[North Vancouver] Lower Lonsdale | Rebirth of a Neighbourhood - Page 6

wrenegade · #**101** Posted **Mar 3, 2011, 10:21 PM**

I just spoke with the CNV, the building was in fact shortened to 52' (above 3rd Street) from 56' (originally 58'). Intracorp reduced the floor to floor height slightly, cut a foot off of the roof, and removed the brick extension on the parapet wall on the western half of the building except at the very corner. The building may now look like it has had it's haircut a bit, but the density passed and it is a full 5 storeys across the site. It will make many of my neighbours angry, but I think the building will be great for the area.

Pinion · #**102** Posted **Mar 4, 2011, 6:58 AM**

Sweet. There are five storey high hedges on 3rd st, I don't know how anyone could complain about that height.

Millennium2002 · #**103** Posted **Mar 4, 2011, 9:28 PM**

Well you know the people that would complain... even though it won't affect them by even an inch... the people who want to preserve their "right" to a "resort town" Vancouver with its "small town feel" and "big city services" and such. (sigh)

Pinion · #**104** Posted **Mar 6, 2011, 6:40 PM**

In the City of North Van it's more about preserving their views of that precious resort town across the inlet - ironically, the views of the giant towers. But everyone in the area knows the city is allowed to build big (relatively) between Chesterfield and St. Georges, so they can deal with it. 3rd and Lonsdale really should have closer to 20 storey towers IMO, like Central Lonsdale.

wrenegade · #**105** Posted **Mar 6, 2011, 7:02 PM**

From Lonsdale to the lane is considered the Lower Lonsdale Heritage Character Area, and OCP heights are 60'. Both east and west of the lanes to St. Georges and Chesterfield respectively, the OCP height limits rise to 180'.

Take a look at the city's LL development guide here. It isn't necessarily exactly what is going to happen, but you can get an idea of what the city themselves would like to see.

jozero · #**106** Posted **Mar 22, 2011, 5:27 AM**

The long time barren land between 1st and Esplanade at Chesterfield was sold last year, and this year construction has started at a pretty rapid rate. Fence has been put up, heavy machinery in place, and a hole dug. Not precisely sure what is going there but nice to see it moving forward.

wrenegade · #**107** Posted **Mar 22, 2011, 4:29 PM**

I believe it was mentioned here a couple months back that it will be a 5 storey rental apartment building. Despite being earmarked for a 10 storey office building in the OCP. A lost opportunity for density either way.

jozero · #**108** Posted **Mar 23, 2011, 6:54 AM**

Will it have retail at the base ? Still hoping for the long shot industry-is-pretty-much-dying bookstore in lower lonsdale. Not holding out much hope. I occasionally talk to the nice guy running the magazine stall at the Quay and he says business is way down year over year.

Also someone needs to go down and photograph the Spirit Trail Low road portion. Good progress is being made for the trail and the bridge that will cross over the train tracks.

Pinion · #**109** Posted **Mar 24, 2011, 4:32 AM**

edit: misread nevermind

wrenegade · #**110** Posted **Mar 24, 2011, 6:10 AM**

There is lots happening in North Van right now, I wish I had a working camera (and no an old iPhone 3G doesn't count).

Pinion · #**111** Posted **Mar 31, 2011, 7:11 AM**

I'd gladly take some photos too if it ever stops raining. Marine drive is fun to drive down these days - something new every week.

Rusty Gull · #**112** Posted **Apr 3, 2011, 3:24 PM**

Cap U hopes for waterfront campus

BY NIAMH SCALLAN, NORTH SHORE NEWS APRIL 2, 2011

Capilano University has its eyes set on another home in the City of North Vancouver's Lower Lonsdale area -- and city councillors seem ready to share that vision.

"It's what we always wanted at that site," said Coun. Craig Keating during Monday's council meeting. "I can't think of a better option than having an educational institution like Capilano University there."

The proposal for another Capilano campus location has come forward as the city considers its Lower Lonsdale pier development site plan. The university is looking to lease roughly 10,000 square feet on the waterfront to build another campus site. According to Capilano president Kris Bulcroft, the new location would provide "an enhanced environment for community-based learning."

