Burnaby Updates

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

ah must be that, there didn't seem to be balconies, it must be near full height now.

How much of it is new build vs renos? New Vista (non-profit) lists this in their newsletter.

Under Construction

New Care Home

The project is a month ahead of schedule, and work is up to the floor of the seventh level.
The site remains busy on a daily basis with a number of contractors working on cement, re-bar, foundation, general and electrical.
One year to go!!


Towers Renovation

The New Vista Tower is almost completely wrapped.
Work on the exterior is ongoing and the windows will be arriving for installation soon!
The worker bees are definitely buzzing at New Vista!!!

[cairnstone]

Originally Posted by Sheba

How much of it is new build vs renos? New Vista (non-profit) lists this in their newsletter.

Its a half life upgrade. So adding new windows, waterproofing, life safety, ventilation, and elevator.

[SpongeG]

well what I saw didn't seem to exist there before, it really has an impact on the area

[cairnstone]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

well what I saw didn't seem to exist there before, it really has an impact on the area

Weird as I recall there was no new structure. will have to drive by

[Tetsuo]

It's a new structure going up here where the private roadway entered the cul de sac

https://goo.gl/maps/hm3T7ZYYcwt99CfC9

[vanman]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

well what I saw didn't seem to exist there before, it really has an impact on the area

Yeah when I last drove on Edmonds it caught me off guard. It's definitely a new structure.

[owenhujb]

Originally Posted by Sheba

Speaking of which, has anyone heard anything about the Arts / Events Centre that's supposed to go somewhere in the downtown Metrotown area? Maybe the Old Orchard lot across the street (it's the only other big lot I can see)?

https://www.burnabynow.com/news/burn...udy-1.23901749

Here's a brief update, certainly didn't expect it to take 2 years

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by owenhujb

https://www.burnabynow.com/news/burn...udy-1.23901749

Here's a brief update, certainly didn't expect it to take 2 years

Oh this doesn't bode well: "The city wants the project to be built in the Metrotown neighbourhood, but otherwise the “location, size and scale of the project have yet to be determined.” The consultant will not be asked to determine an exact location at this stage, but rather study the minimum site size for the facility."

So 2 years to decide on what they need, and then how many more years to find a site that's the right size? I can't see this thing opening in less than a decade.

[SpongeG]

I came across this http://www.bozyk.com/lougheed.html

Anyone heard anything about it? Will it replace the SE corner?



Lougheed and Boundary Mixed Use
This half a million sq.ft. mixed use development includes three, eight storey high towers on a prominent 324,000 sq.ft. corner site.

Underground parking services the development, and pedestrian movement is encouraged. Retail occupies the ground floor, accessed off both street frontages, and a new central plaza with water features and other landscape amenities. Office space wraps about the plaza above ground level. The towers feature deep overhangs for solar control, with access to outdoor balcony roof spaces and views.



Project Details
Client: BOSA Development Corporation
Site: Burnaby, BC
Building Area: 453,200 sq.ft

[officedweller]

I think that's an old proposal for the NE corner.


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Originally Posted by Sheba

Oh this doesn't bode well: "The city wants the project to be built in the Metrotown neighbourhood, but otherwise the “location, size and scale of the project have yet to be determined.” The consultant will not be asked to determine an exact location at this stage, but rather study the minimum site size for the facility."

So 2 years to decide on what they need, and then how many more years to find a site that's the right size? I can't see this thing opening in less than a decade.

I expect their ideal site would be on a block presently occupied by Metropolis at Metrotown.

[cairnstone]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

I came across this http://www.bozyk.com/lougheed.html

Anyone heard anything about it? Will it replace the SE corner?



Lougheed and Boundary Mixed Use
This half a million sq.ft. mixed use development includes three, eight storey high towers on a prominent 324,000 sq.ft. corner site.

Underground parking services the development, and pedestrian movement is encouraged. Retail occupies the ground floor, accessed off both street frontages, and a new central plaza with water features and other landscape amenities. Office space wraps about the plaza above ground level. The towers feature deep overhangs for solar control, with access to outdoor balcony roof spaces and views.



