Suburban Updates - All Other Metro Vancouver Municipalities - Page 166

officedweller · #**3301** Posted **Apr 15, 2016, 1:08 AM**

Elliot Street condos from GBL Twitter.

Dated April 13, 2016:

https://twitter.com/GBLArchitects

cornholio · #**3302** Posted **Apr 15, 2016, 2:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by Tetsuo

Oh common, don't punish her for the "sins of her father" plus they kicked her out.

As someone who is very close with my brothers and family and whose wife is very close with her siblings and family, and who keeps close friends who have the same strong honorable bonds with their families I have to call you out on this. I think to try and use schematics and say she should be completely ignored and not considered to a extent a willing accessory and beneficiary that knew very well what was happening is a cop out. The onus should be on her to prove her innocence, such as say her father disowning her. But I am sure that is not the case. This was like often is the case a family operation, and she was the main beneficiary of it all as tends to be the case with children in these circumstances. Her father no matter what happens will sleep well at night knowing his offspring won. Don't for a second think she is innocent.

I agree that the development should not be helped by the city of Richmond while its under the current ownership and there should be a effort to force them to sell, preferably at a disadvantage so as to derive minimum profits from the sale. Might not be a bad law to pass to prevent municipal governments from dealing with developers who have ties to organzied crime or are under investigation. Not sure the logistics and I am sure it would not turn out as heavy handed as I would like but something along those lines.

officedweller · #**3303** Posted **Apr 21, 2016, 7:51 AM**

Wow - nice view from Elliot St. condos from GBL Twitter:

https://twitter.com/GBLArchitects

officedweller · #**3304** Posted **Apr 21, 2016, 10:57 PM**

Sewell's Marina Project at Horsehoe Bay:

The Sewell family – Dan, son Eric and daughter Megan – display their Horseshoe Bay development proposal.
The redevelopment of Sewell's Marina would include residences and commercial space | Photo: Cindy Goodman, North Shore News
https://www.biv.com/article/2016/4/sewells-marina-tacks-closer-horseshoe-bay-waterfro/

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Sewell’s Marina tacks closer to Horseshoe Bay waterfront megaproject approval
By Maria Spitale-Leisk, North Shore News, and Frank O’Brien
April 20, 2016
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Preliminary plans show 171 residential units to be spread throughout six buildings ranging in height from two to nine storeys and with floor plans varying from one bedroom to three bedrooms. If approved, the project would be the largest private development in the history of Horseshoe Bay, now primarily known for its BC Ferries terminal.

“We are in our final weeks of documentation with the District of West Vancouver,” Sewell said April 18.

“We are currently refining the design with the District staff and expect reports to go to Council in mid-to-late May and be in front of Council for a public hearing in June. Should the proposal be well received by Council, the team expects formal marketing to start in late July and construction to start in the fall.”

Sewell’s has partnered with Vancouver-based developer Westbank Projects Corp. and architect Paul Merrick for the project. Westbank is behind such well-known projects as the Shangri-La and the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotels in Vancouver, while Merrick is known for West Coast modern style designs.
...

More info here:

http://westvancouver.ca/home-building-pr...ations/sewells-marina-6695-nelson-avenue

http://westvancouver.ca/home-building-pr...ations/sewells-marina-6695-nelson-avenue

LeftCoaster · #**3305** Posted **Apr 22, 2016, 10:30 PM**

Megaproject. Oh the North Shore News. Please never change!

Klazu · #**3306** Posted **Apr 22, 2016, 10:33 PM**

People will hate Horseshoe Bay changing, but I like it! It looks great for that corner of town.

Pinion · #**3307** Posted **Apr 22, 2016, 10:51 PM**

Brent Richter is the only NS News columnist who doesn't refer to every development as a mega project.

