Category Archives: Whalley

Ultra to tower over Surrey City Centre

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Paul Hillsdon

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 →

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Evo 2 renamed Brookland, coming this summer

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Paul Hillsdon

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 →

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Quattro 3 begins

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Paul Hillsdon

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 →

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City pushing for greater design in new towers

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Paul Hillsdon

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 →

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Sky Towers, Holland Pointe officially cancelled

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Paul Hillsdon

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 →

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Surrey Central Library under construction [pic]

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Paul Hillsdon

Posted in Development, Library, Whalley | Tagged bc, city centre, economic stimulus, Library, surrey, Whalley | 1 Comment

New details on Pattullo Bridge replacement

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Paul Hillsdon

TransLink recently presented an update on the Pattullo Bridge replacement to the City’s Transportation Committee. According to the report, the new bridge will be built north of the existing crossing, will be paid for through tolls, and connect to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Transport, Whalley | Tagged bridge, death, metro, new westminster, pattullo, replacement, surrey, toll, tolls, translink, Transport, vancouver | 2 Comments

School district HQ construction [pics]

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Paul Hillsdon

The District Education and Conference Centre, phase 1:

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New City Hall design alternate [pics]

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Paul Hillsdon

Here’s a new, alternate City Hall design. This option separates City Hall from the adjacent office/commercial tower. The under construction library is at the southwest of City Hall. The other design option can be viewed at this link.

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