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Porfiry · #**841** Posted **May 20, 2016, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Technically false -
There's commercial space in the podium.

So what is Vancouver's tallest residential-only building?

officedweller · #**842** Posted **May 20, 2016, 8:09 PM**

There are so many mixed use buildings these days with retail in the podium...

Maybe The Mark (no retail I don't think). I think The Mark is taller than any of the Coal Harbour towers in the park along Harbour Green.
And I think it's taller than West One (the tallest Concord tower).

Coldrsx · #**843** Posted **May 20, 2016, 8:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

Wow, some people can really hold a grudge.

Wha?

I love Van, lived there, have family property there, visit often. But Van always feels like a little big city.

Spring2008 · #**844** Posted **May 20, 2016, 10:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Prometheus

Wow, some people can really hold a grudge.

I couldn't think of a better ambassador of mediocrity.

One midrise/highrise start for inner-city deadmo over the last 18 to 24 months (130 units - Symphony Living) with virtually non-existent low-rise infill as usual and with most of the inner-city continuing to look like a scrapyard - leads me to believe he has some pretty incredible mental issues to deal with.

Keep doing your thing Van! The quality and quantity of infill is simply staggering across the city.

trofirhen · #**845** Posted **May 21, 2016, 12:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Spring2008

I couldn't think of a better ambassador of mediocrity.
>1: which city are you referring to here?
One midrise/highrise start for inner-city deadmo over the last 18 to 24 months (130 units - Symphony Living) with virtually non-existent low-rise infill as usual and with most of the inner-city continuing to look like a scrapyard - leads me to believe he has some pretty incredible mental issues to deal with.
>2: and is this a further description of said city?
Keep doing your thing Van! The quality and quantity of infill is simply staggering across the city.
>3: Is this positive or facetious feedback, or what? Sorry if this all seems out of whack.

If someone could paraphrase this, I think I'd understand it better. It seems based on a percieved criticism by Coldrsx, but I'm unsure of the follow-up statement here. Thank you.

Infrequent Poster · #**846** Posted **May 21, 2016, 12:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

If someone could paraphrase this, I think I'd understand it better. It seems based on a percieved criticism by Coldrsx, but I'm unsure of the follow-up statement here. Thank you.

I'll give it a shot. Not sure if I'm right or not.

1- edmonton
2-either a description of the city or the poster him/herself? More likely both.
3-I dont think its positive....

Spring2008 · #**847** Posted **May 21, 2016, 12:55 AM**

Yeah, just adding some perspective here about a guy hyping everything to the max within his mediocre city to then always taking passive aggressive shots at far superior cities such as Van, Cgy, TO.

As for Van - can't wait to visit again. Has been a few yrs, don't know if I can make it down this summer as I'm planning a big trip to EU but I'll try.

Klazu · #**848** Posted **May 21, 2016, 2:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/committees...it-board-1289-hornby-street-DE418686.pdf

There won't be any bicycle storage in this tower or what does the bicycle parking mean here?

jollyburger · #**849** Posted **May 21, 2016, 3:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

There won't be any bicycle storage in this tower or what does the bicycle parking mean here?

A good chuck of P1 and the P1 Mezzanine is basically bicycle storage (horizontal/vertical) along with a mezzanine changing room.

officedweller · #**850** Posted **May 21, 2016, 4:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

There won't be any bicycle storage in this tower or what does the bicycle parking mean here?

The table says 625 bike spaces for the residential units.

LeftCoaster · #**851** Posted **May 25, 2016, 6:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Wha?

I love Van, lived there, have family property there, visit often. But Van always feels like a little big city.

Cold you don't get the benefit of the doubt when you post things like this in the Vancouver section:

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Our apologies for making you feel a little self-consious and soured that this pickup driving, Budweiser drinking, shithole has a comprehensive development of design, material use and appeal you envy a little. I look forward to looking down at you from 250.8m.

If you can't stop making not as subtle as you think comments like looking down on "little Vancouver" from 250.8m then please stay out of the Vancouver local.

dleung · #**852** Posted **May 27, 2016, 6:08 AM**

Oh he's probably joking, lighten up! Let's not be like the Toronto SSPers

Plus, Vancouver prides itself on having an intimate "small town" scale.

urbancanadian · #**853** Posted **May 27, 2016, 6:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Technically false -
There's a lot (59,000 sq ft) of commercial office space in the podium (more than 10% of the project)

I wonder what the "official" definition for residential-only is, like from the CTBUH. Because in all the global lists I can think of, almost every tower has retail at the base... I can see this one being eliminated because of the amount of (non-retail) commercial space. But The Melville, for example, would definately count.

EDIT - It was actually easy to find. The building needs to have at least 85% of its floor space dedicated to a single use.
http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/HeightStatistics/Criteria/tabid/446/language/en-US/Default.aspx

trofirhen · #**854** Posted **May 27, 2016, 1:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by dleung

Oh he's probably joking, lighten up! Let's not be like the Toronto SSPers

Plus, Vancouver prides itself on having an intimate "small town" scale.

It does?

officedweller · #**855** Posted **May 27, 2016, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by urbancanadian

EDIT - It was actually easy to find. The building needs to have at least 85% of its floor space dedicated to a single use.
http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/HeightStatistics/Criteria/tabid/446/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Thanks.
That's actually a high percentage of non-residential.

Coldrsx · #**856** Posted **May 27, 2016, 8:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by dleung

Oh he's probably joking, lighten up! Let's not be like the Toronto SSPers

Plus, Vancouver prides itself on having an intimate "small town" scale.

Thank you

mcminsen · #**857** Posted **May 28, 2016, 5:27 AM**

I wonder if there is some toxic soil on this site that needs special handling.

May 27 '16, my pics

mcminsen · #**858** Posted **May 31, 2016, 4:59 AM**

Looks like the old houses are getting gutted now.

May 30 '16, my pics

retro_orange · #**859** Posted **May 31, 2016, 5:07 AM**

is that big red maple definitely getting cut down?

mcminsen · #**860** Posted **May 31, 2016, 5:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by retro_orange

is that big red maple definitely getting cut down?

Yes.

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