Surrey City Centre Redevelopment Plans

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Shift

Thought that property was owned by Bosa. If you look through the report for the Gateway Place application - the site plan had 2 residential towers shadowed in on that site (presumably future phases to follow the 6-storey office building).

https://www.surrey.ca/bylawsandcouncillibrary/PLR_7914-0012-00.pdf

"The proposed 2-lot subdivision will allow the remaining northern lot to be assembled with the vacant lot to the north (13450 Gateway Drive), which is also owned by the subject applicant/owner, for a future multiple residential development"

Guess they're selling it off.

Hopefully there'll be some office space, being so close to Gateway Station, it's a waste otherwise.
(So that's better without Bosa's all-residential proposal)
I'm also remembering all the other old plans for the site that had signifcant office space.

The curved floorplates in the rendering play off the cylidrical tower at Gateway, and the flared skirt could be considered a modern version of Gateway Tower's stepped podium.

[rpvan]

More conflict re. development in the city centre.

Surrey Mounties arrest 23 low-income housing activists in Whalley
https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/sur...low-income-housing-activists-in-whalley/

In June a public hearing on Bosa Properties’ proposal to build 1,200 luxury condominiums in Whalley at the site became a lightning rod for commentary on a class struggle between haves and have-nots in Surrey’s city centre.

The proposal, for 13584-104 Avenue and 13550-105 Avenue, includes three high‐rise buildings and two low‐rise buildings, with the first phase consisting of a 40‐storey residential tower with commercial space on the ground floor. The developer wants to build on a lot where low-income tenants of Nickerson Place modular housing were living.

[Sheba]

Originally Posted by rpvan

More conflict re. development in the city centre.

Surrey Mounties arrest 23 low-income housing activists in Whalley
https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/sur...low-income-housing-activists-in-whalley/

I'm having flashbacks to the demoviction protests across from Metrotown. That ultimately led to rental buildings being constructed that replace all the rentals being torn down (at least some of them being affordable housing).

In this case the building that's going to be torn down had 46 units and there are already plans for 250 new "income housing units" to be built (the article doesn't give more details). This screams of a publicity stunt.

[rpvan]

Originally Posted by Sheba

I'm having flashbacks to the demoviction protests across from Metrotown. That ultimately led to rental buildings being constructed that replace all the rentals being torn down (at least some of them being affordable housing).

In this case the building that's going to be torn down had 46 units and there are already plans for 250 new "income housing units" to be built (the article doesn't give more details). This screams of a publicity stunt.

Yeah, this one reminded me of those demoviction protests in metrotown a couple years ago as well.

The property was already long sold to Bosa for the Brightside development. With the recent demolition of the brick on the south side of the property, it was a given the low income housing development on the north end would soon follow suit.

[Urbanmetro]

Originally Posted by rpvan

Yeah, this one reminded me of those demoviction protests in metrotown a couple years ago as well.

The property was already long sold to Bosa for the Brightside development. With the recent demolition of the brick on the south side of the property, it was a given the low income housing development on the north end would soon follow suit.

Those modular units were set up as a temporary solution to begin with. And in any case, people who aren't tax contributors and are just takers, do not get a say in where they live. Heck, I'd love to live in the cardero building, but guess what, I cant afford it, therefore, i bought where I could. This applies even more so to those that are getting FREE accommodation. Beggars can't be choosers should be the tagline 🙄 where has developed countries gotten to?

[Shift]

Central City Parkade expansion:

[SFUVancouver]

Out of curiosity, what's driving this parkade expansion (pun intended)?

Is it speculative for future commercial expansion in the precinct? Associated with SFU? Preempting further office towers?

[officedweller]

Probably so they can build on the surface parking lots fronting King George Blvd.

[e-clam9]

Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

Out of curiosity, what's driving this parkade expansion (pun intended)?

Is it speculative for future commercial expansion in the precinct? Associated with SFU? Preempting further office towers?

I am not qualified to answer your questions. I know the old bestbuy building will be replaced with an office building soon. Eventually the entire parking lots there will be replaced with buildings too. The parking lots between the mall and Surrey Central station are owned by SFU for future campus. I guess it will take a long time for these future development.

About 8 to 10 new high-raise are constructing in Surrey center this year, 10's of thousands of people/families will move there over next few years. The mall traffic should increase too.

[CoryHolmes]

"13584-104 Avenue"

What's going in here? Google Maps says it's the north-east corner of the Safeway lot.

[dferch]

The plan is to build towers where the other rooftop parking is, so they're just preparing for this

[CoryHolmes]

What rooftop parking where?

[jollyburger]

The proposed parkade expansion is needed as the Central City Mall owner has plans to
convert existing surface parking spaces on the mall site to office and residential towers
through future redevelopment proposals.
The existing 4.5 storey parkade was designed for the proposed 1.5 storey expansion.
The existing parkade has approximately 1,441 stalls and the proposed expansion will add
385 stalls for a total of 1,826 stalls.

https://www.surrey.ca/bylawsandcouncillibrary/PLR_7919-0097-00.pdf

[scryer]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Probably so they can build on the surface parking lots fronting King George Blvd.

Originally Posted by jollyburger

https://www.surrey.ca/bylawsandcouncillibrary/PLR_7919-0097-00.pdf

Glad to see it happening for both of those reasons.

[Westbased]

Originally Posted by CoryHolmes

"13584-104 Avenue"

What's going in here? Google Maps says it's the north-east corner of the Safeway lot.

I believe that address is a part of the Bosa Brightside Development which includes the parcel where the temporary housing currently is.

3 towers currently proposed with an additional tower where the Bosa presentation centre is being built.

[SFUVancouver]

Thanks for the great substantive replies. Appreciate it.

[rpvan]

Another article regarding the modular housing project on the Bosa Brightside Development site.

Surrey modular housing project to be demolished before new facility opens
https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/08/18/surrey-modular-housing-demolished/

[rpvan]

Michael Heeney: COVID-19 will make us ‘work out’ where we work in Metro Vancouver
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/michael...1ffd1e6-01cb-4395-99b8-f33e232836da/amp/

Downtown Surrey is the ideal place to locate offices for their ministries, departments and agencies. These will be closer to both staff and clientele, support sustainable regional planning policies, reduce carbon emissions and build on their considerable investments in transit and post-secondary education.

[rpvan]

Originally Posted by Urbanmetro

Those modular units were set up as a temporary solution to begin with. And in any case, people who aren't tax contributors and are just takers, do not get a say in where they live. Heck, I'd love to live in the cardero building, but guess what, I cant afford it, therefore, i bought where I could. This applies even more so to those that are getting FREE accommodation. Beggars can't be choosers should be the tagline 🙄 where has developed countries gotten to?

Honestly they could just temporarly move the modular units onto the empty fields just to the west of where they are located currently. They aren't getting developed anytime soon.

[brophy87]

I believe Bosa has commercial units going into there. Then there's Thind and Concord Developments. In 4 years time all those fields should be occupied with buildings