Chinatown and Strathcona finally have a new cafe, deli and grocer, and her name’s Dalina. Dalina opened Saturday, December 3 on the ground floor of the Bluesky Chinatown apartment building at Main and Georgia streets. The new spot is owned by the Bosa family, responsible for building the apartment building above, as well as many […]
Retail
Tsawwassen Mills now open: photos, tour, store list, hours
The sprawling Tsawwassen Mills shopping centre opened last month on First Nations land near the ferry terminal, and offers something for everyone. The indoor mall covers 1.2 million square feet and will have over 200 stores once fully leased. There is also a 1,100 seat food court and children’s play area. Half of the stores […]
Marine Gateway offers Cineplex theatre, T&T, and condos
Vancouver’s first true mixed-use development on the Canada Line has been open for nearly a year now, and offers a convenient one-stop shop for its residents and commuters. Marine Gateway, developed by PCI, is a residential, retail and office development built around the Marine Drive Canada Line station. It is also across the street from […]
Safeway site at Broadway-Commercial Skytrain to be redeveloped
Developer Westbank and Crombie REIT, the owners of the Safeway at Broadway and Commercial next to the Skytrain, are holding an information session soon on the redevelopment of the site, which will include new residential, retail and office space. An open house is planned for November 19th, and a website has been launched, calling the […]
Onni proposes condo, hotel, office towers near Emily Carr University
Fresh off their successful developments at Canvas and Block 100, Onni Group has applied to the City of Vancouver to develop a new four building complex next to the new Emily Carr University of Art and Design. The development will include four buildings over a common underground parkade. There will be two live/work buildings of 13 and […]
Uniqlo in Vancouver? New Pacific Centre retail could be future home
Rumours about Japanese fast-fashion retailer Uniqlo have been swirling around the Vancouver retail scene for years, but it looks as if the much-anticipated retailer may have finally found a spot. An application has been filed to replace the glass rotunda at Pacific Centre with a new three storey retail building. If you’re wondering where this […]
Davie Street Safeway to become rental apartments
Attention shoppers! A new Safeway store is coming to Davie Street in Vancouver’s West End. Westbank is planning to redevelop the current grocery store into a two tower rental apartment development with a new Safeway store and liquor store in the podium.
The redevelopment looks similar to Westbank’s project at Granville and 70th, which also replaced an aging Safeway with a brand new store in the podium of a residential tower.
New models of Downtown Vancouver post office redevelopment
We now have a better picture of redevelopment plans for the downtown Vancouver post office, the largest heritage revitalization project in city history. Musson Cattell Mackey Architects, on behalf of Bentall Kennedy, acting for the B.C. Investment Management Corp, have submitted their detailed application to the city to rezone old post office site at 349 […]
MUJI Vancouver stores confirmed, pop up store opens January
MUJI Canada has announced the locations of their first two stores in Metro Vancouver – one on Robson Street, and another at Metrotown. Both stores will open later this year. Retail-Insider.com reported that the new stores will be significantly larger than the locations opened in Toronto. The new Robson Street store will be the company’s […]
