The original building was built in 1903 by Charles Woodward as the second location for Woodward’s department store. The original “W” neon sign sits outside the new development in a courtyard.
Check out the atrium clock in the Post Office Building. Built in 1909, it’s the largest clock movement in Western Canada.
Did you know that when The Marine Building opened in October 1930, it was the tallest skyscraper in the city at 97.8 metres and 22 floors?
The Hotel Vancouver opened in May 1939. It was here, in the Panorama Roof Ballroom, that Dal Richards, the legendary Canadian big band leader known as the King of Swing, began his career.
The infamous penthouse above the Keefer bar (glass-bottomed pool and superfly rooftop deck and all) went on on the market for $3,999,000 in February 2011.
Have you ever signed out a kayak here? Just one of the unique building amenities included along with concierge, yoga/pilates studio, massage and spa room, lap pool, fitness centre and bowling alley!
The most expensive home sold to date on MLS in 2011 was sold for $740,000 and measured 1,138 sf, including 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. (Updated: 11/4/2011)
The Village on False Creek took home silver at the IDIBC Awards of Excellence for its elegant and innovative interiors by B+H CHIL Design in the category of "Multi Residential and Sales Centres".
Olympic Village was the last work of architecture by Canada's renowned Arthur Erickson, in collaboration with N. Milkovich, Gomberoff Bell Lyon, Lawerence Doyle Young + Wright, Merrick & W. Francl.
The most inexpensive home sold on MLS in 2011 to date went for $3,700,000 and had 2,405 sq. ft. on one level, 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms (Updated: 11/4/2011)
For $1.85 million in 2009, you could have purchased the most inexpensive home ever sold in the building on MLS- a 2,500 sq. ft., 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home. (Updated: 11/4/2011)
After being on the market for just over a year, the most expensive home sold on MLS in the building (in 2011 to date) went for $5,600,000- 2,539 sq. ft. 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms. (Updated 11/4/2011)
That $10.1 million suite that sold in 2011 measured 7,473 sq. ft and had 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and 8 parking stalls. (Updated: 11/4/2011)
$10.1 million. That’s how much the most expensive home ever sold in the Shaw Tower on MLS went for in 2011. (Updated: 11/4/2011)
The priciest home sold to date in 2011 on MLS went for $925,000: 1,285 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms & den, 2 bathrooms. (Updated: 11/4/2011)
As one of the first residential towers to pursue LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, this building is the apple of our eye!
Have you watched X-Men: The Last Stand? You can catch a glimpse of the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre in the movie.
One of the most elegant and and anticipated addresses in Vancouver, The Private Residences at the Hotel Georgia will have 48 levels and 156 suites. Its estimated completion is in Spring 2012.
Got $28.8 million? That’s the current listing price for the most expensive suite ever listed in the Fairmont Pacific Rim Residences. (Updated: 11/4/2011)
Want to make Fairmont Pacific Rim Residences home? The most expensive home that sold on MLS in 2011 to date went for $4,500,000- 2,669 sq.ft., 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (Updated: 11/4/2011)
Shangri-La made an appearance in the 2010 movie Tron: Legacy as the headquarters of the fictional company ENCOM International.
Did you know that at 62 stories, the Shangri-La is the tallest building in Metro Vancouver and British Columbia, and the 15th tallest building in Canada?
Kudos to Cielo for being recognized with a City of Vancouver award for "Environmental Sustainability" for being one of the first geothermal, energy-efficient residential towers in Vancouver.
Cielo's least expensive home sold on MLS in 2011 sold for $640,000- 1 bed, 1 bath, 787 sf (updated 11/4/2011).
One of the sweetest suites is on the 4th floor. It was the developer's home, and has an expansive lawn and sweeping view of the waterfront and the North Shore mountains.
The priciest home sold on MLS in 2011 to date was a 1,547 sq.ft., 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home that sold for $2.1 million (Updated:11/4/2011)
The most expensive Carina home EVER sold on MLS was a 3,230 sq. ft, 4 bedroom, 5 bathroom home that sold for $4.3 million in Sept. 2010 (Updated: 11/4/2011)
Did you know that Carina won a Georgie Award for best multi-family highrise, technical innovation & residential development?
The most expensive home sold on MLS in 2011 to date sold for $1,300,000 – 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1515 square feet. This originally sold in 2006 for $609,900! (Updated: 11/4/2011)
Jameson is the first-ever residential project in North America designed by Foster + Partners, renowned for enhancing urban environments from London to New York to Hong Kong... and now Vancouver.
The Iliad is nicknamed "the gargoyle building" after the gargoyles that adorn the entryway to these boutique, loft-style residences.
This is one of the few true New York-style heritage conversion lofts in Vancouver, with wood beams, 10'+ high ceilings, concrete floors, exposed brick, visible piping.
The Melville Basics: # Levels: 43 | # Suites: 240 | Built In: 2007. At the time it was built, The Melville was the tallest building in Coal Harbour.
The most expensive home sold on MLS in 2011 to date went for $2,018,000. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1690 sq.ft. This home originally sold for $1,852,000 in 2008. (Updated: 11/4/2011)
Grace Basics: # Levels: 32 | # Suites: 71 | Built In: 2008. In 2008, The Grace won a Georgie Award for ‘Best Highrise Development.’
Designed by award-winning architect Arthur Erickson, the most expensive home sold to date on MLS was sold in 2011 for $1,400,000- 1,768 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. (Updated: 11/4/2011)
Designed by architect Benjamin Marcus Priteca in conservative Spanish Renaissance style, the Orpheum opened in 1927 as a vaudeville house, and hosted performances by C. Chaplin & the Marx Brothers.
