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[SpongeG]

Massive redevelopment with 4,000 homes proposed for SkyTrain's Moody Centre Station
Kenneth Chan | Jul 29 2020





https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/moody-ce...AN_JY4PDoR-KAa4am9KIXgSjkW7CXkI1pO1kbdYk

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

Massive redevelopment with 4,000 homes proposed for SkyTrain's Moody Centre Station
Kenneth Chan | Jul 29 2020

Applied - not approved. Considering they're proposing "a dozen towers reaching up to 36 storeys" while "heights in this area are currently restricted to up to 12 storeys" I foresee this being a battle to get approval.

[scryer]

Originally Posted by Sheba

Applied - not approved. Considering they're proposing "a dozen towers reaching up to 36 storeys" while "heights in this area are currently restricted to up to 12 storeys" I foresee this being a battle to get approval.

An uphill battle at that .

On the flip side I am incredibly happy that this proposal has happened. It's just a shame that Port Moody could probably use the lack of TOD around Commercial-Broadway, Nanaimo, and 29th Avenue stations as a form of defense against this kind of a development.

[officedweller]

This story is from Sept 2019 - so that consortium story is not really new - the formal application to the City is new.
I thought there was a changing of the guard on Port Moody council and they are more pro-development now.

Sept 26, 2019
Moody Centre plan 'about redefining the future of Port Moody'
https://www.tricitynews.com/news/moody-c...ning-the-future-of-port-moody-1.23957599

July 27, 2020
This story does say several councillors expressed concern about the density.
Massive Moody Centre redevelopment a step closer
https://www.tricitynews.com/news/massive...article_page&utm_medium=related_articles

Website:
https://moodycentretod.ca/

Originally Posted by SpongeG

Foster Ave in that map, where Lougheed Heights is located and the future area of close to half a dozen or more towers has changed the street a bit, they have added a traffic light at Whiting Way and Foster as well as made the right lanes into two lanes both which allow left turns onto north road, so double the amount of cars can turn left now.

Lougheed Heights has brought so much more traffic to the area.

... and you have mismatched street grids east and west of North Road.

[SpongeG]

yes, Burnabys side is completely closed off to North Road north of Cameron, its quite bizarre.

[Zepfancouver]

Working the 6th floor (top floor) an office space today and tomorrow. Many of the units have been turn over.
June 25, 2018 article on the ground breaking
Some under construction pics from PCI Group website





Lots of available land for future developments. Also lots of traffic and a long red light at the intersection of 200th and Highway 1.
Traffic will be no fun for leaving the work area and getting home for the future tenants in this area.

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[SpongeG]

there are some towers going up a few blocks south on 200th, traffic is awful, I wonder if the new overpass will be of any help. I imagine ft langley people will use it.

[Galaxy]

Traffic especially in Langley and to be even more detail along 200th in Langley has been bad for decades and I don't think its getting better any time soon.

[invisibleairwaves]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Four Tower, 1,200-Unit Project Planned for Burquitlam Site
NE corner of Clarke & Como Lake Rd.

I think we saw this a while ago (?)


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2020/07/24/four-tower-1200-unit-project-planned-for-burquitlam-site/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2020/07/24/four-tower-1200-unit-project-planned-for-burquitlam-site/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2020/07/24/four-tower-1200-unit-project-planned-for-burquitlam-site/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2020/07/24/four-tower-1200-unit-project-planned-for-burquitlam-site/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2020/07/24/four-tower-1200-unit-project-planned-for-burquitlam-site/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2020/07/24/four-tower-1200-unit-project-planned-for-burquitlam-site/


http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2020/07/24/four-tower-1200-unit-project-planned-for-burquitlam-site/

The signs first went up on the site about a year ago I think, but it looks like they might've tweaked it a bit since then? Looks like there might be more retail frontage along Clarke than originally proposed which is great.

Good riddance to the laughably narrow sidewalk along that stretch of Como Lake.

[invisibleairwaves]

Re: North Road traffic- as someone who lives in the area and drives, 3+3 lanes would absolutely be a huge mistake. North Road is also a vital pedestrian route and will only become more so with the growth in the area, and it simply isn't possible to add lanes to a road without compromising pedestrian safety and ease of use. It isn't a fast free-flowing route nor should it be, and as mentioned by others it's really not far from good highway connections.

If future residents have a problem with the road traffic, they're more than welcome to use either of the two Skytrain stations along the corridor instead.

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by invisibleairwaves

The signs first went up on the site about a year ago I think, but it looks like they might've tweaked it a bit since then? Looks like there might be more retail frontage along Clarke than originally proposed which is great.

Good riddance to the laughably narrow sidewalk along that stretch of Como Lake.

i hope the KFC relocates, its one of the better ones, I don't know why but they have the best chicken of most locations.

[invisibleairwaves]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

i hope the KFC relocates, its one of the better ones, I don't know why but they have the best chicken of most locations.

I stopped going there because they kept losing my orders haha. I'll miss the pizza place next door though.

[GeeCee]

Originally Posted by invisibleairwaves

I stopped going there because they kept losing my orders haha. I'll miss the pizza place next door though.

I've never been to the pizza place that's in that spot now, but I remember back in the 90s going there with my parents when it was a Panago(polous).. and the KFC has been there this whole time too. Wow, it'll be weird to see that building not on that corner anymore.

[SpongeG]

an interesting article on coquitlam
https://renx.ca/coquitlam-plans-vibrant-dense-downtown-core/

Coquitlam plans dense, vibrant new downtown core

Coquitlam as a whole is poised for a growth explosion.

On the residential side alone, the number of dwelling units under application in the last two years has doubled. Currently, 45,000 dwelling units across the city are in some form of application or enquiry, according to Merrill.

