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UPDATED: New models of office tower at West Georgia and Richards

The central business district in downtown Vancouver continues to shift eastward, with another new office tower in the works, this time at West Georgia and Richards.

We are getting a first look at building models for an upcoming 23-storey, AAA office tower at 450 West Georgia.

The site is a parking lot, and is being used as a staging area for Westbank and ALLIED’s “stacked cube” office tower at 400 West Georgia, directly across the laneway.

The architect is W.T. Leung Architects for Austeville Properties.

The new office tower will include:

  • 23 storeys
  • public and commercial (retail) space at grade
  • 375,554 square feet net floor area
  • 10,000 sq ft. fitness centre and outdoor amenity patios
  • dedicated bike ramp from street into building
  • extensive green roof
  • 270 parking stalls over six underground levels
  • 236 bicycle parking spaces

Building models: 450 West Georgia office tower

Tower model looking south
Model of office tower slated for corner of West Georgia and Richards Street. Credit: W.T. Leung Architects
450 West Georgia office tower model
Model of office tower slated for corner of West Georgia and Richards Street. Credit: W.T. Leung Architects
Tower model looking north
Model of office tower slated for corner of West Georgia and Richards Street. Credit: W.T. Leung Architects
Tower model looking north showing rooftop
Model of office tower slated for corner of West Georgia and Richards Street. Credit: W.T. Leung Architects
Tower model between two Westbank developments
Model of office tower slated for corner of West Georgia and Richards Street. Credit: W.T. Leung Architects
450 West Georgia office tower model
Model of office tower slated for corner of West Georgia and Richards Street. Credit: W.T. Leung Architects
450 West Georgia office site
Development site. Credit: W.T. Leung Architects

Renderings: 450 West Georgia office tower

450 West Georgia office lobby
Updated rendering of lobby and West Georgia Street frontage (June 2020). Credit: W.T. Leung Architects
450 West Georgia office looking north on Richards Street
Updated rendering of office tower looking north on Richards Street (June 2020). Credit: W.T. Leung Architects
450 West Georgia office 2020 rendering
Updated rendering of office tower looking south down Richards Street (June 2020). Credit: W.T. Leung Architects
View from West Georgia at Homer
View from West Georgia at Homer (February 2020). Credit: W.T. Leung Architects Inc.
View north on Richards Street
View north on Richards Street (February 2020). Credit: W.T. Leung Architects Inc.
View from West Georgia and Richards
View from West Georgia and Richards (February 2020). Credit: W.T. Leung Architects Inc.
View from north side of West Georgia
View from north side of West Georgia (February 2020). Credit: W.T. Leung Architects Inc.
Surface parking lot
Current state of surface parking lot at West Georgia and Richards Street, February 14, 2020.

The architect describes the design as a “modern orthogonal tower form”, which will allow it to sit “prominently and comfortably” adjacent to both new and existing buildings on West Georgia.

The building will have a high-performance, triple-glazed envelope window system. 

A dedicated bike ramp will lead from the future Richards Street bi-directional bike lane directly into the building, presumedly to the bike storage area.

bike ramp
Bike ramp into building.

One block away, Amazon is reportedly planning to triple the size of its office space in the redevelopment of the former post office, known as The Post. The Globe and Mail reported exclusively that the tech giant plans to lease both office towers at the development, which could house up to 10,000 office workers.

The tech giant is also said to be looking for even more space in downtown Vancouver — which could make this upcoming office tower a perfect fit.

The rezoning proposal is now live on the City of Vancouver’s ShapeYourCity.ca website.

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Peter Meiszner
Peter Meiszner
Peter Meiszner is an experienced journalist and media relations professional, based in Vancouver. As founder of urbanYVR.com, he has been reporting on urban development across the Lower Mainland since 2016, and has also served as vice-chair of the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee. In October 2022, he was elected to Vancouver city council and is no longer actively reporting for urbanYVR.

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