Inside Vancouver Nov. 26, 2022

A huge attraction coming to the mall

Westbank’s Oakridge Park will soon have the largest food court in the world. Operated by the international Time Out Market chain, Time Out Market Vancouver is slated to open in 2024 with a 69,000 sq. ft. food and cultural market spanning over two levels and offering a curated collection of 17 cooking kitchens, three bars, and a coffee shop. A 1,400-seat food hall within the indoor and outdoor dining spaces will also feature a stage and art and cultural spaces. The mezzanine and the upper indoor level will include a signature cocktail lounge, an event space, and a demonstration kitchen. It will open up to the nine-acre public park on the mall’s rooftop.

A new Surrey West Village project

After its success with Surrey’s Oak & Onyx, which was sold out within 24 hours, ML Emporio Properties recently unveiled Sequoia, its newest Surrey West Village project. The 36-storey tower with an eight-storey podium will include six, two-storey townhomes, 380 condos, ranging from studios to family-size three-bedroom suites, as well as a 125-space childcare facility. Sequoia will be close to three SkyTrain stations (and a future LRT stop), and provide 20,000 sq. ft. of amenities, including multi-purpose rooms, a fitness space, steam and sauna rooms, a community garden, outdoor dining area, and rooftop viewing decks. Sequoia is expected to be completed in early 2023.

A final offering

Polygon Properties’ Westhampton is gearing up to open its doors for sales. Located in Ladner’s master-planned community of Hampton Cove, Westhampton is the final offering of executive, family-size townhomes. This waterfront collection is offering 134, three-storey townhomes featuring three- and four-bedroom homes with a side-by-side double car garage. As part of the community, Westhampton residents will have access to The Hampton Club, a private clubhouse featuring more than 12,000 sq. ft. of resort-style amenities. When complete, Hampton Cove will comprise some 670 residences — primarily townhomes — situated between a golf course and a marina.

A first in the Southlands Market District

Century Group has released its newest offering in Tsawwassen’s Southlands. Situated in Southlands’ Market District, Granary will consist of 17 garden flats and two-storey stacked townhomes, each with its own front entrance. This is the first stacked townhome project in the master-planned community, as well as its first full-scale restaurant and on-site brewery. “The Granary provides our first major food and beverage offering that brings the vision of Southlands to life with Four Winds Restaurant and Brewery,” says Sean Hodgins, president of Century Group. “We are already growing hops for the brewery and we will be growing other farm products for the restaurant.”

Did you know?

TransLink is eyeing a redevelopment of the park-and-ride facility and bus loop currently at Coquitlam Central Station — a site spanning 9.3 acres at the southwest corner of Lougheed Highway and Barnet Highway, just south of Coquitlam Centre mall.