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Originally Posted by Table 5
I remember seeing the early concept renderings of the area....they looked wildly ambitious in scale, but hey, it's good to dream big.
I've driven by the Westbrook Station building a few times, and that one looks rather boring. I was hoping it would set the tone of the revitalization of the area a bit better.
The Westgate Park condos do look really solid however....they look better than a lot of the new condos built downtown.
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Table, I think I remember that early concept too. Now there's newer ones. There's even a plan for a high-end hotel to go in there...
The Westbrook Station building... I agree. It's not that attractive; looks very commercially industrial. It is a City building, however - it's housing the C-Train headquarters I believe so I'm not surprised it's very 'plain jane' in its aesthetics. The City probably wants it to look very neutral, unfortunately.
As for the Westgate Park condos, they are solid... they were designed by a Vancouver architect. The developer opted for quality as opposed to a cheapness like you see on many condos downtown. Those three towers are something you'd see in Yaletown or something. The construction on them is extremely solid, too.