Downtown Vancouver Updates II - Page 80

officedweller · #**1581** Posted **Sep 12, 2025, 2:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by madog222

That was my guess from the leaves, would need to see a bloom to confirm.

Here are the blooms from the Portuguese Laurel at 888 Hamilton - pretty showy!
Flowering seemed to be random on just a couple bushes.
Pic by me today.

Zepfancouver · #**1582** Posted **Sep 12, 2025, 5:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

As it no longer stands as of today. This afternoon May 26, 2025.

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Pics by me - This afternoon - Sep 11, 2025

Zepfancouver · #**1583** Posted **Sep 12, 2025, 6:00 AM**

Pics by Me - This afternoon - Sep 11. 2025

Zepfancouver · #**1584** Posted **Sep 12, 2025, 4:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

This afternoon 3:25pm - Another 1 and a half floor since last update.

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https://makeagif.com/i/TWsE-B

Yesterday afternoon - Sep 11, 2025

https://makeagif.com/i/jkO2Oi

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idunno · #**1585** Posted **Sep 12, 2025, 6:43 PM**

This thing's movin crazy fast now!

Zepfancouver · #**1586** Posted **Sep 12, 2025, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by idunno

This thing's movin crazy fast now!

Yeah, and with the envelope completed (insolated, except for where the hoist is) with windows, I wonder if they're going at the interior just has fast.

Changing City · #**1587** Posted **Sep 14, 2025, 5:35 AM**

There's a West End group organising to protest Marcon's Barclay Street hotel proposal. They were set up at the West End Farmer's Market. Apparently "Approving this spot rezoning to CD-1 would open the floodgates to relentless development of high-rise towers in not only the West End but other residential neighbourhoods." Oh, and it might cause seismic instability, because it has a four floor underground parkade (ignoring the 20 storey tower on the same block built 35 years ago with underground parking). Their other argument is that the herons won't like it.

jollyburger · #**1588** Posted **Sep 14, 2025, 6:01 AM**

Their seismic concerns also include the weight of the building as a factor.

And the COV study on seismic risk they link to seems to be more about the type of buildings in these areas versus any actual geotechnical issues. "We live in a neighbourhood of rickety old seismically unsafe buildings so sticking a modern tower here is risky"

https://council.vancouver.ca/20241112/documents/r1.pdf

Or maybe the hotel will have a secret fracking operation in the parkade.

Zepfancouver · #**1589** Posted **Sep 16, 2025, 6:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

I'll put this here since it's adjacent to the formal health campus:

220 Prior

New 10-storey Vancouver office building pushes ahead after US-based anchor tenant cancels plans
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/220-...t-masimo-nexus

January 27, 2025 pics:

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/220-...t-masimo-nexus

Tower Crane coming down here is a live stream
Vancouver Views Live camera wil point there every half hour so for 5 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/live/rxyNjFK...kkZGsyzxGkmyvA

Horizontal Jib is gone

https://www.youtube.com/live/rxyNjFK...kkZGsyzxGkmyvA

https://www.youtube.com/live/rxyNjFK...kkZGsyzxGkmyvA

EDIT: Sep 17, 2025 Tower Crane is gone

https://makeagif.com/i/_WGji6

https://www.youtube.com/live/rxyNjFK...kkZGsyzxGkmyvA

jollyburger · #**1590** Posted **Sep 16, 2025, 10:40 PM**

The video billboard sign for 897 Granville is going to council this week

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Proposal:
The physical attributes of the
proposed sign have not changed
from 2023. To summarize:  a modern rectangular LED
screen;
 displaying static third
-party
advertisements;
 mounted in front of a curved,
lighted structural feature;
 the screen measures 2.44m tall
X 8.84m wide and 48m
2 in area;
and
 extends 4.11m above the roof.

https://council.vancouver.ca/2025091...esentation.pdf

Zepfancouver · #**1591** Posted **Sep 17, 2025, 5:30 AM**

I though this was interesting, first i've heard of it, maybe has been mention here.
I say build. it's inevitable, in a 100 years, the West End will be different.
25-storey tower proposed to replace West End Vancouver single-family home

Changing City · #**1592** Posted **Sep 17, 2025, 3:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

I though this was interesting, first i've heard of it, maybe has been mention here.
I say build. it's inevitable, in a 100 years, the West End will be different.
25-storey tower proposed to replace West End Vancouver single-family home

The Broughton social housing tower was mentioned here in January, when it was submitted. It's a vacant site, as the house that was here burned down in 2018. Assuming it's approved at the public hearing, the DP version will be slightly different, as the developer, The Bloom Group, have agreed to increase the proportion of 2-bed units to 20% (rather than the 10% they're currently proposing), so the unit count will go down slightly. It's already had the public consultation period, now it's headed to a public hearing for Council decision, with a staff recommendation for approval. Interestingly, the Urban Design Panel weren't consulted. They appear to be involved less often these days.

GenWhy? · #**1593** Posted **Sep 17, 2025, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

I though this was interesting, first i've heard of it, maybe has been mention here.
I say build. it's inevitable, in a 100 years, the West End will be different.
25-storey tower proposed to replace West End Vancouver single-family home

Yeah someone was on the radio this morning saying it didn't fit the context of the area, which was an interesting take seeing where it's located.

Zepfancouver · #**1594** Posted **Sep 17, 2025, 6:25 PM**

And for the concern of lot size, for me, every lot site size is deceiving to proposals and renderings.
When I saw the empty cleared lot of Burrard Place I said to myself, you are never going to get all that construction in there.
Look at 625 - 777 Pacific St. and 1390 Granville St. in pictures you can not see it but in person it looks so small.

officedweller · #**1595** Posted **Sep 17, 2025, 10:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by jollyburger

The video billboard sign for 897 Granville is going to council this week

https://council.vancouver.ca/2025091...esentation.pdf

Approved.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/897-...creen-approved

Zepfancouver · #**1596** Posted **Sep 17, 2025, 10:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Approved.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/897-...creen-approved

Great news, I'll be looking out for it https://trafficcams.vancouver.ca/granvilleSmithe.htm in the near future?
Only a 10 minute walk, a reason to get out of the apartment.

jollyburger · #**1597** Posted **Sep 17, 2025, 11:07 PM**

58 Alexander Street is going to be removed as an SRO and divested since it's too small to redevelop as social housing.

https://council.vancouver.ca/2025091...ents/pspc2.pdf

jollyburger · #**1598** Posted **Sep 22, 2025, 1:48 AM**

Someone is live streaming the construction site at 1050 Expo Blvd

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officedweller · #**1599** Posted **Sep 22, 2025, 2:43 AM**

Nice find!
Thanks!

jrdtown · #**1600** Posted **Sep 23, 2025, 2:32 AM**

177 W Pender, 9/21/2025, my photo