1444 Alberni | 138M | 48fl, 43fl | Proposed - Page 9

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**161** Posted **Apr 12, 2019, 12:56 AM**

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My only problem as that the uneven tower heights is getting on my nerves...

why? i think it is a good idea as it gives a bit of variation for the skyline; something our table-top lacks.

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Wait, is the city park portion being built into Nicola St. still going ahead?

of course it is, that is a condition of the development. who said it wasn't?

dleung · #**162** Posted **Apr 12, 2019, 2:21 AM**

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The Vancouver style is Patkau, Brian Hemingway, Arthur Erickson, projects like Evelyn Drive, Terrace House, Alberni by Kengo Kuma, and yes all those glass towers in coal harbour and false creek sculpted to take in the view and maximize light in this dark city. Not a pair of stuffy faux-classics 90 years after Art Deco was cool

Welcome to Passive House design. It'll be the new standard Vancouver design. Max-glass towers days are over.

Yeah, and developers are laughing their way to the bank with these max-spandrel towers of late. Or they can just spec better windows instead of less. Curtainwall is getting cheaper.

fredinno · #**163** Posted **Apr 12, 2019, 6:01 PM**

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why? i think it is a good idea as it gives a bit of variation for the skyline; something our table-top lacks.

of course it is, that is a condition of the development. who said it wasn't?

It adds to the table-top, because it's uneven due to the viewcones.

I mean, it is part of city land, and a strange place to put a park. I didn't hear anything about it, so I wanted to check.

GenWhy? · #**164** Posted **Apr 12, 2019, 6:02 PM**

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Yeah, and developers are laughing their way to the bank with these max-spandrel towers of late. Or they can just spec better windows instead of less. Curtainwall is getting cheaper.

I'd like to meet those developers for not sure what curtainwall price does for the new Green Buildings Policy and Passive House design guidelines.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**165** Posted **May 1, 2019, 11:58 PM**

i hope this gets built as is, i don't want to see it butchered...

osirisboy · #**166** Posted **May 2, 2019, 2:58 AM**

Does this have a name yet?

LeftCoaster · #**167** Posted **May 3, 2019, 6:58 PM**

I'm sure once it enters a sales phase we'll see a marketing name for it.

trofirhen · #**168** Posted **May 18, 2019, 6:01 AM**

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Does this have a name yet?

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I'm sure once it enters a sales phase we'll see a marketing name for it.

I hope they don't call it something derivative and hokey, like "The Manhattan" or maybe "Fifth Avenue." Thinking up a name for this obviously New York- inspired set will be a challenge.
IMHO, it might perhaps have an oblique reference to NYC (very oblique), yet be original without being too local or provincial. Maybe a naming contest would be in order.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**169** Posted **May 18, 2019, 6:29 AM**

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Maybe a naming contest would be in order.

that never goes well. Boaty McBoat Face. but does it really need a name?

trofirhen · #**170** Posted **May 18, 2019, 2:56 PM**

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that never goes well. Boaty McBoat Face. but does it really need a name?

No, of course not. I just mentioned that so it woulsn't get stck with something untoward. It'll be fine, as you imply, I'm sure.

officedweller · #**171** Posted **May 20, 2019, 9:03 PM**

My guess is that it will have a NYC reference, and that it hasn't yet been named because they don't want to raise the ire of the local architects (ie panelists) who are biased against the NYC character of the design.

Feathered Friend · #**172** Posted **May 20, 2019, 9:55 PM**

Maybe name one tower The Clinton, and the other The Giuliani? or The Bloom and The Berg?

retro_orange · #**173** Posted **May 20, 2019, 10:31 PM**

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Maybe name one tower The Clinton, and the other The Giuliani? or The Bloom and The Berg?

Haha I'd suggest Pelosi and Schumer but i'd be afraid of them getting pushed over.

Feathered Friend · #**174** Posted **May 23, 2019, 3:35 AM**

Looks like it will need a name sooner rather than later, as it heads to the Development Permit Board on May 27.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**175** Posted **May 23, 2019, 5:36 AM**

no way the address stays 1444 Alberni either.

phesto · #**176** Posted **May 23, 2019, 4:54 PM**

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My guess is that it will have a NYC reference, and that it hasn't yet been named because they don't want to raise the ire of the local architects (ie panelists) who are biased against the NYC character of the design.

If they wanted to reference NYC, they should just use the address as they do with most luxury towers in Manhattan. (Maybe not 1444 as referenced above).

It's funny how supposedly expensive, 'sophisticated' and 'world class' our downtown residential market is but most Van developers still resort to cheap, gimmicky project names to get pre-sales, rather than simply the address (despite always talking about how exclusive the addresses are).

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**177** Posted **May 25, 2019, 3:18 AM**

so when are we going to change the title of this thread to reflect the new address? i knew it would never stay 1444 once it started progressing.

VancouverOfTheFuture · #**178** Posted **Apr 25, 2020, 6:23 PM**

so i am wondering, what has happened to these? they first broke in 2017, and its ~3yrs later and it seems nothing has come about.

can it really take over 3 years for a development? that seems so excessive.

Changing City · #**179** Posted **Apr 25, 2020, 8:03 PM**

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so i am wondering, what has happened to these? they first broke in 2017, and its ~3yrs later and it seems nothing has come about.

can it really take over 3 years for a development? that seems so excessive.

Dropped a year ago. Like 1515 Alberni, the project wasn't offered for sale. Most likely the developer will wait least until there's some sort of market for high-end condos - your guess is as good as anybody else's how long that might be (if ever).

officedweller · #**180** Posted **Apr 25, 2020, 8:35 PM**

It's still on the developer's website:

https://www.landaglobal.com/projects/1400-alberni/