Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 40

Delirium · #**781** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 3:24 PM**

the restaurant pavillion at Bentall V is nearly complete. Cactus Club is opening there... anyone know what else is suppose to be going in?

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giallo · #**782** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 4:40 PM**

Bentall 5 is such a nice tower. Clean, modern and simple.

cjohnny4 · #**783** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 5:39 PM**

A very large Homesense sign has gone up at the entrance to the building at Robson and Richards. Imminent opening?

Rusty Gull · #**784** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 5:46 PM**

^It (Bentall 5) actually stands out among the skyline highrises when seen from the Harbour Centre Lookout. Very sleek and modern -- and perhaps underrated on this forum due to its height (or lack thereof).

Yume-sama · #**785** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 5:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by cjohnny4

A very large Homesense sign has gone up at the entrance to the building at Robson and Richards. Imminent opening?

I've heard it opens in March. Residents are to begin occupying the tower in a few weeks, too.

djh · #**786** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 6:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by djh

Oh, one more update.
I walked the length of downtown Granville today. Last year I mapped the undeveloped lots and reported they were nearly all in the process of development.

Today I was pleased to discover: the last undeveloped lot now has a development application on it. Looks like a nice project too - there was a rendering posted next to the Dev. Application (they are actively looking for retailers). The lot is across the alley from Brava, so it's near the bridge end.

At last! Granville will be complete! And the quality of the developments is definitely improving. Bye bye skanky XXX shops and bad 99c pizzas, hello decent businesses.

On CKNW.com

Granville Mall changing again
Jan, 28 2008 - 10:30 PM

VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) - Significant rent hikes are changing the face of the Granville Street Mall.

Charles Gauthier with the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association says the rent changes are bringing in franchise and brand-name businesses versus smaller operations independently owned.

He says it's meant a positive change and who the changes attract, "A lot of positives regarding Granville Street in terms of new businesses arriving as well as properties being redeveloped."

With completion of the Canada Line Granville will see more changes with improved landscaping and other features.

Rusty Gull · #**787** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 6:34 PM**

^On a related note, I think it's time to get the buses off of Granville Mall for good. Otherwise, it's not a real pedestrian mall.

If they do want to reintroduce buses onto Granville, then I say reintroduce all forms of traffic. Open it right up. But I'm not in favour of some kind of buses-only compromise.

officedweller · #**788** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 9:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by cjohnny4

A very large Homesense sign has gone up at the entrance to the building at Robson and Richards. Imminent opening?

Saw that last night - I guess I was a bit hasty in my comment that the steel grid looked good. That HomeSense sign is too big, it's HUGE! (4x bigger than the IGA sign)

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The whole Granville Mall renovation project was originally spearheaded by businesses who wanted to get cars back on the mall. Studies showed that it wouldn't work with the buses, so we ended up with the "modified existing" plan.
Personally, I think it could work as a pedestrian mall now that there's a so many people living close by.

sono65 · #**789** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 10:01 PM**

^^ Any chance we'll see a render or designs of the future lighting plans along the street any time soon?

vanman · #**790** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 10:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by raggedy13

Here are a couple pictures I took on Friday from around the Safeway site...

Thanks.

jlousa · #**791** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 10:21 PM**

They were at the open house, the lighting was very impressive, should be on the COV website by now. If not it will be soon.

Here you go, exact same info that was at the open house

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/currentplanning/granvilleredesign/08jan23display/index.htm

SpongeG · #**792** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 10:46 PM**

that cactus club should inject some life into the evening and night

its pretty dead around there now once the evening hits

LeftCoaster · #**793** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 10:54 PM**

Wow, granville is going to look incredible. I hope they dont go too sterile with it though, all that minimilasm can have a negative effect sometimes.

I like the creative bollards, bike racks and such though. All in all i have high hopes.

excel · #**794** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 10:59 PM**

Thanks for the link jlousa.

officedweller · #**795** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 11:24 PM**

WRT Granville, the staffers at the open house seemed open to the idea of keeping the street trees in place - primarily for the north of Georgia segment and even for the 800 block (in front of the Commodore). The event space will be devoid of trees - permanently - so having the mature trees to the south would help bookend that event space and add continuity from the north.

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Of note at the Acton Ostry website -

- Under "multi-family residential" - rendering of 999 Seymour - modern yellow and blue/green glass facade; and
- Under "commercial" - two-storey restaurant at the edge of Harbour Green Park - using similar looking glass curtain wall as 999 Seymour.
- Under "educational" - UBC projects

http://www.actonostry.ca/

sono65 · #**796** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 11:38 PM**

Ahh that's gunna look great. But 2012?? I was hoping for more of a 2010...

officedweller · #**797** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 11:51 PM**

The renderings show the Granville Street trees in 2012 because they'll be EVEN SMALLER when they plant them in 2008/2009.

David · #**798** Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 12:32 AM**

WOW! I'm loving those plans for Granville, thanks for posting them!
The great white way sounds great, and I am happy to hear they are considering projections/videos for the Sears wall

Delirium · #**799** Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 1:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Of note at the Acton Ostry website -

- Under "multi-family residential" - rendering of 999 Seymour - modern yellow and blue/green glass facade; and
- Under "commercial" - two-storey restaurant at the edge of Harbour Green Park - using similar looking glass curtain wall as 999 Seymour.
- Under "educational" - UBC projects

http://www.actonostry.ca/

thanks! and wow.. harbour green restaurant looks great! I really like all the sharp angles. i also love the how they incorporated a water feature into the stairs.

mr.x · #**800** Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 1:59 AM**

^ world's longest urinal, anyone? they look awesome btw, i'm surprised about what is being proposed for Granville. it looks awesome, but i don't understand why all of it can't be done by 2010.

It would be our version of what Torino did: