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Tag Archives: city centre
New performing arts centre? Don’t count on it.
One of the long standing pledges Mayor Watts has made to the community is her plan to build a 1,600 seat performing arts centre Downtown. It was first expressed in her 2008 re-election campaign and has remained on the books … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Whalley
Tagged arts centre, city centre, dianne watts, downtown, performing, surrey
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54-storey tower joining City Hall soon
Hidden in the recently approved building permit for City Hall, as well as the most recent update of the master list of City Centre developments, is the next big step in the transformation of Downtown Surrey. The Surrey City Development … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Whalley
Tagged century group, city centre, downtown, hotel, surrey, tower
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Bing Thom wins Design Exchange Award for Surrey Library
With the completion of the Central City Tower in 2003, the tone for design and architecture in Whalley and Surrey was set. The design was so iconic that it became the new logo for the City of Surrey. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Library, Whalley
Tagged award, bc, city centre, design, Development, Library, surrey
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Mixed-use development missing in Downtown Surrey
One of the concerns I have about the development of Surrey City Centre and Whalley is the lack of mixed-use buildings. If you believe the thousands of books on urban planning, they mostly agree that mixed-use is the key to … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Whalley
Tagged bc, city centre, construction, Development, mixed use, surrey, Whalley
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A walk through Whalley
Every day that I’m on the SkyTrain, I look down at the part of Whalley between 104th Avenue and 108th Avenue. I’m always struck by the Detroit-like environment of empty lots and run down housing in the middle of the … Continue reading
Bosa’s bold plan for Downtown Surrey
A couple weeks ago, two large signs were erected in Downtown Surrey near the old Brick building. The empty lots that surround it are literally across the street from the new City Hall. Fortunately, this entire northern edge of 104th … Continue reading
Failed Berezan project to re-launch as ‘King George Station’
Three years ago, Berezan Management Group, known more for its development of suburban strip malls, audaciously announced it was launching a 15 year, master planned urban community across from King George SkyTrain. Anchored by a 70-storey tower, the plan was … Continue reading
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Tagged city centre, Development, downtown, king george, mixed use, pci, skytrain, station, surrey
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