General Vancouver Updates

[Ailurus]

Masonic Temple demolition continues

[chrisel]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

https://cityduo.wordpress.com/2018/04/18...-fundraise-to-prevent-addiction-recovery

“I don’t want my kids to learn that they should be fearful of people who are homeless or struggling,” Boyle said. “I worry that’s the lesson coming out of this.”

The proposal is a partnership between the City of Vancouver, BC Housing and Vancouver Coastal Health. It would involve consolidating and rezoning 11 city-owned lots along East 1st Avenue at Clark Drive.

The 118,000-square-foot facility would include up to 100 affordable rental units, a 55,000-square-foot withdrawal management and treatment services centre, and an Indigenous healing, wellness and community economic development centre.

The treatment centre — the largest of its kind in the province — would take over duties for the current, smaller detox centre on East 2nd Avenue, which has operated without a safety complaint for three decades, according to city officials.

Past opposition came most noticeably from a Grandview-Woodland residents’ group called Community 1st. The group raised $900 from nine anonymous donors through a GoFundMe page for the cost of printing posters and flyers detailing its opposition.

In an earlier interview, Ferguson, who is also a member of Community 1st, said the group’s members had each contributed personal money to the fund, though it was unclear whether this was through the GoFundMe site.

The flyers stated explicitly, “We are against a detox centre being relocated to the neighbourhood,” listing safety concerns around its proximity to schools and family dwellings.

Source: https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2018/0...services-hub-goes-to-proposal-stage.html

[SpongeG]

so a detox centre exists in the same area just one block away?

[officedweller]

Looks a bit bunker-ish at grade, but it's also an inhospitable site - alog a semi-industrial corridor (Clark Drive) and a major arterial leading to Hwy 1.

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From Changing City Updates:

The Ellsworth

I don't mind the randomness of the 3 boxes up top.
It's the spandrel stripe at the top of the retail that looks out of place
because it has a regular grid.


https://changingcitybook.com/2018/05/07/2290-main-street/

[Feathered Friend]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

so a detox centre exists in the same area just one block away?

Not quite, the detox centre is currently located on the north side of E 2nd Ave, where it meets Brunswick St. It's kitty corner to the St Francis Xavier school and just west of Emily Carr. There's never been complaints from either school.

[Feathered Friend]

May 15th Have Your Say – 2 Rental and 1 Strata Project Go To Public Hearing
Hannah and I thought we would try out something new. It’s going to be a little more work for us, but hopefully people will enjoy our project recaps, and maybe it will let more people engage with the Public Hearing process too.

Out of the items for May 15th’s public hearing, the first one is strata, whereas the last two are rental buildings. We suggest at least giving the last project a look. (3281 – 3295 East 22nd Avenue)

The information on how to submit your comments to a public hearing can be found at the bottom of the page.

https://cityduo.wordpress.com/2018/05/09...d-1-strata-project-go-to-public-hearing/

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

Not quite, the detox centre is currently located on the north side of E 2nd Ave, where it meets Brunswick St. It's kitty corner to the St Francis Xavier school and just west of Emily Carr. There's never been complaints from either school.

To be fair this is an entirely different facility. But I support it.

[GenWhy?]

"...community made it clear they only would allow for more density along arterial roads, were most rental buildings were already located." - CityDuo

This is key. Usually left out of the conversation about teardowns, affordability, loss of "affordable" (old) apartments, and loss of small or local businesses. We are restricted to existing zoned areas that allow multi-unit or mixed-use above 3-stories, and these are located where older and the last more affordable rental units are and usually only along arterial roads. We are usually not opening up new land to be developed for low/mid-rise rental while leaving the older stock alone, but merely telling land owners and developers that they can get more units and height only on existing zoned multi-unit lots. So the only choice is to evict and teardown older apartments.

Loss of older apartment units, brought to you by keeping communities full of SF homes.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

https://cityduo.wordpress.com/2018/05/09...d-1-strata-project-go-to-public-hearing/

I like the format, but you picked some uninteresting projects to start with!

[rofina]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

"...community made it clear they only would allow for more density along arterial roads, were most rental buildings were already located." - CityDuo

This is key. Usually left out of the conversation about teardowns, affordability, loss of "affordable" (old) apartments, and loss of small or local businesses. We are restricted to existing zoned areas that allow multi-unit or mixed-use above 3-stories, and these are located where older and the last more affordable rental units are and usually only along arterial roads. We are usually not opening up new land to be developed for low/mid-rise rental while leaving the older stock alone, but merely telling land owners and developers that they can get more units and height only on existing zoned multi-unit lots. So the only choice is to evict and teardown older apartments.

