[Burnaby] Concord Brentwood | U/C and Proposed

[madog222]

Originally Posted by logan5

There doesn't appear to be any retail street close by. The idea behind paying a premium to live in a tower is that you can walk out the door and have shopping and restaurants within a few steps. I guess Brentwood Mall is suppose to fill that role.

They should have continued on building Dawson Street as the main high street for east Brentwood. I presume the section of Dawson Between Beta and Willingdon will be retail. That would be relatively close by.

Dawson is zoned mixed use west of mid-block between Alpha and Beta so there will be some retail there. Plus the Carter lot should end up similar to Solo District in amount of retail.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by logan5

There doesn't appear to be any retail street close by. The idea behind paying a premium to live in a tower is that you can walk out the door and have shopping and restaurants within a few steps. I guess Brentwood Mall is suppose to fill that role.

They should have continued on building Dawson Street as the main high street for east Brentwood. I presume the section of Dawson Between Beta and Willingdon will be retail. That would be relatively close by.

The Grosvenor tower project includes a retail hub 'High Street', at Alpha and Dawson. That includes about 200,000 sq ft of retail, restaurants, a grocery store, and office space (presumably the usual dentists, healthcare, etc. The developer submitted designs in 2021, and it looks like they're planning on launching sales this year, so with 3 towers and up to 63 storeys, it could take a while before there's anywhere to shop. Taking the three towers at Gilmore Place as a reasonable comparison, (as the three towers in Phase One here are similar heights) they could complete something over five years after they start construction.

[53064043]

Originally Posted by logan5

There doesn't appear to be any retail street close by. The idea behind paying a premium to live in a tower is that you can walk out the door and have shopping and restaurants within a few steps. I guess Brentwood Mall is suppose to fill that role.

They should have continued on building Dawson Street as the main high street for east Brentwood. I presume the section of Dawson Between Beta and Willingdon will be retail. That would be relatively close by.

At their showroom, Phase 2 (Oasis) advertised ground level retail/commercial space on Dawson st.
Looks like Dawson st. is being extended to go past Yukon crescent, and retail planned to go below some of the Oasis towers along Dawson. Attached below two community maps from Phase 1 and 2 marketing material


Phase 1 - Hillside East/West


Phase 2 - Oasis

[officedweller]

Yeah, it's very early stages right now.
Like if you moved onto the Expo Lands in 1995.

I wonder if there's easy pedestrian access into the parkades from the south side (i.e. street level from the future grocery store),
or whether you have to use the elevator between those big staircases?

[seamusmcduff]

Hopefully they stick to the plan then, because otherwise this is just a vertical suburb.

If not, it would make Klazus concerns about road sizes in Burnaby more valid, since residents would likely choose/have to drive for most trips.

[Lexus]

They were dismantling a crane from the 3rd (tallest one) tower today.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by Changing City

The Grosvenor tower project includes a retail hub 'High Street', at Alpha and Dawson. That includes about 200,000 sq ft of retail, restaurants, a grocery store, and office space (presumably the usual dentists, healthcare, etc. The developer submitted designs in 2021, and it looks like they're planning on launching sales this year, so with 3 towers and up to 63 storeys, it could take a while before there's anywhere to shop. Taking the three towers at Gilmore Place as a reasonable comparison, (as the three towers in Phase One here are similar heights) they could complete something over five years after they start construction.

The Brits certainly know what they are doing here.

From it's humble beginning as an industrial neighbourhood, Brentwood has certainly come a long way, and it will only get even better. I envision the urban build-up to spill into the SFH neighbourhoods within the next decade.

[Lexus]

2023, Feb 16

Untitled by Lexus LX600, on Flickr

[SpongeG]

Originally Posted by Vin

The Brits certainly know what they are doing here.

From it's humble beginning as an industrial neighbourhood, Brentwood has certainly come a long way, and it will only get even better. I envision the urban build-up to spill into the SFH neighbourhoods within the next decade.

it will be very strange. That new road at Brentwood on the north side that you can use off Willingdon NB, one side is TAB, and its towers and new ones coming and across an alley parallel to the new road are the backyards of SFH's.

It's very abrupt, needs a better transition.

[vanman]

Pics taken by ONIKON Creative on Flickr.

Unit 4407 4730 Lougheed Highway Burnaby-2 by ONIKON Creative, on Flickr

Unit 4407 4730 Lougheed Highway Burnaby-30 by ONIKON Creative, on Flickr

Unit 4407 4730 Lougheed Highway Burnaby-54 by ONIKON Creative, on Flickr

Unit 4407 4730 Lougheed Highway Burnaby-59 by ONIKON Creative, on Flickr

[GenWhy?]

Let me tell you whut... those sliding doors are brutally expensive. Very interested on how the area will be lived in after 10 years.


Do we know when all the employment area is being evicted for the park south of Dawson St? I think they're getting the same $psf condo/ rental as most of Vancouver so that's good news. A little bit more $psf here than a few areas in Van, but depending on the floor level. Definitely a lifestyle.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

Let me tell you whut... those sliding doors are brutally expensive. Very interested on how the area will be lived in after 10 years.


Do we know when all the employment area is being evicted for the park south of Dawson St? I think they're getting the same $psf condo/ rental as most of Vancouver so that's good news. A little bit more $psf here than a few areas in Van, but depending on the floor level. Definitely a lifestyle.

Things are always much cheaper when purchased and ordered in bulk. This can only be pulled off with many repeated units such as these highrises. Also to be fair, these condos are not cheap either.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

it will be very strange. That new road at Brentwood on the north side that you can use off Willingdon NB, one side is TAB, and its towers and new ones coming and across an alley parallel to the new road are the backyards of SFH's.

It's very abrupt, needs a better transition.

The City is very bold in turning these former industrial neighbourhoods into town centres with really tall skyscrapers. Resistance to redevelop surrounding SFH neighbourhoods into high-density ones will probably be very light, and an eventuality because houses do get old and owners do want to move to newer structures. When that happens, you will see the transitional buildings from the very tall down to the small.

[seamusmcduff]

Turning industrial areas into condos is Bold? It's the opposite of Bold, since it's the path of least resistance. No industrial land owner is going to complain about their properties suddenly being worth 4x+ the price, but there is resistance to the smallest changes in any residential neighbourhood.

Of course, it also means the removal of important employment lands in Metro Vancouver that we already have a shortage of.

[officedweller]

That's a big sill to step over (I'm thinking in bare feet).
The in-floor electrical outlets are a nice touch.

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by officedweller

That's a big sill to step over (I'm thinking in bare feet).
The in-floor electrical outlets are a nice touch.

OMG I didn't notice the outlets. That's... ballzy

[VantageHD]

Originally Posted by officedweller

That's a big sill to step over (I'm thinking in bare feet).
The in-floor electrical outlets are a nice touch.

I was thinking the same thing. It's got to be unfinished still. Looks like there should be an insert yet to be installed. Plus the deck looks terrible. Do you think they just leave it as painted concrete? The unit looks awesome though, but hopefully that's not what developers are producing for the premium they're charging.

[vanman]

My condo has basically the same painted concrete deck. It looks terrible, especially with the stains from moisture that develop over time. I ended up covering it with these tiles from Ikea.

[VantageHD]

That looks great! So many cool products out there to use. I would just hope the developer would be installing something on a tower like this and not leaving just a painted a slab for residents.

[SonyPS5]

I thought the balconies would have tile flooring and a heating feature? I remember watching a few years back: https://youtu.be/uUF83iIYeIE

Unless that's for the hillside west buildings in construction now?