West End
The West End , which house approximately 40,000 residents in what has been called North America's densest neighborhood, has experienced significant demographic changes in the past couple of decades. It went from being inhabited by mostly single residents, including many young people, to a much more mixed, polyglot populace. Central to this has been the influx of substantial numbers of immigrants from all over the world.
West End residents want and embrace a more complex, mixed-use, layered urban experience, where land is not zoned into separate geographic areas, but rather where they can live in and among a wide range of urban activities, from cafes and places of entertainment to schools to small factories, offices and shops.
The three and a half storey walk up condos building still exist widely in the West End. Bald eagles still soar over the West End on occasion and The West End had street cars ten years before New York.
The most central beach in on English Bay , at the foot of Denman Street in the heart of the West End on the Downtown Peninsula. The area is surrounded by some of Vancouver's downtown most popular cafes, restaurants and nightspots, and is in use 24 hours a day throughout the year.
1277 Nelson - 1277 Nelson Street
1330 Jervis - 1330 jervis Street
1388 Haro - 1388 Haro Street
1403 Beach - 1403 Beach Ave
1888 Alberni - 1888 Alberni Street
Alexander Park - 1236 Bidwell Street
Alvar - 1005 Beach Ave
ALVAR is located on exclusive Beach Avenue, on the sunny side of downtown Vancouver. The building faces south toward English Bay with ocean views, timeless architecture, the charm of the West End, and a home backed by Concert Properties' reputation for quality. Each u
Bellevue - 1290 Burnaby Street
Cinque Terre - 1483 Beach Ave
Crystallis - 1020 Harwood Street
Ellington - 1010 Burnaby Street
Emerald West - 717 Jervis Street
Eugenia Place - 1919 Beach Ave
Eugenia Place faces English Bay in Vancouver's West End. At the front of the building there is cylindrical form (sunrooms for the condominiums above) in glass and concrete, which tapers to the main entrance on Beach Avenue. The purpose of this screw-like feature is to provide a dish for, and metapho
Huntington west - 1995 Beach Ave
Julia Court - 1406 Harwood Street
Kensington Place - 1386 Nicola Street
Lagoon Royal - 1970 Haro Street
Lions - 1367 Alberni Street
Building's Strata Website
Lumiere - 1863 Alberni Street
Milano - 1003 Burnaby Street
Building's Strata Website The Milan will challenge your preconceptions of what highrise living is supposed to look like. A bold architectural statement by Paul Merrick Architects tempered by the stylish interiors of Robert Ledingham. Homes include many features considered extras in other downto
Palisades - 1200 Alberni Street
Park - 1723 Alberni Street
Building's strata website
Presidio - 2088 Barclay Street
The third of Henriquez's Vancouver West end condominium towers extends the concept of "fictional history", bringing in forms from early European modernism together with an invented narrative to shape a formally complex building. At a height of twenty-two storeys, the Presidio is the tallest of the t
Queen Charlotte - 1101 Nicola Street
Residences on Georgia - 1200 West Georgia Street
Building's strata website Illustrating the cultural shorthand that describes the Vancouverist tower-on-podium typology as "Hong Kong" towers on "New York brownstones", this project achieved its high density through provisions of such public amenities as public art, conservation of a heritage ho
SeaStar - 1003 Pacific Street
Shangri-La - 1111 Alberni Street
Shangri-La, a word synonymous with paradise, has arrived in Vancouver. Rising 650 feet at the corner of Georgia and Thurlow, the city’s tallest building is redefining the skyline with its distinctive architectural design. The 62 storey mixed use development combines retail and restaurants at
Stanley Park Place - 1860 Robson Street
Strafford - 888 Bute Street
Sundial - 1935 Haro Street
Sylvia Tower - 1861 Beach Ave
This addition to a much-loved Edwardian water-front hotel was Richard Henriquez's first project to use literature as a source of inspiration and incorporate the layering of fictional history to inform the design of a building. The tower was an instant success in the marketplace, and this acceptance
Tudor Manor - 1311 Beach Ave
West Briar - 1399 Barclay Street
