Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 701

Jebby · #**14001** Posted **Sep 12, 2016, 3:20 PM**

Looks fantastic. Now just make it 20 stories taller

osirisboy · #**14002** Posted **Sep 12, 2016, 4:57 PM**

What's going on with the little site across the laneway from that proposal? I thought it was incorporated into this project but I guess it inst?

officedweller · #**14003** Posted **Sep 12, 2016, 7:31 PM**

Yeah, I had thought it was part of the site too (based on a BIV article) but it wasn't converted to temporary park, so I don't know what's up with it (former Tony Roma's site).

LeftCoaster · #**14004** Posted **Sep 12, 2016, 9:13 PM**

Liking it more and more. Could use with a little more height given the size of its neighbors but it looks good regardless.

Jebby · #**14005** Posted **Sep 12, 2016, 9:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Liking it more and more. Could use with a little more height given the size of its neighbors but it looks good regardless.

Are there view cones that affect this site?

trofirhen · #**14006** Posted **Sep 12, 2016, 9:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

is there a reason it is so short? there can't be a view-cone that low to the ground.

I'm not being facetious when I say this:
there might be the possibility that, being made of wood, the building could be severely damaged in a sustained high windstorm.
It's happened before. (high windstorms causing damage to wooden structures, even trees). There may be me wind resistance issues is what I'm saying.
I wonder if it's more of a fire risk, too, being made of wood.

Klazu · #**14007** Posted **Sep 13, 2016, 12:43 AM**

That area is going to look sweet! Vancouver House looks ridiculously tall in that Burrard Bridge rendering.

Vin · #**14008** Posted **Sep 13, 2016, 11:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by retro_orange

Why can't we have more new buildings that respect their older modern era neighbors as well as this one will.

I don't see how a taller building will fail to respect its neighbour. It can complement it, like how the modern looking West Georgia tower complements the vintage Hotel Georgia. You know what's disrespecting? In my opinion it's to have a bastaedized Frankenstein modern built on top of a heritage building. If those kinds of projects can get approved in this city, I don't see why this project can't have the pointy building go taller.

Vin · #**14009** Posted **Sep 13, 2016, 11:23 AM**

A better and more accurate rendering of this tower: not so hot compared to the previous pointy renderings. The types of claddings used can kill or enhance the final looks.

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Originally Posted by officedweller

More recent pics of the Grosvenor project on the Il Giardino site.
Staggered vertical stripes on the north and south facades.
Sorry, the images are big.
Note the corner bike lane islands.

http://grosvenorpacific.com/171-2/

http://grosvenorpacific.com/171-2/

Previous renderings with horizontal banding on north and south facades:

February 24, 2016 Open House Board:

http://rezoning.vancouver.ca/applications/1380-1382hornby/documents/applicant-boards-10-18.pdf

officedweller · #**14010** Posted **Sep 13, 2016, 5:17 PM**

Granville Twitter:

Handsome new paint job at #heritage #hotel @RamadaVancouver 1221 Granville
https://twitter.com/GranvilleStreet

mcminsen · #**14011** Posted **Sep 13, 2016, 5:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

I think people have suggested in the past that the alley would make a good public market / retail area.

A staircase from Robson (through a galleria) down into the alley would be a good addition to the Amacon project...

I've thought for a long time that this alley space would make a great venue for restaurant patios, farmer's market etc.

Sept.12 '16, my pic

mcminsen · #**14012** Posted **Sep 13, 2016, 6:27 PM**

Reminder, open house today at the Sandman Hotel ballroom 4:30-7:30 re: 118-150 Robson proposal.

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

I got this in the mail today. Looks like a 30 storey tower will be proposed for the old Catholic Charities building site on Robson with the facade of the old building retained.

Aug.24 '16, my pics

retro_orange · #**14013** Posted **Sep 13, 2016, 11:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Granville Twitter:

Handsome new paint job at #heritage #hotel @RamadaVancouver 1221 Granville
https://twitter.com/GranvilleStreet

It's kinda ridiculous that they call this building heritage. The structure may be 100+ years old but that entire facade; windows, cornice and all was put on in the 90's and is very 'of the era'. Nothing original remains and the grey just makes it look sad... why is colour dying??

mcminsen · #**14014** Posted **Sep 14, 2016, 1:20 AM**

Here are some images of the display boards from the open house for the 118-150 Robson Street proposal. Click on the images to enlarge. If someone wants to start a thread for it I'll post the full size images there.

Sept.13 '16, my pics

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Klazu · #**14015** Posted **Sep 14, 2016, 3:02 AM**

Thanks for the material. Looks like this won't be standing out at all and will only contribute to the table top . I hope it will do more on the street level. Pretty uninspired design, though.

jlousa · #**14016** Posted **Sep 14, 2016, 6:03 AM**

Was at the open house as well, came near the end and might of ran into you as I saw someone taking pics of the boards.
Feel the mixed use proposal is appropriate for the site and more hotel space and restaurant space is a good fit. Was interesting to see the back forty site not be built out to it's height potential under the view cone but instead chopped down to a height similar to it's neighbours in an attempt to prevent shadowing on Terry Fox plaza.

mcminsen · #**14017** Posted **Sep 14, 2016, 6:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

Was at the open house as well, came near the end and might of ran into you as I saw someone taking pics of the boards.
Feel the mixed use proposal is appropriate for the site and more hotel space and restaurant space is a good fit. Was interesting to see the back forty site not be built out to it's height potential under the view cone but instead chopped down to a height similar to it's neighbours in an attempt to prevent shadowing on Terry Fox plaza.

I was taking those pics about 5:15 so it probably wasn't me. I also saw a couple other people taking pics around that time.

It looks like they'll save at least three sides of the facade, including the back alley side. It'll make their job more difficult and mine too as I try to get pics of the excavation from ground level.

Sept.13 '16, my pic

entheosfog · #**14018** Posted **Sep 14, 2016, 6:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

I've thought for a long time that this alley space would make a great venue for restaurant patios, farmer's market etc.

Sept.12 '16, my pic

I came across this while going through some archival photos lately. Nearly spot on! You can even still make out the rail line in the now photo, covered over with asphalt.

mcminsen · #**14019** Posted **Sep 14, 2016, 7:12 AM**

Wow, that's great! Thanks for digging that up.

mcminsen · #**14020** Posted **Sep 14, 2016, 10:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

1171 Jervis ("The Jervis") update.

Aug.30 '16, my pics

Sept.12 '16, my pics