Too bad a skytrain line would have to go through an ultra low density Vancouver Westside much of the way, and that is a sticking point.
Why not? It's freehold, surrounded by a beautiful setting, can easily be rented out to students and school staff, and even kept for eventual retirement. Mummy can hold on to it all she wants: she has my blessings.
I hadn't previously realized where exactly this is but this is a massive development now that I saw it person last weekend!
It is a bit sad how all these projects are chipping away from Pacific Spirit Regional Park which is such a great green space on the Westside. I am always amazed how many trails there are in there and how long long walks they allow. I really hope it can be preserved but pressure to develop seems to be pushing it from both sides.
I hadn't previously realized where exactly this is but this is a massive development now that I saw it person last weekend!
It is a bit sad how all these projects are chipping away from Pacific Spirit Regional Park which is such a great green space on the Westside. I am always amazed how many trails there are in there and how long long walks they allow. I really hope it can be preserved but pressure to develop seems to be pushing it from both sides.
Was the Wesbrook Village development part of the park or campus?
Those spaces may have been part of the University Endowment Lands, but I doubt they were ever part of Pacific Spirit Regional Park (ie excluded from the park originally)
That’s one of my favourite projects in all of Vancouver. It utilizes space that was surface parking, a weird street, useless green space, and dead grass areas and turns into nice sold buildings that come right out to the street. Plus hides the ugly brutalist buildings.
Wesbrook Village. Lot 8 south east lot at Wesbrook Mall and Gray Ave. Faculty and staff dedicated building. 6 storeys.
Sign says building aming to be passive-house certified.
The Great Hall at the Museum of Anthropology is about to get a $30m seismic upgrade. The rebuilt structure will sit on dampers, that reduce the possibility of damage. The technology has been used in New Zealand and Japan, but not so much here - the first Canadian use of the technology was on Strathcona School a couple of years ago. More here.
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