Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 1045

officedweller · #**20881** Posted **Aug 27, 2022, 12:33 AM**

Thanks.

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That property is a part of Granville Pender Changing and I are talking about

Nice that they would retain the limestone facades of the 1950s buildings.
I remember when it was a TD Bank on the corner that a mismatching slanted awning was installed.
When Pharmasave went in, it was replaced by a more 1950s style flat awning.

mcminsen · #**20882** Posted **Sep 5, 2022, 7:47 PM**

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June 5 '22, my pic

Crane is up.

Sept.3 '22, my pics

zahav · #**20883** Posted **Sep 6, 2022, 5:35 AM**

One less parking lot in a prime area, great to see this project going. It's crazy how much is fitting on what I always thought of as such a tiny little lot.,

I want to start a petition to force someone to develop the parking lot properties left on Seymour lol they are some of the only ones left and need to go!

Changing City · #**20884** Posted **Sep 6, 2022, 6:04 AM**

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One less parking lot in a prime area, great to see this project going. It's crazy how much is fitting on what I always thought of as such a tiny little lot.,

I want to start a petition to force someone to develop the parking lot properties left on Seymour lol they are some of the only ones left and need to go!

One Seymour parking lot already has a hotel proposal. I'm not sure who owns the lot next to The Penthouse Club on the corner of Nelson, but I think Amacon may own the other small lot to the south. I think that's it for surface lots now on Seymour - there used to be a lot more.

Jimbo604 · #**20885** Posted **Sep 6, 2022, 6:40 PM**

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Here's an unexpected rezoning (although test drilling was noted a few months ago). Paul Y construction have submitted an application for a 30 storey, 393 room hotel at 848 Seymour. 17.7 FSR, in a location that permits residential. With the Onni hotel conversion down the street, that's two new hotels proposed Downtown on Seymour. This would be a Moxy / Element by Westin. More details on Changing City blog.

What about 852 and 872 Seymour immediately to the south of this (the two storey and one storey buildings in this picture)? No low-density sites left behind!

Google street map view of current conditions: map

hollywoodnorth · #**20886** Posted **Sep 6, 2022, 6:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jimbo604

What about 852 and 872 Seymour immediately to the south of this (the two storey and one storey buildings in this picture)? No low-density sites left behind!

Google street map view of current conditions: map

did you use or know how to use google search? as you seem to have the maps part down pretty well ......

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=852+Seymour

info in the 1st two links ..... just saying ..... often if you google search something you will find the answer yourself. I know this as I do it all day .....

Changing City · #**20887** Posted **Sep 6, 2022, 6:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jimbo604

What about 852 and 872 Seymour immediately to the south of this (the two storey and one storey buildings in this picture)? No low-density sites left behind!

What about looking on the same blog for the answer?

Jimbo604 · #**20888** Posted **Sep 8, 2022, 5:37 AM**

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did you use or know how to use google search? as you seem to have the maps part down pretty well ......

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=852+Seymour

info in the 1st two links ..... just saying ..... often if you google search something you will find the answer yourself. I know this as I do it all day .....

Ah, you got me, after so many blocks being allowed to have orphan properties left after the rest of the block is developed I was assuming the same here, shame on me.

logan5 · #**20889** Posted **Sep 8, 2022, 5:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

did you use or know how to use google search? as you seem to have the maps part down pretty well ......

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=852+Seymour

info in the 1st two links ..... just saying ..... often if you google search something you will find the answer yourself. I know this as I do it all day .....

Well then fuck off. You can pretty much google everything that is discussed here.

zahav · #**20890** Posted **Sep 10, 2022, 6:12 PM**

I had no idea this proposal was even a thing, I didn't think I was that out of the loop! It's a perfect proposal that I assume will sail through rezoning and development permits. It could be taller obviously, but an all hotel property close to Robson, the theatre, the stadiums (kinda), is perfect for this lot. Seymour has made really good progress on eliminating surface parking, and this will fill in a big piece of the puzzle.

