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Originally Posted by osirisboy
I thought the one on the sw corner was going to come all the way to king Edward, instead there is one house left. Odd.
And I still think it's ridiculously stupid and short sighted on how short and low fsr these projects are. And what's with everything being 6 stories, why not 7? And for the people who would answer with "because they can build with wood frame and it's cheaper" makes no sense given that they are all concrete buildings here!
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The development on the sw corner is called Parc 26, and the corner lot wasn't part of the scheme. There's another building proposed on the corner, designed by Arno Matis, for 50 rental units, which will be an excellent addition to the area
if it's built as designed. It was rezoned a year ago.
As for the heights and densities, they're the way they are because there's a plan. The
Cambie Corridor Plan allows slightly greater height and density by the station, which is why the Cambie Star shown in the images on the north west corner is 8 storeys.
Quite a number of the projects along Cambie have been woodframe - this cluster are mainly concrete. (Obviously Cambie Star would have to be concrete).
You might think the plan under-achieves, but don't forget how many people showed up to oppose the plan to say the buildings were too tall - at six storeys. Some said four storeys would be too much. There are some serious densities and height planned on Pearson Hospital, Langara Gardens, and of course the Oakridge Centre, so there will be tens of thousands more residents along the Corridor. The new Oakridge Town Centre Plan may see greater height and density off the arterial, provided there isn't a massive push back from residents.
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