Construction on Telus’ new Downtown Vancouver headquarters is now progressing above ground. The 22-storey complex is scheduled to be complete in early 2015.

Telus Office Tower Construction

All photos courtesy of Built Form on SSP.

The design for a proposed 32-storey office building at the corner of Granville and Cordova (currently a multi-level parking garage) have been changed in advance of an Urban Design Panel meeting next week. As we reported last year, the project is for an office tower with a density of 25.5 FSR and 380,000 sq. ft.

Here’s a look at the new design:

Photos courtest: Built Form @ SSP

Investors Group has sold Newton Commerce Centre in Surrey for $7,000,000. The vacant office building, located at 76th Avenue and 130th Street, is a two-storey building built in 2001. The building is 42,500 SF, making the sale $165 per SF.

Investors Group has sold 6651 Fraserwood Place in East Richmond in a deal worth $12,000,000. The building, approximately 15 years old, is a 2-storey office/flex building with a total of 91,450 SF. The building had been substantially vacant and for lease for some time.

2245 West Broadway has been sold. This is a 30-year old, 4-storey concrete office building on West Broadway between Vine and Yew. 50 ft of frontage. Fully leased, mainly to medical tenants.  The 11,600 SF building sold for $4,650,000 (after asking $4,950,000), representing $400/SF and a 3.8% cap rate.