I think you're mistaken. That's a strata building that the developers bought out. There is also a rental building beyond the strata - much smaller and built in 1937.
OK, so another affordable strata that's gone along with the one 1045 Haro.
Is the art deco apartment was getting demolished to? I rented my first apartment there, a studio for $390/month!
Sucks to be one of the tenants evicted from the existing building. As was seen with Berkely Towers, the help "finding alternate accommodations" is often useless, with alternatives being priced much higher or out of the neighbourhood altogether. The message from the city is really that renters are second class citizens.
Those remaining tenants were "anxious" because they wanted to stay and probably by that time refused all offers made to them because they were being fed BS from the Vancouver Tenant's Union.
Downtown condos (all Vancouver condos) go for a market rate.
The market rate is not affordable.
And this project is a straightforward built to existing zoning Development permit. Nothing to do with the West End Plan. No rezoning so no CACs. Just a couple of under-built sites. It could have been proposed at any time, under any Council. It's just the market at work. And the 16 rentals have to be replaced, although undoubtedly new units will rent for more than the older ones. (But there are several West End buildings that can't be redeveloped any bigger that are being stripped to the frame and effectively rebuilt to better energy and seismic standards - which is likely to happen to a 1937 building anyway).
Sucks to be one of the tenants evicted from the existing building. As was seen with Berkely Towers, the help "finding alternate accommodations" is often useless, with alternatives being priced much higher or out of the neighbourhood altogether. The message from the city is really that renters are second class citizens.
Here's the existing lowrise building. No beauty but I'm sure it is home to a number of long term tenants.
That's what happens when you rent. Stability comes with ownership - in general terms.
Its mind blowing to me why anyone, other than the renter, should be responsible for helping to find alternate accommodations.
What happened to being responsible for self?
Help finding alternative accommodations are an option and as far as I know are rarely taken up in Vancouver outside of folks that really need the help like low income folks or especially seniors, and when these 2 groups have pets live on a pension, etc. Or aka, the policy is in place generally for the most venerable.
We saw the issue of things like this not existing like in Metrotown. Extreme cases are what you would call gentrification and I think that was one of the biggest drivers in the West End Plan, though, before my time, but that's the sense I get working in the area.
That 475 W Hastings site mentioned as a midrise hotel development would be great for a CitizenM hotel. I know they have been looking at Vancouver for several years, and that site would be perfect. Seattle just opened one and is building another, and LA is also soon to have one. They are Dutch and I stayed at one in Rotterdam which was nice. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2...opening-downtown-los-angeles-coronavirus
Anyone know what happened to the terrace building in Coal Harbour? The project has been halted for the past year or so and the crane is just sitting there. Did the builder go broke?
Anyone know what happened to the terrace building in Coal Harbour? The project has been halted for the past year or so and the crane is just sitting there. Did the builder go broke?
The developer did. It was all here in September - around page 942.
Anyone know what happened to the terrace building in Coal Harbour? The project has been halted for the past year or so and the crane is just sitting there. Did the builder go broke?
Bosa came in with an offer so look for more news next year
I think the old building has a decent facade and since the new project is slated to have a small townhouse lowrise in its place,
it's a bit odd that they did not accommodate either the existing aprtment block in its entirety (perhaps too hard to bring up to code)
or at least preserve the facade of it even if it means shiftig the tower a bit to one side.
Today at 1770 Davie (Reliance redevelopment at English Bay)
My pixs, today, Dec 27 (maybe glass installed on the top floor -- three panes, but more sophisticated eyes may see otherwise)
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And from around the corner on Davie
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Yeah, looks like windows to me too, but weird about what looks like spandrel strips.
Plus, are those temporary walls in the window openings below?
One floor mid-tower looks to have a 3 section window frame in place.
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