Broadway Corridor Updates

[whatnext]

And she dared to call out the fact that these new "affordable" duplexes were actually more expensive than the SFH they replaced. Burn her at the stake!

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by whatnext

And she dared to call out the fact that these new "affordable" duplexes were actually more expensive than the SFH they replaced. Burn her at the stake!

Was that in a different article?

[Ramsay]

Originally Posted by Glow Fun City

This made me chuckle and reminded me of them lol.

https://www.tiktok.com/@seabusmemesoffic...der_device=pc&web_id=7621646384476210695

[Glow Fun City]

Originally Posted by Ramsay

This made me chuckle and reminded me of them lol.

https://www.tiktok.com/@seabusmemesoffic...der_device=pc&web_id=7621646384476210695

Amazing!! seabusmemes always delivers

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by Changing City

I think the idea she has is concentric circles around stations, like the TOD legislation from the province. The plan delineates a long rectangle running east-west between 16th and 2nd that allows similar towers at the outer edges to those closer to the stations. You end up with surprising density in locations on 2nd or 16th for example, between stations, that are a fair distance from the transit and quite a bit more than the provincial legislation would require.

I could see her thinking that.
I think that the distances halfway from stations are walkable and given that central Broadway is part of the Metropolitan Core it makes sense to have consistency over a broad area.
This also allows older or larger buildings close to the transit stations to remain in place, rather than being pegged or cherry-picked for demolition and redevelopment (as the "only" sites for intense redevelopment).
The scope to Fraser St. is a bit far from Main St. though, since that would be about twice the distance as anything between stations.

By comparison, I don't think that the Brentwood Town Centre plan provides for nodal development around its 3 stations

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by GenWhy?

I personally think she's running on a personal belief of the core charm, vibe, aesthetic Vancouver was / is in some areas. I don't want to play the age card, but I think there is a large demographic that agree with being in a growing city but think they're "losing" the city they know, whether that be at all or simply too quickly in their eyes. You could call it exceptionalism. I think she's running on that.

Dare I say that a lot of neighbourhood centres would retain their small commercial charm if new developments weren't forced onto the arterials away from the areas of single family homes.

[Migrant_Coconut]

Small counterpoint: you want the new density as close as possible to the rapid transit which allows said density. The "small commercial" amenities get pushed out of the area by rising land value (and rents) as much as redevelopment, and I doubt protectionist zoning would change that.

[officedweller]

I wasn't really thinking in proximity to stations with that comment, but more like the limits on Robson St., Davie St. and Denman St. downtown.

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Dare I say that a lot of neighbourhood centres would retain their small commercial charm if new developments weren't forced onto the arterials away from the areas of single family homes.

This is why I find her and other's comments about "concentrating" development in certain areas... you force the destruction of what you love, or you build nothing out of rabid preservationist policies (like the West End Plan or Grandview-Woodlands).

This is why I find her comments funny, odd even maybe even out of touch or misinformed? "Vibes-based".

The "randomness" of Broadway is the benefit

[GenWhy?]

Originally Posted by officedweller

I wasn't really thinking in proximity to stations with that comment, but more like the limits on Robson St., Davie St. and Denman St. downtown.

Or on 12th or 16th even

[jollyburger]

Frances Bula Q&A with Howard Chai. Some more comments on the Broadway Plan.

Yes, I’ve been out in public saying I think the Broadway Plan needs some fixes, so that’s for sure. Along with that, sort of in general, an approach to planning for new housing that is a little bit more sensitive and complementary to neighbourhoods without getting back into Vancouver’s thing of “Oh my god, we can’t build this because three neighbours came out and complained about it.” That’s not what anybody wants to go back to. Just a little bit more sensitivity and thought."

Also, the Broadway Plan, as it’s currently structured, a lot of tenants are going to be displaced because the only people who get mitigated are people who are on an official lease. So on my street where one of the first towers is going up, a couple of those at least were communal houses. I don’t know for sure, but I would guess that only one person was on the lease, so only one person gets mitigated not the whole household. There are things to look at. It was passed at a time when people were panicking like we’re in a crisis, rents are going up every minute, we desperately need to create more rental housing. We’ve got a little bit of breathing room right now and we can go back and sort of reexamine some things and think “Can we do this a bit better?”

Someone forgot about the communals.

https://howardchai.substack.com/p/frances-bula-journalist-onecity-vancouver-council-election

[madog222]

Development and building permits have been issued for the 2090 W Broadway, the Translink PCL tower at Arbutus.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by madog222

They’ve already submitted a demo permit for the now former Jordan’s Furniture building at the site.

On Linkedin they said they want to do a groundbreaking later this year

https://ca.linkedin.com/company/gracorp-capital-advisors-ltd.-graham-group-ltd.-

[jollyburger]

314-324 W 12th Ave rezoning application

The City of Vancouver has received an application to rezone the subject site from R5-2 (Residential) District(External link) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal is to allow for the development of a six-storey residential rental building and includes:

51 units with 20% of the residential floor area for below-market rental units;
A floor space ratio (FSR) of 3.0; and
A building height of 23.6 m (77 ft.).

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/314-324-w-12th-ave

[gaviscon]

Are we waiting for the millenium line extension to wrap up at Arbutus before the rental tower begins?

[seamusmcduff]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

314-324 W 12th Ave rezoning application



https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/314-324-w-12th-ave

This project really limits the density that can go on the corner lot along Alberta. Wonder if Council/Planning will have any concerns about that

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by seamusmcduff

This project really limits the density that can go on the corner lot along Alberta. Wonder if Council/Planning will have any concerns about that

This Council?! I doubt it. Mind you they only have a few months left.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by gaviscon

Are we waiting for the millenium line extension to wrap up at Arbutus before the rental tower begins?

They got excavation and shoring permission on March 20th but it also says something about waiting for consent from the province

To address engineering condition:
under no condition can any construction (shoring and excavation) begin until we receive the official consent letter from the Province. The street use permit on hold.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=257323857

[gaviscon]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

They got excavation and shoring permission on March 20th but it also says something about waiting for consent from the province



https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=257323857

Thanks!

[Ailurus]

Doing some poking around - looks like building permits are issued for the two Gracorp projects around 7th and Arbutus, as well as the Sightline project at 11th and Pine. 647 more units total coming down the line, hopefully.

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=263210192
https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=260730333
https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=271366212

Walked past these over the weekend, though, and nothing is happening on site. Just early demo prep.