The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, as photographed July 20, 2020 from Napier Street.
The first of several major redevelopments of traditional shopping centres on transit lines — The Amazing Brentwood — is taking shape in Burnaby.
The megaproject will see the former Brentwood Town Centre mall redeveloped into a high-density, mixed-use neighbourhood with 6,000 homes in 11 highrise towers, plus 1.1 million square feet of new retail and one million square feet of office space, all on the Millennium SkyTrain line.
New retailers and restaurants opening soon include:
Two residential towers are already complete and occupied, and the third tower is expected to be completed later this year. The 63-storey residential towers are already highly visible from across the region.
The redevelopment, backed by SHAPE Properties, was designed by James KM Cheng Architects, Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership, and Stantec Architecture.
The Amazing Brentwood is just one of several transit-oriented redevelopments of traditional shopping centres in Metro Vancouver, with similar redevelopments planned for Oakridge, Lougheed Town Centre, Lansdowne Centre, Richmond Centre and Coquitlam Centre.
The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, as photographed July 20, 2020 from Napier Street.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.The development is surrounded by new sidewalks, landscaping and separated bike lanes, executed to a high standard.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.A series of stacked boxes at the corner of Willingdon and Lougheed include several retailers.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.A Starbucks outlet is now open.A Starbucks outlet is now open.Construction on the fountain is underway.Residential tower at The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby.Seating with under lighting.Seating with under lighting.Tower reaching skyward.Future home of Cineplex Rec Room at The Amazing Brentwood development.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.Grand Lobby entrance, photographed July 20, 2020.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.Public art piece.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.Grand Lobby entrance.Vancity branch at The Amazing Brentwood, photographed July 20, 2020.Vancity branch at The Amazing Brentwood, photographed July 20, 2020.Exterior detail.The Amazing Brentwood development in Burnaby, photographed July 20, 2020.Brentwood Two entrance.Exterior detail.Tower under construction.Underground parkade.Art piece outside Sporting Life.Light feature on tower.Light feature on interior stairs.
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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