Alberni by Kengo Kuma (1550 Alberni) | 133m | 42Fl | Completed

[jollyburger]

Lots of scaffolding going up, I assume demolition will begin in two weeks or so.

[Jebby]

Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

Balconies are not included in FSR calculations. They are "free" in density calcs, up to some ratio (8% of FSR or something like that). Some interior storage is also excluded from FSR calcs and are "free", too.

It's not always the big bad city that's responsible for dumb floorplans.

I know...which is why I said adding more space to the unit would increase FSR...

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Jebby

I know...which is why I said adding more space to the unit would increase FSR...

It would - but as this was a rezoning, the FSR wasn't a ' limit' imposed by the City, it was the number that came out of the design that the architect designed, and the developer submitted. If the number had been a bit higher, it might have generated a slightly higher Community Amenity Contribution, but given the prices being obtained here it probably wouldn't have been a deal breaker.

In this case, unless you know better, the City approved what the developer wanted to build. The Japanese Garden elements, and the scooped design are what supposedly set this project apart from others. It seems to me that the layouts are a product of those design elements - just as some of the Vancouver House floorplans are less than ideal.

[mcminsen]

June 21 '17, my pic

[retro_orange]

Adios!

[rofina]

Whats the word on sales?

The prices were astronomical even by Van standards.

[bb1510]

Originally Posted by rofina

Whats the word on sales?

The prices were astronomical even by Van standards.

Basically sold out. Two units left (small units).

Westbank pushes all their projects in various cities all over Asia.

Their Joyce project is reportedly nearly sold out with most units priced at 1200-1500 psf, which is crazy for that location.

They essentially push their projects as 'flipping investment vehicles' and push the fact that assignments are allowed (encouraged) and that fact that it's a presale so not "much" capital is required. Even though the psf at Alberni by Kuma was crazy high, it's still relatively low compared to other Asian cities like Singapore and Hong Kong, where 2k psf gets you government subsidized housing and/or entry level housing.

[uzi]

^ soon they can start the construction.

[christmas]

http://vancouver.skyrisecities.com/forum...32m-40s-westbank-kengo-kuma.24084/page-2

[retro_orange]

Blasting? Is this getting imploded?

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by retro_orange

Blasting? Is this getting imploded?

Blasting and Demolition. So no, almost certainly not. It would be impossible to match any cracked pink glazing, for one thing.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by Changing City

Blasting and Demolition. So no, almost certainly not. It would be impossible to match any cracked pink glazing, for one thing.

yes...

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by retro_orange

yes...

Well, perhaps they were thinking of changing the colour of the pink tower anyway. Something more seafoam, perhaps.

[retro_orange]

I like the pink.

[mcminsen]

Sept.23 '17, my pic

[MrFreeze]

I can see from my flat that they started to demolish the top of the building

[Klazu]

This tower will go just left of the red tower and will offer quite a view.

[globeman]

White Cube

White Box, Vancouver, BC by globetrekimages, on Flickr

[Feathered Friend]

My photos from Westbank's Fight for Beauty event (Also posted into the Butterfly/First Baptist Thread).

[Prometheus]

Thanks for posting.

The Westbank poster is dramatically exaggerating the height of the First Baptist project, and probably to a lesser extent the Kumo tower too.