Cressey Development Group’s 33-storey tower, Hensley in West Coquitlam, begins presales in January 2018. The tower was designed by Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc., who also designed the SOLO District towers in Burnaby. Residents will enjoy more amenity space than most developments, with a triple-height, glass-enclosed penthouse amenity space on the upper floors of the tower, […]
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New renderings of Onni’s redevelopment of Burquitlam-area strip mall
Onni Group has revealed preliminary designs for their upcoming mixed-use development at 3355 North Road, on the Burnaby-Coquitlam border. The renderings are included as part of leasing information for the 11-storey office building proposed for the southeast corner of the development, at Cameron St. and Lougheed Hwy. The development is just a block away from […]
4,700 homes, up to 41 storeys proposed for Coquitlam riverfront
A master-planned development more than a decade in the making will transform the riverfront south of Highway 1 in Coquitlam. It’s an area that’s definitely under the radar, sandwiched between United Boulevard and the Fraser River. The closest most people get to the site, known as Fraser Mills, is during an IKEA run. Now Beedie […]
Anthem successfully completes strata wind-up of Coquitlam complex
Anthem Properties has announced their acquisition of an aging townhouse complex at 585 Austin Avenue in Coquitlam, after the B.C. Supreme Court approved the sale earlier this year. The complex, named Brandywine, is the second strata-titled property transaction to complete since Bill 40 became law in July 2016. According to Business in Vancouver, the majority […]
The single-family home no longer works, says Coquitlam Mayor
Richard Stewart is the Mayor of Coquitlam, and authored this editorial. Learn more about Mayor Stewart here. Read part two of the series here. The crisis of housing affordability facing many Metro Vancouver families is enormous. With suburban land prices exceeding $100 – $140 per square foot, this is the first time in the history of […]
Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart on why we need new housing – now
Richard Stewart is the Mayor of Coquitlam, and authored this editorial. Learn more about Mayor Stewart here. “Why are you letting the owner of that building demolish perfectly good housing?” It’s a question we hear all the time. In Letters to the Editor, in emails, at Public Hearings. It’s a question with two distinct parts […]
Coquitlam’s Maillardville gets its first condo tower: Mont Bleu
The historic Maillardville neighbourhood in Coquitlam is getting its first high-rise tower. A 21-storey tower with 155 units is proposed for the corner of Lougheed Highway and Blue Mountain Street. The site is currently occupied by a vacant office building. The project is called Mont Bleu, and the developer is Newgen Group, who also developed […]
Hensley by Cressey at Lougheed Town Centre begins marketing
Hensley by Cressey near Lougheed Town Centre has begun marketing. The 35-storey tower was designed by Chris Dikeakos Architects Inc., who also designed the SOLO District towers in Brentwood Town Centre. Hensley is the market condo tower of a two-tower development at Austin and Westview in Coquitlam, just east of the Burnaby-Coquitlam border. The second […]