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[flipper316]

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

why is that? cant say i head out that way. I'm genuinely curious. it seems decently close to transit. plus, council only approved what a developer decided was a good place to build. more tax dollars and former mostly useless land.

umm there's not even a sidewalk let alone shoulder along river road to walk to Bridgeport.

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by flipper316

umm there's not even a sidewalk let alone shoulder along river road to walk to Bridgeport.

ahh. well hopefully that changes one day.

the photos make it look so much more appealing. haha.

[libtard]

Originally Posted by flipper316

umm there's not even a sidewalk let alone shoulder along river road to walk to Bridgeport.

River road doesn't intersect with Bridgeport. Bridgeport is south of river road and yes there is a sidewalk to walk to it

[flipper316]

Originally Posted by libtard

River road doesn't intersect with Bridgeport. Bridgeport is south of river road and yes there is a sidewalk to walk to it

Sorry meant to say Bridgeport Station. From that development the fastest way to walk to the Skytrain is via River Road to the casino paralleling the Canada Line OMC. Just saying for anyone who uses transit from there would have a difficult time getting there.

[officedweller]

I noticed a tilt-up concrete building being erected on No. 3 Rd. under the Canada Line guideway north of Sea Island Way (or Bridgeport Rd.)

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Yellow Fever

ViewStar


https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/ca/viewstar

I think we've seen it before, but here's the un-named project filling the gap next to Viewstar:

The proposed development includes:
◾136 residential units
◾59 one-bedrooms, 77 two & three bedrooms
◾75 hotel rooms
◾9,688 SF of ground floor retail
◾a total density of 3.65 FAR
◾a cash contribution of $1,141,402 and public dedication
◾193 underground parking spaces

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/06/28/two-tower-residentialhotel-project-planned-for-richmond/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/06/28/two-tower-residentialhotel-project-planned-for-richmond/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/06/28/two-tower-residentialhotel-project-planned-for-richmond/

[urbancanadian]

For some reason I thought this property was already being marketed as "The Capstan". Is that another project or were they just marketing early? Or was the site sold or something?

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by officedweller

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/06/28/two-tower-residentialhotel-project-planned-for-richmond/

Originally Posted by urbancanadian

For some reason I thought this property was already being marketed as "The Capstan". Is that another project or were they just marketing early? Or was the site sold or something?

Originally Posted by Zassk

0892691 BC LTD has applied to the City of Richmond for permission to develop 8091 Capstan Way in order to contruct a mixed use commercial/residential 16 storey highrise with 121 residential units, 102 hotel units and 1 commercial unit.
8091 Capstan Way

^^from 2012^^ same address 8091 Capstan Way. seems like its moving along slowly.

also, it looks like "The Capstan" is that project. --- The Capstan

[officedweller]

Thanks for looking that up.

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The City of Coquitlam has adopted the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan:

http://www.coquitlam.ca/city-hall/news-m...tlam-lougheed-neighbourhood-plan-adopted

Copy of the plan here:

http://www.coquitlam.ca/docs/default-sou...documents/blnp---draft-plan.pdf?sfvrsn=2


http://www.coquitlam.ca/docs/default-sou...documents/blnp---draft-plan.pdf?sfvrsn=2

[LeftCoaster]

That's a pretty substantial plan. Looks like base FSRs of 3.0-4.5 for the transit village and HD residential zones with potential to increase that FSR through amenity bonusing:

4.1 General Policies
b) A density bonus above the maximum base gross floor area, as specified
in the Zoning Bylaw, may be offered in exchange for the provision
of amenities or a specified financial share of the land value of the
additional density to be applied towards the provision of amenities
deemed by the City to have public benefit. Examples of these amenities
include: community facilities, park improvements, plazas, streetscape
improvements, transit infrastructure, daycares, walkways, greenways,
affordable housing, and public art. Density bonus contributions will be
allocated towards specific amenities as determined by Council.

Doesn't give any indication of what the scale of FSR bonusing available will be though, so that will be interesting to see the range they are willing to accept.

Also to those concerned with height, both transit village and residential high density have no height limits noted in the plan.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks for looking that up.

