[North Vancouver] Lower Lonsdale | Rebirth of a Neighbourhood - Page 45

domusile · #**881** Posted **May 12, 2016, 9:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

Did you guys already announce all the retail tenants? I looked back a few pages and saw Brown's but anything else interesting?

http://form.ca/101lonsdale.pdf

check page 3

Wrenegade's photo shows that the unit on West 2nd has a red leased/sold sign on the window but it hasnt been updated in the Form brochure.

wrenegade · #**882** Posted **May 12, 2016, 9:51 PM**

Yes, the CRU on West 2nd (at the lane) has been sold. An Engineering firm will be going in there.

CRU 3 (first one down Lonsdale from the corner) is for lease, and CRU6 (first one up from the "Mews" building) is also available. Also, while the bottom two spaces are listed as "Mr. Sushi" this should actually be a yet-to-be-name Izakaya style restaurant, by the owners of Mr. Sushi in Lynn Valley.

Pinion · #**883** Posted **May 12, 2016, 11:14 PM**

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Prometheus · #**884** Posted **May 13, 2016, 12:18 AM**

Thanks for the video tour!

Pinion · #**885** Posted **May 14, 2016, 8:34 PM**

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jollyburger · #**886** Posted **May 14, 2016, 11:43 PM**

Imperial Oil still owned the property at the end of 2014.

Applicant: Anthem Properties
Architect: Rositch Hemphill Architects
Landscape Architect: Jonathan Losee Ltd. – Landscape Architecture

Pinion · #**887** Posted **May 15, 2016, 5:36 PM**

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jozero · #**888** Posted **May 17, 2016, 11:40 PM**

Korean Bistro 'maru' opened 2nd just east off Lonsdale. I believe it used to be a chocolate shop previously. The restaurant is surprisingly large and looks quite nice. Looking forward to trying it out.

2nd is turning out to be a nice restaurant row on the south side of it. Sushi Bella, the good and under appreciated Vietnamese place, now maru, the wood burning pizza place, and soon Browns Social House in the new building.

Pinion · #**889** Posted **May 18, 2016, 12:50 AM**

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jollyburger · #**890** Posted **May 18, 2016, 12:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pinion

Isn't Il Castello Pizza in the Cinnamon's Chocolates building? I think they're doing quite well. Maybe it was the Cheers building? Thanks for the heads up either way, love Korean.

PS Just made a reservation heh

Il Castello was in the chocolate shop and the new Korean place is in the old Cheers. Historic Google Streetviews are a blessing

Menu here:

http://www.marukoreanbistro.com/

Pinion · #**891** Posted **May 20, 2016, 3:10 AM**

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Pinion · #**892** Posted **May 21, 2016, 12:29 AM**

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BodomReaper · #**893** Posted **May 21, 2016, 7:45 PM**

Thanks for the update. Good-looking first 4 floors, but the top 3 look like an afterthought.

osirisboy · #**894** Posted **May 21, 2016, 10:25 PM**

Why do all the cities make the top floors of buildings set back and look different than the rest?? Would look so much better if the top 3 floors looked just like the bottom 4

BodomReaper · #**895** Posted **May 22, 2016, 12:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Why do all the cities make the top floors of buildings set back and look different than the rest?? Would look so much better if the top 3 floors looked just like the bottom 4

"Reduces the bulk" etc.
100% agreed. This is my #1 design pet peeve that planning departments force on builders. Almost every interesting lowrise design in the City of Vancouver is dulled with a stupid little penthouse setback, and most midrises are pushed into a wedding cake design.