mixed use
EXCLUSIVE: First look at Century’s 47 storey tower downtown
March 16, 2012 | Paul HillsdonWe have your exclusive first look at the preliminary detailed design for a new tower in the heart of Downtown Surrey. Developed in partnership with the City, Century Group, and Cotter Architects, this project, if completed, could set … Read More
Mixed-use development missing in Downtown Surrey
December 15, 2011 | Nathan PachalOne 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 … Read More
Failed Berezan project to re-launch as ‘King George Station’
November 3, 2011 | Paul HillsdonThree 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 … Read More
Proposed tower sets new standard for City Centre
October 27, 2010 | Paul Hillsdon
A new 18-storey, mixed use tower, proposed by Circadian Projects, appears ready to set a new standard for high density development in the City Centre. The development, at 9677 King George Boulevard, the current site of the Knight and Day restaurant, incorporates all the elements to be desired in new towers, such as interesting architecture, mixed-uses, street frontage, enhanced public green space, and LEED certification.
The design of the tower, led by Atelier Pacific, echoes the wide curves of the Central City tower, while adding a bold and modern podium and red vertical stripe. It is certainly far more interesting than the Infinity/Park Place towers, and definitely more unique than the D’Corize or CityPoint towers.
The podium, an essential component of the successful towers in Downtown Vancouver, incorporates a pharmacy, labs, and a coffee shop at the ground level, a restaurant and lounge on the second floor, and medical offices on the third floor. Even more importantly, these variety of uses will be accessible directly from the street, meaning a more engaging and exciting pedestrian experience.
New details on the Cloverdale Safeway site
July 19, 2010 | Paul Hillsdon
The old Cloverdale Mall site, which used to commercially anchor the Town Centre before becoming rundown and decrepit, has been undergoing a planning process for redevelopment. As reported last summer, the City has brought in its development … Read More
Cloverdale Mall update
August 9, 2009 | Paul HillsdonThe Cloverdale Mall site, which the City currently owns, had been up for sale for over a year. The hope was to find a developer who would transform the site into a mixed-use residential & commercial quarter abutting the Town … Read More
Newton Town Centre planning study soon
October 4, 2008 | Paul HillsdonFollowing the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in the summer between the City and TransLink, the two organizations are set to begin a joint planning study, leading to a Neighbourhood Concept Plan for Newton Town Centre.
The planning study … Read More
