Downtown Vancouver Updates

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Sorry, but are you talking about the former Budget Car Rental site that was recently cleared for the 400 West Georgia project?

No, the actual angle parking spaces off of West Georgia. Seemed like they were taking core samples.

[mcminsen]

Okay, thanks.

That is curious. Maybe they have to be sure the ground underneath the old post office can take a lot more weight.

[s211]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Just to clarify, the old Post Office in the parking lot next to West Georgia.

Just to clarify, it was a joke at the expense of the hyperbolic anti-oil crowd.

Moving on...

[Vin]

Originally Posted by scryer

I think it's what's replacing it that is sad. We need another Landmark to replace it with.... kindly excuse the pun.

Agree with that too! If I have a choice and own that piece of empty land across the street, I would build a new 50-storey Landmark hotel with a rotating restaurant/lounge/viewing gallery on top.

[jollyburger]

Not sure how new they are are but there seemed to be more PCL construction signs on the entrances and also saw one for Pacific Blasting. Maybe there is more survey work inside being done as well.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Not sure how new they are are but there seemed to be more PCL construction signs on the entrances and also saw one for Pacific Blasting. Maybe there is more survey work inside being done as well.

I took these pics today of the drilling you were talking about. I saw a group of hard hatted official looking types at the west end of the old post office (last pic below).



April 25 '18, my pics

[jlousa]

So many orange vests....Oh the rumours they must know.

[SpongeG]

who owns the post office now?

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

It's interesting watching the library crane base come apart.



April 8 '18, my pic

The north plaza of the library should be back to normal soon.



April 25 '18, my pic

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

The demolition for 401 West Georgia continues.

March 17 '18, my pics

Originally Posted by mcminsen

I was wondering what was below the ground level at that end of the block.

April 3 '18, my pics

It's interesting, I still see cars coming and going out of the parkade (the entrance and the exit driveways on Homer, 2nd pic below) but they're demolishing down below grade to the north of the driveways.



April 25 '18, my pics

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

I wonder if all these trees along the alley by the 401 W. Georgia development will get the axe.



March 24 '18, my pics

Originally Posted by jollyburger

From the development permit:

"The cherry blossom trees will be retained"

Yup, most of the trees are gone now. Just the few left near the office tower. Some pics from last week.



April 20 '18, my pics

[s211]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

who owns the post office now?

bcIMC. BK might still have development management. I don't think it's been shunted to Quadreal yet.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by s211

bcIMC. BK might still have development management. I don't think it's been shunted to Quadreal yet.

QuadReal Property Group seems to be managing the space now from some Linkedin profiles.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Dec.30 '17, my pics

Originally Posted by truenorth44

Demolition has started at 1255 W Pender St for Shigeru Ban's Terrace House project.
[I should say, has seriously started - the one guy with a sledgehammer has upped his game]

my pics:

Originally Posted by mcminsen

^^^ truenorth44's post is from January 22nd. The site is now cleared.




March 7 '18, my pic

Seven weeks later...





April 25 '18, my pics

[s211]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

QuadReal Property Group seems to be managing the space now from some Linkedin profiles.

And yet Tony Astles from Bentall was the one who responded to media enquiries about Amazon. I'm guessing that QR might be bcIMC's proxy while Bentall carries on with development of the project.

[jollyburger]

There's another door sign on the old post office that says "Demo Access Only"

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by Vancouver_Highrise

I heard that anchor point(burrard/drake) is being sold and all the owners are being approached to sell. Any idea who is buying or what would be allowable for height/density?

Originally Posted by officedweller

Re: Anchor Point
I had heard that last year some time.
Presumably redevelopment would exclude the office block fronting Pacific St.
Not sure, but there may be 3 different strata corps. - one for each building.

Gosh, I sure wish I had bought one of those Anchor Point studios back when they were on the market for ~$150K (15-16 years ago). I got an advertising brochure in my mailbox yesterday with these listings.

[Vin]

Why do developers keep targeting good usable buildings downtown? What a waste when a good stock of concrete buildings built of that era keep being demolished! Time to upzone surrounding areas so that the developers can go target the real low-density lots! What a shame and how un-green the City has become.

[Ailurus]

155 Water St. is now closed & awaiting demolition.

[csbvan]

...That's insane. I thought that 155 Water Street development wasn't approved, for obvious reasons.