Monthly Archives: January 2013

245 East Georgia Street

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

The 200 block of East Georgia Street already has an innovative nine storey building under construction on a 25 foot wide lot, now called The Flats. Now there’s another proposed building that’s the same width on the same block. This project … Continue reading →

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The Views – 1255 West Pender

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

The Views is a small infill building in a very important location. It sits on a narrow slot lot backing onto the Arthur Erickson designed heritage office building, The Evergreen Building, in Coal Harbour. The developers are new in Vancouver (as … Continue reading →

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150 East Cordova

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Here’s another development proposal for a narrow site in the Downtown Eastside. Christopher Bozyk Architects has designed this 9-storey 60 unit project for a fifty feet wide lot next door to Stan Douglas’s artists studio (that was built about five … Continue reading →

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McLaren House – Howe Street

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Getting close to completion, here’s another of the 14 projects funded by the Province on land owned by the City of Vancouver to create non-market housing for the homeless and hard-to-house. Construction started in July 2011, so it’s taken about 18 months … Continue reading →

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1601 Broughton

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Previously called 1401 Comox, controversy has dogged this West End tower since it was first proposed back in October 2009. After its third redesign, it was approved after a long public hearing. Designed by Henriquez Partners for Westbank Peterson, the … Continue reading →

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