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[officedweller]

North Delta Centre for the Arts

By City of Rain July 7th:

Originally Posted by City Of Rain, post: 1465272, member: 70034

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[SpongeG]

that looks awful

[osirisboy]

It looks like a big mechanical box that has some windows on it for some reason.

[SFUVancouver]

A tilt-up concrete arts centre? That's a new one. I would be interested to know the story behind North Delta's decision-making on this project.

Found some info...

On Monday night, Delta council awarded a construction contract to Maple Leaf Homes Ltd., which is building a multi-family housing complex on the site of the old Firehall Centre for the Arts on 84th Avenue.

According to a Delta staff report, the purchase and sale agreement was subject to approval of the housing project, which was done in February. The proceeds of the sale will be used to construct the arts centre on the adjacent North Delta Recreation Centre site.

[...]

“It is very exciting that we are at this point to award this contract,” said Coun. Sylvia Bishop. “I think this is a fantastic addition to the social heart. When you look at the concept drawing of the building it echoes the form and character of the rec centre, it fits neatly into the space and provides enough flexibility for all sorts of uses.”

[...]

“This takes us from cobbling together a space to provide for our performing arts and culture people to providing a space that is on a quality that will be second to none in the Lower Mainland. It’s wonderful to be able to sit here and see this being approved knowing that Delta is going to have a facility that will be on the level of what you would see in Vancouver.”

[...]
https://www.delta-optimist.com/news/north-delta-arts-centre-approved-1.23082301

[e-clam9]

It looks like a club house for the residents there. It is not artistic a all. It also seems "small" like the small Surrey Art center.

[officedweller]

Miramar Village Phase 2

From NSDA twitter July 18th:


https://twitter.com/NSDA_Architects

[SpongeG]

Surrey approves 101 units of permanent modular housing

2 separate projects move ahead with mixed reactions after 3 hours of public hearing
Justin McElroy · CBC News · Posted: Jul 23, 2019


A 38-unit apartment on King George Blvd., two blocks north of Surrey Central, was one of two modular housing projects approved by Surrey council on Monday night. (City of Surrey)

The votes were unanimous — but the mood in the room was not.

Surrey council approved two separate permanent modular housing projects on Monday night, after three hours of often contentious public comments about the proposals.

The two projects were:

A six-storey, 63-unit building at 14706 104 Ave. in the Guildford area, located close to an existing shelter.

A three-storey, 38-unit building at 13425 King George Blvd., two kilometres north of the Surrey Central SkyTrain station.

They're part of the B.C. government's commitment to the city to build 250 supportive modular homes, following the dismantling of the 'Surrey Strip' tent city last year.

"I'm concerned if we don't do something, we're going to see more people on the streets. I implore you to do the right thing. Please vote yes for these housing projects," said Shayne Williams, the CEO of Lookout Housing and Health Society, a non-profit organization that will oversee the Guildford project.

...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-modular-housing-approval-1.5221781

[Urbanmetro]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

Surrey approves 101 units of permanent modular housing

2 separate projects move ahead with mixed reactions after 3 hours of public hearing
Justin McElroy · CBC News · Posted: Jul 23, 2019


A 38-unit apartment on King George Blvd., two blocks north of Surrey Central, was one of two modular housing projects approved by Surrey council on Monday night. (City of Surrey)

The votes were unanimous — but the mood in the room was not.

Surrey council approved two separate permanent modular housing projects on Monday night, after three hours of often contentious public comments about the proposals.

The two projects were:

A six-storey, 63-unit building at 14706 104 Ave. in the Guildford area, located close to an existing shelter.

A three-storey, 38-unit building at 13425 King George Blvd., two kilometres north of the Surrey Central SkyTrain station.

They're part of the B.C. government's commitment to the city to build 250 supportive modular homes, following the dismantling of the 'Surrey Strip' tent city last year.

"I'm concerned if we don't do something, we're going to see more people on the streets. I implore you to do the right thing. Please vote yes for these housing projects," said Shayne Williams, the CEO of Lookout Housing and Health Society, a non-profit organization that will oversee the Guildford project.

...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-modular-housing-approval-1.5221781

At least the housing isn't right in the centre of either city centre or Guildford town centre.

In my opinion, shelters need to be far from a community where drugs and transportation are easily accessible...and never near a SkyTrain station.

[EhJay]

Originally Posted by Urbanmetro

At least the housing isn't right in the centre of either city centre or Guildford town centre.

In my opinion, shelters need to be far from a community where drugs and transportation are easily accessible...and never near a SkyTrain station.

Then how are the people that are living in them who don't have much / any money and as such don't have a vehicle get around?

[Urbanmetro]

Originally Posted by EhJay

Then how are the people that are living in them who don't have much / any money and as such don't have a vehicle get around?

Easy... Walk or bike. It's not like they don't have too much time on their hands...

[Cypherus]

Received a preliminary notice of proposed development for a 26 storey residential tower with 223 dwelling units, located at 10315, 10327, and 10335 133 Street. Right beside the Surrey West Village Energy Centre. The applicant changing the Official Community Plan to allow a 3.5 FAR from a 2.5 FAR density.


Scope of project does not stretch down to 132 street, but allows for a new property lane on the western portion of the lot to assist in future development phases.

[Shift]

^This was previously proposed at 18-storeys. Guess they are trying for 26 now instead.

Interesting, because the site is designated for 6-storeys max currently - as a transition site to single family to the west.

Sounds like the project is finally moving in any case. It's been under application since 2012, with a new application number assigned in 2018.

https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=12&seq=0315

https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=18&seq=0125

[Shift]

Pair of new applications on the block between University Dr / City Parkway and 105 / 105A.

• 2 sites - 4 towers total by the sounds of it.
  
• Proposed OCP / City Centre Plan amendment from 3.5 to 5.5 FAR

Applicant on one of the applications is listed as Concord Pacific, although they both could be related.

https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=19&seq=0223

https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=19&seq=0214

[Westbased]

^^ Fantastic to see...I wonder how they will deal with the skytrain tracks and potential noise issues.

It would be cool to see them bridge over the tracks or something like they did on their Vancouver project The Arc.

That area will be coming along nicely with University District and the redevelopment of the old Sears building too.

[Shift]

I'm interested to see how they deal with the SkyTrain guideway too. The westerly site with the guideway bisecting it is proposing 873 units alone. That's a lot of units to be cramming on there given the guideway constraints. The buildings will have to be quite high or involve some high podiums.

https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=19&seq=0223

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Westbased

It would be cool to see them bridge over the tracks or something like they did on their Vancouver project The Arc.

Yeah, that would be very cool.

[Blease]

Originally Posted by Shift

I'm interested to see how they deal with the SkyTrain guideway too. The westerly site with the guideway bisecting it is proposing 873 units alone. That's a lot of units to be cramming on there given the guideway constraints. The buildings will have to be quite high or involve some high podiums.

https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=19&seq=0223

They could do something interesting with this development vis-a-vis the Vancouver House building downtown, which has a narrow base and larger top to accommodated the overpass next to it.

[officedweller]

Being Concord, I would think that a design like the Arc would be a cheaper build than a top heavy cantilevered one like Vancouver House.

[Blease]

I’m concerned for the vagrant drug addicts who loiter in these lots. Where will these poor souls shoot up their drugs, when they develop all the surrounding lots?

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by Blease

I’m concerned for the vagrant drug addicts who loiter in these lots. Where will these poor souls shoot up their drugs, when they develop all the surrounding lots?

Oh those poor souls!