^^ Thanks! Good looking towers. It will definitely change Kelowna skyline!

New bridge over the Mission Creek (Mission, kelowna-BC)

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r154/msmpilot/101022_124743.jpg

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Thanks for the pics! Seems like every city in BC put bike lanes on their roads. :)

Some photos I took while I was touring the area...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5142798355_b3635e5bf3.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/5143403318_c43f5b2805.jpg

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Beautiful pics, thanks for sharing! :)

It appears the old Burger King at 580 Harvey is being turned into a Carl's Jr.

An application to redevelop the old Mac's/Money Mart site at the Harvey/Water intersection as a 3 storey office building:

http://www.kelowna.ca/CityPage/Docs/PDFs/%5CCouncil%5CCommittees%5CAdvisory%20Planning%20Commission%5C2010%20Meetings%5C2010-11-09/ITEM%204%20-%20DP10-0132%20-%20251%20Harvey%20Avenue.pdf

A Daily Courier article on the development:

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/top_story.php?id=309548&type=Local

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by SolarBC

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1212/5162931296_d8e0c67e0e_b.jpg

Okanagan College Installation

25-panel solar installation at Okanagan College Skaha Student Residence in Kelowna.

Should prompt some interesting debate as to how the site of the current RCMP detachment should be used...


http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-58430-1-.htm#58430



City buys land for RCMP detachment
by Castanet Staff - Story: 58430
Nov 23, 2010 / 11:40 am



The City of Kelowna has purchased property to preserve it for anticipated use as an RCMP detachment.

The availability of a suitable site for future RCMP purposes prompted the City to buy the 3.5-acre property on the north side of Clement Avenue at St. Paul Street.

The purchase price was $4.3 million.

“It’s a large property in a central location that holds good potential for future municipal needs,” says Doug Gilchrist, Director of Real Estate Services.

“The vendor’s interest in selling the whole site as one package made it a good land investment. Given the growth of our city over time, the property might well be required to accommodate numerous civic needs – something this site is big enough to accommodate.”

The current RCMP detachment building is at the end of its life cycle.

The cost of a concept design for the Clement Avenue site will be brought forward during budget deliberations in December.

“It’s too early in the process for us to speak knowledgeably about what could eventually be built there,” says Terry Barton, Parks and Public Spaces Manager.

“But its proximity to arterial roads, the courthouse, downtown and waterfront make this location the right fit for essential protective services.”

City staff conducted a review of 11 potential protective services sites downtown, applying established criteria to assess the merits of each property before establishing the Clement Avenue site as the best choice.

City Council will review the provisional budget at an open meeting December 16.

A concept rendering from for the Bernard Avenue upgrades (think these are supposed to start next year):

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1cIqt-Y5Vtw/TOq5BOdZBII/AAAAAAAAADE/qoQJeJJhk6o/s1600/Bernard%2BStreetscape%2BDrawing.jpg

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/cgi-bin/top10.pl?rm=show_top10_project&id=cae0b2630a8fd51d19f357faa1b9423dc7e6e53b&projectid=9127500&region=western

Looks like they will be proceeding with the next office building on Manhattan Drive – 8 storeys.

I like the commercial project proposed for the mac's lot. And the 8 storey office tower on manhattan will be interesting to see. I wish they'd build those a few blocks south though. Downtown needs some height!

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/cgi-bin/top10.pl?rm=show_top10_project&id=cae0b2630a8fd51d19f357faa1b9423dc7e6e53b&projectid=9127500&region=western

Looks like they will be proceeding with the next office building on Manhattan Drive – 8 storeys.

Info and pics on this development - construction scheduled for summer 2011

http://www.argusproperties.ca/images/properties/sm-manhattan-phase-2.jpg

http://www.argusproperties.ca/property_details.php?id=22&type=5

Supposedly Landmark 6 (18 storeys) will be breaking ground this spring:

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/cgi-bin/top10.pl?rm=show_top10_project&id=165cf64e56478e5c38bd7f228e57b9753d912fd2&projectid=9130880&region=western

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff_RdP6JnCE

Video of the expansion of KGH...looks good...

Cool stuff guys! I walked by the "24" info centre and it looks pretty dead. Does this project still have some life in it? It's the coolest project in Kelowna!

Honestly, not sure...my best guess is that it is on indefinite hold till the current glut of condos starts to move...it is a cool project but I think Sopa is the coolest now and it IS being built ;p

found some nice night pics at flickr...


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5528548548_c36e7362e0_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rracine1/5528548548/sizes/l/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rracine1/5527958185/sizes/l/in/photostream/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rracine1/5528549228/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Wow Yellow those photos are really beautiful. Good find.

http://themonacokelowna.com/wp-content/themes/wp-creativix/images/logos/1301097790.png

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The new taller condo will be reaching 25 floors with the penthouse, another great project for Kelowna and a sure sign that the South West of B.C. is alive and well.

they will be an excellent addition to the city's skyline.

I had to move these over one, so that some people wont miss them.

