1780 E Broadway | 144m, 125m, 122m | 44fl, 38fl, 37fl | Proposed

[chowhou]

Originally Posted by Changing City

There doesn't seem to be any role for the Province to get involved here yet. The last version of the project had the public hearing postponed in 2022, and the developers indicated they were thinking of resubmitting with a slightly bigger scheme. Until Council hold a public hearing, (either for the current project, or a revised version) there's really no justification for any Provincial involvement, especially as there's no social housing proposed.

At Arbutus it was a VAHA development on behalf of BC Housing, so effectively a Provincial non-market project, and Council had approved it. What the Province is doing there is effectively legislating that decision, and telling the objectors to stop using the courts to try to get the decision overturned. Here, there's no social housing being delayed, and no Council decision to support.

I was more saying if it went the same way post-approval, with attempts to block it via the courts.

[Jimbo604]

Vancouver Sun Published Oct 23, 2023
Douglas Todd: Trust is dying in Vancouver’s civic engagement process
Opinion: Just when a neighbourhood group finds some common ground with a highrise developer, the common ground is often taken away. It's a kind of betrayal

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Peter Busby, of architectural firm Perkins&Will, acknowledged in an email last week that he and the Crombie REIT team this year submitted another request to upzone the site.

“It is in the pipe. Higher density, taller towers. All rental now. More than 900 units,” Busby said. “Some are likely to be surprised by the density increase, but our sense is that some are realizing that this is an ideal location for dense, rental, transit-oriented development. Let’s hope.”

City of Vancouver officials also confirmed last week that “the city received an application for this site. However, the application is currently incomplete. The city has reached out to the applicant on next steps.”
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[jollyburger]

Sorry but if the city is strict on enforcing super low development on the rest of the drive, it seems pretty pointless if the development is 20, 30, 40 or 50 stories.

He should move to the North Shore where nothing over 15 stories gets built

[Metro-One]

I would absolutely love it if the stalling tactics from the NIMBYs in this area over the years with this project ended up with them having even taller towers and higher densities on the sight.

[osirisboy]

How many more years before this starts

[Migrant_Coconut]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

He should move to the North Shore where nothing over 15 stories gets built

CNV seems intent on changing that - better to move out to Squamish.

[Feathered Friend]

The Commercial-Broadway Safeway “Mega Towers” proposal is back with nearly 1,000 rental homes in three 40-35 floor towers. That’s 33% larger than the previous 2019 concept that was withdrawn days before its public hearing last year.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=211963424

https://x.com/City_Duo/status/1733188316261204318?s=20

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

https://x.com/City_Duo/status/1733188316261204318?s=20

good to see. there is no reason this centrally located interchange hub shouldn't have lots of density.

[giallo]

Hopefully, this goes through quickly.

[GenWhy?]

Am I reading this that they scrapped the strata units altogether?

978 now from 653 previously total units?

[mcj]

New renderings from Daily Hive:







They've made them even more mega!

[csbvan]

Condo market is rooooooough. Love to see more units added, love to see full rental!

[madog222]

Those suspended balconies make the towers look just like 5055 Joyce. I guess there are only so many ways to fry an egg.

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by madog222

Those suspended balconies make the towers look just like 5055 Joyce. I guess there are only so many ways to fry an egg.

At least if they are rental long term maintenaance of those support cables will be up to the landlord, not strata owners.

Also nice to see a more conventional design without the cantilevered sections of the towers that made the site look more crammed together.

[officedweller]

Sept 2020:

Originally Posted by officedweller

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2020/09/17/westbank-revises-plan-for-east-broadway-safeway-site/

November 2021:

Originally Posted by Jimbo604

Src: link below

February 2024:

Originally Posted by mcj

New renderings from Daily Hive:

[seamusmcduff]

Significant downgrade from the first two iterations in my opinion, although some may feel differently.

[jollyburger]

Maybe to the second one but I think it's a wash between the first and third one especially with the bump up in height.

[officedweller]

I think they look less bulky with the balconies, which hide the solid panels
(or allow for bigger windows, since the balconies provide sun shading).

[Metro-One]

1st iteration was best, but this is better than the second iteration.

It also feels more realistic.

The bump in height is appreciated.

The overkill in lush greenery in renders always makes me chuckle.

[gaviscon]

First one looks like a project from Sydney, Aussie