This is my understanding as well - at least when it was initially constructed. The strategy may have changed since. Chumir is classified as an “office” use (think professional building) not as a “care” facility (think hospital). No overnight stays are permitted at Chumir.

This really gave me a good laugh - thank-you Chinook Arch 🤣

In short, I don’t like it. If the placeholders shown for the plaza and rejuvenation of the existing building are any indication of what will be done, I say leave it as it is (at least on the outside). The new building is meh for me - the massing is unpleasant to my eye and, as someone else said...

But the City has already committed funding (over $100M). They are hoping for the Province and Feds to kick in. Personally, I agree that an indoor 400m track capable of hosting certified track events during the winter would be more of a draw, but I’m certainly not an expert or part of the track...

https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/vancouver-appoints-chief-planner-after-six-month-wait-8473353 Good luck Josh

It really is - great video

^Ahhhh - talk about a trip down memory lane for me. Thanks for posting that.

Hmmmm - different strokes for different folks I guess but I find that proposal rather mundane.

Very cool - thanks for sharing, and thanks to all the construction personnel.

Yeah Baby!! Lots of good tidbits on pending projects here the last couple of days

I’ve never heard of a “Stripping and Grading” or “Shoring and Excavation” DP - these sound more like BP applications. Oh well - anything to speed up the process I guess. In the new Site Plan there doesn’t seem to be any exterior Plaza area - certainly not the size of the Red Lot anyway...

That would be cool

Yeah - it’s come full circle back to where it was 35 years ago

Yikes! Very woofy

Is it a total overhaul of the existing plaza or just sprucing things up a bit ? Be a shame to lose the mature trees and the plaza seems fine overall IMO