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h399/vitcvitc/1.jpg

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New Kelowna Yacht Club

http://www.kelownayachtclub.com/


http://www.kelownayachtclub.com/images/KYC-1.JPG

http://www.roysshoes.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Landmark-Centre-Soles4Souls-2011-300x54.jpg

http://www.castanet.net/content/2011/4/landmark_p378.jpg

The design for Landmark VI has changed a bit but I'm excited to see it go up.

New Shopping Destination
April 6, 2011

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r154/msmpilot/shoppingx500.jpg
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 | 2:40 PM |
by Jennifer Faerber |
Construction is now underway on a new mall in Westbank after a groundbreaking ceremony today.

The Okanagan Lake Shopping Centre is being built on First Nation's reserve land, just around the corner from the bridge, on the corner of Highway 97 and Westside Road.

It'll be 130,000 square feet of retail, cinemas, banks and restaurants, scheduled to be up and running around this time next year.

:cheers: If someone has more informations or renders of this development please bring it for us.

Okanagan Lake Shopping Centre - WESTSIDE
http://matrix.cwcanada.com/filecabinet/Property/595903/Okanagan_Lake_Shopping_Centre.pdf

Hello guys. Long time lurker from kelowna and i want to thank you all for the contributions you have made. I have been following this thread for a couple years now. I really hope 24 and the monaco gets built. It would look amazing.

Quick update on what was once to be the Conservatory (local legend is that it was originally intended to be [entirely?] covered in a [glass?] dome, to give it a sort of year-round tropical climate?).

http://www.kelowna.com/2009/09/10/the-conservatory-a-lesson-in-unfinished-business-and-dreams-unrealized/

http://www.kelownacapnews.com/news/128426723.html

Alas, no palm trees :). I was back home for the holidays, and as of about two weeks ago there was a lot of activity on the grounds (as opposed to summer 2008-summer 2011, during which period the only human I ever saw on the site was a night watchman). The sci-fi moonbase knockoff looks unlikely at this point, but at least it's not going to be an empty concrete shell.

update of Landmark.


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6799377264_e9f3094a9b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitc/6799377264/)
IMG_2505 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitc/6799377264/) by VitC Photo Gallery (http://www.flickr.com/people/vitc/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6799376972_409f4f25a4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitc/6799376972/)
IMG_2507 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitc/6799376972/) by VitC Photo Gallery (http://www.flickr.com/people/vitc/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6945487133_7680f7f735_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitc/6945487133/)
IMG_2506 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitc/6945487133/) by VitC Photo Gallery (http://www.flickr.com/people/vitc/), on Flickr

Mass not height sinks Monaco
by Wayne Moore - Story: 73396
Apr 4, 2012 / 5:00 am

Kelowna City Council unanimously, but reluctantly, said no to the controversial Monaco development project.


Photo: Wayne Moore - Castanet
Council was also unanimous that height variances for the two towers was not an issue. The issue instead was the fact the towers would be separated by just 9.29 metres as opposed to the required 30 metres for buildings over 22 metres in height.

Developers of the Monaco, proposed for the corner of Doyle Avenue and St. Paul Street, were asking for seven separate variances on the project.

Tuesday's decision came after nearly five hours of debate, questions and public input before about 100 interested spectators in Council Chambers.

One by one, councillors agreed it was an ambitious development that would be of benefit to the city and the downtown.

"Including the comments that it's very difficult to not support the project for a lot of very good reasons, this has been clearly the most creative project I've seen in the city, let alone downtown Kelowna, " says Mayor Walter Gray.

They indicated the height of the towers, 22 and 26 storeys was not an issue.

"I have a huge concern with the nine metres between two towers. Towers of that size on a lot of this size seems just too much to me," says Councillor Gail Given.

"They will be perceived as one large mass."

Others also pointed to the newly adopted Downtown Plan which was trumpeted by many of those in attendance who addressed council during the evening.

"The thing I think that influenced me the most was people who spoke about the Downtown Plan. A lot of time and effort went into this plan -- to put it together," says Councillor Gerry Zimmermann.

"I think we all understand variances are needed and we're going to have to live with that. It's the number of variances and how it goes against the basic concept of the Downtown Plan. I think we owe something to the public that put a lot of time into this plan and I think the public needs some sense that there will be some general compliance to it."

Twenty-four people spoke at Tuesday's meeting, 14 of those opposed the project while 10 spoke in favour.

It was also revealed Tuesday that 105 letters and a 196 name on-line petition were handed into City Hall opposing the project while 81 letters and a 1,072 name petition supported the Monaco.

Those in favour spoke of the beauty of the development, of the need for attainable housing in the downtown area, the need for more shoppers downtown and the need to get on with developing the downtown area.

Those against the project spoke of the height, space between the buildings and the close proximity to the adjacent Madison building.

Most of those in favour were either business people in the downtown area or from the younger demographic, something not lost on the mayor.

"As a developer they have clearly said it's 250 units -- we have to appeal to everybody that wants to live and work downtown," says Gray.

