Burnaby Updates - Page 21

WBC · #**401** Posted **Mar 18, 2015, 7:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by rofina

What else would you guys expect to see here?

Towers crammed 15feet from each other to try and make it seem like Downtown?

Revitalization of the massive park and waterway is just not appealing enough - too suburban?

Exactly - Burnaby's spaced out tower style is much better for enjoying life and having a family then Downtown's cramming of ever more and more buildings in the same space. Not to mentioned the condos are bigger. In my old place in Melville street you cannot see the Sun anymore.

But if you insist on having a daycare on top of a strip joint, with hotel above it and and residential tower on top while being 15 feet across from hobo hotel (pardon me social housing) than you have that choice downtown.

osirisboy · #**402** Posted **Mar 18, 2015, 2:38 PM**

Personally, That's not what I meant when I said it looks surburban. That doesn't mean I want tall towers crammed together (which downtown doesn't even do). it just looks like every other development. winding streets with grass and gardens everywhere 2-3 storey townhouse podiums beside a skinny 40 storey painted concrete tower.

its all very pleasant looking but it would just be nice to see at least one of these planned communities take on more of an urban form. Meaning something built with nice normal streets in a grid. Where you have the street, curb, sidewalk and building. That's it! No patches of grass, no gardens, no parkettes or little useless setbacks.

osirisboy · #**403** Posted **Mar 18, 2015, 3:22 PM**

It's funny how there is no social housing in any of these large projects. I guess it wouldn't be right to give homes to homeless people all the way out in Burnaby.

VanK · #**404** Posted **Mar 18, 2015, 3:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

It's funny how there is no social housing in any of these large projects. I guess it wouldn't be right to give homes to homeless people all the way out in Burnaby.

that's because Mayor Corrigan doesn't view social housing and related issues as a municipal problem and thinks its a provincial matter.. unlike Gregor who thinks its his god given right to house everyone (yes including those who deserve & those who do not deserve) in prime real estate.

VarBreStr18 · #**405** Posted **Mar 18, 2015, 4:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by VanK

that's because Mayor Corrigan doesn't view social housing and related issues as a municipal problem and thinks its a provincial matter.. unlike Gregor who thinks its his god given right to house everyone (yes including those who deserve & those who do not deserve) in prime real estate.

i have to agree in this one. In fact there is a huge redevelopment of Heather Place on 14th and Heather for mix income family... a typical example of renters getting to live in prime location. Where as people who scrape together savings to own live in Maple Ridge, Langly, Abbotsford, or Surrey.

rofina · #**406** Posted **Mar 18, 2015, 9:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by VarBreStr18

i have to agree in this one. In fact there is a huge redevelopment of Heather Place on 14th and Heather for mix income family... a typical example of renters getting to live in prime location. Where as people who scrape together savings to own live in Maple Ridge, Langly, Abbotsford, or Surrey.

Agree.

It makes me sick the amount of money we spend to house homeless, its a scam.

To elaborate - we need to find solutions to homelessness but to use prime real estate that even medium/high income earners can't afford in the free market is absurd.

The value we spend per sq/ft in Vancouver, its literally cheaper to build an entire new subdivision in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, etc and house every homeless person.

Sheba · #**407** Posted **Mar 18, 2015, 11:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by VanK

that's because Mayor Corrigan doesn't view social housing and related issues as a municipal problem and thinks its a provincial matter.. unlike Gregor who thinks its his god given right to house everyone (yes including those who deserve & those who do not deserve) in prime real estate.

Burnaby has the Community Benefit Bonus that "provides the City with important community benefits, such as parks and public gathering places, civic facilities, non-profit office spaces, affordable housing, cultural facilities, child care centres, and public realm and environmental enhancements." If it's not built into a project, the developer pays into a fund and the city builds it.

http://www.burnaby.ca/City-Services/Poli...cies/Community-Benefit-Bonus-Policy.html

VanK · #**408** Posted **Mar 19, 2015, 12:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Sheba

Burnaby has the Community Benefit Bonus that "provides the City with important community benefits, such as parks and public gathering places, civic facilities, non-profit office spaces, affordable housing, cultural facilities, child care centres, and public realm and environmental enhancements." If it's not built into a project, the developer pays into a fund and the city builds it.

http://www.burnaby.ca/City-Services/Poli...cies/Community-Benefit-Bonus-Policy.html

Yes I am aware. Which is fine. Now one day the City of Burnaby can go build these affordable housing units in a nice affordable neighbourhood.

VivaPhysicality · #**409** Posted **Mar 29, 2015, 6:20 PM**

I noticed there are rezoning signs all along the south side of Deer Lake Parkway in Burnaby. This is currently a wooded area that's part of Deer Lake park.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to pull over to read the signs. Does anyone know what's being proposed?

