Thanks. Good to hear.
It would have looked awful if they had used red brick (it would have competed with the heritage building and blended with Yaletown Park across the street)
The interior must have been custom designed - resulting in window changes.
The townhouse on the alley corner still looks a bit disjointed...
Disjointed? It looks absolutely terrible. It looks like something we are not supposed to see. It resembles the backside of a commercial warehouse, not an urban street front.
have to say i am pretty underwhelmed by this one...
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Either way that price is not totally out of line at $750/sf. Units >1,000 sf usually pay a premium to have that much consolidated space. I believe that would be lower than the average price for a large unit in the downtown market, which I suppose is justified given that it is between two busy streets of traffic.
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For which unit? The ground floor podium?
Either way that price is not totally out of line at $750/sf. Units >1,000 sf usually pay a premium to have that much consolidated space. I believe that would be lower than the average price for a large unit in the downtown market, which I suppose is justified given that it is between two busy streets of traffic.
The three-floor unit across from the heritage building. They call it a "city home". MLS# 899716.
"8 car garage and private elevator". Textbook case of missing the mark?
It's on one of the busiest streets downtown - Smithe - and its architecturally underwhelming. I think it takes it's cues (relating to the neighbourhood) from the adjacent fire hall. Oh, and there's an adjacent fire hall (sirens).
It would have been a great spot for a courtyard cafe - retail on the grond floor and a couple of largest units above.
Here's the 'city home' in question now that the hoarding has been removed.
Personally I hate the entire project and think it's fitting to be named after Larry (let's turn Vancouver into a resort municipality) Beasley.
I can see why someone could hate the project, yet for me, in these pictures anyway, the building, though not especially tall, has a sleek, "New Yorkish" look to it. Or is it my imagination?
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I can see why someone could hate the project, yet for me, in these pictures anyway, the building, though not especially tall, has a sleek, "New Yorkish" look to it. Or is it my imagination?
For me, its blandness makes it stick out. Looking at it gives me the illusion that it's actually sucking the life out of me.
wow, that's baffling. like look at those concrete steps there. still, it's huge, and i bet there's a buyer out there, though they'll probably need to stage it just right and really talk up the investment angle. i wonder what sort of rules govern that one, if it's a condo, townhome, etc.
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wow, that's baffling. like look at those concrete steps there. still, it's huge, and i bet there's a buyer out there, though they'll probably need to stage it just right and really talk up the investment angle. i wonder what sort of rules govern that one, if it's a condo, townhome, etc.
It's a condo townhome, single unit, 5800 sf, and they're asking $4.5M. You'd have to be the stupidest investor in the city to buy that dog.
You do know that "condo" can mean apartment or townhouse, yes?
well, the thing is that if it's a freehold, obviously you can do a lot more with it, which could make it much more interesting at 4+ million bones. altogether, really puzzling.
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