MYIE Group is forging ahead with plans for a site in the Bridgeport Area of Richmond that has been on the drawing board. They have now applied for a development permit for the proposed International Trade Centre. The project was originally conceived several years ago and recieved rezoning in 2013.

The site is a triangular, 71,350 SF piece of land at 8451 Bridgeport Road. The proposed uses include general retail, restaurant, hotel and office. The plan includes:

• A total density of 3.0 FAR (215,000 SF)
  
• Three towers of 9, 12 (office) and 14-storeys (hotel) with a common five-storey podium including retail
• Approximately 100 hotel rooms (Opus Hotel, managed by Trilogy)

In an effort to capitalize on the overwhelming success of Aberdeen Square, the office space will be strata-titled and sold. The developer is taking registrations through Magnum Projects.

A development application has been submitted for a prominent corner. A new 3-storey building is in the planning stage at the Northeast corner of Burrard and West 4th Avenue, currently home to Comor Sports. The proposal for the 93′ x 113′, C-2B zoned site includes:

• retail use on Level 1 (Comor would be the tenant)
• office use on Levels 2 and 3
• 3 levels of underground parking
• total floor area of 26,244 SF (2.5 FSR)

Details about the new ‘Media Facade’ on the Telus Gardens office tower are emerging and it seems like it will be a distinctive feature. The screen is located on the west façade, between the 16th and 18th floors, and is approximately 26′ x 40′. It is only visible in one direction from both Georgia and Seymour Streets.

Here’s a description from the application:

“A simple and proven technology of back projection onto a retractable screen will provide a glare-free static image or full motion video. At dusk the screen descends, and the façade transforms.

When the performance is over, the screen ascends and the office tower is back to business. Content will be a mix of public art (including community messaging) and tenant exposure with the City of Vancouver reserving the right for special event programming.”

More details here.

A three-storey office building located at East 1st and Lonsdale has sold for $6,400,000. The 18,000 SF building was built in 1949 and is located on a 9,007 SF site. The property’s 2015 assessment is $5,620,000. The ground floor is leased to Eternal Skin Care.

Some great crane shots of MNP Tower, which is now nearing completion. Fixturing is underway for tenants with opening in the Spring.

Photos by Donald Jones, Flickr.