The Post | 67m | 27 fl | Completed

[SpongeG]

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[mcminsen]

Oct.13 '19, my pics

[mcminsen]

Oct.15 '19, my pics

[officedweller]

From the project website today:

Construction Updates
October 18, 2019 – For the next two weeks:​

• Demolition continues through the North end of the building and is nearing completion
  (demolition of the exterior wall along Dunsmuir and Homer Streets will occur in 2020).
• Salvage of the exterior granite along Hamilton Street will be complete. This will complete the salvage process.
• Concrete slabs in the lower levels continue in the South end of the building.
• The first pour for the circular ramp for parking access to levels 5 and 6 will occur.
• Shoring work for the West Georgia plaza will continue. The excavation is 30’ below street level.
• The Hamilton Street sidewalk adjacent to the building will be closed for the duration of the project.
• The Hamilton Street southbound curb lane will be closed daily from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm (Monday – Saturday).
• The Homer Street sidewalk is currently closed for the installation of the new steam service.
• The Homer Street curb lane will be used intermittently during the day for deliveries.
• All activities are executed within the parameters of the City of Vancouver’s building bylaws

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https://www.thepostnews.ca/


https://g5-assets-cld-res.cloudinary...019_l4iuv4.pdf

[mcminsen]

The trench along Georgia Street. I took this pic on Sunday. They were working on Sunday.



Oct.27 '19, my pic

[LeftCoaster]

Should be a press conference coming one of these days, but this is now fully leased.

[Prometheus]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Should be a press conference coming one of these days, but this is now fully leased.

Good news, like you said. Thanks.

Assuming it's Amazon, do you think the employee windfall from the New York H2Q fallout is big enough that Amazon will retain their pre-existing spaces in addition to fully leasing out the Post (i.e., about 9,000 Vancouver employees in total), or will they consolidate their current employees under one roof (i.e., about 8,000 Vancouver employees in total)?

[officedweller]

Pic by me today.
The glass up there looks really clean.

[officedweller]

Construction Updates
November 1, 2019 – For the next two weeks:​

• Exterior pink granite salvage is complete.
• Excavation is underway on the North Tower elevator foundation.
• Underslab plumbing rough in is underway for the North Tower.
• Interior slab demolition will be complete.
• Shoring work for the West Georgia plaza will continue, the excavation is 30’ below street level.
• The Hamilton Street sidewalk adjacent to the building will be closed for the duration of the project.
• The Hamilton Street southbound curb lane will be closed daily from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm (Monday – Saturday).
• The Homer Street curb lane will be used intermittently during the day for deliveries.
• All activities are executed within the parameters of the City of Vancouver’s building bylaws.

https://www.thepostnews.ca/


https://www.thepostnews.ca/

[Prometheus]

Vancouver's Heritage Neon Signs to Illuminate Amazon's New Office Building



A trio of heritage neon lights currently under the possession of the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) will become permanent fixtures of the exterior of The Post — the redevelopment of the old Canada Post building in downtown Vancouver.

QuadReal Property Group, the site’s developer, says it has struck a partnership with the MOV to provide a new home for classic neon signs that lit up the city from the middle of the last century.

The neon signs that will be installed at The Post include the iconic super-sized “R” — created in 1949 — from the exterior of the now-demolished Ridge Theatre at the corner of Arbutus Street and West 16th Avenue.

Other signs include “The Cookie” from 1952 by Neon Products Company of Vancouver, and “Palm Ice Cream” from 1935 as a legacy of the Palm Dairy franchises in the Lower Mainland.

The signs will be installed at public spaces at the building in late 2022 when the project nears final completion.

Source: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vanc...st-neon-lights

[rofina]

I actually love this project - not for the architecture but for what it will delivery to the area and to downtown in general. Very happy to see this happening.

[SpongeG]

yes its really going to bring people and life to that area of downtown. Much better interaction with the streets around the old post office for pedestrians.

[officedweller]

Construction Updates
November 15, 2019 – For the next two weeks:​

• The North Tower elevator foundation will be placed on November 16. Expect traffic delays on Hamilton Street.
• Underslab plumbing rough-in continues for the North Tower.
• The circular ramp slabs for level 5 and 6 parking has commenced.
• The concrete slab for the level 1 retail areas in the SW corner will be placed.
• The concrete slab for the ramp to the below grade parking will start.
• Shoring work for the West Georgia plaza continues, the excavation is 30’ below street level.
• The Hamilton Street sidewalk adjacent to the building will be closed for the duration of the project.
• The Hamilton Street southbound curb lane will be closed daily from 7:00 am to 5:30 pm (Monday – Saturday).
• The Homer Street curb lane will be used intermittently during the day for deliveries.
• All activities are executed within the parameters of the City of Vancouver’s building bylaws.

https://www.thepostnews.ca/

[mcminsen]

Nov.15 '19, my pic

[cyclinginvancouver]

A look inside Vancouver's gutted Canada Post building as redevelopment takes shape

[officedweller]

Thanks!

That article includes this pic of the circular parking ramp being built:


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ding-1.5363928

[csbvan]

Amazon will now be occupying the entirety of both buildings. They haven't commented on whether or not they will increase their workforce, but with enough space for 10,000 employees, it is hard to imagine that they won't:

Amazon’s Vancouver expansion tripling in size with deal to occupy city’s largest downtown office space

Amazon.com Inc. is undertaking a major expansion in Vancouver with a deal to occupy the largest block of office space in the city’s core.

The e-commerce giant will take up an entire city block by leasing two new office towers currently under construction in a development called The Post, named for its location on the site of Vancouver’s old post office. That will make Amazon the dominant corporate tenant in Vancouver and provide space for thousands of high-paying technology jobs that will boost the city’s economy.

Seattle-based Amazon initially agreed to lease 35 per cent of the space in the two new office towers. Now, it will lease both office buildings, according to people with knowledge of the matter, tripling its footprint to 1.1-million square feet. The Globe and Mail granted the sources anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busi...ion-tech-jobs/

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

and to think, this started as residential. much better now.

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by csbvan

Amazon will now be occupying the entirety of both buildings. They haven't commented on whether or not they will increase their workforce, but with enough space for 10,000 employees, it is hard to imagine that they won't:



https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busi...ion-tech-jobs/

Seems rather insane, but what do I know. How many people do they have now?

New product they will be developing here?

[Vin]

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

and to think, this started as residential. much better now.

Imagine if both towers could be doubled in height: one solely for Amazon and the other residential or hotel, wouldn't that be much better?