Urban Development and Proposals Discussion

[Roaring Flames]

The old CBE building site isn't the best for a future downtown K to 9 school when you realize it's surrounded on all sides by 5 lane one-way roads.
I think a great location for an urban school would be the lot north of the new Central Library where the there's that old 70s era parkade that sits largely unused. It's close to families living in the east village, and families living on the west side of downtown can easily get there via C-Train, and like I said earlier it's directly across the street from the library. Could also help attract new developments in the east village targeting young families.

 

[Albertasaurus]

Unfortunately, with the state of the east side of downtown right now I think there would be a lot of concerns about student safety if it were proposed to turn the old CBE building into a school.

 

[Mountain Man]

An increase of students and concerned parents would probably be a positive thing for the east side of downtown. If there is a call about a suspicious person near a school, I would think the cops would respond a little quicker than usual in the area.

 

[trtcttc]

An increase of students and concerned parents would probably be a positive thing for the east side of downtown. If there is a call about a suspicious person near a school, I would think the cops would respond a little quicker than usual in the area.

East Village would probably be impossible, especially if there's outdoor space. You'd probably need police standing at the perimeter all day. I think EV is fine for living and isn't dangerous to adults but for kids, it's probably too much. Does the city still own the Haultain school land? Seems like a good location with the new developments nearby.

 

[YYCguy]

I wonder what the population stats would reveal on school aged children in the downtown area. If the numbers support a downtown area school, it wouldn’t have be a stand alone school. Vancouver is quite good at integrating schools into multi use projects (residential/child care/community centre) in their downtown area such as at Coal Harbour and Olympic Village, for example.

 

[Turtle]

2 new 4 storey buildings proposed in Kingsland.

 

[Albertasaurus]

DP for a new development in East Village being called "Lyric". Developer is Ayrshire, architect is Metafor. Being this close to the riverfront, setbacks apply so this was inevitably going to be 6 storeys.

Encouraging to see a few applications in East Village, as well as Trico's project just on the other side of the DI. With the state of East Village right now, it'll be a big win to get any of these under construction IMO.

 

[DiscoStu]

Looks pretty decent. Any of those units commercial? I know it's not the right circumstance in that neighborhood right now, but talk about a great potential setting for some coffee shops/restaurants/patios etc. along Riverfront Lane/Ave.

 

[Albertasaurus]

I don't believe there is any commercial in this one, which I agree could have been really cool

 

[Nimbus]

Good to see this lot potentially move forward, and so ends the era of the East Village Centre/Mixed Use Working thingamajig.

 

[Mountain Man]

Would love to see retail there, but they would have to deal with a lot of vagrants from the DIC in that location so I can see why they didn't include it. I definitely wouldn't want a main floor unit there though...

 

[DiscoStu]

Yeah, I can see why they didn't...but a shame long term if things ever get better in the neighborhood. But you do bring up a good point, selling a main floor residential unit may be just as challenging.

 

[trtcttc]

The Arris is having a pretty hard time selling, I'm surprised we're getting proposals here instead of deeper in the EV. With the DIC and the train noise, pleasantly surprised to see a proposal here.

 

[The Familia]

Just finished an extensive bike ride along the Riverwalk, including East Village. I’m just going to go ahead and say it because I don’t care anymore, but they need to remove the DIC ASAP and relocate it somewhere else more on the fringes. Can’t believe the city renewed its existence for another decade. I try to be sympathetic to the plight of others, but it isn’t fair to everyone else trying to live their lives, buy a home and enjoy their surroundings. The DIC is the sole reason why the East Village has not exploded and been completed. I don’t blame people for not wanting to live around there. Such a beautiful area is being wasted away. It’s depressing to see.

We wanted to eat lunch in East Village and there really aren’t many options or choices. There should be a Cactus Club in the building next to the Simmons or something along those lines. But with tweekers congregating all over the place who wants to set up a restaurant there? Ended up going to Chix Diner. $3.50 for a can of beer was a good deal!

 

[Mountain Man]

If we move it, where will it go?