Park Boulevard Update
Tapestry at Victoria Harbour Update
Lions Gate Acute Care Facility Reached Funding Goal
Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) Foundation announced that it had not only reached, but exceeded its goal to raise $100 million for the new acute care facility. Congratulations from the team at dys architecture!
Lelem Receives Unanimous ADP Approval
There was full support for the Lelum project on University Boulevard at the Advisory Design Panel meeting. Congratulations to the team!
Park Boulevard Construction Update
W2 - Olympic Station Excavation Started
With the BP Stage 1 approved last October, the excavations have started at the site of W2, located near Olympic Village Skytrain station at the corner of West 2nd Avenue and Wylie Street in Vancouver. This 109,029 sf project consists of 133 residential units in a 12-storey tower and a 6-storey podium.
UDI Awards for Excellence 2018
On November 22, 2018, the Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver recieved the Best Contribution to the Skyline award at the UDI Awards for Excellence 2018.
"These awards held by the Urban Development Institute are the premier, and highest profile of peer to peer recognition of completed development projects in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver, and the rest of British Columbia. The Trump International Hotel & Tower® Vancouver has, without a doubt, contributed to Vancouver's skyline with its graceful, elegant twist. To be recognized by our industry peers and UDI is an absolute privilege and a true honour.
- Holborn Group
Construction Beginning Soon on Park Boulevard
With excavation almost finished, Park Boulevard, located near the Whalley Skytrain station in Surrey, is about to begin its third and final stage of development. This project consists of a 41-storey, 350,000 sf residential tower and nine two-storey townhomes which will complete the mixed-use masterplan at Park Place.
NAC Featured in Passive House Buildings Magazine
Passive House is the highest step on British Columbia's new Energy Step Code. Working on this project gave Imada and Simpson a good understanding of how to move other projects through those steps."It has really educated us and influenced how we do our extenal walls and building envelopes generally," says Simpson. (From BHB Magazine, Fall 2018)
Lions Gate Acute Care Facility Business Plan
Gets Approved
The new Paul Myers Acute Care Tower project is that much closer to breaking ground in 2020. Upon completion, the new acute care tower will provide 108 individual patient rooms and eight new operating rooms for Lions Gate Hospital.
Woodstock Project Unanimously Approved
Full approval at a Public Hearing last week for DYS' townhouse project for Nexst Oakridge 2 Development Ltd. Three single-family parcels were consolidated and will be replaced with 20 townhouses consisting of a 4-storey building on West 41st Avenue and a 2.5-storey building on Woodstock Avenue.
Anthem Project Unanimously Approved
The City of North Van council are in full support of the 13-storey Anthem Project. Located at the corner of 17th Street and Eastern Avenue, the tower is 100 per cent rental, adding 225 units to the city’s rental stock.
NAC Named Project of the Month by
Passive House Canada
With construction nearing completion, the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre was selected as Passive House Canada's Project of the Month. Soon this development will provide 25 affordable homes for youth, elders and families from Nanaimo's Aboriginal community.
Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre Unveils Passive House Affordable Housing Development
Nuutsumuut Lelum is a new affordable rental family housing project developed by the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre in Nanaimo, BC. This project is built to Passive House standards, one of the most energy efficient construction standards for buildings.
Two DYS Project Updates by Concert
Railyard Housing Co-op at 95 East 1st Ave in Vancouver (pictured here) and 701 Belleville in Victoria are two of our projects recently mentioned in Concert's February Blueprint Newsletter.
