Downtown Vancouver Updates II

[gaviscon]

I see.

I walked by the site today and can confirm the small 1 storey building has been completely demolished

[bb1510]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

Don't click if you want to figure it out yourself

Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia (B.C.'s new lieutenant-governor)

David Lam Park

Century Plaza Hotel on Burrard Street

2019
Length of Property: 241 (m)
Work Description: Mixed-use project including podium commercial, hotel, and residential. Possible tower height up to 167m with potential heritage retention at 1041 Comox St.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ctId=106635408

So I was wrong again, but this location will either potentially be what was original rumoured for the former Four Seasons (the 'hipper' option) or the brand that's in the tallest residential tower in Toronto that was in receivership.

Four Seasons will be elsewhere at a prominent site. The developer also purchased a substantial site nearby to what was mistakenly identified above at a record breaking price

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by bb1510

So I was wrong again, but this location will either potentially be what was original rumoured for the former Four Seasons (the 'hipper' option) or the brand that's in the tallest residential tower in Toronto that was in receivership.

An Andaz hotel was supposed to go into The One in Toronto.

[C3YVR]

W Hotel
Concord Pacific

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Commodore canopy being painted...

Pic by me this morning:

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Empty units left and right of the 3 occupied ones.
"For Lease" only on the ones to the left.

I will be working one of those spaces tomorrow. I'll take some pictures.

[jollyburger]

Public hearing for the hotel at 516-536 West Pender Street and 501-515 Richards Street takes place on October 23rd

[Zepfancouver]

Worked 972 today (a pizza restaurant), also working the space next door (retail unknown, did not ask) in the near future.
I like this space, narrow but it goes from front of the building right to the back of the building, good space.

Today Oct 14, 2025





Panorama

[Zepfancouver]

Burrard Street Bridge - Inspection - Nov 02, 2024

This morning and on going for a few more hours.
A visual inspection of the Burrard Bridge - Oct 18, 2025


https://makeagif.com/i/vt0Sqf

The pigeons quickly made theirselve at home after the bridge inspector move to the other side


https://imgur.com/gallery/burrard-st...8-2025-tLqyajX

A side note for anyone interested, The Butterfly if getting more lively every week.

Last night Oct 17, 2025

[jollyburger]

They have another lane closure on the bridge tomorrow.

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

They have another lane closure on the bridge tomorrow.

Thank you! jollyburger, I woke up and the inspector was working the front of that facade, by the time I got my Sony camera setup, he was moving to the back side.
Tomorrow they will be looking at the pier towers.
(Sorry pigeons, another rude awakening tomorrow morning)

[officedweller]

So they finally got rid of the "The Centre" sign left over from the Four Brothers from Denver who tried to run it as a theatre featuring Asian productions.
I thought the name of the church was "Westside Church" (at least originally) but I guess not.

New signage:



Old signage (pic by me last night):


https://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/centr...b0u6RpZlhFJ8CA

[seamusmcduff]

IIRC they recently changed the name from Westside to centre to properly reflect the location.

[csbvan]

Wish it would just go back to being a theatre or arts venue. Would help reinforce this as our cultural district.

[Glow Fun City]

Originally Posted by csbvan

Wish it would just go back to being a theatre or arts venue. Would help reinforce this as our cultural district.

Really sucks that the City didn't buy the theatre cheap when they had the chance…

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Glow Fun City

Really sucks that the City didn't buy the theatre cheap when they had the chance…

It was built with a very limited backstage area and the Deloitte building has made expanding it impossible. So it's not so great for live theatre. Concerts maybe but I've heard people say the acoustics aren't that great.

[Glow Fun City]

Originally Posted by whatnext

It was built with a very limited backstage area and the Deloitte building has made expanding it impossible. So it's not so great for live theatre. Concerts maybe but I've heard people say the acoustics aren't that great.

They're not the best, but not awful… What is more ideal is its size: 1,800 is much easier for a lot of shows to fill in this town compared with 2,700 at the Orpheum or Queen E.

[officedweller]

The lobby (at the stair landing) was also supposed to be connected to the 2nd floor Hilton lobby next door, but they didn't retrofit it.
It's still possible.

[Zepfancouver]

Originally Posted by Zepfancouver

Yesterday afternoon - Sep 11, 2025

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This morning - Oct 23, 2025


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[csbvan]

Originally Posted by madog222

13 storey hotel proposal at 80 Powell. This is former rail line ROW.

They've gone straight to a DP with no rezoning. The current zoning allows building heights up to 22.9m but allows the director of planning to increase the maximum.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public...ctId=272276746

This is up now. Not great renders, but it's a cool concept. Good ground floor, and a rooftop restaurant!!

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/80-powell-st

[jollyburger]

Just under the Olympic Village viewcone. Any infill down there is a good thing but as long as they don't totally butcher/value engineer the ground lobby I'll be happy lol

https://vancouver.ca/home-property-d...blic-view.aspx