Inside Van What’s Happening Oct. 5, 2019

Urban Forestry

On Saturday, Sept. 21, people came from all over Vancouver to pick up $10 trees from the Hillcrest Community Centre. This popular initiative of the Vancouver Parks Board project includes 21 fruit, flowering and evergreen varieties of every shape and size, suitable for small balconies to large yards. A total of 1,500 trees were available for this sale, which happens in the fall and again in the spring.

Burgevin Blachman’s Westbank “Unwritten” exhibition

The latest residential offering at Oakridge is a 17-storey tower featuring interiors designed by Clémande Burgevin Blachman. The first Westbank homes to come fully furnished, the furniture and accessories are curated by the designer, who has an effortless style garnered from her childhood spent travelling through flea markets and antiques shops from Paris to Ibiza. The suites are stunning, yet inviting. A film about Burgevin Blachman can be seen at oakridge.vancouver.ca/clemande, including images of the new suites. Or go to the exhibition space at the mall and see for yourself.

Cyrus Hill’s newest show home

There was a bustling crowd beyond the glass doors of the Presentation Centre and newest show home at Cyrus Hill, a 40-townhome community in the heart of Delta. Visitors stopped to enjoy a healthy wrap, sandwich or fresh-pressed juice before going on to discover why these homes have been attracting so much attention. The spacious, elegant layouts range in size from 1,426 to 2,342 sq. ft .and are priced from the mid- to high-$600,000s. The four-bedroom plans feel very house-like, with double garages, walk-in pantries, side-by-side laundries, double sinks and full closet organizers. Conveniently located near schools, transportation and shopping, these homes will be ready for occupancy in early 2020.

South Village townhome community in South Surrey

“Modern Farmhouse” is the design of the South Village townhome community in South Surrey, and this distinctive style permeates all aspects of these beautiful homes, conveniently close to shopping, restaurants and the services at Morgan Crossing.

A huge turnout arrived to view two new different layouts of these spacious homes, and learned about this burgeoning community while noshing on Japadogs and sipping Starbucks coffee. Built by Red Construction, with interior design by Beyond Beige, these show homes impressed all the visitors with its craftsmanship and livability. Construction is underway.

See everything South Village has to offer by visiting the presentation Centre at 16467 23A Avenue in South Surrey.

ARC grand opening

The building has been turning heads sky-ward since midway through construction when the iconic floating pool that connects the two towers was installed. As part of what is currently the most expensive amenity space per-sq.ft. in the country, Concord Pacific opened the building, pre-occupancy, to the public on Saturday Sept. 14, where owners, potential buyers and media could experience the homes and the spectacular amenity space. The glass-bottomed pool looking down over traffic and the city below is a small part of the soaring, two-level common space that also includes a piano lounge, dramatic spiral staircase, kitchen, bar and very elegant lounge area. The building is mostly sold out, but the developers have held back a few suites for sale upon building completion. To see these dramatic views and amenities, register at arcvancouver.com.

Did you know?

The city of Vancouver has announced the preliminary choices for the Skytrain stations to go along the new Broadway Line. Visit Vancouver.ca to find out where they are.