Project Details
Client: BOSA Development Corporation
Site: Burnaby, BC
Building Area: 453,200 sq.ft

It could go in the SE corner as all that is there now is maybe 3 story older commercial building and mixed use would blend into the commercial to the east. Definately will be interesting to see if they do an underground parkade

[owenhujb]

I know this is off-topic, but I am curious to know what the plan is for under the skytrain tracks between Beresford and Central Blvd, it currently is not developed at all and is sort of a mess. I'm imagining something like the Willingdon linear park could be possible but I would like to know what the official plan for it is. Also what would you think would be most ideal to put there?

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I think that's an old proposal for the NE corner.


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I expect their ideal site would be on a block presently occupied by Metropolis at Metrotown.

ah, where the Audi is. ok.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by owenhujb

I know this is off-topic, but I am curious to know what the plan is for under the skytrain tracks between Beresford and Central Blvd, it currently is not developed at all and is sort of a mess. I'm imagining something like the Willingdon linear park could be possible but I would like to know what the official plan for it is. Also what would you think would be most ideal to put there?

I presume you mean the stretch basically across from Metrotown mall, from where Central meets Imperial over to Willingdon. Burnaby has been pondering that for ages and nothing has been done (it looked pretty much the same in the mid 90's). It's listed as 'park / open space'. During the BC Parkway upgrade meetings just over a decade ago they talked about adding a plaza or two and maybe doing "something" to the greenspace - and well nothing's happened.

[officedweller]

Yeah, definitely NE Corner - Bosa's application was from 2007!, then bought by TransLink (but City rejected a bus depot (for North Shore buses)) then sold to Open Road:


https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/me...2012/90913.pdf

[officedweller]

6960 Royal Oak

By City of Rain July 24th:

Originally Posted by City Of Rain, post: 1470783, member: 70034

This must be the slowest construction progress I've ever seen in my life, after more than one and half month since the June update they are still working on the first floor, they must have only one guy working in the entire site. I feel sorry for the people who already purchased their units and they probably won't be able to move until 10 years later. LOL

20190724_084618 by Hung Lam, on Flickr
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[osirisboy]

Funny that they still have the summer 2019 sign on. But what a horrible use of a space right beside a station

[Spr0ckets]

I was just looking at the Major Developments projects page at the City of Burnaby, and noticed a couple of Initial reports and applications had been submitted for July, and after a bit of sleuthing I found this application for a 19 storey mixed use (residential, ground floor retail and office) tower for the 3 lots at the corner of Royal Oak and Grimmer by some developers I haven't heard of before called ifortune Homes.
In any case they had a preliminary rendering of the proposed design and apart from how far it is from the center of Metrotown (it's right at the very edge for what would qualify as the Royal Oak district, but still in the Metrotown parcel) is the height of 19 storeys which seems quite high for that locale. Now it's going to be a couple of blocks south of that old Tower on the south west corner of Kingsway and Royal Oak, so it won't be the tallest in that area, but still, a far cry from all the lowrises going up around that area.

In any case, here is the render (looking north on Royal Oak towards Kingsway, I think).....



The developer's website..

http://www.ifortunehomes.com/project/royal-oak-grimmer/

The project location:-



And where it is in street view looking down south on Royal Oak and relative to the Towers to the west with Midori and the Mets and Park to the west.
The lots in question are those two SFH's with the 'For sale signs' and the lowrise multi-unit building neighbouring them to the south and partially obscured by those 2 trees....



The only other July update seems like a formal initial rezoning application for the Chris Dikeakos (for Thind? I forget the developer.) designed highrise project in the lots between Metroplace and the now under construction and currently excavating Highline project just south of the Skytrain station at Metrotown.
I believe some renders had been posted before for that one.
It seems like they'll follow the same formula (more or less) as Highline for that one:- A 45-48 storey market tower on Beresford, with a (I'm guessing) 10-15 storey non market rental midrise tower to the south of it.

[SpongeG]

nice.

Looking at the location map you posted that little building in between the WholesaleClub and the Best Western is gone now.

[Spr0ckets]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

nice.

Looking at the location map you posted that little building in between the WholesaleClub and the Best Western is gone now.

Yep.
But the lot is too small for any major project of any sort, so I'm guessing maybe a small retail/office mix redevelopment if they do put anything there.

Was that the one that had a fire?

Also WholesaleClub is going to undergo renovations soon (or is it already?) so will be closing down for a while, so I suppose any potential of it getting sold off to whoever now owns the lot where the Safeway used to sit, is out of the question.
And still no idea what's going to happen in that old Safeway location. Lots of surface parking and big empty box of a building.