Burnaby Updates - Page 136

osirisboy · #**2701** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 12:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by owenhujb

Yesterday night 4 major metrotown projects were sent to public hearing

Do you have a link for that

Klazu · #**2702** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 12:52 AM**

Burnaby just keeps delivering...

Cypherus · #**2703** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 1:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Burnaby just keeps delivering...

I can see you looking to secure your next penthouse on the 82nd floor...

Vin · #**2704** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 1:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by phesto

There's definitely some ego at play here with the Pinnacle proposal at 82-storeys.

Not a coincidence that the head of the company just happens to be the brother of the head of Onni, who only last year announced the tallest building in B.C. at Gilmore Station.

We call that healthy competition. That's why we have skyscrapers in the first place: a rare moment when having an ego is actually beneficial.

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Burnaby just keeps delivering...

You can totally say that again, and again.....

owenhujb · #**2705** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 2:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Do you have a link for that

Yeah, forgot to put it oops

https://www.burnabynow.com/news/is-b...-be-1.23991590

Metro-One · #**2706** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 2:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by owenhujb

Yeah, forgot to put it oops

https://www.burnabynow.com/news/is-b...-be-1.23991590

Any info or links for the projects themselves? The article isn’t really about them as far as I can see.

Migrant_Coconut · #**2707** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 4:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by phesto

There's definitely some ego at play here with the Pinnacle proposal at 82-storeys.

Not a coincidence that the head of the company just happens to be the brother of the head of Onni, who only last year announced the tallest building in B.C. at Gilmore Station.

Well, that clears it up. Thanks.

Klazu · #**2708** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 4:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Cypherus

I can see you looking to secure your next penthouse on the 82nd floor...

Haha, who knows in five years...

It's just a shame that moving upwards seems to require moving even further out from the Downtown core...

Sheba · #**2709** Posted **Oct 30, 2019, 11:29 PM**

From a few months ago

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Burnaby city council has advanced plans for the municipality’s first two government-run cannabis stores.

The province’s Liquor Distribution Branch plans to open both BC Cannabis Stores on Kingsway – one in the Old Orchard Shopping Centre in Metrotown and the other in the Kings Crossing development currently under construction in Edmonds.

Council directed staff to keep working with the LDB on plans for the two shops and to advance the rezoning applications to future public hearings.

Mayor Mike Hurley told the NOW he thought the planned shops were appropriate for their proposed locations.

He said he is happy with the city’s current policy of only allowing a maximum of one government store in each of the city’s four town centres. At this time, the city isn’t considering allowing private retail cannabis stores.

“It will be controlled just like the liquor stores,” Hurley said. “As we all know, it's legal now, whether we like it or not.”

Kamloops is home to the only open BC Cannabis store, but 19 more have already been approved by local governments, according to a City of Burnaby report.

A letter from the LDB to Burnaby promises the two stores will have frosted windows, strict ID checks, high security and odour mitigation procedures.

It also promises to provide good jobs, starting at $21 an hour, plus benefits and pension.

“Anytime there's a living wage where people can actually afford to really take part in our economy ... is always good for our economy,” Hurley said.

He said he’s not sure what the potential opening dates for the stores could be, but he expects the applications to come to public hearing in the fall.

Council also advanced plans for two cannabis-related facilities Monday.

Ascension Bioceuticals wants make tinctures, oral sprays and capsules in a commercial/industrial building near the Production Way University SkyTrain station, while Medipure Pharmaceuticals wants to build a new research facility for cannabis drugs in a Beta Avenue industrial complex.

Neither company plans to grow cannabis plants at the locations.

While the plans have been sent back to staff to prepare for a future public, Hurley said there are unanswered questions about potential smells from the facilities and environmental impacts.

“We need a lot more information before we could move it forward,” he said.

Galaxy · #**2710** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 2:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Haha, who knows in five years...

It's just a shame that moving upwards seems to require moving even further out from the Downtown core...

Another way to look at it is that you're moving closer to the next Metro Regional Downtown with every move!

cyclinginvancouver · #**2711** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 3:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by phesto

Preliminary proposal for 82-storey tower at Lougheed Station.

Iconic Landmark Project Proposed for Burnaby

An “iconic landmark project” has been put forward by Pinnacle International for a 6.2 acre site in the Lougheed Town Centre area of Burnaby. Based on the preliminary design details, including towers up to 82-storeys in height outlined in the preliminary rezoning application, the towers may become the tallest in B.C..

