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In addition to the Cooper's Quay neighbourhood, the Triangle West district also happens to be a hotbed of construction activity, with three towers going up at the present time.
Below, the Flatiron, Ritz and Sapphire.
Closeup of the Flatiron.
The Ritz...
...and a closer look at the Sapphire.
Concord Pacific's Cooper's Quay development appears to be well on its way, based on the following photos which were taken during the earlier part of this month.
Completion was initially scheduled for 2007, although it appears as though it may be pushed back into the new year.
Below, Mariner one and two, both of which will be 24 storeys high.
The 30- and 10-storey Cooper's Lookout.
Although construction work wrapped up some time ago, we wanted to put up a couple pics of one our favourite buildings in the Vancouver skyline, Bentall V.
Finishing off this week's update of major public works projects, the following pictures look at progress on the Southeast False Creek neighbourhood development (aka the Vancouver Olympic Village).
The new intertidal inlet and shoreline are starting to take shape, as is the general form of the neighbourhood.
Advertising is already up for the future Millenium Water development, although revitalisation work hasn't yet begun on the Salt Building.
However, construction of the Community Centre is already well underway (with Concord Pacific's Cooper's Quay development in the background).
Continuing with our updates of major public construction projects this week, below are a few shots of the new Vancouver Convention Centre.
The project is farthest along on the east side, closest to Canada Place, where interior walls have started to go up as of late August.
We'll have more pictures of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel (cranes to the left) in a future update, but for the time being, there's plenty going on in the convention centre neighbourhood, with Two Harbour Green rising in the background.
View of the Convention Centre expansion from the rear.
View of the Convention Centre expansion from the west.
It would appear that the Link Building is on track to open later this fall, out at Vancouver International Airport.
Initially, it will connect both the domestic and international terminals - in fact, you can already pass through a portion of it right now, where you'll see a few check-in counters that have already been installed.
Once the Canada Line is completed, the Link Building will also serve as the hub for people arriving at and leaving from the airport.
Since we're not above getting our hands on a little free swag, go on and check out Duane Storey's new website, which features some fantastic pictures of Vancouver, like the one below.
Frankly, it's a pleasure to recommend this site.
We're hoping to see additional construction shots, especially as Vancouver's new crop of tall buildings begins to transform our skyline.
Staying with the Vancouver's Turn project, demolition has been underway since last April on the unfinished building that has occupied this site since the early 90's.
As of August 2007, there's still some way to go.
For another perspective on this soon-to-be-busy block, here's the current view from West Georgia between Bute and Thurlow - the Ritz Carlton hotel will be in the foreground to the left, while the Shangri-La is on the right.
After a summer hiatus, we're glad to say that Pacific Metropolis is once again back in business.
Without a doubt - the biggest story from while we were away was the late-August unveiling of the marketing campaign for 1133 West Georgia.
When we last left things, demolition work had begun in April on the unfinished building that had long-occupied the 1133 West Georgia site.
Besides unveiling the latest rendering of the new tower, it's now official - the Ritz Carlton hotel will be occupying what the developers are calling 'Vancouver's Turn' - a not-so-clever pun referencing the twisting form of what will be our city's second-tallest building.
We can only hope that Vancouverites will quickly begin to call it the Ritz, despite the fact that another condo tower has already laid claim to the same name. (Perhaps we can call this lesser structure the Mini Ritz or something...)
For the curious, the sales site for the Residences at the Ritz Carlton Vancouver is about to open on Thurlow street, across from the Shangri-La. It's an invitation-only kind of place, but regular folk are welcome to press their noses up against the glass.
Fortunately, all of us will eventually be able to gaze upon this sweet-looking building in a few years' time. Too bad it won't be ready for the Olympics though, as it's scheduled for completion in 2011. Nonetheless, the Ritz should be well on its way by the time the international media shows up in 2010.
