Chard Development purchased the 819 Yates property from Emaar Canada in late 2011.
Emaar's concept eventually called for a two-tower design of 17- and 11-storeys, which you can read more about in this thread.
Developer Dave Chard now has the following plans:
With two projects already on the go Chard confirms planning is ramping up for yet another development, this time back on the downtown turf in the 800-block of Yates Street.
Chard purchased the 819 Yates property last year and while short on details, he claims we “ain’t seen nothing yet.”
“We are going to be investigating all options of uses to see what else we can provide to the community. We do wish to look at a mixed-use office, residential and commercial project and from a downtown resident’s and business owner’s perspective what we are contemplating will be pretty exciting for everybody.”
More formal plans for 819 Yates, zoned for two towers of 17- and 12-floors, will be released next year.
Full article at: http://vibrantvictor...town-developer/