The Exchange | 115.7m | 31fl, 13fl | 400,000sqft. | Completed - Page 63

djmk · #**1241** Posted **Jul 11, 2018, 6:50 PM**

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Very excited to see this little lot get filled up. Pretty cool to see.

also kinda sad that there goes 120+ years of Vancouver's history

rofina · #**1242** Posted **Jul 11, 2018, 8:27 PM**

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also kinda sad that there goes 120+ years of Vancouver's history

Agree.

But it does seems preposterous to maintain a single story retail store in a downtown - saving the facade didn't seem reasonable either.

But I do hear where you're coming from. This city moves on at a dizzying pace.

Changing City · #**1243** Posted **Jul 11, 2018, 10:47 PM**

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also kinda sad that there goes 120+ years of Vancouver's history

If it was 120 years old, it would be sad. As it was built in 1971, not so much.

djmk · #**1244** Posted **Jul 12, 2018, 12:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

If it was 120 years old, it would be sad. As it was built in 1971, not so much.

lol

oops

Jebby · #**1245** Posted **Jul 12, 2018, 4:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

If it was 120 years old, it would be sad. As it was built in 1971, not so much.

Well the Edward Chapman brand is 127 years old and will likely cease to exist now.

Changing City · #**1246** Posted **Jul 12, 2018, 4:28 PM**

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Well the Edward Chapman brand is 127 years old and will likely cease to exist now.

Looks likely; Edward Chapman makes more money as a property manager these days. He sold the site for three times assessed value last year "Edward Chapman owner Edward Chapman told BIV he is not sure how long the Executive Group will let him stay on the site that his family bought in 1966 and built the store on in 1971.

“People think that our store is a heritage building or something like that, but it is relatively modern and just has a facade to make it look old in an old English style,” he said.

Chapman, who is 57, may reopen his store in a smaller space but he said he may simply close the 127-year Edward Chapman retail brand, which has been a sideline business in recent years. Chapman’s main business has been to manage commercial and rental properties. He plans to continue to do that and not simply to retire." [source].

SpongeG · #**1247** Posted **Jul 12, 2018, 8:53 PM**

it was full of old lady clothes anyway. They still have the south granville store.

SpongeG · #**1248** Posted **Aug 13, 2018, 5:35 AM**

a video for the hotel

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jollyburger · #**1249** Posted **Aug 13, 2018, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by rofina

Agree.

But it does seems preposterous to maintain a single story retail store in a downtown - saving the facade didn't seem reasonable either.

But I do hear where you're coming from. This city moves on at a dizzying pace.

It is sort of funny to imagine that most of downtown Vancouver looked like that back when it was built

LeftCoaster · #**1250** Posted **Aug 13, 2018, 9:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

a video for the hotel

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Who drew that map? Those districts were not even close to being accurate. Terrible.

city guy · #**1251** Posted **Aug 14, 2018, 2:14 AM**

but a beautiful song by Aretha...she's not long for the world according to the news today

SpongeG · #**1252** Posted **Aug 14, 2018, 3:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Who drew that map? Those districts were not even close to being accurate. Terrible.

they make it seem like gastown is just steps away from the hotel.

zahav · #**1253** Posted **Aug 14, 2018, 3:47 AM**

I'm glad to see a new hotel, the City is terrifyingly short of hotel rooms so it's good to see this coming online. And it isn't that far from Gastown, the maps on those promos are always atrocious but realistically this hotel is walkable to/from Gastown no problem

officedweller · #**1254** Posted **Aug 14, 2018, 8:12 PM**

There was also a shot of Yaletown in with the Gastown shots....
but I guess they are playing up the heritage aspect of the old building.

whatnext · #**1255** Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 5:37 PM**

Amazon is taking 98,560 sq/ft in The Exchange, so the building is effectively leased out:
https://biv.com/article/2018/10/exch...dustrial-users

officedweller · #**1256** Posted **Oct 31, 2018, 10:13 PM**

and Mastercard is taking 40,000 sq ft too.

Vin · #**1257** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 5:34 PM**

I think the Exchange's new lobby is just ugly and tacky to the worst degree. Only love the heritage portion of it. It shows the contrast of the aesthetics and thoughts put into a design from a person of yesteryear versus one today.

Jebby · #**1258** Posted **Nov 1, 2018, 11:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Amazon is taking 98,560 sq/ft in The Exchange, so the building is effectively leased out:
https://biv.com/article/2018/10/exch...dustrial-users

I'm assuming this will be temporary until they get their new office at the Post office, right?

officedweller · #**1259** Posted **Nov 2, 2018, 12:46 AM**

Probably in addition to...

LeftCoaster · #**1260** Posted **Nov 13, 2018, 11:03 PM**

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Probably in addition to...

This is in addition to yes.

The only actual Amazon office existing that may be closed when the Post opens is their space in Telus, but that is just me speculating, they could very well keep that one too. Their offices at 401 West Georgia and the Exchange are long term offices. The only short term space they have is their big commitments in wework offices at Bentall.