The Georgia | 157m | 48 fl | Completed - Page 95

squeezied · #**1881** Posted **Feb 5, 2012, 7:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by Locked In

The missing panel on the Howe Street side of the crown has finally been fixed - not sure when that happened. My photo, today:

About time!

Hmmm... this building really does look it's best on a cloudy day instead of a sunny day.

red-paladin · #**1882** Posted **Feb 5, 2012, 10:47 AM**

I just assumed the allan wrench that came in the kit broke by the time they got to the last panels and they had to find another one

vansky · #**1883** Posted **Feb 18, 2012, 10:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by dleung

most buildings in Vancouver look 50% taller due to the fine grain of design...

because the design styles somewhat resemble the taller towers u'd find in world cities (glassy, stylish...)

that's what makes van look like world class in some ways

agrant · #**1884** Posted **Feb 18, 2012, 7:58 PM**

The Georgia looks lost somewhere between dull and daring in design.

officedweller · #**1885** Posted **Feb 27, 2012, 11:46 PM**

Pics by me today.

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

ckkelley · #**1886** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 12:21 AM**

Thanks for the update od. I'm getting a little tired of seeing that blue meshing at the top of the crown. It's kinda like the last thing to be removed before the Georgia begins to take on a finished air.

trofirhen · #**1887** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 3:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by ckkelley

Thanks for the update od. I'm getting a little tired of seeing that blue meshing at the top of the crown. It's kinda like the last thing to be removed before the Georgia begins to take on a finished air.

When that meshing is gone, will the space between be filled in with matching panelling, or will the space be left empty, giving a "fanged" appearance?
Looking at the renders, it will remain empty. I wonder if that will achieve the intended effect? Hope so. Interesting "fangs," anyway.

Hed Kandi · #**1888** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 7:42 PM**

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Smooth · #**1889** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 8:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hed Kandi

I really hope that the Georgia receives the spectacular lighting display that we were promised.

I haven't checked this thread in a little while but has anyone speculated that the lighting feature will be where the darker glass is on the south side of the building?

officedweller · #**1890** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 9:25 PM**

The darker panels are solar panels.

Sir Conga · #**1891** Posted **Feb 28, 2012, 10:34 PM**

I asked one of the top guys on the project about the lighting display, and he said it was going forward. As far as I undersand it is going to be a waterfall kinda thing, and I think it's just at the top... though I'm not so sure about that.

woodbutcher · #**1892** Posted **Mar 11, 2012, 9:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by trofirhen

When that meshing is gone, will the space between be filled in with matching panelling, or will the space be left empty, giving a "fanged" appearance?
Looking at the renders, it will remain empty. I wonder if that will achieve the intended effect? Hope so. Interesting "fangs," anyway.

The structural steel returns that can be seen on either side through the mesh will be cladded, but there will still be an opening between the two fins on the roof.

Prometheus · #**1893** Posted **Mar 11, 2012, 2:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by woodbutcher

The structural steel returns that can be seen on either side through the mesh will be cladded...

Do you know how many more years that will take?

s211 · #**1894** Posted **Apr 3, 2012, 4:51 PM**

Heard it before, saying it again: slowest fit-up ever. One could be led to believe that there's only one drywaller on site. I can see that at most there's 5-6 floors that hvae been done. At this rate...

jlousa · #**1895** Posted **Apr 11, 2012, 5:24 AM**

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Rosewood Hotel Georgia is delighted to announce the return of Reflections, an elegant rooftop bar and lounge, in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Located on the hotel’s fourth floor and surrounded by the storied walls of the 85-year-old historic building, the space is vibrant and effortlessly stylish, with a locally-sourced menu, classically-inspired cocktails, exclusive cabanas facing a roaring central firepit and a striking peak-through of the Vancouver skyline.

Official opening is this Friday,but if you like you can head there before then as it's open, it'll be much busier once word gets out.

officedweller · #**1896** Posted **Apr 22, 2012, 11:23 PM**

Pics of Reflections taken by a co-worker:

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/3543/dsc06060ph.jpg

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2474/dsc06057fp.jpg

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/9736/dsc06058k.jpg

Renders from page 1 of this thread.
Looks like they expanded the patio area and reduced the size of the fountain / reflecting pool.
Does anyone know if they installed coloured panels on the backside windows of the old hotel?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...rtyardView.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...tyard-01-1.jpg

Jason_B · #**1897** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 4:21 AM**

No coloured panels were installed. Colours are instead found in the fabric dividers and the blue rocks in the firepit seen in the picture above.

BTW: Food is really good.

Like everywhere in the Georgia, there are a lot of people on staff in the lounge. Service is good/friendly, but not like the training that went into Hawksworth. Perfect place for a friendly business lunch or a romantic date.

officedweller · #**1898** Posted **Apr 23, 2012, 9:39 AM**

Thanks for the info.

Locked In · #**1899** Posted **May 24, 2012, 6:43 PM**

From today's BIV online:

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Hotel Georgia condo buyer launches class action

Jenny Wagler
Thu May 24, 2012 10:00am PST

A buyer of a strata unit at the Private Residences at Hotel Georgia has launched a class action suit seeking cancellation of condo purchase contracts.

Plaintiff C.H. Lee filed suit May 18 in the BC Supreme Court against Georgia Properties Partnership, 0729909 B.C. Ltd., Georgia Trust (2005) and Hotel Georgia Management Ltd.

Lee alleges that the defendants breached the Real Estate Development Marketing Act (REDMA) by failing to accurately disclose when construction on the development would be complete.

The suit alleges that the plaintiff entered into a contract to purchase a strata unit in October 2007, paying a deposit of $312,250.

The suit further alleges that an original disclosure statement concerning the project and filed in September 2007 set a construction completion date of December 2011.

The suit claims that while amendments were filed through to January 29, 2012, they did not "identify and correct the construction completion date of December 2011," even though "at all material times the defendants knew or ought to have known" that construction on the development wouldn't be complete by December 2011.

The suit claims that on April 24, 2012, the Private Residences at Hotel Georgia informed the plaintiff that construction of the development was anticipated to be completed in the last quarter of 2012.
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s211 · #**1900** Posted **May 24, 2012, 7:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Locked In

From today's BIV online:

One can certainly surmise that this purchaser wants out largely because what he's paid is now higher than what the resale price might be.

or he finally realized how lousy the view from his suite might be, if it's on the lower levels.