Canadian City Proposals

[isaidso]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Not bad, considering the client. I didn't know Giant Tiger was such a large corporation.

Giant Tiger may sell cheap stuff but that has little bearing on the company itself. Likewise, Dollarama is the 3rd most valuable retailer in Canada by market capitalization; ahead of companies like Hudsons Bay, Canadian Tire, Sobeys, and Metro.

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

Wow, what a disappointing mixture of unit sizes, unsurprisingly mostly smaller units. Hopefully that office space is useful.

The office will be used, there isn't much and what little there is in that area is filled. The metro plan wants the Town Centres, which Coquitlam is one for the region, to have office space available.

It is currently a few houses on the site, across the street are also a few houses, which won't last long now.

[GeneralLea]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

The office will be used, there isn't much and what little there is in that area is filled. The metro plan wants the Town Centres, which Coquitlam is one for the region, to have office space available.

It is currently a few houses on the site, across the street are also a few houses, which won't last long now.

Fair enough, I wasn't really thinking in terms of how commercial real estate is in the metropolitian area. I just find that when developers allocate office space in podiums of mostly residential buildings, it tends to have a difficult with occupancy due to constraints with the building/management.

[SpongeG]

Ah, the last few developments in that area have incorporated office space into their podiums, a requirement by the city. (Of Coquitlam).

a space for CMPNY, an office co-sharing place, sits kitty-corner to this new proposal and its been quite popular.







there is one office building in the area that's been around for a long time, but it is in the neighbouring city of Pt Coquitlam and it sits in a strip mall.

[ssiguy]

[QUOTE=SpongeG;8459166]Coquitlam Proposal

Towers of 49, 45 and 25-storeys above a podium;
891 residential units
705 condos;
321 one-bedrooms, 289 two-bedrooms & 95 three-bedrooms;
186 market rental units;
40 studios, 66 one-bedrooms, 49 two-bedrooms & 31 three-bedrooms;
17,000 SF of retail space;
46,520 SF of office space on floors 2-5 of the podium;
a total density of 7.32 FAR;
total tower heights of 514 ft, 472 ft and 258 ft. respectively;
67,000 SF of common amenity space;
An 8,500 SF daycare;
1,329 parking spaces;
$31 Million in density bonus funds and CACs.





http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/[/QUOTE


Proposing something in a collapsing market may mean it is cancelled or more likely delayed or they could shift some of the condos to rentals which is what is really needed so that would be a good thing. The proposal itself is decent enough.

[Coldrsx]

Updated rendering a newly approved 11 storey/34 unit project on Jasper Avenue, in Downtown Edmonton.


https://holo-blok.com

[EspionNoir]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Updated rendering a newly approved 11 storey/34 unit project on Jasper Avenue, in Downtown Edmonton.


https://holo-blok.com

Very innovative

[SpongeG]

nice

[Coldrsx]

This site has been a boarded up 3 storey for about 30 yrs. I cannot be happier.

[isaidso]

Is that Edmonton proposal just the portion where the door is on the left hand side + the 11 floors built above it?

[Coldrsx]

The middle building that's highlighted, not the 2 and 4 storey on each side.

[MonkeyRonin]

Nicely scaled infill. That's the type of development that all of our cities could use a whole lot more of.

[logan5]

Surprising to see a development like that in Edmonton. Developers there don't need to resort to developing a small lot like that. Nonetheless, a nice looking building.

[Coldrsx]

Originally Posted by logan5

Surprising to see a development like that in Edmonton. Developers there don't need to resort to developing a small lot like that. Nonetheless, a nice looking building.

Pourquoi pas?We have unique sites like anywhere else and this particular site is constrained by two lovely heritage buildings on each side, so it has to go vertical.

[SpongeG]

it just seems more New York than Edmonton

[Chadillaccc]

Which is a very good thing, so why is everyone questioning it?

Glad to see it moving forward!

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

Fair enough, I wasn't really thinking in terms of how commercial real estate is in the metropolitian area. I just find that when developers allocate office space in podiums of mostly residential buildings, it tends to have a difficult with occupancy due to constraints with the building/management.

Vancouver office market is more to small boutique spaces out of all the major centres. In Toronto, the space would be sold off as condos to investors who don't really care on occupying it.

Typical three tower arrangement on a block sized podium. I'm so sick of this boring form. Coquitlam Centre has small, human friendly streets which does makes these development blocks a lot more engaging.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Which is a very good thing, so why is everyone questioning it?

Glad to see it moving forward!

Strange indeed. Although, as much as I like the scale, the design is horrid. A really bad juxaposition of old and new with overbearing balconies representing the new.

[kwoldtimer]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

Strange indeed. Although, as much as I like the scale, the design is horrid. A really bad juxaposition of old and new with overbearing balconies representing the new.

I thought the huge balconies were its best feature.

[WhipperSnapper]

Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

I thought the huge balconies were its best feature.

To each their own. I find them butt ugly against the traditional brick facade. Functionally, they push the facade far back from the street inhibiting views of the hustle and bustle and light inflitration. They aren't open air terraces and no where Canada feels like San Deigo.