He estimated two-thirds or three-quarters of development in the pipeline is happening around the transit-oriented districts near SkyTrain stations.

[SpongeG]

this is just a real estate video but shows you how far in this area highrises can and will go.

• Video Link

[SpongeG]

they must be selling the current development?

• Video Link

[CanSpice]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

they must be selling the current development?

• Video Link

Yeah, it's been for sale for a while now. It's interesting how they put towers in there with a little note about how it's outside of the Official Community Plan. The land use designation is RM, or "Residential - Multiple Unit Buildings". Here are what the principal forms and uses are for that designation:

Townhouses, rowhouses, stacked townhouses and low rises. Only in circumstances where the Development Permit Area guidelines can be met, a compelling case can be made, and appropriate amenities are provided will a five or six storey low rise building be considered.

So they'd need a compelling case to put a six storey low rise, and yet they showed a couple of towers in that video. Realtors being skeevy realtors, I guess.

[officedweller]

Yeah, the upland owners would complain serverely about loss of river views.
(but the site is only a few blocks west of the Brewery District)

[SpongeG]

a few developments on a walk around today, full set in the suburbs pics section. These are all within a few blocks of each other, in the area with Austin to the north, Guilby to the east, Lougheed to the south and Westview to the west.

3 townhouses to be replaced by a 20 unit townhouse development
IMG_20200810_202509 by snub_you, on Flickr

wynwood green on austin ave is a block to the north
IMG_20200810_202458 by snub_you, on Flickr

developer has a sign up
IMG_20200810_202352 by snub_you, on Flickr

2-six storey buildings on Shaw & Guilby, just off Lougheed Highway
IMG_20200810_204253 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_203649 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_203835 by snub_you, on Flickr

the houses were demolished a few months ago
IMG_20200810_203735 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_203632 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_203615 by snub_you, on Flickr

you can see Lougheed hwy in the back, that would be south of here
IMG_20200810_204313 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_204351 by snub_you, on Flickr

the houses across the street are under land assembly
IMG_20200810_204329 by snub_you, on Flickr

the left of the pic with the red fence is a different site, it fronts to Lougheed hwy, there were houses, i think 3, that were demolished last year at least, the right side is part of the shaw proposal
IMG_20200810_203919 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_203843 by snub_you, on Flickr

Rochester & Guilby - about 1 block north of the Shaw proposal
The site has 3 heritage houses, Ibelieve they are some of the oldest in Coquitlam and they will be moved and restored as part of the development
good renders here: https://integra-arch.com/our-projects/multi-family-rochester-ave-coquitlam/
IMG_20200810_203423 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_203219 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_203244 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_203339 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_203238 by snub_you, on Flickr

I think this is one of them
IMG_20200810_203358 by snub_you, on Flickr

another
IMG_20200810_204742 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_204709 by snub_you, on Flickr

this one is almost brand new
IMG_20200810_204734 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_204801 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_204553 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_204444 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_204611 by snub_you, on Flickr

the proposal was ripped down or something
IMG_20200810_204917 by snub_you, on Flickr

but it involves this heritage house, built in 1920, on Rochester Ave. I think the house will be saved and 6 or 8 townhomes built around it.
IMG_20200810_204833 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_204850 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_204931 by snub_you, on Flickr

the trunk on this tree is massive, must be a 12 person holding hands around it tree
IMG_20200810_204947 by snub_you, on Flickr

the other tree is also huge
IMG_20200810_204952 by snub_you, on Flickr

two lots to the west is a proposal for a 6 storey that will be on Rochester and Madore, South side of the street to the north
IMG_20200810_205140 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_205144 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_205148 by snub_you, on Flickr

house demolished a while ago
IMG_20200810_205040 by snub_you, on Flickr

these are the current houses along Rochester
IMG_20200810_205248 by snub_you, on Flickr

this one will be across the street from the above proposal that will sit on Madore, north side and Dansey Ave.

IMG_20200810_210021 by snub_you, on Flickr

the houses were cleared out a while ago
IMG_20200810_210024 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_205945 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_210029 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_210256 by snub_you, on Flickr

the rest of the street is under land assembly
IMG_20200810_210111 by snub_you, on Flickr

this is the Madore side, the houses where the proposal is are gone, the rest of the street is up for land assembly
IMG_20200810_203011 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_202955 by snub_you, on Flickr

dansey ave
IMG_20200810_202829 by snub_you, on Flickr

And there is a proposal on the north side of Dansey for a 6 storey apartment
IMG_20200810_210136 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_210147 by snub_you, on Flickr

houses still occupied
IMG_20200810_210045 by snub_you, on Flickr

IMG_20200810_210217 by snub_you, on Flickr

This lot is next to the 6 storey proposal. There is a proposal for a 140 unit highrise all rental building. I think it is 17 storeys. The lots have been cleared at least two years ago.
IMG_20200810_205959 by snub_you, on Flickr

And then of course there are these ones...
IMG_20200810_201333 by snub_you, on Flickr

wynwood green
IMG_20200810_202105 by snub_you, on Flickr

the Sydney
IMG_20200810_201545 by snub_you, on Flickr

this building next to the Sydney is under proposal for a tower and low rise, basically looks like the same thing as the Sydney but flipped with the tower to the west and the lower one to the east.

544 Austin, Coquitlam
Project Proposal: a Pre-application to construct a market residential
tower with 168 units, a purpose-built rental podium with 54 units, and
12 below-market units, for a development total of 234 units.
Applications associated with proposal: Pre-application.

Source (https://www.coquitlam.ca/docs/default-so..._Development_Applications.pdf?sfvrsn=210)

IMG_20200810_201639 by snub_you, on Flickr

looking west on Austin
IMG_20200810_201916 by snub_you, on Flickr

see more pics of the area in the suburbs photos thread

[libtard]

What a charming neighborhood