Burnaby Updates

[Locked In]

Originally Posted by Changing City

I have no clue what the statement means, but maybe once we see the design it'll be apparent. It seemed like they're already squeezing a lot of units into a single tower.

Burnaby experts may know better, but I don't believe you can transfer unused density from one site to another here. Each is a unique rezoning, and if a developer choses to build under the absolute FAR on a site, then that theoretical potential is lost.

There's a relatively new City policy that allows density transfers in certain circumstances - see here: https://pub-burnaby.escribemeetings....cumentId=52313

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Locked In

There's a relatively new City policy that allows density transfers in certain circumstances - see here: https://pub-burnaby.escribemeetings....cumentId=52313

Thanks for that. As I read it, it seems to apply only to transfers of rental density between two sites at the time of rezoning, to allow more efficient (or more) rental housing to be provided. It doesn't appear to allow the transfer of any unused density after the rezoning has been approved, or the development completed. So any theoretically unused density above the 11.6FAR proposed on the Cactus Club site on Kingsway will remain unused. The policy you found wouldn't allow it to be transferred to another site in future.

[Klazu]

Site for The Standard Metrotown has been fully cleared.



Maywood on the Park is turning quite nice.







Site for the new rental tower has been fenced off. Site clearing imminent I hope!

[officedweller]

Thanks for the pics!

[scryer]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I think it's practical considerations at work.

Just look at the Brentwood towers - they were approved to go taller, but economic viability limited their height.
Those Brentwood towers also had pretty deep suites with windowless bedrooms, so fatter towers may not necessarily make for desirable floorspace.

True dat.

[Ailurus]

Y'all are missing out on some good scoops.

Plans and renderings for "Metro King" by Anthem:

https://pub-burnaby.escribemeetings....cumentId=52926

Someone post pix. I suck at technology.

Less important, but also some plans & renderings for a development at 18th St. & 18th Ave - down by Edmonds Stn.

https://pub-burnaby.escribemeetings....cumentId=52915

[Prometheus]

Originally Posted by Ailurus

Y'all are missing out on some good scoops.

Plans and renderings for "Metro King" by Anthem:

https://pub-burnaby.escribemeetings....cumentId=52926

Someone post pix. I suck at technology.

Less important, but also some plans & renderings for a development at 18th St. & 18th Ave - down by Edmonds Stn.

https://pub-burnaby.escribemeetings....cumentId=52915

I don't know about anyone else, but your links don't open for me.

[vanman]

Thanks Ailurus!

Originally Posted by Prometheus

I don't know about anyone else, but your links don't open for me.

I had difficulty opening the pdf files as well but eventually was able to get them to work.

First rendering we've seen of Metro King!

[vanman]

Here's the Edmonds proposal:

[Spr0ckets]

Originally Posted by Ailurus

Y'all are missing out on some good scoops.

Plans and renderings for "Metro King" by Anthem:

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Someone post pix. I suck at technology.
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Apologies for the massive image dump
(and for any oversize images. I still haven't figured out how to have those rescaled for the forum size.)


Someone (esle) should probably start a new thread for this one now.





































EDIT : Okay, I think I figured out the size thing.

[Spr0ckets]

Interesting other image of the same project showing the massing context and the tower in the context of the surrounding existing and possible future towers in the adjacent sites as well as some already proposed and developed and built towers in the neighbourhood.

Including Concord Metrotown to the east.

This project will tower over Station Square's Tower #5

Between it, the other 70 storey tower proposed for the Esso station on Willingdon by Bosa, and potentially anything going into the Sleep Country lot (and any possible future project for the old Orchid Square across from Sovereign), that corner is going to have some considerable amount of density.






Great to see north of Kingsway finally starting to get into the development fray.

[Prometheus]

Also, observe the mystery tower depicted in the far left background. It's on Beresford, two lots to the east of Highline and substantially taller than the latter:

[Klazu]

HOLY SMOKES!!! That is massive and we will definitely need a separate threat stat!

It completely dwarfs anything existing, including Statio Square 5! And the neighbouring plans are also in the 55-storey ballpark which is crazy!

The design is not that special reminds me of Altus. I do wonder why the amenity space faces south instead of north? To maximize the amount of sun, perhaps? However that won't last too long until tall towers go up on the opposite side as well...

[officedweller]

Thanks everyone!

Pretty straightforward design (podium looks good), but ultimately, it'll be in a row of other towers (rather than on a corner) so no need to be "landmark".

[Spr0ckets]

Originally Posted by Prometheus

Also, observe the mystery tower depicted in the far left background. It's on Beresford, two lots to the east of Highline and substantially taller than the latter:

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If that's on the lot next door to Moda (to its west) then it's a lot owned by Matchpoint Developments and they have indeed submitted for rezoning to build a highrise condo and shorter non-market tower on the consolidated lots.

I wouldn't put too much stock into any tower going there getting built that tall
(especially if the City sticks with its "downtown" plan of tapering tower heights down as you move out from the core).

That looks like it could easily be anywhere between 70-75 storeys which would dwarf everything else not just on Beresford Row but entirely in Metrotown - including Concord's Grand tower.
Hence my doubts.

(Moda, - with the red elevator overrun - is about 30 storeys tall and that tower looks to be about 2 1/2 times taller than it standing next to it)

On the other hand...

If Dikeakos are the architects for that project (and are currently developing a design for it), then perhaps they know something we don't and that suggestion isn't that outlandish after all.

It also wouldn't be that crazy that they are the architects since they also designed Highline, if I'm remembering correctly.

I notice on the image they also show some of the other proposed towers on Willingdon much farther south from Central Blvd. - just beyond and behind Gold house - to the right of each image.
I think THEY are designing those.
So even more (possible) credibility to the theory.

[Spr0ckets]

Originally Posted by Klazu

HOLY SMOKES!!! That is massive and we will definitely need a separate threat stat!

It completely dwarfs anything existing, including Statio Square 5! And the neighbouring plans are also in the 55-storey ballpark which is crazy!

The design is not that special reminds me of Altus. I do wonder why the amenity space faces south instead of north? To maximize the amount of sun, perhaps? However that won't last too long until tall towers go up on the opposite side as well...

Your question answers itself.
It's for South Sun.

Most projects tend to reserve the mountain views to the north for the residential units and the South Sun for the amenities and amenities spaces.

I think this tower is safe from shadowing from any potential towers to its south, since to its immediate south is the mall (and the Superstore) and the already built Station Square.
For a while anyway, until and if the city and the mall owner's plan to break up the mall and build towers overtop of it takes place, which I don't reckon will happen for a long while.

However, Ivanhoe Cambridge DO want to build a residential tower on that Superstore facing parking lot more soon-ish, though.

[Vin]

Not the sexiest building around, but the height will more than make up for it.

[Spr0ckets]

I still think the name "Metro King" sucks.

Sounds like a mattress sales shop.

Or one of those appliance/furniture stores that runs 2am commercials with the over-caffeinated owner just a little too hyped up and over-enthusiastic telling you about his wares - with the name "Metro King!!!" blaring repeatedly with that echo effect in the background, as narrated by "Monster truck derby" trailer guy, replete with canned dinky explosion effects.

I've watch one too many cheesy commercials.
All from the 1980's, apparently.

But yeah, they didn't really give this one the old college try.

[Vin]

Maybe they want to build a Metro Queen right next to it if Phase 1 sales exceed expectations?

[BodomReaper]

Disjointed mess of a design. And under 5,000 sq. ft. of retail space on a 56,000 sq. ft. in the heart of Burnaby's downtown? Back to the drawing board guys.