Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 811

WarrenC12 · #**16201** Posted **May 12, 2018, 4:04 PM**

Great shot. The Convention Centre roof is really looking good, maybe it's just the right time of year.

Klazu · #**16202** Posted **May 13, 2018, 10:14 PM**

You have a nice view, Vanvile!

rofina · #**16203** Posted **May 14, 2018, 5:20 PM**

That Bayshore site is a gem.

Cant imagine the premium that one would get.

Vanville · #**16204** Posted **May 15, 2018, 12:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

You have a nice view, Vanvile!

A tower just went up in front of me blocking a large portion of my favourite view of the mountains up Howe Sound. There was a time I was able to watch the SeaBus cross Burrard Inlet on its way to Lonsdale Quay & also portions of the Stanley Park seawall but those views are also gone. Something I've noticed is how much sunlight is reflected into my apartment by the newer towers. The latest tower is so bad I can't look out the window at certain times of the day as it's quite blinding; turns the place into a greenhouse.

Vanville · #**16205** Posted **May 15, 2018, 12:50 AM**

Went past Sequel 138 back on the 9th. The street vendors had camps along the front. Quite a bit of garbage needed to be cleaned up. Must be a challenge to keep that sidewalk clean. My pic:

Max. · #**16206** Posted **May 15, 2018, 12:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by rofina

That Bayshore site is a gem.

Cant imagine the premium that one would get.

Great Renzo Piano with premium Peninsula hotel, it will be the most luxurious hotel and residential project in Canada for sure

osirisboy · #**16207** Posted **May 15, 2018, 1:51 AM**

Sequel is ugly. I hope the off setting of the windows fad is over. It looks ridiculous. Also, painted concrete? Should be bricks/stone.

Also, why is the city allowing vending here? They should stop it as soon as it happens

Changing City · #**16208** Posted **May 15, 2018, 2:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Sequel is ugly. I hope the off setting of the windows fad is over. It looks ridiculous. Also, painted concrete? Should be bricks/stone.

Also, why is the city allowing vending here? They should stop it as soon as it happens

Not concrete - it's woodframe construction.

osirisboy · #**16209** Posted **May 15, 2018, 2:39 AM**

Oh. The first floor isn't concrete? Well regardless it looks horrible

jollyburger · #**16210** Posted **May 15, 2018, 3:20 AM**

First floor is concrete.

Vanville · #**16211** Posted **May 15, 2018, 3:37 AM**

Delete

mcminsen · #**16212** Posted **May 15, 2018, 3:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

First floor is concrete.

Sequel during construction. Jimbo604's post is from Jan.17 '15.

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Originally Posted by Jimbo604

Pano of Sequel 138 @ Main and Hastings. Excuse the pano artifacts, there didn't seem to be a time with no cars going by...

Source: me

osirisboy · #**16213** Posted **May 15, 2018, 4:05 AM**

Yeah that's what I thought. Hence painted concrete

Changing City · #**16214** Posted **May 15, 2018, 4:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Yeah that's what I thought. Hence painted concrete

Sorry - you didn't specify it was just the first floor you wanted brick/stone. It might look a bit out of place with that coloured board on the upper floors, but nothing about the building is going to win any design awards.

osirisboy · #**16215** Posted **May 15, 2018, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

Sorry - you didn't specify it was just the first floor you wanted brick/stone. It might look a bit out of place with that coloured board on the upper floors, but nothing about the building is going to win any design awards.

Huh?
I said:
"Also, painted concrete? Should be bricks/stone. "
Kind of seems I was talking about the painted concrete being brick or stone. Might look out of place but would've looked a lot better than how it is now

logan5 · #**16216** Posted **May 15, 2018, 5:47 AM**

Maybe someday a mural of some sort will be painted on this building - ie Vancouver Mural Festival.

Changing City · #**16217** Posted **May 15, 2018, 5:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Huh?
I said:
"Also, painted concrete? Should be bricks/stone. "
Kind of seems I was talking about the painted concrete being brick or stone. Might look out of place but would've looked a lot better than how it is now

Well, as painted concrete at least it's relatively easy to paint over the tagging. That's more difficult with brick or stone.

rofina · #**16218** Posted **May 15, 2018, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Sequel is ugly. I hope the off setting of the windows fad is over. It looks ridiculous. Also, painted concrete? Should be bricks/stone.

Also, why is the city allowing vending here? They should stop it as soon as it happens

Allowed and happening are very different.

That stretch of Hastings is rough lately, even by rough stretches of Hastings standards.

The juxtaposition between East and West Hastings is so absurd, it really highlights the obscene failures of our society.

officedweller · #**16219** Posted **May 15, 2018, 9:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Huh?
I said:
"Also, painted concrete? Should be bricks/stone. "
Kind of seems I was talking about the painted concrete being brick or stone. Might look out of place but would've looked a lot better than how it is now

That's just because you led with offset windows, so people still thought you were talking about the area around the windows. The most prominent painted areas on the building are the coloured panels next to the offset windows, so the inference was that your "painted concrete" reference was to the panels or walls next to the windows - that's why the next poster said it was wood frame - i.e. the painted sections next to the offset windows are not painted concrete.

PS - at least on Sequel, the offset windows are consistent (and look a lot like the ones on Patina)
- on The Independent, the offset windows are more random.

osirisboy · #**16220** Posted **May 15, 2018, 11:55 PM**

Ah yes that makes sense