VanK · #**410** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 3:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by VivaPhysicality

I noticed there are rezoning signs all along the south side of Deer Lake Parkway in Burnaby. This is currently a wooded area that's part of Deer Lake park.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to pull over to read the signs. Does anyone know what's being proposed?

I believe you are referencing the below? Or actually maybe not...?

The development proposal is for a 161 unit townhouse development with under-building and
underground parking. Vehicular access is restricted to Claude Avenue. The maximum
density of the project under the RM2 District guidelines is 0.9 F.A.R. with full underground
parking. As noted, parking is provided underground and under-building. Full underground
parking is not able to be achieved on the northern portion of the site given the high water
table and poor soil conditions. The southern portion of the site fronting Canada Way is
developed with underground parking. The proposed parking provision is therefore
considered suitable to support the full 0.9 F.A.R. density.

Tetsuo · #**411** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 5:21 PM**

^^^ That one is for the massive amount of bush and trees they removed on Canada Way next to the mosque

I think the Deer Lake one is just to expand parkland, it might of been added to the ballot last fall.

trofirhen · #**412** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 6:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Personally, That's not what I meant when I said it looks surburban. That doesn't mean I want tall towers crammed together (which downtown doesn't even do). it just looks like every other development. winding streets with grass and gardens everywhere 2-3 storey townhouse podiums beside a skinny 40 storey painted concrete tower.

its all very pleasant looking but it would just be nice to see at least one of these planned communities take on more of an urban form. Meaning something built with nice normal streets in a grid. Where you have the street, curb, sidewalk and building. That's it! No patches of grass, no gardens, no parkettes or little useless setbacks.

I think what you're saying is create a real "city" feeling to parts of this.
I agree. Bellevue Washinton has more of a "city" feeling than any of our town centres, IMO, although of course this may change.

VivaPhysicality · #**413** Posted **Mar 30, 2015, 6:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tetsuo

I think the Deer Lake one is just to expand parkland, it might of been added to the ballot last fall.

Oh maybe. It isn't already zoned as parkland?

urbancanadian · #**414** Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 7:14 AM**

Faston posted a link in the Brentwood thread which had some interesting info...

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Originally Posted by faston

Burnaby Civicweb

Brewpub info starts on page 28 (section 4.1)
Phase III is on page 19

Bentall/bcIMC is proposing a third rental tower for the site bounded by Grange Street, McMurray Avenue, Hazel Street, and McKercher Avenue. The building would sit on what appears to be surface visitor parking for the current towers.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.2297384,-122.9970481,499m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

Also, the NW corner of Hastings & Willingdon will finally be seeing redevelopment. Nothing major - 4 storeys - but still good to see some action at that corner.

osirisboy · #**415** Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 3:54 PM**

Are they ever going to widen willingdon. That right of way on the east is dumb looking

Tetsuo · #**416** Posted **Apr 7, 2015, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Are they ever going to widen willingdon. That right of way on the east is dumb looking

The right of way is going to be a sort of civic walkway linking Brentwood to Burnaby Heights and the civic ameneties at Confederation

TourOdeon · #**417** Posted **Apr 9, 2015, 3:16 AM**

Saw a construction site near Patterson skytrain near Kingsway street, a project by Polygon. Does anyone know the name of this development? Love the area, but Kingsway might be a bit too noisy.

VarBreStr18 · #**418** Posted **Apr 9, 2015, 4:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by officedweller

Concord Pacific's project in the eastern section of Brentwood Town Cntre - called Dragon Woods or Woodlands:e

http://brentwoodstation.blogspot.ca/2015/03/more-coverage-on-dragonwood-development.html

The new Woodlands development near Brentwood Town Centre would be divided into distinct areas. — Image Credit: CITY OF BURNABY
http://brentwoodstation.blogspot.ca/2015/03/more-coverage-on-dragonwood-development.html

Considering Central Park near Metrotown is 222 acres. This Dragonwood Park is a joke. It is merely a large scale suburban development pretending to be a park. I think City of Burnaby can do better than this. I wish the actual park area to be much larger. Fast forward 10 years, population in Brentwood will need a much bigger park.

Tetsuo · #**419** Posted **Apr 9, 2015, 6:10 AM**

Brentwood has all of Burnaby MTN, Deer Lake/Still Creek and Burnaby Lake nearby

officedweller · #**420** Posted **Apr 9, 2015, 10:54 PM**

Burnaby Open Houses regarding the Concord Pacific Woodlands (Brentwood) development:

http://www.burnaby.ca/City-Services/Poli...odlands-Site-Conceptual-Master-Plan.html

Open House panels here:

http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/city+servic...elopment/Woodlands+Open+House+Panels.pdf