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[Mike K.]

Are you saying no news is good news?

[aastra]

News to me.

[Mike K.]

Well then, I'm glad to not have been the bearer of bad news.

[aastra]

Any truth to the rumour that this condo building will be themed to the musical "Newsies"?

[Mike K.]

Newsies the musical in film format, or live performance format?

[aastra]

I heard it was going to be more like an RSS feed.

[Mike K.]

Sounds like a snewsfest.

[Mike K.]

Fencing has been installed around the perimeter ahead of demolition.

[jeffifah]

Fencing has been installed around the perimeter ahead of demolition.

is there anything new going on with this project? Last I heard the proposal at City Hall had "timed out" maybe June last year?    thx

[Jackerbie]

is there anything new going on with this project? Last I heard the proposal at City Hall had "timed out" maybe June last year? thx

The City's development tracker just says "with applicant." There was a two year gap between the first and second submissions, so doesn't look like they're in a rush.

[Jackerbie]

No news on this one, but the bus depot has demolished

[Rob Randall]

Nat Bosa also said today that Pacific Coach Lines has been given 18 months to vacate its 700 Douglas St. location.

 

18 months?  I hope Nat Bosa does not think things work that fast in this city, lol.  His rental building will take at least three years to get approved.  Unless things are about to really change at city hall.

 

Understatement post of the year.

[Redd42]

No news on this one, but the bus depot has demolished

 

https://www.reddit.c...t_and_its_gone/

[Mike K.]

Here’s a photo from last night: https://www.instagra...m/p/CREclVZDgK-

[Kapten Kapsell]

No current development plans per this article: https://vancouverisl...ished-1.5500841

[GreenBC]

Finally gone! Work will be completed by tomorrow.

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[Hotel Mike]

I walked by this morning. At least temporarily, not having the old bus depot building provides a lovely new perspective of the Crystal Garden and the Empress.

[jeffifah]

other than the official statement by Bosa, saying something to the effect of "no plans currently....will do some pathways and landscaping".....is there any other grapevine news on this project?  Is the old application "dead" or is it still active?   thanks

[Jackerbie]

They certainly don't seem to be in much of a hurry. It took two years to respond to the first staff comments. Second comments were provided Oct 2019 so maybe we'll hear something in the winter!

[kungfucious]

my turn to finally give my $0.02 while i still have the chance...

not a fan of seeing residential on this tiny site, espeically not interested in seeing another luxury playplace for the rich.

if i had the money, was in charge, ide do one of these extremes:

RED: expand convention centre to engulf entire southern section to belleville street from eastern edge of empress. its been well documented the convention centre is already too small by modern standards

PURPLE: reopen the secret tunnel connecting the hotel to the crystal garden

RED + GREEN: rebuild into 2-storey bus depot like rayne_k said on post#5
https://vibrantvicto...nceled-in-2007/

of course, build it large enough to serve future purposes such as the james bay cable car, the LRT, the DT street car... u/f this means taking 1/2 of the garden space directly to the west

RED + YELLOW: do nothing and expand the gardens all the way to the pedestrian cross button on the lightpost

please dont laugh. im seriously good at simcity.

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