[Surrey] GEC Education Centre | 165m | 49 fl | Proposed - Page 14

SFUVancouver · #**261** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 3:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by skymaster

The curse of jlousa

He's often right on the mark, though. I appreciate the dose of moderation amid breathless boosterism.

osirisboy · #**262** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by SFUVancouver

He's often right on the mark, though. I appreciate the dose of moderation amid breathless boosterism.

Really? More like 50/50.

What's annoying is why bother having the roller rink close down if they weren't even close to starting?! It's irritating when developers do this. Two have done this in white rock.

jollyburger · #**263** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 5:54 PM**

I think it's more than 50/50 and they just started two other projects in the past few months.

Nites · #**264** Posted **Nov 25, 2019, 3:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Really? More like 50/50.

What's annoying is why bother having the roller rink close down if they weren't even close to starting?! It's irritating when developers do this. Two have done this in white rock.

Ya that's annoying. In the end at least they are still paying property taxes.

Shift · #**265** Posted **Apr 10, 2020, 4:33 AM**

New application submitted on the site:

Rezoning from C-8 to CD, and a Development Permit to allow for the construction of 383 residential units and 8789.25 sq. m. of commercial floor area.

https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=20&seq=0071

Sounds like 10-15 storeys of office with 30-35 storeys of residential above.

Wonder if it's still student dorms and college space, or if they've switched to all office and market / rental residential (no longer GEC education mega centre).

Klazu · #**266** Posted **Apr 10, 2020, 5:39 AM**

So, we could be back to 50 floors? What an odd process this is being.

Cypherus · #**267** Posted **Apr 10, 2020, 4:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Shift

New application submitted on the site:

Rezoning from C-8 to CD, and a Development Permit to allow for the construction of 383 residential units and 8789.25 sq. m. of commercial floor area.

https://apps.surrey.ca/Online-Development-Inquiry/?year=20&seq=0071

Sounds like 10-15 storeys of office with 30-35 storeys of residential above.

Wonder if it's still student dorms and college space, or if they've switched to all office and market / rental residential (no longer GEC education mega centre).

Great news about the potential height increase. They appear to be adding more commercial space (8,789.25 sq. m. compared to the older application) implying there is a major office/hotel component. The old application slated floors 8-20 for hotel on top of the 6 storey podium.

With the expected number of residential units and averaging 8 units per floor as per the previous proposal, and adding the 6 story podium, this tower looks to achieve 55 stories consistent with its older proposed height. I rather have them waffling back and forth if it means there is a height increase.

Shift · #**268** Posted **Apr 10, 2020, 5:48 PM**

With that many units and amount of commercial space, and given the size of the site (which will become even smaller with a road and lane dedications), it sounds to be in the 40-50 storey range.

For comparison, the previous 55-Storey proposal had:

456 Hotel / Dorm units
486 sq.m Commercial
10,613 sq.m Institutional

https://www.surrey.ca/bylawsandcouncillibrary/PLR_7917-0159-00%20(2).pdf

Nites · #**269** Posted **Apr 10, 2020, 8:39 PM**

If we estimate a maximum of 10 units per floor we are looking at about 38 floors of just purely residential. 8 units per a floor would bring the floor count up to 48 floors. If they decide to do a mixture then it would be somewhere around the middle 42-43 floors of residential. About 800sq m per a floor of commercial would be around 11 floors of commercial theoretically.

jlove390 · #**270** Posted **Aug 28, 2020, 10:13 PM**

Vancouver education company looking to spin off $1.4 billion of student housing

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/cibt-global-education-city-vancouver-portfolio

dferch · #**271** Posted **Sep 17, 2020, 6:42 AM**

Turns out that WestStone Group, who built Ultra and is developing west village, is also the contracted developer for this project.

https://weststonegroup.com/projects

Nites · #**272** Posted **Sep 20, 2020, 10:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by dferch

Turns out that WestStone Group, who built Ultra and is developing west village, is also the contracted developer for this project.

https://weststonegroup.com/projects

Weststone was contracted since day 1.

I didn't know that it was named "City Parkway" although.

SpongeG · #**273** Posted **Sep 21, 2020, 12:54 AM**

is that just south of and behind the safeway? I can't figure it out lol.

ArmoredinRed · #**274** Posted **Sep 21, 2020, 2:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

is that just south of and behind the safeway? I can't figure it out lol.

Nites · #**275** Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 3:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by Shift

With that many units and amount of commercial space, and given the size of the site (which will become even smaller with a road and lane dedications), it sounds to be in the 40-50 storey range.

For comparison, the previous 55-Storey proposal had:

456 Hotel / Dorm units
486 sq.m Commercial
10,613 sq.m Institutional

https://www.surrey.ca/bylawsandcouncillibrary/PLR_7917-0159-00%20(2).pdf

Just did some more digging for any 2020 articles that I could find. Found some sources that the building is stated to be 49 stories. Also, it will be a complete redesign by the looks of it.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cibt-subsidiary-signs-formal-agreement-230000478.html

https://studytravel.network/magazine/news/0/27298

Sheba · #**276** Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 4:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nites

Just did some more digging for any 2020 articles that I could find. Found some sources that the building is stated to be 49 stories. Also, it will be a complete redesign by the looks of it.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cibt-subsidiary-signs-formal-agreement-230000478.html

https://studytravel.network/magazine/news/0/27298

From the second link (04/03/20):

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Similarly, redesign and planning applications for the GEC Education Mega Center have been submitted to Surrey City for review, CIBT said. If approved, the new design will be a 49-level structure with mixed use of apartments, office space for schools and pre-sale micro condos. The site is located within one block of Simon Fraser University and Kwantlen Polytechnic University and less than 2km from the Sprott Shaw Surrey campus operated by CIBT.

...and from the first one (June 9, 2020):

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GEC Education Mega Center Surrey - a 49 storey, concrete high-rise commercial, condo and rental tower which is in the rezoning phase

Nites · #**277** Posted **Nov 28, 2020, 8:32 AM**

Not much but just some more info I came across after digging.

https://menafn.com/1101063142/CIBT-Group-Provides-Update-on-its-GECR-Branded-Real-Estate-Portfolio

osirisboy · #**278** Posted **Nov 28, 2020, 3:35 PM**

Surrey has an "urban design panel"?

jollyburger · #**279** Posted **Nov 28, 2020, 6:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Surrey has an "urban design panel"?

Yes

Canucks223 · #**280** Posted **Jan 11, 2021, 9:35 PM**

An article from today on the Peace Arch News website. They say the existing roller rink will soon be demolished for a 49 story building. The thread title says its 39 floors, is there a confirmed number of floors for this?

"SURREY NOW & THEN: Old Stardust building will soon bite the dust to make way for tall tower"

https://www.peacearchnews.com/news/surre...ite-the-dust-to-make-way-for-tall-tower/