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Posted Feb 11, 2017, 1:48 AM
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A CITY WITHIN A CITY: The Lansdowne Park Masterplan shows roughly two dozen residential towers occupying the site of Lansdowne Centre mall, formerly a horseracing track prior to 1975. Submissions have been made to city planners, who are expected to assess the proposal after Richmond Centre. “We’re a couple (two to three) years away from starting development,” says Jim Cox, vice-president of Vanprop Investments. The proposed plan foresees about 3.8 million square-feet of living space (3,000-4,000 units) and about 600,000-square-feet of commercial/retail space. It will come in three phases, with the last resulting in the ultimate demolition of Lansdowne Centre mall. Phase One sees the largely unused east parking lot developed, followed by Phase Two along the west parking lot. Eventually, Hazelbridge Way and Cooney Road will be extended across the site and a new east-west road will dissect the 50-acre site. The plan calls for an entertainment area, so it could be an opportunity for a movie theatre to return to downtown Richmond. Elsewhere, imagine townhouses and retail shopping opportunities along tree-lined streets, with glass and concrete mid-rises above. Green roofs are prominent among the buildings and there will be three major plazas (Lansdowne station, Hazelbridge, Kwantlen Street), a seven-acre “central park” in the middle, and a 20-metre-wide linear park known as Lansdowne Promenade, along Lansdowne Road, which is expected to help balance out the man-made landscape. Cox said building setbacks will allow for the preservation of mature trees that line the property.
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RICHMOND CENTRE MEGA EXPANSION: Monumental changes are afoot at the south end of Richmond Centre. Wayne Barwise, executive vice-president of development for Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd., has tasked GBL Architects to develop 12 apartment towers comprising 2.11 million-square-feet of residential and commercial space. The project remains a proposal, but according to the City of Richmond, the developer is anxious to move ahead with the plans, which requires the demolition of the Sears building and three-storey parking lot. Like a horseshoe hugging the mall, the towers, comprising 1,745 units, will begin along No. 3 Road, at Cook Road, and wrap around the south end of the property where Park Road will be extended through to Minoru Boulevard, where more towers will push northward. A large plaza will be built along No. 3 Road and parkades and low-level commercial buildings between each tower will feature green roofs. Spaces for larger, anchor retail tenants and street-side shops are expected to compliment the north mall, where “improved access” to the Brighouse Canada Line station will be built. Along Minoru will be ground-level townhouses, but it remains to be seen how the developer and city can preserve the street’s mature trees. A new road, Murdoch Road, will connect to Park Road. Council is expected to debate the merits of this project in early 2018.
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BIG WATERFRONT PARK: Work on a 37-acre waterfront park (right) north of the Dinsmore Bridge, extending to Cambie Road, can be expected to begin shortly after 2024, when leases expire on existing light industrial buildings the city has purchased or is in the process of purchasing. Notably, to account for the rising costs of real estate over the past five years, city council recently increased its development cost charges (DCC), which will pay for the park. The park will feature fields, hills and outdoor entertainment and play areas. A greenway along the dyke will connect city (centre) slickers to Terra Nova Rural Park and the West Dyke Trail. A number of piers are planned in the vicinity, starting with the Hollybridge Way pier this year. One day, a pedestrian bridge, or even ferry service, could connect pedestrians to Sea Island.
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BRIGHOUSE BUS LOOP: TransLink has yet to provide a completion date for its new bus loop, located between No. 3 and Buswell roads, but the Scotiabank building has been demolished to make way for a loop that will utilize Saba Road and theoretically free up congestion on No. 3 Road. In 2006, the loop was estimated to cost $6 million. TransLink intends to increase feeder bus service (402, 403, 410) as the area’s population grows. The big ticket item will be a B-Line bus to Burnaby’s Metrotown with a completion date of five to 10 years, according to TransLink. The route is now in the planning stages.
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SCHOOL EXPANSIONS: Kwantlen Polytechnic University says the $36-million Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design (above) is on pace to open in January, 2018. As well, the Richmond School District is searching for land to build a City Centre school. Planners have discussed the possibility of schooling children in a high-rise, or mixed-use, development.
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