Preliminary details for the proposed project include:

Three residential towers (82-storeys, 67-storeys & 62-storeys);
up to 1.9 Million SF of market residential (11.91 FAR);
20% rental housing (2.16 FAR);
estimated 430,000 SF of office, retail & hotel uses;
relocation of Gatineau Place to align with the new north-south Grand Promenade road, as
new covered transit plaza adjacent to the SkyTrain station and bus loop;
a new pedestrian bridge over Austin Road to connect the covered transit plaza and subject site with the Lougheed Mall site to the north.

Source: http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2019/1...d-for-burnaby/

Render from CBC article - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...wers-1.5340988

SFUVancouver · #**2712** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 4:04 PM**

That looks like a Pinnacle project. Let the value engineering commence!

vanman · #**2713** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 4:41 PM**

They at least look more interesting then the Shape towers going up next door.

Tallest tower will be 250m according to the cbc which is 1m short of dethroning Edmonton for tallest in the west.

logan5 · #**2714** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 5:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

They at least look more interesting then the Shape towers going up next door.

Tallest tower will be 250m according to the cbc which is 1m short of dethroning Edmonton for tallest in the west.

That would be 10 feet per floor. With a significant podium and what looks like a hotel or office portion at the bottom floors of the tower, it would likely be higher than 250 meters. Similar towers to this are over 900 feet.

Those 2 towers look like they are too close together.

Sheba · #**2715** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 9:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

That would be 10 feet per floor. With a significant podium and what looks like a hotel or office portion at the bottom floors of the tower, it would likely be higher than 250 meters. Similar towers to this are over 900 feet.

Those 2 towers look like they are too close together.

It wasn't that long ago people on here were complaining about 'tower in a park' and now it's all about complaining that towers are too close together!

Spr0ckets · #**2716** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 10:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

That would be 10 feet per floor. With a significant podium and what looks like a hotel or office portion at the bottom floors of the tower, it would likely be higher than 250 meters. Similar towers to this are over 900 feet.

Those 2 towers look like they are too close together.

It might have something to do with the fact that the site sits so close to, and is effectively sandwiched between two Skytrain lines to the south and to the east and there's only so close the city will allow you to put up a tower right next to the line itself (not to mention not even having a crane going over the line at all.
Normally you would have those two southern towers placed much farther towards the edge of the site, but as you can see, you can almost trace the building setback line relative to the skytrain line itself just based on their placement.
(Not really sure what those two grey building masses behind them are supposed to represent since the application is for 3 towers and not 5)

Between that and the Shape City of Lougheed project to their northern side, it's a tight fit.

Vin · #**2717** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 10:39 PM**

The towers just look close to each other because they are huge. I wonder why no one complains about the proximity of all the 10-15 storey buildings out at OV. They are even closer to each other.

Metro-One · #**2718** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 11:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

They at least look more interesting then the Shape towers going up next door.

Tallest tower will be 250m according to the cbc which is 1m short of dethroning Edmonton for tallest in the west.

That height is likely an estimate of sorts. The same article also estimates Gilmore Place as 210 meters, but it is actually 214.9 metres (to the best of my knowledge).

So I would be guessing anything from 250 to 260 is the real height.

Also interesting that it states that Gilmore Place’s proposed office tower will be the tallest in the province. Not sure if they are just guessing off of floor count or have some actual information.

LeftCoaster · #**2719** Posted **Oct 31, 2019, 11:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

That height is likely an estimate of sorts. The same article also estimates Gilmore Place as 210 meters, but it is actually 214.9 metres (to the best of my knowledge).

So I would be guessing anything from 250 to 260 is the real height.

Also interesting that it states that Gilmore Place’s proposed office tower will be the tallest in the province. Not sure if they are just guessing off of floor count or have some actual information.

Yes its definitely an simple estimate based on 10' per floor. I'm hearing 270m-275m for Tower 1 and 240m-245m for tower 2.

Klazu · #**2720** Posted **Nov 1, 2019, 12:21 AM**

Holy smokes. I like the idea they have going on down at the bottom bein incorporated in the tower design, but why do all three towers look same height? One should be 20 floors taller that the shortest...