Suburban Updates - All Other Metro Vancouver Municipalities - Page 165

NewWester · #**3281** Posted **Mar 11, 2016, 11:53 PM**

Depending on the weather I might try and get some snapshots but a bunch of stuff is happening in New West:

Elliot street is well underway... maybe 9 storeys poured.

The project at Carnarvon and Sixth is breaking grade.

The hole for Riversky is being dug.

Port Royal is motoring along in Queensborough

Fencing just went up around the Masonic Hall, which I suspect means that the rental tower there is about to start building.

The front street parkade demolition has gotten to Mackenzie street (so about halfway). This is great, but it is really showing off how dilapidated and unstreet friendly a lot of Front Street is (and how little thought was given to how Trapp/Holbrook met front).

The goddamn elevator at the fourth street overpass to the river park is FINALLY working.

EDIT: Also it looks like the first residential tower is underway at Brewery District.

Vin · #**3282** Posted **Mar 12, 2016, 12:30 AM**

For Park Royal hood of New West, it is nice that there are high rises on both sides of the river inlet/ narrow waterway near the coast, a first in the Lower Mainland. Hope they put more taller structures there in the future, and eventually a road/pedestrian bridge linking that neighbourhood to downtown New West.

Sheba · #**3283** Posted **Mar 12, 2016, 1:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vin

For Park Royal hood of New West, it is nice that there are high rises on both sides of the river inlet/ narrow waterway near the coast, a first in the Lower Mainland. Hope they put more taller structures there in the future, and eventually a road/pedestrian bridge linking that neighbourhood to downtown New West.

Considering how allergic New West has been to bridges, I think another car bridge is totally out of the question. Maybe if we're lucky the rail bridge will be rebuilt and include a pedestrian and bike crossing with it.

officedweller · #**3284** Posted **Mar 12, 2016, 2:28 AM**

The Port Royal pedestrian bridge is being built:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=7265724&postcount=3769

NewWester · #**3285** Posted **Mar 12, 2016, 3:04 AM**

It even has a snappy name Q2Q. Issue seems to be that the Marine authority hates the idea since the North Arm of the Fraser is a major barge shipping route and Quayside residents are extremely NIMBY and complain about how the bridge will affect their views and/or their local playground (which is a bit more fair). I think it will happen longterm, but it sounds like major issues need to be hashed out first.

As for towers in Queensburrough: hard to say? That area is presently fairly built out with midrise-apartments. Not sure how much space is left for taller towers.

Oh, and one more bit of news: there is a wide mid-rise apartment complex going up on Agnes east of Fourth that they are digging the hole for. I think it is only going to be six stories, but it's got a city-block wide footprint, meaning that it adds significant density to the area. It's a pretty analagous project to the apartments that went up on Royal Ave just across the street from City Hall.

NewWester · #**3286** Posted **Mar 12, 2016, 3:39 AM**

Oh man, I did some poking around in the New West projects page and apparently there is an early application for a 33 storey building at 618 Carnarvon, which is kind of right where Brick and Mortar is (kitty corner to the sixth and carnarvon project at grade). Which... dang, I hope it doesn't adversely affect Brick and Mortar, love that shop.

Xrayal · #**3287** Posted **Mar 16, 2016, 12:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by urbancanadian

No problem. Almost forgot the map:

BLUE = Approved/Proposed
GREEN = Under Construction
YELLOW = Complete (except for The Victoria and Como Lake Gardens (still recent), all these have all completed in the last year or two)

There is one blue shape that I didn't label. This is the big proposal by Marcon that I mentioned a couple posts back. I also marked the phases for Lougheed Heights. Forgot to label it as a Blue Sky project...

Thank you urbancanadian for all your work monitoring the development in Burquitlam.

Looks like Concert/YMCA are entering into Burquitlam with a land swap/rec center development. Tri-City News Article

Quote:

The city of Coquitlam has announced a partnership with the YMCA of Greater Vancouver and Concert Properties that will see the construction of a new recreation facility and the expansion of a park amenity in the Burquitlam neighbourhood.

The new YMCA will be constructed in conjunction with a mixed-use development led by Concert Properties on 2.1 acres of the 3.6 acre Burquitlam Park. Staff said the project will be subject to rezoning approvals.

