Surrey Updates

[officedweller]

Thanks for posting.

Here's the pic from the article:


Rendering of the proposed 32-storey Delta Sky tower at Scott Road and 95A Avenue. (City of Delta Photo)
https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/del...ession-for-proposed-scott-road-highrise/

[Vin]

Looks like Delta (North Delta to be exact) is the next municipality to join in the fray to build tall towers. I wonder when Langley would follow suit.

[Shift]

Originally Posted by Vin

Looks like Delta (North Delta to be exact) is the next municipality to join in the fray to build tall towers. I wonder when Langley would follow suit.

Quite a few towers under application in the Willoughby area around 200 / Hwy 1

[Reecemartin]

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[Shift]

Originally Posted by Reecemartin

Really? Links renders?

Development application map:

https://www.tol.ca/at-your-service/engin...tivity/development-activity-information/

[osirisboy]

Originally Posted by Shift

Development application map:

https://www.tol.ca/at-your-service/engin...tivity/development-activity-information/

I'm not seeing anything except for one lot proposing two towers between 18-32 floors on 84th. What are you seeing?

[e-clam9]

Just learn that BC added more funding for the high speed rail between Seattle and Surrey. It is planned to be built by 2035. I will be over 70 by that time. As usual, it will be delayed and delayed. I really don't know if I can see that in my life time. With World economy slowing down, GDP drops to 1.7 to 1.9 this year, not sure where they come up $42B by 2023 to start the project

Last year, Surrey also added funding to study LRT and all these millions are down the toilet now. I wonder how they can make use the real LRT demo train they built for the show. Let's hope they can really start the Expo Line Skytrain extension project to Langley or wherever before they run out of money. Construction and material cost is increasing so fast due to the mad man in white house in DC..... Our tax money is easily come and easily gone.

[osirisboy]

City of Surrey is conducting a survey on their semiahmoo plan

https://www.surrey.ca/city-services/1344.aspx

Let your opinions be heard!

[Flynn86]

I just saw on Rize Alliance instagram page they announced there third tower for Surrey just got approved. They posted a photo but you can't see much of the tower. Does anyone know any more info about this tower?

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Flynn86

I just saw on Rize Alliance instagram page they announced there third tower for Surrey just got approved. They posted a photo but you can't see much of the tower. Does anyone know any more info about this tower?

That's on King George Blvd just south of King George Station.
The "heritage" aspect is the 1960s office block to the left in the pic.
Anyone think they are mimicking the old building too much instead of more contrast?
(i.e. no roof line on the new podium would make the older building's roofline stand out more)

From their twitter:


https://twitter.com/rizealliance

Originally Posted by Shift

Application submitted for the site below just north of 96th and King George.

Heritage medical building on the site is proposed to be preserved/revitalized with 276 residential units
(unspecified height) to built behind it on the existing parking lot.

https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=18&seq=0276

[Flynn86]

Is the old building part of the tower?

[officedweller]

Depends on how much of it they are saving - could just be the façade, in which case the tower could be behind it.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by officedweller

That's on King George Blvd just south of King George Station.
The "heritage" aspect is the 1960s office block to the left in the pic.
Anyone think they are mimicking the old building too much instead of more contrast?
(i.e. no roof line on the new podium would make the older building's roofline stand out more)

From their twitter:

https://twitter.com/rizealliance

It would look better if they cast the same roofline in the concrete on the right side of the podium, how much more could it cost. The tower is looking kinda bland too.

[officedweller]

The problem with replicating the same roof line, is that you then don't know which is old and which is new
(which is more a historical issue, rather than an aesthetic one)

[CoryHolmes]

Not sure if this is the right place, but it looks like the new addition to Surrey Central Skytrain Station is ready for opening The hording and fencing is all down, the opening is still roped off though.

[EhJay]

Originally Posted by CoryHolmes

Not sure if this is the right place, but it looks like the new addition to Surrey Central is ready for opening The hording and fencing is all down, the opening is still roped off though.

What addition did they do?

[CoryHolmes]

Originally Posted by EhJay

What addition did they do?

Ack! I meant the Skytrain station! I've since edited my original post and will now cower in shame

[e-clam9]

Originally Posted by CoryHolmes

Ack! I meant the Skytrain station! I've since edited my original post and will now cower in shame

I hope Surrey can clean up the homelessness issue at that station. It usually involves a few gov departments to really settle them in other places or other gov facilities. This may be why no one wants to deal with them. Usually they like to stay at the most busy station and Surrey Central is the one.

[Vin]

I like how Surrey is preserving architecture from the 60s, unlike some municipality.

[osirisboy]

It has nothing else to preserve