When we go through the letters and the people we heard tonight -- if you really break it down -- the biggest area of support was young people, which ironically is the market this developer was trying to capture in their project."

Keith Funk with New Town Planning and Architecture, who spoke on behalf of Premier Pacific, indicated 41 per cent of the units would be priced for couples or individuals making the median wage in Kelowna of $53,000 a year.

He says the price point at the Monaco is much more affordable for the average person that the adjacent Madison.

"We can also add a whole lot more personal amenities. We have a fitness centre, running track, swimming pool and sauna. We can actually improve the quality of life for people living here," Funk told council.

"And, we can do it roughly at the same price you could buy a condo for in Rutland."

Funk says Premier Pacific would be able to build the Monaco 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than other complexes, allowing for a more affordable price point.

"The real driver for the certainty of this is the fact that without using that market as an engine to pay for building this building and if we were just to rely on wealthy or better off people then we would have a very small market," says Funk.

"We would be taking a very big risk and therefore we would be in a lot of trouble."

In the end, council hoped the developers would re-think their proposal and come back with a single tower concept, something Funk indicated would be a much harder sell on the market.

Funk refused to speak with the media following council's decision.

^^ Thanks for the update! :cheers:

Mass not height sinks Monaco
by Wayne Moore - Story: 73396
Apr 4, 2012 / 5:00 am

Kelowna City Council unanimously, but reluctantly, said no to the controversial Monaco development project.


Photo: Wayne Moore - Castanet
Council was also unanimous that height variances for the two towers was not an issue. The issue instead was the fact the towers would be separated by just 9.29 metres as opposed to the required 30 metres for buildings over 22 metres in height.

Developers of the Monaco, proposed for the corner of Doyle Avenue and St. Paul Street, were asking for seven separate variances on the project.

Tuesday's decision came after nearly five hours of debate, questions and public input before about 100 interested spectators in Council Chambers.

One by one, councillors agreed it was an ambitious development that would be of benefit to the city and the downtown.

"Including the comments that it's very difficult to not support the project for a lot of very good reasons, this has been clearly the most creative project I've seen in the city, let alone downtown Kelowna, " says Mayor Walter Gray.

They indicated the height of the towers, 22 and 26 storeys was not an issue.

"I have a huge concern with the nine metres between two towers. Towers of that size on a lot of this size seems just too much to me," says Councillor Gail Given.

"They will be perceived as one large mass."

Others also pointed to the newly adopted Downtown Plan which was trumpeted by many of those in attendance who addressed council during the evening.

"The thing I think that influenced me the most was people who spoke about the Downtown Plan. A lot of time and effort went into this plan -- to put it together," says Councillor Gerry Zimmermann.

"I think we all understand variances are needed and we're going to have to live with that. It's the number of variances and how it goes against the basic concept of the Downtown Plan. I think we owe something to the public that put a lot of time into this plan and I think the public needs some sense that there will be some general compliance to it."

Twenty-four people spoke at Tuesday's meeting, 14 of those opposed the project while 10 spoke in favour.

It was also revealed Tuesday that 105 letters and a 196 name on-line petition were handed into City Hall opposing the project while 81 letters and a 1,072 name petition supported the Monaco.

Those in favour spoke of the beauty of the development, of the need for attainable housing in the downtown area, the need for more shoppers downtown and the need to get on with developing the downtown area.

Those against the project spoke of the height, space between the buildings and the close proximity to the adjacent Madison building.

Most of those in favour were either business people in the downtown area or from the younger demographic, something not lost on the mayor.

"As a developer they have clearly said it's 250 units -- we have to appeal to everybody that wants to live and work downtown," says Gray.

When we go through the letters and the people we heard tonight -- if you really break it down -- the biggest area of support was young people, which ironically is the market this developer was trying to capture in their project."

Keith Funk with New Town Planning and Architecture, who spoke on behalf of Premier Pacific, indicated 41 per cent of the units would be priced for couples or individuals making the median wage in Kelowna of $53,000 a year.

He says the price point at the Monaco is much more affordable for the average person that the adjacent Madison.

"We can also add a whole lot more personal amenities. We have a fitness centre, running track, swimming pool and sauna. We can actually improve the quality of life for people living here," Funk told council.

"And, we can do it roughly at the same price you could buy a condo for in Rutland."

Funk says Premier Pacific would be able to build the Monaco 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than other complexes, allowing for a more affordable price point.

"The real driver for the certainty of this is the fact that without using that market as an engine to pay for building this building and if we were just to rely on wealthy or better off people then we would have a very small market," says Funk.

"We would be taking a very big risk and therefore we would be in a lot of trouble."

In the end, council hoped the developers would re-think their proposal and come back with a single tower concept, something Funk indicated would be a much harder sell on the market.

Funk refused to speak with the media following council's decision.


Rejected for 9m separation between the towers? I think the Kelowna city councillors need to grow up. Those are magnificent buildings, and it would totally be Kelowna's loss to reject them.

hows the new mall coming along? is it going to open soon?