Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 876

Changing City · #**17501** Posted **Aug 14, 2019, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

What happened to that park proposal? Stalled again?

For over a year the sign has said they'll start in 2019 - so it isn't stalled again (yet).

Graham_Yvr · #**17502** Posted **Aug 14, 2019, 5:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

For over a year the sign has said they'll start in 2019 - so it isn't stalled again (yet).

I looked at the sign yesterday, and it said construction to begin Fall 2019. Fingers crossed.

WarrenC12 · #**17503** Posted **Aug 14, 2019, 7:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Graham_Yvr

I looked at the sign yesterday, and it said construction to begin Fall 2019. Fingers crossed.

Good grief I hope it can be ready for summer 2020 at least.

officedweller · #**17504** Posted **Aug 14, 2019, 8:26 PM**

The yellow crane shown below is now gone.
Removed over the weekend?

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Pic by me today:
I can see 2 cranes along Davie St.
- could be the Safeway site (yellow crane and white/blue crane)
of which yellow has topped out (?) but the buildings are too short for me to see.

officedweller · #**17505** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 12:24 AM**

New retail and office building coming to the foot of Denman Street at English Bay
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1125-denman-street-vancouver

Preliminary conceptaul artistic rendering of 1125 Denman Street, Vancouver. (CBRE)
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1125-denman-street-vancouver

osirisboy · #**17506** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 12:53 AM**

Not sure why they think that location is the "foot" of denman

So they want short buildings to keep denman street feeling like a village, yet they propose a building that looks like something out of a suburban office park. Good job!

Changing City · #**17507** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 2:11 AM**

I'm not sure if that's a development proposal, or just another marketing exercise. The Shell gas station closed down a long time ago - and the site must have been empty for the best part of a decade. Wesgroup were trying to get interest in a single storey retail building for the past three of four years, but with no luck. I'm not sure if they've sold the site on, or changed the plans, but the addition of a couple of floors of office space there is an interesting move. Unless it was treated as a minor project, I've never noticed a Development Application, so I'm not sure whether that still needs to be obtained.

jollyburger · #**17508** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 2:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

I'm not sure if that's a development proposal, or just another marketing exercise. The Shell gas station closed down a long time ago - and the site must have been empty for the best part of a decade. Wesgroup were trying to get interest in a single storey retail building for the past three of four years, but with no luck. I'm not sure if they've sold the site on, or changed the plans, but the addition of a couple of floors of office space there is an interesting move. Unless it was treated as a minor project, I've never noticed a Development Application, so I'm not sure whether that still needs to be obtained.

It says the ground floor is leased to a national pharmacy chain. Rexall since Shoppers is pretty established with stores in the area?

And the West End BIA said Wesgroup was advancing the 3 storey retail building (from September 2018)

https://westendbia.com/media/2018/09/DENMAN-Market-Profile-FINAL.pdf

Changing City · #**17509** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 4:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

It says the ground floor is leased to a national pharmacy chain. Rexall since Shoppers is pretty established with stores in the area?

And the West End BIA said Wesgroup was advancing the 3 storey retail building (from September 2018)

https://westendbia.com/media/2018/09/DENMAN-Market-Profile-FINAL.pdf

Thanks. If there had been an application on the City's website I would have put it on the Changing City blog, so they may still be 'advancing' it to submission, (or it's being treated as not requiring local consultation, which would be surprising). Rexall seems likely, unless Shoppers wants to get out of that cramped and broken up Denman Mall space?

jollyburger · #**17510** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 3:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

Thanks. If there had been an application on the City's website I would have put it on the Changing City blog, so they may still be 'advancing' it to submission, (or it's being treated as not requiring local consultation, which would be surprising). Rexall seems likely, unless Shoppers wants to get out of that cramped and broken up Denman Mall space?

They just renovated from 9K to 15K square feet which is why I thought they would not be moving.

Changing City · #**17511** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 3:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

They just renovated from 9K to 15K square feet which is why I thought they would not be moving.

Yes, you're right, the new space is probably too small for them, but would probably be similar to the Rexall on Granville.

whatnext · #**17512** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

It says the ground floor is leased to a national pharmacy chain. Rexall since Shoppers is pretty established with stores in the area?

And the West End BIA said Wesgroup was advancing the 3 storey retail building (from September 2018)

https://westendbia.com/media/2018/09/DENMAN-Market-Profile-FINAL.pdf

Maybe London Drugs wants to move out of their dingy Davie location?

Changing City · #**17513** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 4:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Maybe London Drugs wants to move out of their dingy Davie location?

It's only 6,140 sq ft, so it would seem to be too small for them.

GenWhy? · #**17514** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Maybe London Drugs wants to move out of their dingy Davie location?

LD will be there for a while yet. They get spaces that are minimum 20,000sf

Vin · #**17515** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 8:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Not sure why they think that location is the "foot" of denman

So they want short buildings to keep denman street feeling like a village, yet they propose a building that looks like something out of a suburban office park. Good job!

LOL. What is this little glass box?

Nearby, they allow the 40+ storey Landmark Hotel tower, plus a few others deserving preservation, to be destroyed, and they lament low vacancy rates. The dumb decisions made by this City know no bounds.

officedweller · #**17516** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 9:12 PM**

WRT LD Davie ... and didn't they just build the apartment building with LD underground parking on the adjacent lot?

GenWhy? · #**17517** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 10:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

WRT LD Davie ... and didn't they just build the apartment building with LD underground parking on the adjacent lot?

Yes.

SpongeG · #**17518** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 10:10 PM**

LD express could fit the space. Smaller stores with the basics. They want to open more locations, this one is in Calgary.

pharmacy.londondrugs.com

GenWhy? · #**17519** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 10:14 PM**

I've yet to hear that LD is interested in the model in Vancovuer proper. Wouldn't bank on it. They're more interested in rolling out their Fresh Street stores, at least around here. Has to do with the different companies they would out / leases, store coverage.

Denscity · #**17520** Posted **Aug 16, 2019, 10:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

LD express could fit the space. Smaller stores with the basics. They want to open more locations, this one is in Calgary.

pharmacy.londondrugs.com

I wonder if LD Express could work in a smaller town like ours that doesn't quite have the population for a full size store.