Parq Vancouver | Completed

[officedweller]

Well, there wont' be as much sun on it when the Plaza of Nations is built out.

[mcminsen]

July 3 '17, my pics

[mcminsen]

July 3 '17, my pics

[Max.]

Could This Be North America’s Most Fun Business Hotel?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...bringing-vegas-flair-to-a-business-hotel

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

awesome pictures!

i quite like this. shame it covers BC Place, but we cant stifle development just because we like the look of a building.

[scryer]

Amazing pictures, awesome building. I love the spandrel.

Keep 'em coming Vancouver.

[Klazu]

Delta Airline's inflight magazine had a "Canada 150" special and they were covering several travel destination in Canada. Parq Vancouver was mentioned as the new cool place to stay in town when it opens this fall.

[mcminsen]

July 10 '17, my pics

[mcminsen]

July 10 '17, my pics









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[officedweller]

Great pics, thanks.
The chandelier is shows that the interior is well advanced.

Revolving doors (that no one will use) on this eastern Canadian (Montreal) designed building...

Originally Posted by mcminsen

July 10 '17, my pics

[WarrenC12]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Great pics, thanks.
The chandelier is shows that the interior is well advanced.

Revolving doors (that no one will use) on this eastern Canadian (Montreal) designed building...

Interesting there are still outside walls (windows) missing on the BC Place side, quite a few.

If it gets loud they could force people to use revolving doors to minimize noise spilling out to the residences across the street?

[Vin]

Those signing up to live in the Entertainment district should NEVER EVER complain about noise. If they like it quiet especially at night, plenty of choices around: OV, Coal Harbour, West End, heck pretty much every else.

[jlousa]

*l* that's not how life works. The solution rested with the city not to allow residential in an area earmarked for entertainment. Instead the city opted to cave in to developers requests and the writing is on the wall as to what is going to happen. Aquillini has already stated that their new rental units are expected to limit the scope of some events they hold at the arena.

[Tetsuo]

Originally Posted by jlousa

*l* that's not how life works. The solution rested with the city not to allow residential in an area earmarked for entertainment. Instead the city opted to cave in to developers requests and the writing is on the wall as to what is going to happen. Aquillini has already stated that their new rental units are expected to limit the scope of some events they hold at the arena.

More concerts $$$ for the city at Pacific Coliseum then...

[globeman]

From earlier in the year

Parq Casino Construction, Vancouver, BC by globetrekimages, on Flickr

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by Tetsuo

More concerts $$$ for the city at Pacific Coliseum then...

Tell that to all the businesses that get spill over traffic from concerts around Rogers.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture

awesome pictures!

i quite like this. shame it covers BC Place, but we cant stifle development just because we like the look of a building.

First off, they could have called for the casino and hotels to be located somewhere else if they insisted on having this massing. Even after it was decided that the structure would be crammed up against the great-looking stadium, they could've allowed the highest of the tower to go 5 or more stories taller, thereby reducing the overall podium block to reveal more of BC Place Stadium. Of course they wouldn't allow that because of the viewcones. And now, the new Concord buildings to be built right beside it will have 2 to 3 buildings poking through the viewcone limits.

Ironic isn't it? That's how our City roll, because people never oppose the stuff that actually matters, and instead letting a bunch of bozos run the show.

[rxp]

Originally Posted by Vin

First off, they could have approved the casino and hotels to be located somewhere else if they insisted on having this massing. Even when it was decided to be crammed up against the great-looking stadium, they could've allowed the highest of the tower to go 5 or more stories higher, thereby reducing the overall podium block to reveal more of BC Place Stadium. Of course they wouldn't allow that because of the viewcones. And now, the new Concord buildings to be built right beside it will have 2 to 3 buildings poking through the viewcones limits.

Ironic isn't it? That's how our City roll, because people never oppose the stuff that actually matters, and letting a bunch of bozos run the show.

concord could get away with murder in this city if they wanted to. lets be honest now. They dictate to the city what they want to do instead of the city telling them what to do.

[Vin]

Originally Posted by rxp

concord could get away with murder in this city if they wanted to. lets be honest now. They dictate to the city what they want to do instead of the city telling them what to do.

That doesn't make it right. But in this case, allowing the towers to poke through the viewcones is a good thing. At least some parts of the stadium can still be seen from OV area. As for the casino location, the damage has already been done.

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by Vin

First off, they could have called for the casino and hotels to be located somewhere else if they insisted on having this massing. Even after it was decided that the structure would be crammed up against the great-looking stadium, they could've allowed the highest of the tower to go 5 or more stories taller, thereby reducing the overall podium block to reveal more of BC Place Stadium. Of course they wouldn't allow that because of the viewcones. And now, the new Concord buildings to be built right beside it will have 2 to 3 buildings poking through the viewcone limits.

Ironic isn't it? That's how our City roll, because people never oppose the stuff that actually matters, and instead letting a bunch of bozos run the show.

Who is this mysterious 'they' who could have called for the casino and hotels to be located somewhere else? If you mean the City of Vancouver should have turned this down because of the view of the stadium, that would be at the very least ironic (given your opinions about other protected views) and very unlikely to succeed. Equally, they can't 'make' the hotels move somewhere else - they can only say yes, or no, to a proposal to build them here.

The hotels and casino are located here, and crammed onto the site that exists, because the Province owns the site (through PAVCO). The province is trying to get some payback for the cost of the new roof, using the two bits of land they own on the edge of the stadium site. They technically could ignore the City of Vancouver completely, and build whatever they chose, but they decided to follow City policy and obtain a development permit. You may recall there was a big electronic billboard here before the casino; that was completely against City sign bylaws, and was never approved by the City, but PAVCO built it anyway to try to get some revenue until the new development commenced.

The other parcel PAVCO have here is the 43 storey tower proposal currently seeking a rezoning. That goes through the viewcone, but the City have indicated they'll consider it (although City Council could still not approve the rezoning).

The Province, as PAVCO, want to maximize the return to help fund the stadium renovations and new roof, so they're going to build as much as is reasonable (and arguably more than is reasonable) for financial reasons. It's unlikely that anyone arguing 'but it spoils the view of the stadium' would alter that decision.