Continuing our periodic tour of the GVRD's Eight Town Centres, we thought we'd make our next stop New Westminster - the Lower Mainland's original town centre.
Looking at the residents, one might easily think that things haven't changed much there since the late 1800's. But you'd be wrong - New West is actually undergoing a renewal, after several decades of horrible decay.
The revitalization of New Westminster is anchored by the 4-tower, 800 unit Azure at Plaza 88 development, which is currently under construction in the area around the Skytrain station and the New Westminster Quay.
Significantly, the project's retail component calls for the integration of the Azure complex with the Skytrain station, by building stores just a few steps away from the train platform. Among the key shops: a grocery store, a drug store, and a liquor store.
The other big kid on the block is Aragon's 1000-unit Port Royal development, which primarily consists of 'courtyard homes', in addition to one 19-storey building, called the Q. The six-year project is situated along the Fraser, on a 20-hectare site in the Queensborough neighbourhood.
Other notable developments in the area include the 9-storey Anvil, the 19-storey Quantum, and the three-building News project.
There's also Salient Properties' planned restoration of the heritage Trapp Block, among other projects.
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