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Category Archives: Development
Guildford expansion back on the table
One of the most derelict malls in the region is set to get a long awaited redesign and expansion. Guildford Town Centre, originally built in 1966, first proposed a major retrofit in 2006, but was delayed due to financial restraints … Continue reading
SD36 HQ making construction progress [pics]
The School District’s new headquarters, officially known as the District Education and Conference Centre, is getting closer to completion. The $40 million LEED Gold project consists of a four-storey, 125,000 sq. ft. building that will house administration, district education programs, … Continue reading
Posted in Development, School Board, Whalley
Tagged hq, office, school board, sd36, surrey, Whalley
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Chuck Bailey Youth Park 2.0 [pics]
van der Zalm associates, the firm designing the new Youth Park addition to the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, has unveiled a second iteration for the public’s response. Parks and Rec is seeking comments on the new design, which you can … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged chuck bailery, gateway, Parks and Rec, surrey city centre, youth park
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RCMP E-Division HQ breaks ground [pics]
The new E-Divison headquarters of the RCMP in British Columbia has broken ground on its Green Timbers site. The 76,000 sq. metre facility is scheduled for completion in 2013 at a cost of $996 million. It will house 2,700 workers … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Whalley
Tagged e-division, green timbers, headquarters, kash heed, rcmp, surrey
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Ultra to tower over Surrey City Centre
Ultra, the first tower in WestStone’s master planned Urban Village development, has gone through some design changes, but appears to now be ready for its close up. This on-again, off-again project was first stalled due to the financial collapse of … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Whalley
Tagged Development, surrey city centre, ultra, urban village
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Evo 2 renamed Brookland, coming this summer
Evo, a four storey low rise building near Gateway, was completed in early 2009. Although its brother, Evo 2, directly adjacent, was being touted, the development stalled for a good year. The sales office as closed and the marketing billboards … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Whalley
Tagged brookland, Development, evo, gateway, surrey city centre
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Quattro 3 begins
The development that first touted Surrey as the next Yaletown is set to begin construction on its third building. The developers, Tien Sher, have been the most steady of the major players in the City Centre, with the recession seemingly … Continue reading
City pushing for greater design in new towers
Since the Infinity tower first went up, citizens have been clamouring for higher quality design and architecture in the City Centre. Now, it appears as if their demands have been heard by City Hall. In a planning report from May … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Whalley
Tagged architecture, design, surrey city centre, tower
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Sky Towers, Holland Pointe officially cancelled
According to a recent Planning Report, two City Centre developments have been officially ended. Sky Towers, a proposal for two high rises adjacent to the Infinity development, was put on hold following the financial collapse of 2008, and its development … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Whalley
Tagged Development, holland pointe, sky towers, surrey city centre
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