The giant Richards lot behind 848 is significantly larger than 848, so I would really hope for some extra height and design consideration for when that one is developed. I didn't realize these parking lots are actually several different civic addresses, not single large lots. I assume all have the same owner though? Do most parking companies own the land they operate on, or do they just have an operator arrangement with the actual owners. I want to think just operators on someone else's property, but I could be wrong.

Not counting City parking lots in Coal Harbour, Stanley Park, and Sunset Beach, or the Concord/Canadian Metropolitan lots on False Creek, I can only think of the big Richards lot, the Penthouse/Amacon lots, and the lot at Expo/Pacific/Cambie as surface lots remaining?? I'm sure there are a few tiny ones tucked in places, but think those are the only ones really left right downtown.

Come to think of it, the last 5ish years have seen some prominent surface lots and parkades disappear, and several about to:

Parkades
-Vancouver City Centre II
-745 Thurlow
-320 Granville St.
-Paradox Hotel
-The Stack (it was mostly a parkade before but had some office I think)
-The proposed development of the parking behind Arthur Ericson Place (the one at Thurlow and Melville)

Surface Lots
-The 848 Seymour proposal
-The new Smithe/Richards park
-Amacon's Block
-The new art gallery
-Coal Harbour Elementary
-The Granville Loops demolition
-Expo Gardens
-Vancouver House
-Parq
-The Arc
-One Pacific
-Burrard Place (technically a dealership, but still, surface parking)
-the Ismaili Centre redevelopment

I am probably missing some, but that's been a huge chunk of both surface lots and parkades being redeveloped. Surface lots are preferred to go first, but above ground parkades are a close second.

mcminsen · #**20891** Posted **Sep 11, 2022, 1:20 AM**

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Scaffolding going up now.

June 23 '22, my pics

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Here are some pics I took going on seven years ago of 150 Robson Street.

Sept.14 '15, my pics

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Some links to older posts and pics:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7164048#post7164048

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7165291#post7165291

Some of the discussion goes back over 11 years ago:

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5271568#post5271568

And the rendering:

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Originally Posted by officedweller

By me today:

A view of the backside as seen today from Smithe Street.

Sept.10 '22, my pics

uzi · #**20892** Posted **Sep 11, 2022, 8:38 PM**

Vancouver folks any new updates on the Butterfly's facade. im really looking forward to see the facade go up on Butterfly.

madog222 · #**20893** Posted **Sep 11, 2022, 10:35 PM**

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Vancouver folks any new updates on the Butterfly's facade. im really looking forward to see the facade go up on Butterfly.

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Sept.2 '22, my pics

Thread for the development https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218894

jollyburger · #**20894** Posted **Sep 12, 2022, 11:49 PM**

Reliance's project at the 7-11 (902 Davie) is now condos instead of rental for the residential component.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/902-davi...wer-proposal-condos-view-cones-shadowing

Changing City · #**20895** Posted **Sep 13, 2022, 12:03 AM**

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Reliance's project at the 7-11 (902 Davie) is now condos instead of rental for the residential component.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/902-davi...wer-proposal-condos-view-cones-shadowing

As they're claiming rental doesn't add up, and only condos do, it'll be interesting to see their justification for the rental tower they want to replace the MacBlo parkade with.

whatnext · #**20896** Posted **Sep 13, 2022, 4:43 PM**

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As they're claiming rental doesn't add up, and only condos do, it'll be interesting to see their justification for the rental tower they want to replace the MacBlo parkade with.

I find their rationale interesting. That area has really gone downhill over the last couple of years, I can't imagine why condos would be an easier sell than rentals.

dleung · #**20897** Posted **Sep 13, 2022, 7:18 PM**

Condos can be sold to investors who neither live there nor know how things are on the ground. Purpose rental relies on people actually wanting to live there, thus have to be liveable

MIPS · #**20898** Posted **Sep 13, 2022, 7:24 PM**

What's in the fine print regarding subletting the condo space as rental space?

jollyburger · #**20899** Posted **Sep 13, 2022, 7:33 PM**

It's the long term play of waiting for St Pauls to shut down and the area to improve

Klazu · #**20900** Posted **Sep 13, 2022, 7:54 PM**

I remember the rental project having 300 sqft micro units. Good riddance to such unlivable homes.