Agent Will

Look what has come in the mail! As part of the rejuvenation of the False Creek lands which will be populated by Exchange, Foundry, Millennium Water, the Olympic Village, a community centre, library, and public housing comes a new development by the highly reputable Peter Wall; Wall Centre False Creek.
Reputation goes a long […]

 
Paying for anything on a promise and expecting delivery as promised is fraught with risk no matter what the item. For example, you take your car to a shop to have brake work done, are given an estimate, and expect your car to be repaired as promised and delivered on time. Several hours […]

The Shangri-La towers over the city. You cannot escape its gaze nor deny its presence. What started as a dream more than a few years ago has simply surpassed all expectations as reaches up into the sky with its sixty one floors. By far the tallest of all buildings in Vancouver, it […]

The Sophia, a project by The Eden Group has been canceled with 85% completed. What? Yup. This is a mess. It’s not the first project canceled by this developer, nor the first project canceled near completion, but it is surprising to see a relatively medium-sized project in such a high demand […]

There are very few developable properties in the West End. There are even fewer which are anywhere close to English Bay and Sunset Beach. O2 (as in Oxygen) is one that is currently under construction.
Let’s take a look at what they show here. Gorgeous Sunset? Check. Ship waiting to port? […]

A new Kitsilano project is about to go on sale in the Granville Island area. VIP (Very Interested Parties, I assume because every VIP event I’ve been to neither gave me the impression that I was Important or a Person, but maybe this one will be different) Sales will start on February 16th (this […]

What’s this all about? A realtor telling me not to buy?
You bet, kinda.
First I want you to think about why you are going to buy that presale. If it is because you want to take the opportunity to get the location you want and you agree with the price then by all means, […]

Flip. It’s got such a negative connotation to it nowadays since the housing collapse in the US rules our Canadian airwaves. Where once people were proud to be flippers they are now shunned by the remaining public. People who would find opportunities in homes priced below market and then improve them for […]

The Elan at 1255 Seymour is nearing completion. Walk through inspections have been going on at least to the 25th floor. The latest word is that completion will be announced sometime next week with phased move ins starting shortly.
This development by Cressey is the first completion of 2008. Located at the intersection […]

Foster and Partners, the famed architects famous for elevating the art of design, are finally putting their mark on downtown Vancouver (and North America, for that matter) with this very unique luxury highrise designed by lead architect Nigel Dancey.
It is also a very Green development. Features include:

The building will generate its own power […]