Move-in-ready homes

More than 250 people attended a fun block party on Sat., June 3, hosted by Mosaic Homes, and were treated to burgers and fries from a food truck, a beer garden courtesy of Steamworks, a Johnny Pops popsicle cart, face painting and balloon animals for kids, while a live DJ rolled out some tunes. During the festivities, people were able to visit the newly opened Woodward Home Store, which featured two fully furnished model homes. Anyone who purchased a home during the block party, went home with a gift. “When we were exploring how to celebrate and introduce Woodward to Surrey’s Panorama neighbourhood, we wanted to reflect the vibrancy of the community,” says Geoff Duyker, senior-vice president of marketing at Mosaic. “People came to experience Woodward with us while enjoying great music and food. We’re thrilled with the event and grateful we had the opportunity to introduce Woodward to the community in such an engaging way.”

Co-working spaces of the future

Gryphon Development’s newest condo project, Marco Polo, will include a 10,000-sq.-ft. office space to address the changes in workplace habits since the pandemic. Aside from health and wellness components, such as a fitness centre and yoga studio, the co-working spaces go beyond what is typical in a condo tower. With a vision to create a “life in balance”, the developer took inspiration from the private clubs in Asian cities, such as Hong Kong, with the Curator Club at Marco Polo offering “co-working spaces and health and lifestyle amenities tailored to the needs of new-generation business professionals,” says Jason Hsu, CEO at Gryphon Development.

Grand opening

Aree Developments is hosting a grand opening Sat., June 24 to introduce Garden 11, a collection of 40 condos situated in East Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodlands. A short walk from Trout Lake and the Commercial-Broadway Station, Garden 11 is a four-storey wood-framed lowrise featuring studios and up to three-bedroom homes. Outdoor amenities include a rooftop deck with hot tub, seating area, barbecue and firepits. The number of corner homes have been maximized and all units have been set back from the street. The T-shaped design offers views of the North Shore mountains. Garden 11 opens soon. Register at https://garden11.ca/.

Having a say about density

The City of Langley called on residents to take part in an online survey, which ran from May 2 to June 19, to get their opinion about adding townhouses, duplexes, and fourplexes to major corridors south of the Nicomekl River. As part of the city’s official community plan (OCP), feedback was requested on how best to integrate multi-family townhomes, duplexes and fourplexes into traditional single-family home neighbourhoods along 200 and 208 street corridors. “People received postcards in the mail within the neighbourhoods we are targeting for density. The idea for the survey came about because we heard from many residents concerned about densification,” says Langley City’s mayor, Nathan Pachal. “City staff is collecting data until June 19, however, to move forward with this, new rezoning would still require the approval by the city council.”

Did you know?

On June 12, the City of Vancouver announced a new digital tool called the Project Requirements Exploration Tool (PRET) to be launched later this summer that will streamline the permitting process.