[Burnaby] The Amazing Brentwood | 15 Towers | 186m | 56 flrs | U/C & Proposed

[Caliplanner1]

Originally Posted by jlousa

Kinda curious what "High Quality" night life would consist of? and if you think that would someone eliminate loud obnoxious idiots from telling everyone at 3am when they leave that it's their bday, as if the people living within earshot could care.

High priced entertainment featuring such top acts as Michael Buble' or Celene Dion (as examples) alonside quiet jazz bars/hard-to-enter high quality dance clubs might deter the loud/"ignorant"/obnoxious (re: "unwashed"?) masses.

[GeeCee]

Originally Posted by Caliplanner1

High priced entertainment featuring such top acts as Michael Buble' or Celene Dion (as examples) alonside quiet jazz bars/hard-to-enter high quality dance clubs might deter the loud/"ignorant"/obnoxious (re: "unwashed"?) masses.

In Burnaby?

[Genauso]

Originally Posted by Caliplanner1

I was hoping that my effort at making the distinction of "HIGH QUALITY" night life might prove to be the critical difference on my wish list.

So, cannabis and tapas lounges

[Spr0ckets]

Originally Posted by GeeCee

In Burnaby?

Why not?

I mean, if they're already proposing the likes of Harrod's and Saks Fifth Avenue for Amazing Brentwood, you might as well go for broke and shoot for the stars, right?

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by Spr0ckets

Why not?

I mean, if they're already proposing the likes of Harrod's and Saks Fifth Avenue for Amazing Brentwood, you might as well go for broke and shoot for the stars, right?

Saks doesn't seem too crazy of a suggestion. There are a few locations here in Mexico City including one at a very suburban mall:


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Centro_comercial_sante_fe.jpg

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by flipper316

Could these developers and marketers be any more out of touch with reality. Every car in that video is a Benz, BMW, Mclaren, Lambo or Range Rover. Also love how it says "Seamless Connection to Skytrain". I don't see an overhead walkway to the station at all.

It's Vancouver, nearly every car is a Bimmer, Benz or exotic.

Never been to a major city with a concentration of luxury cars like Vancouver.

Originally Posted by VarBreStr18

With Oakridge sizzling into nothing, Brentwood becomes the next masterplanned community which is livable and centrally connected to other communities. As more people are willing to live here, then naturally better things will come including better night life for young people. It already has Brown social club, Cactus club. But then at the back of my mind is safety and security concerns.

Oakridge isn't sizzling into nothing, it's hit a bit of a bump, but the density is still there and the units will sell like hotcakes when it does go.

The redevelopment of Oakridge isn't an if but a when.

[Caliplanner1]

Originally Posted by Jebby

Saks doesn't seem too crazy of a suggestion. There are a few locations here in Mexico City including one at a very suburban mall:


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Centro_comercial_sante_fe.jpg

Thank you Jebby! So there you have it folks...if Brentwood can entertain the notion of (expensive) high quality fashionable stores (like Saks) then why not high quality (not cannabis oriented-lol) night clubs?

[Spr0ckets]

Originally Posted by Jebby

Saks doesn't seem too crazy of a suggestion. There are a few locations here in Mexico City including one at a very suburban mall:

.....

Yeah, but....
I hate to be the one to break this, but Mexico City apart from being an actual capital city of a country, - and despite what people may think of it and the general rep the country has down south - actually happens to be a world metropolis or major metropolitan city.
Even if it may not seem so.

So, not really surprising that they'd have a major brand name like Saks.
(the world's second richest man does come from Mexico, after all).

If a brand like Saks or Harrods were to open a major store anywhere in Canada, I'd put my money on Toronto or Montreal first, before Vancouver, (and not even meaning any disrespect to Vancouver) - let alone Burnaby.

And even in GVA it probably goes without saying that they'd be more likley to open stores at Pacific Center and nowhere else, just based on sales/revenue per square footage (as well as the fact that Pacific Center is the only one in the GVA that ranks in the top 15 in all of Canada).
And even then, maybe Saks, probably, but Harrods, I seriously doubt.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by Spr0ckets

If a brand like Saks or Harrods were to open a major store anywhere in Canada, I'd put my money on Toronto or Montreal first, before Vancouver, (and not even meaning any disrespect to Vancouver) - let alone Burnaby.

Does anyone pay attention to anything going on here?

