle park" or such,
and I know that nobody here wants that to happen. This is a positive step.

officedweller · #**12678** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 9:39 PM**

Thanks!

More info here:

http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/smithe-and-richards-park-past-updates.aspx

In the summary of responses to the June open house - it says that participants strongly supported the following funding opportunities: hidden parking under the park, food and rentable event space.

Good to hear that underground parking is an option, as that would be a prime opportunity to level the site and hide the alley-side loading areas of the 889 Homer building from view.

domusile · #**12679** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 10:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks!

More info here:

http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/smithe-and-richards-park-past-updates.aspx

In the summary of responses to the June open house - it says that participants strongly supported the following funding opportunities: hidden parking under the park, food and rentable event space.

Good to hear that underground parking is an option, as that would be a prime opportunity to level the site and hide the alley-side loading areas of the 889 Homer building from view.

Also would be nice to be able to retain the car2go and evo parking spots they have at the current lot

Klazu · #**12680** Posted **Oct 21, 2015, 10:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by domusile

Also would be nice to be able to retain the car2go and evo parking spots they have at the current lot

How are those funded in general? I assume those companies pay for them, correct? If so, then I don't see a problem them being kept as long as they are just ready to pay for them.