175 Robson | 62.6M | 19Fl | Completed - Page 6

Vin · #**101** Posted **Sep 22, 2013, 8:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by zahav

The hotel is to be called "Crystal Blu"

Thank you! I guess that is the confirmed name? It's strange that I don't see any marketing ad of this hotel anywhere.

Homeowner · #**102** Posted **Sep 25, 2013, 1:51 AM**

Does anyone know if the residential units are for sale?

hollywoodnorth · #**103** Posted **Sep 25, 2013, 2:55 AM**

rental condos as per >> http://www.biv.com/article/20130423/BIV0111/304239944

the building looks OK .... will be interesting to see how much the rents are when it goes to market. I imagine we are looking at an early 2014 completion?

officedweller · #**104** Posted **Sep 25, 2013, 7:15 PM**

Pics by me today - crane came down today:

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officedweller · #**105** Posted **Oct 3, 2013, 8:39 PM**

Pic by me today:

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officedweller · #**106** Posted **Oct 9, 2013, 7:42 PM**

Pic by me today.
The sides at the top look to be done - just the Robson facade to be closed in.

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LeftCoaster · #**107** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 2:08 PM**

It looks ok in pictures, how does it look in person?

VanK · #**108** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 3:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

It looks ok in pictures, how does it look in person?

The sides with the glass look good but in person the sides with the non-glass (ie. facing West - TV Towers) looks pretty shabby and dated.

SFUVancouver · #**109** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 5:51 PM**

I tend to agree. This is one that will need to be power-washed pretty frequently. None the less, it's a solid addition to this corner and the colour subtly references the Library. I would have preferred a taller commercial podium with a four storey street wall. In my opinion, some of the best, modestly scaled mixed-use buildings in Vancouver are in close proximity to this building and I had hoped the precedent of two to three floors of office space above retail at grade before a setback to the residential tower would be continued. With that said, it is a hotel, so the commercial FSR requirement of the site has been more than met.

Does anyone have insight on the difference between painted concrete and bare concrete (including pigmented concrete like the Library) when it comes to the rate at which mildew and green stuff adheres and grows? My sense is that bare concrete would be more susceptible because it is more porous than concrete that has been sealed with elastomeric paint.

As an aside, the (potential?) redevelopment of the Catholic Archdiocese site across the street will be an interesting one to watch in the next few years.

officedweller · #**110** Posted **Oct 11, 2013, 8:04 PM**

I tend to agree that the precast gives the building a dated look - largely because of the "warm" colour.
The outcome would have been a lot worse if clearer glass had been used.
As it is now, the dark glass tends to predominate.
If there were clear glass, the precast would have predominated.

officedweller · #**111** Posted **Oct 22, 2013, 8:17 PM**

Pic by me today - slowly getting there - some balcony railings (no glass yet) are in on the long balconies on the Robson side.

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connect2source · #**112** Posted **Oct 22, 2013, 10:59 PM**

So the name is now Hotel Blu, no longer Crystal Blu or a Hilton sub-brand as rumoured previously? The logo looks very second-rate and I was unable to find any information on Hotel Blu when I googled it. Seems odd.

officedweller · #**113** Posted **Oct 22, 2013, 11:09 PM**

"Crystal Blu" is the name of a condo in Toronto - maybe trademark issues?.

Jebby · #**114** Posted **Oct 23, 2013, 3:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

"Crystal Blu" is the name of a condo in Toronto - maybe trademark issues?.

Condo towers trademark their names?

phesto · #**115** Posted **Oct 23, 2013, 4:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by connect2source

So the name is now Hotel Blu, no longer Crystal Blu or a Hilton sub-brand as rumoured previously? The logo looks very second-rate and I was unable to find any information on Hotel Blu when I googled it. Seems odd.

It looks like the developer, Mayfair Properties, has registered the name hotelbluvancouver.com, so they're probably working on a website now.

Here is the list of Mayfair's 7 downtown Vancouver hotels: http://www.mayfairhotelsandresorts.com/ . 4 of the 7 hotels are independently managed, so that is probably what they're doing with Hotel Blu.

connect2source · #**116** Posted **Oct 23, 2013, 4:42 PM**

Thanks for that Phesto, seems Mayfair has a lot of small hotels in the immediate area, wonder if it will be branded as a chain?

The whole development has been a little mysterious, for a long time the only sign was a homemade 'crystal blu' made of blue rope lights attached to the hoarding.

officedweller · #**117** Posted **Oct 23, 2013, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jebby

Condo towers trademark their names?

They may do so during the marketing phase then abandon the mark.

For example, enter "residences" under search criteria here and you'll get a lot of registrations, many abandoned, some expunged (challenged and invalidated):

http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-ci...ch.do?lang=eng

BTW, there's no registration for Crystal Blu.

VanK · #**118** Posted **Oct 24, 2013, 3:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

"Crystal Blu" is the name of a condo in Toronto - maybe trademark issues?.

Developers do not as far as I know trademark condo names.

jbrizzy · #**119** Posted **Oct 25, 2013, 1:29 AM**

Maybe someone thought that "Crystal Blu" had too much of a connotation of crystal meth ? Lol.

officedweller · #**120** Posted **Oct 28, 2013, 8:06 PM**

Pic by me today.
Looks to be all enclosed except for the protruding part above the entrance and the mechanical penthouse.

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