Great Northern Way Campus and Area Updates - Page 10

jollyburger · #**181** Posted **Jun 6, 2017, 12:35 AM**

How much do students actually spend on the various retailers on Granville Island?

excel · #**182** Posted **Jun 6, 2017, 4:19 AM**

That's great news if it goes through.

SFUVancouver · #**183** Posted **Jun 7, 2017, 7:24 PM**

Langara taking over most of Emily Carr's Granville Island facility for its arts programming is fantastic news!

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

How much do students actually spend on the various retailers on Granville Island?

I have no idea, but I worked on Granville Island for more than a decade and the Emily Carr presence was always felt. When classes were not in session it was noticeably more quiet.

Since a bustling ambiance is part of the appeal of the Island, having 2,500+ students and hundreds of faculty makes a big difference.

I wonder if Studio 58 will stay at Langara or move to the Island? If it moves, I could see a theatre being built as part of the renovations of the Emily Carr facility and that would further enhance the Island's cultural draw and likely get more bums in seats for Studio 58 shows, which in turn helps drive restaurant and bar visits and shopping and transit ridership and taxi trips, etc... One big virtuous cycle.

SpongeG · #**184** Posted **Jun 7, 2017, 9:56 PM**

I know Opus is a big draw for them. I went to art school on the island and a lot of students would be sure to hit opus when they came over.

Vancity · #**185** Posted **Jun 7, 2017, 11:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

It seems most of it will be for Langara, some will become retail space and some is community
"nightlife"space.

http://vanmag.com/city/eveyrone-want...land-property/

oooh. so no nightlife there, gotcha.

dpogue · #**186** Posted **Jun 15, 2017, 6:33 AM**

The first panels of glass have gone up on the PCI building:

I guess I've been hanging out on this forum long enough to have developed opinions about cladding, because I find it super disappointing

osirisboy · #**187** Posted **Jun 15, 2017, 2:32 PM**

I like it

officedweller · #**188** Posted **Jun 15, 2017, 8:26 PM**

Looks good.
Thanks.

officedweller · #**189** Posted **Jul 25, 2017, 8:01 PM**

From VancouverMarket.ca:

339 East 1st Avenue
adjacent the Red Truck Brewery

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The plan for the site at 339 East 1st Avenue, adjacent the Red Truck Brewery, is to rezone from the current I-3 zoning to allow development of a 6-storey office building. The proposal includes:
◾general office space on floors 2-6;
◾ground floor retail;
◾a total floor area of 144,216 SF;
◾a total density of 3.0 FSR;
◾a building height of 100 ft; and
◾two levels of underground parking accessed from E 1st Avenue, with 275 vehicle parking spaces, 46 bicycle parking stalls and six loading spaces.

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2017/0...ek-flats-site/

https://changingcitybook.com/2017/07...st-1st-avenue/

LeftCoaster · #**190** Posted **Jul 25, 2017, 8:30 PM**

Hmm, the one facade treatment with the fins looks decent, not to sure on the rest of it though.

Going to go broken record here and say 3.0 FSR is just painfully low for a site that will be so well served by transit.

osirisboy · #**191** Posted **Jul 25, 2017, 9:07 PM**

Yeah the fsr seems low. Why is the city so unwilling to encourage higher fsr? Also, I feel that having solar panels on the roofs would be better than grass. For a city that wants to be the greenest they are failing at these two issues

csbvan · #**192** Posted **Jul 25, 2017, 9:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Yeah the fsr seems low. Why is the city so unwilling to encourage higher fsr? Also, I feel that having solar panels on the roofs would be better than grass. For a city that wants to be the greenest they are failing at these two issues

Green roofs are good for stormwater retention, in an area like the False Creek flats which has drainage complications, that is important.

dreambrother808 · #**193** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 1:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Yeah the fsr seems low. Why is the city so unwilling to encourage higher fsr?

Is it the city or the developer responding to market needs?

dpogue · #**194** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 3:08 AM**

Been meaning to share some photos of the Emily Carr building and the project in front of it (that shall not be named, for reasons I'll explain below).

From my office, July 17th

July 24th

Now apparently the PCI building is going to be called "South Flatz", which is where things start going horribly wrong

July 20th, "leasing opportunitiez"

July 24th, "Community that inspirez"

Other sayings on the fencing advertisements include "Artz at the Flatz", "Rooftop Patioz", "Flatz Platz", and "Fitz at the Flatz". My coworkers have been mocking it incessantly, and we're not the only ones.

osirisboy · #**195** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 3:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by dreambrother808

Is it the city or the developer responding to market needs?

I don't know. But given the track record it's probably the former.

s211 · #**196** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 4:28 PM**

Immediately reminded me of this:

Source: https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net...20110312204605

libtard · #**197** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 4:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by s211

Immediately reminded me of this:

Source: https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net...20110312204605

Hahahaha

officedweller · #**198** Posted **Jul 26, 2017, 8:50 PM**

So the round planter just has grass?

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Originally Posted by dpogue

Been meaning to share some photos of the Emily Carr building and the project in front of it (that shall not be named, for reasons I'll explain below).

From my office, July 17th

dpogue · #**199** Posted **Jul 27, 2017, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

So the round planter just has grass?

So far, that is the case

dpogue · #**200** Posted **Aug 2, 2017, 2:52 AM**

Photos from today:

Glazing is going up fast on the PCI building

Emily Carr has a new sign for their plaza area