Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 741

retro_orange · #**14801** Posted **Apr 1, 2017, 11:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

that has always surprised me as well... and i was surprised the city allows Canada Day marketed as "Cannabis Day." sure, okay, 4/20 but then to market the day our nation came together as a drug peddling day as well? absolutely shameful. i just hope the federal government doesn't make it legal on Canada Day. that would be horrid.

i really don't see this improvement of being a good thing for the area. whenever we have things like this they get abused.

Breathe. (then inhale) relaxed now? good.

mcminsen · #**14802** Posted **Apr 2, 2017, 7:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

March 7 '17, my pic

The back of the Ormidale Block on Hastings. I'm intrigued by the cladding. I think the way it looks right now it's the perfect transition between the newer and clean brick of the SFU building on the left, and the old grotty brick on the right.

April 1 '17, my pics

retro_orange · #**14803** Posted **Apr 2, 2017, 8:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

The back of the Ormidale Block on Hastings. I'm intrigued by the cladding. I think the way it looks right now it's the perfect transition between the newer and clean brick of the SFU building on the left, and the old grotty brick on the right.

April 1 '17, my pics

Looking good! I'm still kinda confused about the way they formed that lower facade, tapered down to the loading bay. Seems like the third and part of the second floor above the loading bay could have been extended to the alley.

Hopefully a future renovation will fill in that large area and put a restaurant or cafe at the back of the building instead of just an obtusely large loading bay.

Metro-One · #**14804** Posted **Apr 2, 2017, 8:32 AM**

Those dumpsters look great and don't take away from the hope of utilizing alley space in Vancouver at all!

Vision Vancouver and others always like to throw around the "European" tagline for positive development styles, yet one thing I have never encountered in healthy alley / pedestrian spaces in Europe and Japan are massive dumpsters everywhere...

csbvan · #**14805** Posted **Apr 2, 2017, 5:18 PM**

That cladding looks great! Excellent fit.

SFUVancouver · #**14806** Posted **Apr 2, 2017, 5:34 PM**

The cladding looks like Corten Steel. Should develop a nice stable rusty appearance and weather well.

jollyburger · #**14807** Posted **Apr 2, 2017, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by retro_orange

Looking good! I'm still kinda confused about the way they formed that lower facade, tapered down to the loading bay. Seems like the third and part of the second floor above the loading bay could have been extended to the alley.

Hopefully a future renovation will fill in that large area and put a restaurant or cafe at the back of the building instead of just an obtusely large loading bay.

Isn't that the plan for the space?

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"The back of the building on West Cordova Street. The renovated Ormidale Block will offer a new modern entrance on the sloping laneway, with double-height ground-floor retail space designed with restaurant-ready kitchen and ventilation systems."

http://www.bharchitects.com/en/projects/409#5

The entire building was leased out as a co-working space, hopefully the retail spaces weren't included in that deal.

https://centurygroup.ca/community/news/news-regus-launch-new-co-working-brand-ormidale-block

Vanville · #**14808** Posted **Apr 3, 2017, 5:01 AM**

A small project over in Stanley Park. My pics.
03/25

03/18

Vanville · #**14809** Posted **Apr 3, 2017, 5:05 AM**

711 Alexander, future site of Railtown Station.

Google Map street capture of site:

Render taken from http://railtownstation.com/

csbvan · #**14810** Posted **Apr 3, 2017, 5:13 AM**

Wow! Looks excellent, perfect for Railtown.

Vanville · #**14811** Posted **Apr 3, 2017, 5:35 AM**

The new Strathcona Public Library at 730 East Hastings:
My pic Mar.25

Klazu · #**14812** Posted **Apr 3, 2017, 2:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vanville

711 Alexander, future site of Railtown Station.

Maybe a stupid question, but what is the planned function of that building? Is that a storage or residential?

Changing City · #**14813** Posted **Apr 3, 2017, 4:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Maybe a stupid question, but what is the planned function of that building? Is that a storage or residential?

From the website "The building will provide future tenants with the opportunity to lease light industrial, office, production, and showroom space". Unless we've missed something, it's a way off; the developers haven't even submitted a permit yet.

Klazu · #**14814** Posted **Apr 4, 2017, 5:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by Vanville

The new Strathcona Public Library at 730 East Hastings.

A new library in that area - that's nice! Looks also pretty nice and helps improve the area around it.

Vanville · #**14815** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 8:13 PM**

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes; $72 million for a gas station. If we all banded together we might be able to get a presale in the basement. If Jimmy owns the White Spot plot he might make enough to name a few more hospitals. Anybody remember this Chevron a few blocks away? It wasn't that long ago, honest! (City of Vancouver Archive item CVA 772-543/Google Street View capture)

whatnext · #**14816** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 8:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

The back of the Ormidale Block on Hastings. I'm intrigued by the cladding. I think the way it looks right now it's the perfect transition between the newer and clean brick of the SFU building on the left, and the old grotty brick on the right.

I like that! Maybe not a whole block of it, but it works really well with the existing building.

retro_orange · #**14817** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 8:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

Isn't that the plan for the space?

http://www.bharchitects.com/en/projects/409#5

The entire building was leased out as a co-working space, hopefully the retail spaces weren't included in that deal.

https://centurygroup.ca/community/news/news-regus-launch-new-co-working-brand-ormidale-block

Ah i see thanks! I hadn't seen that render before. I still think I would rather see full floor plates though.

domusile · #**14818** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 9:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vanville

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes; $72 million for a gas station. If we all banded together we might be able to get a presale in the basement. If Jimmy owns the White Spot plot he might make enough to name a few more hospitals. Anybody remember this Chevron a few blocks away? It wasn't that long ago, honest! (City of Vancouver Archive item CVA 772-543/Google Street View capture)

Pattison Group only owns a tiny sliver on West Georgia where they have their billboard. Toigo owns the White Spot

Changing City · #**14819** Posted **Apr 5, 2017, 9:56 PM**

There's a new 21 storey rental tower proposed for Robson at Nicola across from the Empire Landmark. 127 units over retail; not a rezoning, so it could get approval in the summer. There's a bit more on the Changing City blog.

officedweller · #**14820** Posted **Apr 6, 2017, 5:48 AM**

1335 Howe model from ONNI Twitter today
(must be the alley side, but completely misrepresentative because it fails to show a mid-block location):

https://twitter.com/onnigroup