Vantucky blows but this SoWa-like project will transform the city. It'll be Portland's Belleview. Of course, this is a long-term vision, especially with the way the economy is.
I'm a bit skeptical on the plan. The housing will be condos costing so much that they may very well be predominately vacant like the other condos along the Columbia River. In fact, one such condo has a less than 10% occupancy and others are not only under 50%, but nearly 100% are for sale. Why will these be so different when one realizes they will sell for a premium price? Another problem is that in a downtown area that cannot attract business at all and has a well over 50% vacancy rate for leased spaces and in a state that highly discourages business and a city that has repeatedly said 'no' to light rail, why is it that all of a sudden those high rises offices will be full? It's hard to think that for every 1 leased space now will turn into 250 leased spaces and they will somehow fill up? Perhaps there is something to the "build it and they will come" thing, but I am not convinced. Lastly, ever wonder why businesses do so poorly in Vancouver? The sales tax. Why spend 10% extra for a meal or furniture or any item... when one can drive a few miles to Oregon and avoid all that? All this to say that while the plan is bold & beautiful, it could also end up being one of the largest albatrosses ever built in the United States and possibly cost local tax payers billions to clean up as well as bring in a lot of crime if these buildings end up being pretty much empty shells.
I love Vantucky! Dont regret moving to E.Vancouver 6 years ago at all. New schools, new business's, etc. etc. etc. Great place to live and raise a family.
Your location is listed as "3-1-0". Assuming that is the area code of where you live... I find it funny someone from the Los Angeles area calling Vancouver "weird".
Is part of the proposal to tear down the paper mills up stream? Otherwise those high priced condos will always be catching that downwind shit smell.