In her presentation to council, Cindy Turner, Capilano's director of continuing education, outlined the university's ambitious plans for the waterfront location, including a "multifunctional" space for fine art, music and continuing education programs.

Turner said that Capilano staff is considering partnerships with the City of North Vancouver and community organizations to help fund and maintain a waterfront campus. But with funding still in question and planning still in the early stages, councillors are waiting for further details before throwing their full support behind the project.

Mayor Darrell Mussatto thanked Capilano University for their interest in a Lonsdale location and expressed enthusiasm in seeing the project move forward.

"I think it's a great opportunity here for a win-win situation for the residents and for the university," Mussatto said. "I'm excited about it."

Capilano's proposal has been turned over to city staff and will return to council for further consideration.

LeftCoaster · #**113** Posted **Apr 3, 2011, 4:04 PM**

That would be absolutely fantastic for the neighbourhood. Hope this goes ahead.

Millennium2002 · #**114** Posted **Apr 4, 2011, 2:34 AM**

Interesting... seems good.

However I sort of wonder... is it a bad idea for a campus to be so spread out though? =S

jozero · #**115** Posted **Apr 4, 2011, 7:11 AM**

A good quantity of students milling about would do wonders for Lower Lonsdale. Really hope that pans out, even if it requires a corporate sponsor.

SFU is split up with no ill effects. Main campus, a business campus in downtown, the new arts campus (following a successful NY model to clean up an area) in the Woodward's building.

Smooth · #**116** Posted **Apr 4, 2011, 6:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by jozero

SFU is split up with no ill effects. Main campus, a business campus in downtown, the new arts campus (following a successful NY model to clean up an area) in the Woodward's building.

An of course the SFU campus at Central City in Surrey.

Pinion · #**117** Posted **Apr 5, 2011, 4:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by allan_kuan

Interesting... seems good.

However I sort of wonder... is it a bad idea for a campus to be so spread out though? =S

It's much closer than Harbour Centre or Sauder Business school is to SFU/UBC respectively. BCIT has a campus just down the street too.

I think it's a fantastic idea. Better than the maritime museum. And maybe with more people going south to north on the seabus will finally lead to improvements in the overall service.

flight_from_kamakura · #**118** Posted **Apr 5, 2011, 5:48 AM**

10k sqf would be fairly small, i'm imagining it'd be more vancouver film school more than emily carr. i wonder what that would translate to in terms of students. at any rate, anything that pushes the quay businesses away from the touristic is great for that place as a whole, like in this sense, the maritime museum may not have been such a positive thing.

Millennium2002 · #**119** Posted **Apr 5, 2011, 9:47 AM**

Meh... I'm very aware of SFU's position considering that I'm a student myself. =P

I guess it's more of an off topic question... but with several different campuses, can one expect the students' loyalties to their school to be as strong when put together? or will it be sorta hodge-podge and favouring the local campuses? =S Also what about the effects on student environment? I'm usually at Burnaby and I rarely hang out with people at the other campuses... =S

And maybe the more on-topic question, how will transport work in terms of shuttling between the two campuses? I wasn't expecting there to be very frequent service between CapU Lynn Valley and a possible CapU North Van Waterfront =S

Pinion · #**120** Posted **Apr 6, 2011, 5:10 PM**

One of the two fugly senior homes on 3rd st has been torn down... hallelujah

Capilano already has satellite campuses in places like Squamish and the Sunshine Coast if I remember correctly. LL is close.

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Originally Posted by allan_kuan

Meh... I'm very aware of SFU's position considering that I'm a student myself. =P
And maybe the more on-topic question, how will transport work in terms of shuttling between the two campuses? I wasn't expecting there to be very frequent service between CapU Lynn Valley and a possible CapU North Van Waterfront =S

There's a Cap U bus that goes from Lonsdale Quay right past the proposed site, along 3rd st to Phibbs Exchange and up to Cap in about 20 minutes in normal traffic. 10 minute intervals during the day, which is unheard of in North Van. Plus another couple Cap buses meet at Phibbs. No transportation issues at all.

Is it correct to say the main Cap U is "Lynn Valley?" I've always thought of it more as Seymour since it's closer to Seymour river (barely). It's on the crest of the two valleys if anything.