Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 867

officedweller · #**17321** Posted **Jun 5, 2019, 5:40 AM**

I moved my post to the rumour thread.

mcminsen · #**17322** Posted **Jun 5, 2019, 5:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

This should probably go in the "Rumour" thread.

Done.

mcminsen · #**17323** Posted **Jun 5, 2019, 6:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

YWCA Residence Expansion

From City of Rain at SRC:

^^^ Click on the link in officedweller's post to see renderings and previous pics.

June 1 '19, my pics

fullsizeoutput_8043 by mcminsen, on Flickr

fullsizeoutput_8044 by mcminsen, on Flickr

mcminsen · #**17324** Posted **Jun 11, 2019, 6:10 AM**

Source: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1500-robson-street-vancouver-rental-tower

Construction begins on 21-storey rental tower on Robson Street in the West End

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Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

1500 Robson St - Open House Models, Renderings and Info

This development site is immediately to the west of the Landmark on Robson. You can see the stump of the mostly demolished Landmark in the background of the pic below.

June 10 '19, my pic

mcminsen · #**17325** Posted **Jun 11, 2019, 7:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

April 15 '19, my pics

June 10 '19, my pics

LeftCoaster · #**17326** Posted **Jun 14, 2019, 9:29 PM**

^^ Still surprised this one doesn't have its own thread given its unique design and structure.

Either way being at grade it's going to get interesting now.

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

June 3 '19, my pics

fullsizeoutput_808e by mcminsen, on Flickr

fullsizeoutput_808f by mcminsen, on Flickr

fullsizeoutput_8092 by mcminsen, on Flickr

fullsizeoutput_8090 by mcminsen, on Flickr

I wonder if Westbank forgot to purchase any glass for these towers

whatnext · #**17327** Posted **Jun 14, 2019, 9:45 PM**

As ana side, I heard the owners of the terracotta strata building at far right of the first pic finally agreed and sold out to a developer. It's the one next to the Gabriola mansion.

officedweller · #**17328** Posted **Jun 14, 2019, 10:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

I wonder if Westbank forgot to purchase any glass for these towers

Looks like this one will be curtain wall (like the west side of The Cardero).
You can see that there isn't enough slab in front of the columns for window wall to sit on.
So I guess they'll do like they did at Cardero and grind out notches for the curtain wall?

trofirhen · #**17329** Posted **Jun 14, 2019, 11:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

As ana side, I heard the owners of the terracotta strata building at far right of the first pic finally agreed and sold out to a developer. It's the one next to the Gabriola mansion.

Rather sad in a way, I thought it was kinda pretty. Oh well, that's business.

officedweller · #**17330** Posted **Jun 15, 2019, 1:13 AM**

400 Dunsmuir

Pic by me today:

TheTerminalCity · #**17331** Posted **Jun 15, 2019, 1:33 AM**

Thanks, OfficeDweller. That black glass on 400 Dunsmuir looks fantastic

Changing City · #**17332** Posted **Jun 15, 2019, 1:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

800 Dunsmuir

If it's 401 West Georgia, wouldn't it be 400 Dunsmuir?

officedweller · #**17333** Posted **Jun 15, 2019, 2:25 AM**

Oops.
Thanks.

mcminsen · #**17334** Posted **Jun 16, 2019, 8:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

May 31 '19, my pics

402 Dunsmuir - B+H Architects

June 15 '19, my pics

scryer · #**17335** Posted **Jun 17, 2019, 2:20 AM**

I cannot, for the life of me, find the render for 402 Dunsmuir. I want to judge its progress online

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mcminsen · #**17336** Posted **Jun 17, 2019, 4:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by scryer

I cannot, for the life of me, find the render for 402 Dunsmuir. I want to judge its progress online

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See officedweller's old post below. It was referred to as 401 West Georgia initially.

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks!

Looks great - looks English for some reason - maybe being next to the cathedral.

Good to see they are not attaching it to the older building.
That'll create a courtyard between the two (albeit dark).

http://development.vancouver.ca/401wgeorgia/index.htm

mcminsen · #**17337** Posted **Jun 17, 2019, 4:09 AM**

And see Feathered Friend's pics of the model:

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Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

I had to double check this was for 401 West Georgia, as I find the model very underwhelming when compared to the renderings.

mcminsen · #**17338** Posted **Jun 17, 2019, 4:25 AM**

Here's a comparison of it's current state to the rendering.

June 15 '19, my pic

source: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=7748518#post7748518

Changing City · #**17339** Posted **Jun 17, 2019, 4:26 AM**

I could be wrong about this, but seeing 402 Dunsmuir quite a bit, and looking at the recent pictures, I'm not convinced that the glass is tinted at all. It looks more like triple glazed naturally coloured glass (so a darker green) but set into the projecting black frames it looks darker. There may be some sort of slightly reflective coating, but you can actually see into the interior space quite easily - much more so than on 401 W Georgia which has a dark blue/grey tint.

I'm hoping they're getting rid of the dark glass on the West Georgia podium restaurant space, where the new plaza is being built. It'll make the building much more inviting.

officedweller · #**17340** Posted **Jun 17, 2019, 9:59 PM**

It looks like different glass on these renderings
(mullions are different (3 equal height panes) from the existing ones (2 tall and one short)).

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Originally Posted by x32ace

I've been meaning to post these images for a while. This is what the redeveloped 401 W Georgia south plaza is to look like after renovations.

Images are courtesy of Oxford.

401-Plaza by Lots Pictures, on Flickr

401-Aerial by Lots Pictures, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by Jimbo604

Photo source: me