Gonna repost this in the north shore thread.

officedweller · #**3308** Posted **Apr 26, 2016, 10:53 PM**

Elliot St. condos from GBL Twitter:

https://twitter.com/GBLArchitects

BodomReaper · #**3309** Posted **Apr 27, 2016, 4:32 PM**

Thanks for the update, that doesn't look half bad.

vanman · #**3310** Posted **Apr 27, 2016, 9:01 PM**

A shot of Richmond I took today. It seems to fly under the radar but there is lots under construction currently.

officedweller · #**3311** Posted **Apr 27, 2016, 9:38 PM**

Thanks - lots of cars on the roof of that building on he foreground.

retro_orange · #**3312** Posted **Apr 27, 2016, 9:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Elliot St. condos from GBL Twitter:

https://twitter.com/GBLArchitects

It's great to see this property finally getting redeveloped after more then 25 years in the process. I lived in the 70's towers next door almost 10 years ago and I had complained to the city about cleaning up the debris on the property and demolishing the last vacant house. There's still the larger empty lot just to the south of this but I believe it's owned by the same developer so it may get redeveloped once this is complete.

vanman · #**3313** Posted **Apr 29, 2016, 5:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks - lots of cars on the roof of that building on he foreground.

Yeah it does seem kind of odd.

trofirhen · #**3314** Posted **Apr 29, 2016, 5:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Megaproject. Oh the North Shore News. Please never change!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klazu

People will hate Horseshoe Bay changing, but I like it! It looks great for that corner of town.

I grew up out that way, and remember it from childhood, playing on the swings, shopping at the little store at Sewell's. I know change is necessary, but it can be a sad thing, too.

SpongeG · #**3315** Posted **May 7, 2016, 8:34 AM**

went for a drive and up at burke mountain, wow that place has changed in 4 years, there are some new retail buildings, shoppers drug mart, 7-11, subway etc. at david and coast meridian

20160506_143927 by snub_you, on Flickr

20160506_143943 by snub_you, on Flickr

urbancanadian · #**3316** Posted **May 25, 2016, 1:54 AM**

Here's a render I hadn't seen before of Novare, which is the rental building under construction in New West, at Sixth & Carnarvon (kitty-corner from the Brick & Mortar furniture store). Nice to see a more human scale towards the intersection.

https://t.co/nC1qsWd9kE

It accompanies an article detailing the city's incentives to build more rental units - based on the COV.

Read the article.

Klazu · #**3317** Posted **May 25, 2016, 2:04 AM**

There's absolutely no chance that Novare will turn good-looking. Good to see more rental, though.

urbancanadian · #**3318** Posted **May 25, 2016, 2:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by urbancanadian

A couple more small bits of info for developments in Coquitlam:

The first official proposal for a high-rise in Maillardville has been submitted. There are renders for two others called Maillardville Towns across from Mackin Park. But there is no official application that I've seen for those. Anyway the proposal is for a 21-storey tower. Address is 837 Lougheed Highway, at the intersection with Blue Mountain Street. That's the northwestern-most tower shown in the neighbourhood plan:

City of Coquitlam

I'm somewhat surprised to see this project moving forward so quickly (located at the NW corner of Lougheed & Blue Mountain). There is now a billboard up on the site, as well as a new website: http://montbleu.ca/

It's now called Mont Bleu. If you search for it on Google, you can find preliminary drawings for the project...

EDIT - One of the partners in the project, Newgen Group, appears to have been behind D'Corize in Surrey.

officedweller · #**3319** Posted **May 25, 2016, 9:43 PM**

Thanks!

So I guess Blue Mountain won't become a major artery feeding to a new TCH interchange?

Here's excerpts from the Sitings.ca brochure.

Looks quite urban, with retail and 2nd floor office space.
It has a 70s vibe to it.

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&e...s-n_EZDIjCZ_CLSEdnQ&ust=1464298645154121

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&e...s-n_EZDIjCZ_CLSEdnQ&ust=1464298645154121

retro_orange · #**3320** Posted **May 25, 2016, 10:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks!

So I guess Blue Mountain won't become a major artery feeding to a new TCH interchange?

Here's excerpts from the Sitings.ca brochure.

Looks quite urban, with retail and 2nd floor office space.
It has a 70s vibe to it.

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&e...s-n_EZDIjCZ_CLSEdnQ&ust=1464298645154121

Love it!