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The City of Coquitlam has adopted the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan:

http://www.coquitlam.ca/city-hall/news-m...tlam-lougheed-neighbourhood-plan-adopted

Copy of the plan here:

http://www.coquitlam.ca/docs/default-sou...documents/blnp---draft-plan.pdf?sfvrsn=2


http://www.coquitlam.ca/docs/default-sou...documents/blnp---draft-plan.pdf?sfvrsn=2

This alone is so much more interesting and exciting than the failure called Cambie Corridor. Combined with the Burnaby side, this is another new urban centre to reckon with in the near future.

[SpongeG]

I live in the medium density brown, hopefully its already what it is lol. This area is changing rapidly. Good to see but scary at the same time.

[officedweller]

Interim helipad @ Royal Columbia Hospital June 28th:


https://twitter.com/2x6Construction


June 16th:

https://twitter.com/MierauContract

[SpongeG]

does anyone know why they have excavated a huge pit across from sapperton on the river side of the skytrain, you can see it well from the train, its a huge well excavated hole...

[Xrayal]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

does anyone know why they have excavated a huge pit across from sapperton on the river side of the skytrain, you can see it well from the train, its a huge well excavated hole...

The deep hole is the replacement of Sapperton landing sewer pump station by Metro Vancouver. MV is also extending the Brunette-Fraser greenway through the site as well as restoring the Cumberland Point site as a park.
Link to Metro Vancouver Info PDF

[POCO]

Originally Posted by Xrayal

The deep hole is the replacement of Sapperton landing sewer pump station by Metro Vancouver. MV is also extending the Brunette-Fraser greenway through the site as well as restoring the Cumberland Point site as a park.
Link to Metro Vancouver Info PDF

That looks pretty nice.

[SpongeG]

ok cool thanks for the info.

[whatnext]

ONNI tries again to get zoning for the space they built without city zoning approval in Steveston, with $2.4 million in hand:

One of Richmond’s most politically charged developments is set to go to a public hearing this October.

Onni hopes fest will garner public support for rezoning Steveston boardwalk
A majority of city councillors have agreed to let the public weigh in on a proposal by Onni Group to rezone Steveston’s Imperial Landing, to allow a 32-unit hotel, and retail and office space.

On Monday, councillors discussed the merits of the proposal at a committee meeting. They agreed the deal should be put to the public, which has shown diverging views on what to do regarding the quagmire that began in 2012, when Onni built six buildings under maritime zoning but quickly asked to rezone the property to more lucrative commercial uses after the fact...

http://www.richmond-news.com/news/steveston-boardwalk-hotel-plan-sent-to-public-hearing-1.21227305

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by whatnext

ONNI tries again to get zoning for the space they built without city zoning approval in Steveston, with $2.4 million in hand:

One of Richmond’s most politically charged developments is set to go to a public hearing this October.

Onni hopes fest will garner public support for rezoning Steveston boardwalk
A majority of city councillors have agreed to let the public weigh in on a proposal by Onni Group to rezone Steveston’s Imperial Landing, to allow a 32-unit hotel, and retail and office space.

On Monday, councillors discussed the merits of the proposal at a committee meeting. They agreed the deal should be put to the public, which has shown diverging views on what to do regarding the quagmire that began in 2012, when Onni built six buildings under maritime zoning but quickly asked to rezone the property to more lucrative commercial uses after the fact...

http://www.richmond-news.com/news/steveston-boardwalk-hotel-plan-sent-to-public-hearing-1.21227305

ridiculous that the city might agree to this. built without approval? i would force them to tear it down. this will set a terrible precedent if developers can just build it and ask later. next thing you know others will start doing it.

[Caliplanner1]

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

ridiculous that the city might agree to this. built without approval? i would force them to tear it down. this will set a terrible precedent if developers can just build it and ask later. next thing you know others will start doing it.

This approach (re: private sector build first/pay public sector regulators for rezoning later etc.) is part of the corrupt culture seen in some third world/Asian jurisdictions (with one argument being that the private sector, in trying to save money by speeding construction, does so by bypassing lengthy/cumbersome government -developmental-red tape).