Vancouver House (1400 Howe St) | 151.5m | 52Fl | Completed

[chowhou]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

I wonder if this one is related to that hydro vault explosion?

Takes a lot for the government to sue you for damages!

[SpongeG]

still getting press

Vancouver Skyscraper Twists Around Zoning Restrictions

Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group used limitations to its advantage with the gravity-defying Vancouver House apartment tower.

By Amelia Pollard
January 7, 2023 at 6:00 AM PST



https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...premium-canada

[jollyburger]

Defendants

Travelers Insurance Company of Canada La Compagnie D’Assurance Travelers du Canada and HDI Global SE formerly known as HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG and HCC Specialty Underwriters Ltd. doing business as HCC Specialty Underwriters Inc. and John Doe (Company) doing business as Torus Insurance (UK) Ltd.

Plaintiff

Westbank Projects Corp. and Howe Street Property Inc.

Claim

Damages for breach of contract and an order that the defendant insurers cover a claim by the plaintiffs over damage to concrete columns and a roof slab caused by improperly placed concrete and rebar in the Vancouver House development.

https://biv.com/article/2023/03/whos...-march-20-2023

[VancouverOfTheFuture]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

https://biv.com/article/2023/03/whos...-march-20-2023

that doesn't sound good at all. generally that stuff isnt the easiest to fix... i wonder how bad it is.

[dleung]

Is this why some units here seem to be such a steal these days?

$1100psf for a 2-bedroom corner unit:
https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/2...reet-vancouver


Granted, the 2nd bathroom door placement is truly unfortunate, and the living room looks narrow.

[giallo]

Here's a video I made of Vancouver House


• Video Link

[officedweller]

Monzo Burger
1401 Granville Street, Vancouver (ground floor of the Vancouver House)


https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/monz...vancouver-open

[officedweller]

Walkways are open on both sides of the bridges.

Pic by me today.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Walkways are open on both sides of the bridges.

Pic by me today.

I wonder who is footing the bill for the security guards who always seem to be there when they're open.

[idunno]

Love to see that! These will be fairly popular (esp the west side access/elevator) once the Granville Connector project is complete and more people use the bridge by walking/cycling

[Vin]

Originally Posted by whatnext

I wonder who is footing the bill for the security guards who always seem to be there when they're open.

Cheaper to station security guard 24-7 than total repair or clean bills when there is rampant vandalism. You know how our City is like.

Despite that, I see some graffiti sitting on the railing.

[chrisel]

Originally Posted by Klazu

The same slide deck is gaining attention on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/c...ilding_by_the/

Did the slide deck get scrubbed off the forums due to the lawsuit? I can't seem to find it anywhere, including that Reddit thread.

[osirisboy]

Wtf is a slide deck

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by osirisboy

Wtf is a slide deck

Series of slides?

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/sho...postcount=2661

[chrisel]

Ha, thanks JB. It appears my ad-blocker was preventing those from loading before.

[whatnext]

I was surprised but this is actually close to true!

FIVRE604
@FIVRE604
There are almost as many condos for sale in Vancouver House (1480 Howe) as there are condos for sale in Kitsilano.

https://twitter.com/FIVRE604/status/1721756933194231860