In exchange for the land, the developer will give the city 2.55 acres on Cottonwood Avenue, which staff said will be used for the future expansion of Cottonwood Park from its current 2.2 acres to 4.75 acres.

Emphasis added by me

So the city will make out with 0.45 acres more parkland in the area plus a new rec center at the Burquitlam park site.

Interesting deal. Anyone know exactly which parcels of land they are swapping?

VanK · #**3288** Posted **Mar 16, 2016, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Xrayal

So the city will make out with 0.45 acres more parkland in the area plus a new rec center at the Burquitlam park site.

Interesting deal. Anyone know exactly which parcels of land they are swapping?

Concert owns the Whitgift gardens apartments along the south half of Cottonwood. It appears that they will be expanding the Cottonwood park which is beside the Concert lands and south of the Polygon site. Looks like the Cottonwood park will be expanded on the Concert lands.

officedweller · #**3289** Posted **Mar 17, 2016, 1:37 AM**

Park near the Oval to be expanded - eventually:

24hrs March 15, 2016
http://eedition.vancouver.24hrs.ca/epaper/viewer.aspx

vanman · #**3290** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 4:09 AM**

Burquitlam Capital by Magusta Developments.

Quote:

At the heart of this growing city, just steps from Burquitlam SkyTrain Station on the Evergreen Line, there is a new community emerging—a place to call home. This is The Burquitlam Capital: a planned 23-storey development that’s right where you want to be.

http://www.burquitlamcapital.com

city-dweller · #**3291** Posted **Mar 18, 2016, 4:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Park near the Oval to be expanded - eventually:
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This is a sensible land swap you can already see the paved new street behind 1080 on streetview

Also look at the top of the rail ROW looking back and you can see the eventual road ROW clearly. (Here)

Looks great.

officedweller · #**3292** Posted **Mar 19, 2016, 10:03 AM**

Elliot Street condos in New West - from GBL Twitter

March 8, 2016

https://twitter.com/GBLArchitects

https://twitter.com/GBLArchitects

March 15th, 2016:

https://twitter.com/GBLArchitects

WarrenC12 · #**3293** Posted **Mar 19, 2016, 4:08 PM**

We need an SSPer in this building to take construction shots of the Patullo rebuild.

Monolith · #**3294** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 7:27 PM**

Uptown (Coquitlam)

Birds Eye by Grant Mattice, on Flickr Uploaded on April 3, 2016

hollywoodnorth · #**3295** Posted **Apr 3, 2016, 9:34 PM**

nice pic thanks for sharing.

is it official yet that the grocery store opening here will be a SOBEYS not a Safeway?

Vantage · #**3296** Posted **Apr 4, 2016, 6:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

Is it official yet that the grocery store opening here will be a SOBEYS not a Safeway?

Not sure. I've heard that too though.

Sin_City · #**3297** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 12:47 AM**

What is going on with the International Trade Centre project? Stalled because the owner is wanted by the Chinese government?

libtard · #**3298** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 1:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by Sin_City

What is going on with the International Trade Centre project? Stalled because the owner is wanted by the Chinese government?

If that's true, and I'm sure it is, then that development shouldn't go forward. Do we really want to see a corrupt criminal get rich from a development, just for the sake of seeing a new shiny building get built? I know I don't. His daughter is also the leader of the young liberals party. Pathetic.

Tetsuo · #**3299** Posted **Apr 5, 2016, 5:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by libtard

If that's true, and I'm sure it is, then that development shouldn't go forward. Do we really want to see a corrupt criminal get rich from a development, just for the sake of seeing a new shiny building get built? I know I don't. His daughter is also the leader of the young liberals party. Pathetic.

Oh common, don't punish her for the "sins of her father" plus they kicked her out.

scryer · #**3300** Posted **Apr 6, 2016, 6:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by libtard

If that's true, and I'm sure it is, then that development shouldn't go forward. Do we really want to see a corrupt criminal get rich from a development, just for the sake of seeing a new shiny building get built? I know I don't. His daughter is also the leader of the young liberals party. Pathetic.

Personally I think that more than half of these Chinese invested construction projects are money laundering strategies....