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[gumgum]

I didn't even realize there was a difference btwn ivy and vines. Who knew?

[aastra]

Same here. Ivy was always vine by me.

[Scaper]

^ that's a bad bad bad joke...hahahha but worth a laugh.

[Scaper]

Here is a photo I took in the early spring.

[Oxford Sutherland]

A refresher:

I don't think either of them are a good example of how to do a mechanical penthouse. They're both really bad.

[gumgum]

Shots from this morning:
Contruction has officially finished! No one was wearing hard hats.
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[aastra]

The Y-lot buildings are pleasant enough. They actually look better on gloomy days than they do when it's really sunny.

[Scaper]

that is actually true, I thought that the other day.

[Lover Fighter]

Is it too early to call the Belvedere my favourite residential highrise in Victoria?

I don't think so!

[G-Man]

Of recent construction I guess though at any height I still like the Corazon a bit more.

[Lover Fighter]

I think the Bel is only slightly ahead of the Corazon in my opinion. I like the landscaping / ground level of the Belvedere better. And, well, the overall look of the building actually.

[Ben Smith]

When Astoria was going up, I would go to the top of Chateau Victoria (On the Restaurant floor) and watch the construction (much to the dismay of the waitresses and waiters, as I never ordered anything). Before I knew it, the building had soared right above the tip-top of Chateau Victoria.

However, I thought construction had been halted! As it was gray, ugly, and I was sure there was stuff that needed doing. Before I knew it I saw people and things on the balconies, and my fears were realised - the building was just ugly!

I don't like it too much, but it is pretty dang tall!

Ben

[G-Man]

Yeah the Astoria is ok but it certainly leaves a lot to be desired. The Belvedere is certainly a nicer design and more interesting coulour palette.

[Scaper]

I am having higher hopes for the Crystal Court project!!! :-D

[aastra]

Astoria needs colour or even just some contrast here and there. Eventually it will be painted again and hopefully they'll choose a darker shade for the dark portion.

For a relatively inexpensive, relatively ordinary highrise building, Belvedere turned out quite nicely. Wouldn't be a bad design for a Songhees highrise, for example. (or a James Bay one)

[Oxford Sutherland]

Moving into the Belvedere

http://www.theskyisthelimitdesign.com

[gumgum]

Ho hum. Oh well. It's something anyway.

[Mike K.]

Still no word about a possible grocery store for the Y-lot. The realtors insisted Urban Fare or another higher-end grocery store was going to lease space in either Astoria or Belvedere. HOWEVER, the Parkside folks also said they were going to accomodate a grocery chain that was interested in leasing space. It could be that the folks at Concert (developers of the Y-lot) engaged in discussions and decided Parkside's larger space may indeed be more suited for a grocery store operation. Who knows.

But what's more tragic is there's no Starbucks within three blocks of these developments

[Oxford Sutherland]

Still no word about a possible grocery store for the Y-lot. The realtors insisted Urban Fare or another higher-end grocery store was going to lease space in either Astoria or Belvedere.

They had to be lying, there's no chance Urban Fare would ever move into such a small space.

[gumgum]

I think we'll see more food-service oriented retail in the area in whatever building is last to be built. Once a stable population is established, we'll start seeing them come.
Looks like Parkside will be the last one built - not including the Falls of course.