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[thundergun]

And that curving path in the second image jackerbie posted looks an awful lot like galloping goose at that point just north of the Bay St bridge (and the previous plans of a pedestrian path linking Central Spur Rd to the trail).

[thundergun]

Sorry, one more comment on this. A previous post on that instragram site shows some sketches that are clearly Horizon Phase II along with the 'skyhomes.' Nice find Jackerbie!

 

https://www.instagra...by=slaarchitect  (still haven't learned how to use images on this forum)

[Nparker]

Anyone notice something a bit off with this screen grab from the CoV's development tracker?

[Rob Randall]

I would email the name on that form and let the guy know the error. Better yet, he's probably at the site on the map trying to figure it out. Just head down to John Street there and call out his name--"Handy!"

[Jackerbie]

Anyone notice something a bit off with this screen grab from the CoV's development tracker?

 

Quite a few of the Dev Tracker maps are wrong, but it's funny that they're not even consistently wrong! Here's my view:

 

[KAS]

^Would it be because the address isn't official registered somewhere official?  Google doesn't recognize it as real?

[Kapten Kapsell]

Plans are on Dev Tracker ; this low-res image is the only perspective rendering I could find.

[Nparker]

Even the low resolution image looks better than this.

 

[Jackerbie]

The architect's website has a bunch of images: https://slaarchitect.com/

 

 

[Jackerbie]

And more, because I reached the post size limit

 

 

[G-Man]

Ugh the ground floor is like a metre too short on the Bay St/ Tyee Side and those shrubs got to go. This should be a super urban looking corner with a wide pedestrian area and some nice commercial spaces.

[Jackerbie]

Ugh the ground floor is like a metre too short on the Bay St/ Tyee Side and those shrubs got to go. This should be a super urban looking corner with a wide pedestrian area and some nice commercial spaces.

 

Unfortunately commercial is not permitted on this site without rezoning. As for the shrubs and landscaping, most of it is on public land. The road allowances are huge, so I think this was always envisioned to be a tucked away corner, buffered by lots of landscaping.

 

[Nparker]

Ugh the ground floor is like a metre too short on the Bay St/ Tyee Side and those shrubs got to go. This should be a super urban looking corner with a wide pedestrian area and some nice commercial spaces.

The Railyards is more-or-less a suburban project on the edge of a (currently) barely urban area. This final phase is the only part that even comes close to expressing anything remotely "urban". Perhaps that's why that fellow in the red cap above is pointing at it with such determination. He can't believe something like this got built in this location.

[Jackerbie]

Perhaps that's why that fellow in the red cap above is pointing at it with such determination. He can't believe something like this got built in this location.

 

My personal favourite is Cyclist Running a Red Light in the third picture. It's amusing how often you see that pop up in renderings... so true to life! 

[Mike K.]

Wow, that’s a vastly different design than what was originally conceived for the final phase. Perhaps the Ironworks experience change the design narrative here, and if so that’s too bad.

[Nparker]

...Perhaps the Ironworks experience change the design narrative here, and if so that’s too bad.

If that's true, it's just one more reason to hate what happened to the Ironworks proposal. 

[MarkoJ]

Would love to see something different like this get built! That is a lot of units with patios!

[thundergun]

Horizon II is looking nearly done. Scaffolding down and patio railings being installed now. 

Last 'skyhome' has scaffolding up but doesn't appear to be far off either.

Sign out front says September 2018 occupancy. 

[MarkoJ]

Photos from August 9th

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[MarkoJ]

Photos from August 17th

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