Burrard Place | 168m, 112m, 56m | 54fl, 36fl, 13fl | 938,000 sqft | U/C - Page 19

hollywoodnorth · #**361** Posted **Jul 5, 2011, 4:38 AM**

I'm in the same boat this project is #WINNING by my standards ... the Grocery Store and the un twinning of the 2nd tower did it for me!

giallo · #**362** Posted **Jul 5, 2011, 5:47 AM**

I'm also on-board with this development. It's positives far outweigh it's negatives.

jlousa · #**363** Posted **Oct 16, 2011, 9:44 PM**

flight_from_kamakura · #**364** Posted **Oct 17, 2011, 12:33 AM**

thanks j-lo. love this project, just can't wait.

Spoolmak · #**365** Posted **Dec 12, 2011, 2:10 AM**

So, two months and no word on whats going on with this? Seems odd.

jlousa · #**366** Posted **Dec 12, 2011, 5:45 AM**

It's moving forward, everything gets paused during civic elections. I imagine we'll hear news on this one before the Q2 2012.

Prometheus · #**367** Posted **May 12, 2012, 5:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by jlousa

It's moving forward, everything gets paused during civic elections. I imagine we'll hear news on this one before the Q2 2012.

Civic elections were over a long, long time ago. Can we pronounce this one dead (or at least on indefinite hold)?

peters · #**368** Posted **May 12, 2012, 8:26 PM**

The project will be proceeding for referral to Public Hearing soon.

flight_from_kamakura · #**369** Posted **May 12, 2012, 8:40 PM**

yeah, the website hasn't been updated since march of 2011, which is pretty weird for a non-suspended project http://www.burrardgateway.ca/news.html

wrenegade · #**370** Posted **May 14, 2012, 4:00 PM**

Are they still trying to assemble all the way to the corner at Davie? I always assumed this was the case and why there was such a delay in moving forward.

Built Form · #**371** Posted **Sep 7, 2012, 7:50 AM**

Just to update, the developers have gone to Bing Thom from IBI/HB to rework some of the
project. Specifically the Toyota 'jewel box' and other elements of the tallest tower. They're also proposing an increase to the floorplate. I'm not 100% sure but the new plans may be submitted as soon as next month.

Prometheus · #**372** Posted **Sep 7, 2012, 9:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by Built Form

Just to update, the developers have gone to Bing Thom from IBI/HB to rework some of the
project. Specifically the Toyota 'jewel box' and other elements of the tallest tower. They're also proposing an increase to the floorplate. I'm not 100% sure but the new plans may be submitted as soon as next month.

Thanks for the updates.

It's nice to see this project is not dead. Hopefully, the changes will be meaningful and improve the design.

dleung · #**373** Posted **Sep 8, 2012, 5:17 AM**

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They're also proposing an increase to the floorplate

slenderness was the only thing that could've made this pile look decent

Dylan Leblanc · #**374** Posted **Sep 8, 2012, 10:02 AM**

Bing Thom could do wonders for this project.

Hed Kandi · #**375** Posted **Sep 8, 2012, 1:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dylan Leblanc

Bing Thom could do wonders for this project.

I second that.

The current design is very disjointed with far too many elements thrown together as a way to create interest. What the towers lack is a certain cohesiveness which Bing Thom can hopefully bring to the project.

Prometheus · #**376** Posted **Sep 11, 2012, 7:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by Built Form

Just to update, the developers have gone to Bing Thom from IBI/HB to rework some of the
project. Specifically the Toyota 'jewel box' and other elements of the tallest tower. They're also proposing an increase to the floorplate. I'm not 100% sure but the new plans may be submitted as soon as next month.

Did you hear any updates about the supermarket idea that had been floated around?

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wrenegade · #**377** Posted **Sep 11, 2012, 10:09 PM**

There already was a grocery store proposed in the plans from October 2011 so I would imagine there will still be one going forward.

trofirhen · #**378** Posted **Sep 12, 2012, 12:45 PM**

Seems to me (from over here it's more difficult) that there was a kind of 'zig-zag, honeycomb windows effect' thing happening.
Personally speaking, I found this unappealing.
Sorry, but I couldn't see it: is that pattern still there?

Someone mentioned somehere that Bing Thom might be called in
to tweak the design? No; yes?

Anyway, if yes, I think this may become a landmark building, so here's a toast, sort of ....

jlousa · #**379** Posted **Sep 12, 2012, 4:47 PM**

Is the internet different in France then it is here? You should be able to see exactly the same thing we do here.

The building already made it thru the UDP, so while I expect some tweaking I don't expect we'll see a redesign. Guess I'm one of the few that likes the current design.

vanman · #**380** Posted **Sep 12, 2012, 6:19 PM**

The current design is a bit busy but I'll take busy over bland any day of the week.