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[officedweller]

Lightworks

from PC Urban twitter November 15th:


https://twitter.com/PC_Urban

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by officedweller

The haunted house is on the SE corner.

Right, sorry mixed up the posts and pics. Any idea if it’s actually a true story?

[csbvan]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Lightworks

from PC Urban twitter November 15th:


https://twitter.com/PC_Urban

Thanks! I used to walk by this building all the time when living in Vancouver, I was hoping to see an update on it.

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by whatnext

It was a piece of Vancouver lore that someone was murdered in that corner house, maybe it has bad vibes.

Who care is these building aren't highrises? It's literally 100s if not 1000s of units of speculative units. Be interesting to know who actually lives in these.

Again people thinking in either or terms. I said nothing about highrises. 10-15 floors with large floorplates would be a nice change from the ubiquitous 6 storey building. Like the duke on Kingsway or the new projects in Chinatown on Main Street .

And that proposal on the sw corner looks great. Either I have a bad memory and forgot about it or I somehow missed seeing it but look forward to seeing that move forward.

[Vin]

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!

Ever heard of European chic? Vancouver folks think that having 6 storey condos means we are instantly Scandinavian or European progressive. Same with the bike path thinghy. People tend to link tall buildings to property speculation and "big bad businesses". It's shallow mindset like this that produces such cookie-cutter living quarters in prime transit accessible land.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by whatnext

Right, sorry mixed up the posts and pics. Any idea if it’s actually a true story?

Just heard the usual stories that people who have moved in have found their luggage packed and outside the front door!!

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Just heard the usual stories that people who have moved in have found their luggage packed and outside the front door!!

Haha, I did some scouring last night. Apparently the story precedes the late 80's mcmansion on the corner now. As far as origins of the story someone would have to look through old newspaper archives for any murder that may have happened there.

The only pic I could find was an early 80's pic and the corner lot was entirely shrouded in large evergreens.

[officedweller]

And there was another story that the ghosts disappeared when Buddhists moved in.

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Arts Umbrella to move into Emily Carr University
of Art + Design's former South Building on Granville Island


Emily Carr University's former South Building will soon be the new home of Arts Umbrella.
https://www.straight.com/arts/996806/art...-designs-former-south-building-granville

[osirisboy]

I wasn't hoping langara would've gotten it

[officedweller]

From Vancouver Market.ca:

Main & 6th Ave.

By Port Living.
Interesting retail spaces, including basement, ground and 1st floor (mezzanine).
I suppose they could be restaurants with private rooms.

The proposal, entitled “Main Street Arts”, is to permit the development of a 6-storey mixed use building that includes:
◾65 condo units;
◾19 studios, 19 one-bedrooms, 17 two-bedrooms and 10 three-bedrooms;
◾9,614 SF of at-grade retail plus 6,617 SF of below ground retail;
◾A total density of 3.86 FSR;
◾A building height of 74.5 ft;
◾99 parking spaces (including 1 car share space); and
◾2 Class B loading spaces.

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/11/20/65-unit-condo-building-planned-for-main-6th/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/11/20/65-unit-condo-building-planned-for-main-6th/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/11/20/65-unit-condo-building-planned-for-main-6th/



East (alley) Side:


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/11/20/65-unit-condo-building-planned-for-main-6th/

South Side:


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/11/20/65-unit-condo-building-planned-for-main-6th/


[url]http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/11/20/65-unit-condo-building-planned-for-main-6th/[/url

[WarrenC12]

I like the ratio of 2 and 3 bedroom units.

[Spork]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

I like the ratio of 2 and 3 bedroom units.

The mix is mandatory, I believe: http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/family-room-housing-mix-policy-for-rezoning-projects-2016-07-13.pdf

[mcminsen]

An update on Duke and Vya on Kingsway.



Nov.20 '17, my pics

[osirisboy]

The top two floors of duke look ridiculous. Spandrel shit show, doesn't fit at all with the building. Will the city please stop making buildings do this! Simply continuing the brick would look so much better

[skylinegazer]

thanks for the update mcminsen!

[SpongeG]

the inner part looks a little like a prison

[officedweller]

From Changing City Updates:

35 and 43 West 6th Avenue

... the 1901 Coulter House would be used as a restaurant...


https://changingcitybook.com/2017/11/21/35-and-43-west-6th-avenue/

[GenWhy?]

For the neighbourhood it's in, that's actually pretty amazing.

[csbvan]

I'm glad that they are retaining the house for restaurant use, I think that the area has a lot of potential in adaptive re-use of the old houses to retail. Unfortunately, this doesn't work.

[Aroundtheworld]

Originally Posted by officedweller

From Changing City Updates:

35 and 43 West 6th Avenue

... the 1901 Coulter House would be used as a restaurant...


https://changingcitybook.com/2017/11/21/35-and-43-west-6th-avenue/

Wow that just looks horrible IMO