Deloitte Summit (410 W. Georgia St) | 92m | 23Fl |Completed

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Pic by me this morning.

The sidewalk on that side was closed - so parts of the main structure may have already come down today?

I took a similar picture about 2:30 and it looked identical. It's a solid old concrete structure so I guess it's not going to come down very fast.

[mcminsen]

Or... maybe it will come down fast.

Exciting demo update from today.



April 6 '18, my pics

[mcminsen]

From a few minutes ago...



April 9 '18, my pics

[officedweller]

Cool, thanks!

[mcminsen]

About 3:15 this afternoon. Behold the new (temporary) view.



April 9 '18, my pics

[officedweller]

Wow, that was fast.
Thanks!

[jollyburger]

What's with all the concrete and rebar? was it a retrofit of the old heritage building?

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

What's with all the concrete and rebar? was it a retrofit of the old heritage building?

Vancouver had reinforced concrete buildings in 1909. The old building that was just demolished (which wasn't given a heritage designation) was from 1913.

[mcminsen]

Some pics from today. Based on what I've seen at other sites, I expect it could be a while before we see some serious excavation.

BTW, there was no baby in that stroller (lower left of last pic below).



April 25 '18, my pics

[Feathered Friend]

Spoken For Before Construction Starts – Did a Nearly Fully Leased 400 West Georgia Meet UDP Expectations?
Despite the desperate need for more office space in Vancouver, this project barely passed through its first encounter with the UDP when it was a rezoning application. Now, after being approved by city council, the project returns to the UDP as a development application to face a new group of panelists.

Maybe it was because the panel has been forced to review so many 6 story buildings lately, but they were fascinated with the detail provided in this development package. The applicant has made large changes to the building’s public realm, with a focus on transparency. Their hope was to blur the barrier between what is considered “inside” and what is “outside.” This transparency has made the restaurant, lobby and meeting room much more inviting, but has led to debate over whether there should be more office space or an amenity area on the ground floor. Other improvements in the public realm were made to ensure the project would relate better to its surroundings, while retaining its own identity. For instance, while the pavers along the edge of the property resemble those at library square, they become more red as they near the building, Similarly, the Parthenocissus tricuspidata vines will take on a variety of shades, from green to red, based on the amount of light they receive. In full disclosure, I had no idea how to spell this plant’s name, or even if I had heard it pronounced correctly. So after the meeting was over, I approached the applicant team with my question, and they revealed that the plant is commonly referred to as Boston Ivy.....

....according to Norm Taylor – Executive Vice President & Managing Director at CBRE, the office space in this building is 54% under offer, with another 33 % signed conditionally.

Full Story at:
https://cityduo.wordpress.com/2018/0...-expectations/

[officedweller]

The open mesh / chain link (second pic below) looks like it would be good for vines to climb up.
The other mesh looks like old SkyTrain Station mesh.

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

[LeftCoaster]

Why in the world did they pick a deciduous greenwall cover?

What a mess that's going to be every fall, and it'll look awful in the winter.

[s211]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Why in the world did they pick a deciduous greenwall cover?

What a mess that's going to be every fall, and it'll look awful in the winter.

Once again, people are getting sucked into Westbank's greenwashing. It's purely for marketing purposes.

[Changing City]

I've just noticed that they're not excavating yet, but they are rotary piling all along the Homer Street edge. I assume this is to fast track the excavation - maybe there are stability issues with the ground. Concord used something similar on the site of The Arc. It's unusual to see anything but the usual reinforced shotcrete approach to digging out the parking space.

[osirisboy]

I often notice sites pile drive around the perimeter before excavation. More so than sites that don't

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

I often notice sites pile drive around the perimeter before excavation. More so than sites that don't

Really? I watch most of the holes being dug - either in reality, or through the generous photographic record provided by mcminsen. The only sites I remember seeing rotary piles ahead of shotcreting are the former filled locations like Concord's False Creek sites (most recently the Arc), and the Olympic Village. It's not possible to look back here at early construction pictures of a number of projects as everybody used Photobucket, so they've disappeared, but looking at the images here of the Telus office, near this site, they didn't need to rotary pile.

[mcminsen]

May 6 '18, my pics

[officedweller]

That's weird - the site should be on bedrock.

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WRT the vines, it's probably a vine that would grow well in our climate.
I think it's the same vine that's on buildings at UBC and was on BC Place Stadium before The Parq.

[LeftCoaster]

I'm not concerned about them growing in the summer, I'm concerned about the 300ft of mess raining down on the building/sidewalk in the fall and the dead vines looking bleak in the winter.

There are plenty of evergreen species, why in the world did they not pick one of them?

[jlousa]

Probably the same theory that they tried at Woodwards, have the greenery provide shade and evaporation cooling when it's needed in the summer months. in the fall and winter the greenery disappears allowing more sunlight when it's needed. Sounds good on paper...