Chinatown Updates Discussion

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by nefc

Did anyone go to this?

Yup. I walked past it on my way home from work. It was super busy.

There was also a "block party" protest outside which was demanding more seniors housing. The architecture looks to be a lot better than some of the schlock which as been getting put up in Chinatown recently.

I'm pretty happy with it overall, but I think the city should be massively upzoned and that view cones are moronic. The protesters seemed to want smaller buildings without a market housing proportion. I can't help but think that would just lead to this lot being fallow for a longer period of time.

Chinatown after all has given that block very little love in the past, I'm not sure why they're so worried about it now. After all, across the street is a very underutilized and frankly hideous parking lot.

[Smooth]

I was able to attend towards the end of the evening. I must have missed the "block party" crowd though.

There were quite a few details on the boards and it looks like there has been considerable effort to break up the massing of the building. It think this project has the potential to be one of the higher quality buildings in the neighbourhood... maybe that's what the protesters don't like.

The information board that I found most interesting was the one describing the site history... basically it was developed as a single story garage in the 1930's and was demolished and converted to a parking lot in the 2000's. There has basically never been anything of great significance on this site but it seems to have become a magnet for protests because of what else has been developed nearby.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Excavation for 450 Gore Avenue is well under way.

May 10 '16, my pics

June 7 '16, my pics

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Excavation for 288 East Hastings (SW corner of Hastings and Gore).

May 10 '16, my pic

June 7 '16, my pics

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Framework at 231 East Pender Street.

May 10 '16, my pics

rendering:

source: http://porte.ca/framework/building/



June 7 '16, my pics

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

245 East Georgia Street

http://www.gwarchitects.ca/245-east-...gn08ksgz4aniul

Originally Posted by mcminsen

245 East Georgia Street.

May 10 '16, my pics

June 7 '16, my pics

[Prometheus]

Thanks for the update.

So refreshing to see a proper urban building being built in Vancouver, i.e., a building without balconies or an idiotic setback at top. It even has a ground floor with an actual high ceiling and a cornice too.

Originally Posted by mcminsen

[officedweller]

I like the offset on the alley side. That would have been good on the street side.

[jollyburger]

Framework is looking hideous.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Framework is looking hideous.

huh?

[Alex Mackinnon]

Originally Posted by retro_orange

huh?

It's the name of the development on Pender beside the TD Bank. I was excited when they started putting the orange cladding on a couple months ago, but when I realized it's just a strip at the top of the building I was like

The architect definitely made it too busy. At least it was reasonably priced.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

It's the name of the development on Pender beside the TD Bank. I was excited when they started putting the orange cladding on a couple months ago, but when I realized it's just a strip at the top of the building I was like

The architect definitely made it too busy. At least it was reasonably priced.

Oh haha, now i see it further up the page. One of the more generic new developments in Chinatown. The orange definitely feels oddly placed, like they're trying to play up some architectural variance that's not actually there.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

June 7 '16, my pics

450 Gore Avenue now has a small crane.



July 13 '16, my pics

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

June 7 '16, my pics

288 East Hastings (SW corner of Hastings and Gore) now has the first crane section installed.



July 13 '16, my pic

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

rendering:

source: http://porte.ca/framework/building/

June 7 '16, my pics

Framework at 231 East Pender Street.



July 13 '16, my pics

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

June 7 '16, my pics

245 East Georgia Street.



July 13 '16, my pics

[mcminsen]

The rendering of 245 East Georgia Street compared to the real one.



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http://static1.squarespace.com/stati...pg?format=300w

[BodomReaper]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Framework at 231 East Pender Street.

July 13 '16, my pics

Oh wow, I totally thought that I was looking at 3 different buildings. /s

Is the "fake facades" approach one of the most idiotic design features ever mandated by city hall?

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

245 East Georgia Street.

July 13 '16, my pics

Not much change to see in the past three and a half weeks. A little more glass.



Aug.8 '16, my pics

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

288 East Hastings (SW corner of Hastings and Gore) now has the first crane section installed.



July 13 '16, my pic

Crane is all up now.



Aug.8 '16, my pics