The Metro Vancouver Retail Thread

[officedweller]

Looks like the first of a string of buildings to line the perimeter of the parking lot.
The Coquitlam Evergreen Line improvements anticipated short retail buildings facing the areas under the guideway.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Looks like the first of a string of buildings to line the perimeter of the parking lot.
The Coquitlam Evergreen Line improvements anticipated short retail buildings facing the areas under the guideway.

Maybe on the sections that will be redeveloped in 30-60 years but Phase 1 might look like this?



https://urbanyvr.com/coquitlam-centre-redevelopment-plans

[officedweller]

That's right - I forgot about the megaproject.

[connect2source]

New London Drugs planned for corner of West 4th and MacDonald in Kits.

https://urbanyvr.com/london-drugs-slated-for-west-4th-and-macdonald-in-kitsilano

...now if only they'd bring back Topanga Cafe.

[SpongeG]

is that the lot that has sat empty for years or where the gas station was?

[bc2mb]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

is that the lot that has sat empty for years or where the gas station was?

Not where the Chevron was, but where the 7/11 was ages ago. (northwest corner)

[SpongeG]

oh ok cool thanks

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by connect2source

New London Drugs planned for corner of West 4th and MacDonald in Kits.

https://urbanyvr.com/london-drugs-slated-for-west-4th-and-macdonald-in-kitsilano

...now if only they'd bring back Topanga Cafe.

It seems to extend most of the building with the lobby entrance on the far end of the rendering?

[GeeCee]

The former Best Buy across from Coquitlam Centre has finally become a Gap Factory Outlet and an Old Navy. Not sure when it opened, but it seemed rather busy on a early Friday evening.

[SpongeG]

the Old Navy and new Gap Factory store was really busy today. Nothing special from the outside. They should have taken over where Bombay and Bowring was on Lougheed Hwy next to the big and always busy Homesense and Winners and Sketchers Factory store.

2019-02-18_07-48-42 by snub_you, on Flickr

And the inside is also nothing special. They really could use some colour or something.

there is a long hallway to some washrooms
2019-02-18_07-48-35 by snub_you, on Flickr

2019-02-18_07-48-27 by snub_you, on Flickr

even some posters would help
2019-02-18_07-48-14 by snub_you, on Flickr

[officedweller]

Hive on London Drugs:

London Drugs to open new store in Vancouver's Dunbar Village this year
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/4560-dunbar-street-vancouver-london-drugs

[connect2source]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

the Old Navy and new Gap Factory store was really busy today. Nothing special from the outside. They should have taken over where Bombay and Bowring was on Lougheed Hwy next to the big and always busy Homesense and Winners and Sketchers Factory store.

Yikes, somewhere between soul-sucking and minimum security prison.

[osirisboy]

It's a "factory" store. It isn't supposed to be nice looking. It does look very temporary looking though.

[SpongeG]

it looks weird inside. On the gap side there is a wall that doesn't go to the ceiling so you can see there is a large amount of space beyond the store. On the Old Navy side they must have used all the space so it is not an issue. Not having exterior windows is odd for a clothing store.

[NewfBC]

Payless Shoes are closing all 2500 North American stores, including 248 in Canada.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4975274/payle...lscpGcmV-yLPhWq2sSb-oSFdYNX0UVrxBoo4Z3qk

Ron.

[SpongeG]

oh there was a payless at robson and granville, prime space opening up.

.....

from the Muji facebook page

MUJI Canada
7 hrs ·
MUJI Richmond Centre is expanding!


Rendering of MUJI at CF Richmond Centre after the expansion

One year after its opening, our Richmond store will be expanded this spring! Currently occupying 6,252 square feet of retail space, the whole store will reach 9,212 square feet once the expansion is complete.

Additional details will be released soon... stay tuned!

Read more: https://www.muji.com/ca/blog/20190219_1588/

In other Richmond news, The gap is closing and Old Navy was going to close but a deal was reached according to someone I used to work with when she asked staff at the store.

[Conrad Yablonski]

Be Fresh Market at Broadway & Bayswater has realtor's signs in the window-I knew they'd never be able to make the rent with what they sell their whole business model is flaky & shaky.

[SpongeG]

never heard of the place, was it new?

[officedweller]

From Changing City Updates.

This is a sizeable retail incursion into the Club District.
Could that be a Uniqlo on the 2nd and 3rd floors?
The screens are apparently terracotta.
I wonder if there are demolishing the Ardene's building to the south as well (the length of frontage suggests, yes)?
Height would, in theory, be a floor taller than the Winners / Best Buy Building (also by Bonnis) if similar ceiling heights are built.

950 Granville


https://changingcitybook.wordpress.com/2019/02/19/950-granville-street/

Now Perkins + Will have been hired to design a bigger building that would see four retail units on Granville, an 18,500 sq. ft. second floor retail unit, another retail unit on the third floor of 17,200 square feet, and 18,200 square feet of office space on a fourth floor.

https://changingcitybook.wordpress.com/2019/02/19/950-granville-street/

Existing:


https://www.google.com/maps/place/950+Gr...4cfc5dbd!8m2!3d49.2795812!4d-123.1220135

[SpongeG]

I am thinking it's a Nordstrom Rack. I can't see Uniqlo being that far away from other retailers in the bar/club district