But have you noticed whether there is any street-facing retail in the podium or just a private amenity space behind a glass wall now? If the latter, that's totally sad. I hope that photo is misleading.
I went back today and got some pics of the front entrance area of the English Bay Residences (1668 Davie Street, former London Drugs parking lot).
But you'd think a retail space that big would warrant double doors.
There must be public parking under there - maybe as London Drugs replacement parking?
The concrete block is so retro its cool... and it would ventilate the stench of urine.
Should we nitpick about the visible downspout elbow
It mentions some changes to the parking levels because of the London Drugs loading bays.
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The parkade of the new development will connect to the existing parkade under the commercial portion of this site that will contain parking for the commercial portion and the existing residential building.
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Currently the Commercial Retail Unit (CRU) volume on Davie makes the street wall seem to tower over pedestrians. As well, they result in an over-abundance of doors along Davie Street. Breaking down the scale of the two-storey wall and simplifying the area would help to better break down the scale and encourage pedestrian movement in the frontage.
When I was taking those pics today a little old lady walking with a cane came by and stopped and looked. She smiled and said to me "I like the colours. Looks like the fifties!".
When I was taking those pics today a little old lady walking with a cane came by and stopped and looked. She smiled and said to me "I like the colours. Looks like the fifties!".
Her and I were thinking the same thing! It calls back to a lot of the colourful lobby entrances of apartment buildings throughout the West End.
When I was taking those pics today a little old lady walking with a cane came by and stopped and looked. She smiled and said to me "I like the colours. Looks like the fifties!".
Funny you mention that because lots of Syncra folks on our site tour mentioned passers-by loved and commented regularly on the façade.
Set to become one of downtown Vancouver’s tallest luxury residential towers, 1650 Alberni is an icon of the future. Designed by SOM, the architects behind some of the most innovative and engaging buildings in the world over the past few decades, 1650 Alberni will expand Landa’s mission of creating timeless properties that enrich lives and contribute to their communities.
Hollyburn sold a residential property at 1650 Alberni St., which also houses its head office, to Landa Global in April. A lease-back arrangement will allow Hollyburn to stay there until it moves into its new space, which will have an 11,400-square-foot floorplate and 12-foot ceilings.
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1698 West Georgia Street
It may be hard to believe, but an Urban Design Panel review is far more than just a rubber stamp. After attending nearly every meeting in the last 2 years, I can safely say that every applicant comes in with fraught nerves. So, I imagine this team breathed a sigh of relief when city staff introduced this project as a welcome departure from Vancouver’s normal truncated massing. Still, city policy can be finicky.
That was demonstrated when city staff admitted they are militant in preventing any shadowing on Marina Square. One panellist enquired if that policy also applied to the sidewalks of Georgia Street, which was shocking given the context of the area. This may be why staff acknowledged that the pace of change in the area has been faster than expected, largely because provincial rules no longer require the unanimous approval of everyone in a strata in order for it to be sold.
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