The Curv | 178.5m | 60Fl | Proposed - Page 9

mcminsen · #**161** Posted **Jul 22, 2022, 4:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

... The render on their website is a little more honest.

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source: https://hensondevelopments.com

Feathered Friend · #**162** Posted **Oct 21, 2022, 10:58 PM**

https://vancouver.ca/docs/council/part3dpap.pdf

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How long does it take to build the world’s tallest passive house? Apparently the answer is 5 years. While construction will start in 2023, the CURV's mix of strata, rental & below market homes won’t be ready until 2028, nearly a decade after it was 1st proposed.

https://twitter.com/City_Duo/status/...7K8kx6IsIIDsEA

officedweller · #**163** Posted **Oct 21, 2022, 11:30 PM**

... why you don't buy pre-construction if you're going to live in the suite.

bb1510 · #**164** Posted **Nov 5, 2022, 7:46 AM**

https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/2...22BCSC0592.htm

Some financial detail regarding the Brivia Henson JV

"In brief, the Brivia Agreement provided that if Brivia waived its subject conditions, there would be a joint venture between Henson and Brivia for the development of the Nelson Lands in which Brivia would have a 54 percent interest and Henson a 46 percent interest. In order to acquire this interest, Brivia was to retire the existing mortgages on the Nelson Lands, totalling approximately $77 million"

bb1510 · #**165** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 3:07 AM**

A-Kit was sent out today with a lot of new renders:

A-Kit Feb 2023

Klazu · #**166** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 3:21 AM**

Man, they are really trying to make this appear as standing tall alone, even when Butterfly is within spitting distance. It's going to be gorgeous tower and too bad the two will be detracting from each other.

The brochure mentions "tallest residential tower in Vancouver". Yeah.. not.

madog222 · #**167** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 3:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Man, they are really trying to make this appear as standing tall alone, even when Butterfly is within spitting distance. It's going to be gorgeous tower and too bad the two will be detracting from each other.

The brochure mentions "tallest residential tower in Vancouver". Yeah.. not.

Well that is correct with the technicality that Shangri-La and Paradox are not strictly residential towers.

GenWhy? · #**168** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 5:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by bb1510

A-Kit was sent out today with a lot of new renders:

A-Kit Feb 2023

Thanks for the link. The interior design looks very nice!

LeftCoaster · #**169** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 5:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by madog222

Well that is correct with the technicality that Shangri-La and Paradox are not strictly residential towers.

They're definitely not the first to use the distinction and certainly wont be the last. Technically they aren't even wrong.

Where I think they are wrong is that this building is technically about a foot shorter than the Butterfly isn't it?

vanman · #**170** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by bb1510

A-Kit was sent out today with a lot of new renders:

A-Kit Feb 2023

Very cool thanks for posting.

LeftCoaster · #**171** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 5:37 PM**

Looks great in those. If the materials can hit this level of quality it will be a sharp building, especially when next to the white and black motif of butterfly.

phesto · #**172** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 5:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

They're definitely not the first to use the distinction and certainly wont be the last. Technically they aren't even wrong.

Where I think they are wrong is that this building is technically about a foot shorter than the Butterfly isn't it?

These are the heights from the rezoning docs:

Butterfly: 586.92 ft
Curv: 585.5 ft

The elevation of the Curv site is about 10 ft higher than Butterfly, but either way the buildings will look almost identical in height.

phesto · #**173** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 5:50 PM**

Also, is this project really going to officially launch pre-sales this year? The launch has been "delayed" since October and the luxury pre-sale market has arguably only gotten worse since then...

djmk · #**174** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 6:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

Very cool thanks for posting.

I don't see this "fresh green shoot" that the a-kit mentions. I see something much more fun lol

dleung · #**175** Posted **Feb 28, 2023, 7:07 PM**

Ugh. There should be some kind of rule where major towers in such close proximity shouldn't be identical height, and have a minimum-size step down based on nearby parks/greenspace (while allowing the same density). They have this level of arbitrariness with view cones, so why not have one for mitigating the "wall" effect.

Not looking forward to this and the Butterfly dominating the skyline in place of Shangri-la/Paradox... these are too soft-looking and belong in Miami

officedweller · #**176** Posted **Mar 1, 2023, 1:07 AM**

Thye angled wall and window will make for some interesting blinds/curtains.

Bcasey25raptor · #**177** Posted **Mar 1, 2023, 2:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by dleung

Ugh. There should be some kind of rule where major towers in such close proximity shouldn't be identical height, and have a minimum-size step down based on nearby parks/greenspace (while allowing the same density). They have this level of arbitrariness with view cones, so why not have one for mitigating the "wall" effect.

Not looking forward to this and the Butterfly dominating the skyline in place of Shangri-la/Paradox... these are too soft-looking and belong in Miami

Hugely disagree. The butterfly is the most beautiful building this city has ever built

officedweller · #**178** Posted **Mar 2, 2023, 2:54 AM**

This one will be nice and shiny while the Butterfly will turn green with moss and algae?

bb1510 · #**179** Posted **Mar 2, 2023, 4:48 AM**

If it's built to the as listed specs, it'll use Angel Hair brushed aluminum panels, which is basically the same as what was used on 1245 Harwood.

The previous iterations featured double curvature metal cladding which would be even more dramatic when the sun hits it

Metro-One · #**180** Posted **Mar 2, 2023, 5:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

They're definitely not the first to use the distinction and certainly wont be the last. Technically they aren't even wrong.

Where I think they are wrong is that this building is technically about a foot shorter than the Butterfly isn't it?

Or are they going by geodesic height? Because the renderings always show it a tad higher than the Butterfly in the skyline.