Saks Fifth Avenue opened their first store in Canada a year ago in Toronto, in fact they already have two there, and they are opening a store in Calgary next and have desperately been trying to find a good site in Metro Vancouver for their store here.

Montreal is usually much lower on the list due to a myriad of issues. Case in point Nordstrom hasn't opened a store in Quebec yet and doesn't currently have plans to.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by Spr0ckets

You're joking, right?

Please tell me you're joking.

This is Brentwood, Burnaby we're talking about and not Brentwood, Los Angeles (or Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, for that matter).

Since we're in the neighbourhood, why not just shoot for the stars while you're at it, and hope for a Marks and Spencer, or a Bloomingdale's?
Hell, even Saks Fifth Avenue or Lord and Taylor might be up for it.
It could happen.

Do I seem like I'm joking?

[Caliplanner1]

Originally Posted by Spr0ckets

Yeah, but....
I hate to be the one to break this, but Mexico City apart from being an actual capital city of a country, - and despite what people may think of it and the general rep the country has down south - actually happens to be a world metropolis or major metropolitan city.
Even if it may not seem so.

So, not really surprising that they'd have a major brand name like Saks.
(the world's second richest man does come from Mexico, after all).

If a brand like Saks or Harrods were to open a major store anywhere in Canada, I'd put my money on Toronto or Montreal first, before Vancouver, (and not even meaning any disrespect to Vancouver) - let alone Burnaby.

And even in GVA it probably goes without saying that they'd be more likley to open stores at Pacific Center and nowhere else, just based on sales/revenue per square footage (as well as the fact that Pacific Center is the only one in the GVA that ranks in the top 15 in all of Canada).
And even then, maybe Saks, probably, but Harrods, I seriously doubt.

Although I generally agree with your international urban market analysis as to the global status of Mexico City (being home to many wealthy foreign and local elite etc.) and thus an attractive site for Saks....couldn't/wouldn't you also argue that Vancouver with its inflow of so many foreign millionaires (as evidenced by this city's high priced housing real estate market) alongside a stronger Canadian dollar vis-a-vis the peso might very well render such high-end retail operations viable (out here on the West Coast)??

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by Spr0ckets

So, not really surprising that they'd have a major brand name like Saks.
(the world's second richest man does come from Mexico, after all).

I'm pretty sure that Slim is the owner of Saks in Mexico.

Also, it's Saks owned by the Bay?

Originally Posted by Spr0ckets

If a brand like Saks or Harrods were to open a major store anywhere in Canada,

I'm not sure why you're comparing the two...They're completely different.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by Jebby

Also, it's Saks owned by the Bay?

Yes. It's a Canadian company.

[SpongeG]

Saks has found a Vancouver location chosen doesn't it?, its opening inside the bay downtown, with its main entrance on seymour street I thought.

[SpongeG]

speaking of hudsons bay - has the holland store opened yet?

[JamesOwnz]

I currently work in the solo district and it is neat seeing all the construction workers that come in at the end of the day, both brentwood and solo are coming along nicely..

[GilmoreStation]

There goes Brentwood's chance to attract MUJI...
http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2017/1/muji-vancouver

[sburnaby33]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

I thought people who move to busy areas and then complain about noise and bright lights are idiot NIMBYs...

I choose the Brentwood area because living close to Granville St. did not sound appealing. If I wanted absolute quite then a townhouse in Pitt Meadows would suffice, but I did not want to live there. I know that I would be dealing with traffic noise and the like in the area. That I do not mind. A bunch of obnoxious people yelling at 3 AM and urinating everywhere, not so much .

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by sburnaby33

I choose the Brentwood area because living close to Granville St. did not sound appealing. If I wanted absolute quite then a townhouse in Pitt Meadows would suffice, but I did not want to live there. I know that I would be dealing with traffic noise and the like in the area. That I do not mind. A bunch of obnoxious people yelling at 3 AM and urinating everywhere, not so much .

I hear you. The general consensus on this forum is usually to blame NIMBYs when anybody complains about noise and light.

[trofirhen]

Originally Posted by Caliplanner1

Thank you Jebby! So there you have it folks...if Brentwood can entertain the notion of (expensive) high quality fashionable stores (like Saks) then why not high quality (not cannabis oriented-lol) night clubs?

It will come, it will come. This is Canada, remember Just ask Justin.