Loss of older apartment units, brought to you by keeping communities full of SF homes.

I been saying this for years.

The mid rises building should be going up on the blocks directly parallel, but behind the great streets of Vancouver.

Be it Main, Commercial, etc, I find it absolutely critical to retain low rise retail along these streets, with accessible rents.

Travelling outside of Vancouver makes it so incredibly apparent just how dominated our city has become by generic corporate retail.

This all due to premium leases needed to justify new CRU's attached to mid rise residential projects.

[osirisboy]

And yet you always see independent nail or tanning salons in these brand new crus. How do they make it but not other forms of independent retail?? Lol

[Feathered Friend]

Thanks to whoever filed the FOI for comments on the Kaslo TMH
http://bit.ly/KTMHFOI
– A mix of supporters, Nimbys, and many truly disturbing comments. E.g. It will make my kids drug lords, threats to harm the future residents, and claims that it spoils the homeless. #VanRE

https://twitter.com/City_Duo/status/995047789032714240

[GenWhy?]

Appears to be a lot of missing or poorly communicated information flying around.

[officedweller]

Fire Hall No. 5 and YWCA residences May 1st:
(Kerr & 54th)


https://twitter.com/MierauContract

http://theprovince.com/news/local-news/n...wcm/520a3611-8d76-4786-b123-902e1bd32c56

[Feathered Friend]

New Homes in Kerrisdale – a Dream for Some a Nightmare for Others
Crofton Manor Redevelopment
When Darren and I returned to St. Mary’s Kerrisdale Church, we were both feeling a bit nervous. The last time we were here, residents in the neighbourhood wanted city staff to eject us from the building. That didn’t happen this time, but there were plenty of upset voices at this early and critical stage of the planning process.

Unfortunately, most people don’t realize how vital public input is at this stage, as it literally frames what the community should look like. Should it be dense or sparse? Rental housing or market? Should there be be large parks? Or storefronts and social housing? The answers at this point set the perimeters for the rezoning process, and are the best chance for the public to have their demands heard; The only aspect that might be more important is the approval of city council at a public hearing.

So you can imagine our dismay when walked in and immediately heard a person complain that the city should focus on keeping Vancouver for families, instead of redeveloping properties like this one.

https://cityduo.wordpress.com/2018/05/17...a-dream-for-some-a-nightmare-for-others/

or just fill out the feedback form
https://www.talkvancouver.com/c/a/6P3od4V84KpJz7ESsLfgly

[Tetsuo]

Option 4 !

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

https://cityduo.wordpress.com/2018/05/17...a-dream-for-some-a-nightmare-for-others/

or just fill out the feedback form
https://www.talkvancouver.com/c/a/6P3od4V84KpJz7ESsLfgly

Only Option 2 provides a park for the community to use.
The park in Option 3 has no depth and is really a noise buffer for the market housing.
The parks in Options 1 and 4 will be just be poorly used green/visual buffers to the surrounding single family homes.
Option 1 would be better if the affordable housing were pushed to the back of the site and the park placed on 41st Ave.

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From the Anthem newsletter:


https://issuu.com/anthemproperties/docs/anthem_newsletter_spring2018?e=28859600/61408790

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by officedweller

and from Changing City Updates:

2501 Spruce St.


https://changingcitybook.com/2017/10/26/2501-spruce-street/


https://changingcitybook.com/2017/10/26/2501-spruce-street/

New (?) renderings from GBL twitter May 16th:
Less blank wall on the east faacde (broken up with dark spandrel, and the wood cladding does not wrap to the ceiling)


https://twitter.com/GBLArchitects



https://twitter.com/GBLArchitects

[officedweller]

Wendy's on Cambie has been listed for sale.

But what about that view cone?

Wendy’s at Cambie and Broadway slated for 'iconic' redevelopment
Tanya Commisso / Western Investor
May 17, 2018 12:11 PM



The one-storey Wendy’s restaurant building at the high-exposure, transit-oriented corner of Cambie Street and West Broadway has been listed for sale, with potential for an major mixed-use development.
...

http://www.vancourier.com/real-estate/we...ated-for-iconic-redevelopment-1.23306063

[Jimbo604]

2202-2218 Main Street and 206 East 6th Avenue, same same, no change.
COV Rezoning Page



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