1980 Foley Street – Lululemon Store Support Centre - UDP
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A New Headquarters For Architectural Excellence In Vancouver Wins Urban Design Panel Support
1980 Foley Street – Lululemon Store Support Centre
It might be long overdue for some serious reform, but I appreciate the Urban Design Panel as it continues to teach me a lot about our city. For instance, I had no idea the same guidelines that shaped the Emily Carr University of Art and Design were used to regulate the proposed headquarters for this locally-grown fashion giant. Which explains why city council allowed this application to be considered, despite the rezoning freeze in the Broadway Corridor.
This site is obviously unique, as easements for the Broadway SkyTrain extension, bike lanes to the south and west, and to commemorate China Creek (pg 12), meant the permitted 583,000 sq. ft. floor-area was unobtainable. That’s because the resulting 67, 000 square feet floor plates were considered inhospitable by city staff and the applicant team, so the only choice was to go higher. Still, even after chopping away the building’s corners to provide better views for neighbours, the company wanted more for their employees.
Lululemon's new headquarters won unanimous approval at today's public hearing, though Councillor Hardwick was absent. I only caught the end of it, but if I heard right, it sounds like they hope to have shovels in the ground by September.
Pleased to see the Lululemon HQ Store Support Centre was approved. Should be a great looking building, and it's exciting to see the missing pieces of this area start to fill in. I feel like it's at the half-way point right now - there are still wholly undeveloped sites, along with underdeveloped - and another couple projects will represent a tipping point to make the area feel built-out.
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Pleased to see the Lululemon HQ Store Support Centre was approved. Should be a great looking building, and it's exciting to see the missing pieces of this area start to fill in. I feel like it's at the half-way point right now - there are still wholly undeveloped sites, along with underdeveloped - and another couple projects will represent a tipping point to make the area feel built-out.
Yep, LL's new building should be completing just in time for the new M-Line extension to open.
Makes the MEC decision to pack their bags even worse...
Yep, LL's new building should be completing just in time for the new M-Line extension to open.
Makes the MEC decision to pack their bags even worse...
I don't think it's too late for them to just downsize in place and then lease out the rest of the space to another tenant. In fact, given they're still "exploring" moving per the CEO, I would think that's probably what they will end up doing.
I don't think it's too late for them to just downsize in place and then lease out the rest of the space to another tenant. In fact, given they're still "exploring" moving per the CEO, I would think that's probably what they will end up doing.
Seems doubtful when they can just relocate to somewhere cheaper and get more value from subleasing the newer building. They probably didn't design the space in a way that would let them share the building.
MEC signed a 20-year build-to-lease deal with Investors Group, which acquired the property from the co-op in 2013, when construction began. (The agreement, with an effective lease rate of $29/SF, includes two additional five-year renewals.)
Found a brochure with some concept renderings for 901 Great Northern Way. The brochure states that the project is still being designed, and that an anchor tenant would have the opportunity to participate in shaping the project.
Total of 11 and 7 storeys, with 344,200 sq. ft. of leasable space. 10,000 sq. ft. of it will be retail at grade.
I'm really interested in seeing what happens with all of these office proposals that were being put together pre-Covid. I think that I will temper my expectations on a lot of them.
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