Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 914

officedweller · #**18261** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 5:13 AM**

Found the thread...

officedweller · #**18262** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 5:51 AM**

On the site of the Hollyburn Properties building on Alberni, from RENX twitter.

1650 Alberni
Designed by SOM.

Landa Global Properties founder Kevin Cheung says there will be no 'cookie-cutter' designs for his Metro Vancouver developments (including world's tallest proposed Passive House project). https://renx.ca/landa-global-vancouver-richmond-developments/ #realestate #MetroVan #VanRE
https://twitter.com/RENXca/status/1246769711980916736

Landa Global: No ‘cookie-cutter’ Vancouver developments

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...a tower at 1818 Alberni is on hold...

https://renx.ca/landa-global-vancouver-richmond-developments/

rofina · #**18263** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 4:31 PM**

Damn, that stretch of towers would look amazing had they gone ahead. I mean Kuma is, but doubt the other two.

s211 · #**18264** Posted **Apr 6, 2020, 5:54 PM**

Does anyone know what's been going on outside Bentall Two? They're working on the outside plaza and it's been covered over for some time.

domusile · #**18265** Posted **Apr 7, 2020, 4:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Does anyone know what's been going on outside Bentall Two? They're working on the outside plaza and it's been covered over for some time.

I heard that they were adding a restaurant to the corner closest to JOEY. Might have been a Hawksworth restaurant but can't remember.

phesto · #**18266** Posted **Apr 7, 2020, 5:58 PM**

I think it's a Toptable restaurant.

Changing City · #**18267** Posted **Apr 7, 2020, 6:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by phesto

I think it's a Toptable restaurant.

I think that's across the street at Five Bentall Centre (if this is correct)

phesto · #**18268** Posted **Apr 7, 2020, 9:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

I think that's across the street at Five Bentall Centre (if this is correct)

I think it's a typo in the article. Unless Cactus Club is closing.

Changing City · #**18269** Posted **Apr 7, 2020, 9:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by phesto

I think it's a typo in the article. Unless Cactus Club is closing.

It doesn't look like it's a typo. Maybe they're going to do something with the space the coffee shop occupies? Or you're right, Cactus Club could be heading out. Or Toptable don't know where they're opening!

officedweller · #**18270** Posted **Apr 11, 2020, 3:02 AM**

New concept could be in the smaller cafe space or could be a take-out place like the Tractor in Park Place next door (on-line ordering only).
There's also a medical clinic that could be moving out too.

jollyburger · #**18271** Posted **Apr 11, 2020, 4:47 AM**

Royal Dinette closed next door to Bentall 5 maybe they took that space? But that just got announced in mid-March.

(I guess this should all be moved into the Restaurant thread)

officedweller · #**18272** Posted **Apr 14, 2020, 9:59 AM**

401 West Georgia

Pic by me Apr 13th.
They added a flashing to the top of the granite.
That helps tie it in to the new mullions.

Ailurus · #**18273** Posted **Apr 15, 2020, 11:13 PM**

155 Water St. in Gastown. Snazzy cladding.

Pic by me.

whatnext · #**18274** Posted **Apr 16, 2020, 2:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

401 West Georgia

Pic by me Apr 13th.
They added a flashing to the top of the granite.
That helps tie it in to the new mullions.

Someone remind me what the point of all this was?

officedweller · #**18275** Posted **Apr 16, 2020, 3:15 AM**

Someone somewhere thought it needed a refresh

Klazu · #**18276** Posted **Apr 16, 2020, 4:19 AM**

I have to say that I have been wondering the same. Is this somehow connected to the new Amazon building on Dunsmuir?

jollyburger · #**18277** Posted **Apr 16, 2020, 4:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

I have to say that I have been wondering the same. Is this somehow connected to the new Amazon building on Dunsmuir?

I guess they thought it would be hard to rent out the space as is.

Changing City · #**18278** Posted **Apr 16, 2020, 5:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by whatnext

Someone remind me what the point of all this was?

The bank moved out. The building needed a major makeover to repurpose it. From the time and effort they took on covering the plaza area to the east of the former bank while they worked on it, there may have been some issues with the waterproofing as well. I assume the parkade is underneath the whole site.