Century Group’s "3 Civic Plaza" project to transform Surrey skyline
A planned $150-million development project is set to transform the Surrey skyline.
Century Group plans to build a complex that includes a 52-storey residential tower with 353 suites, a 144-room hotel, and five floors of office space.
At more than 160 metres in height, Century Group says the residential component will be one of the tallest towers in the region once constructed.
The “3 Civic Plaza” development is to be located in the heart of the city’s downtown area, close to Surrey Central SkyTrain, the library, the SFU campus, and the new City Hall.
Century Group spokesperson David Laulainen described it as a centrally located development that will support car-free living.
“You cannot build isolated islands where you need to get in your car for everything you need to get anymore,” Laulainen told the Straight by phone. “Those days are done.”
A development permit is still required for the project to move forward and the matter is expected to come before city council in April, Laulainen said.
The developer expects construction to start this summer and finish by early 2016.
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Star Man
Mar 19, 2013 at 11:00pm
Wow, cool.
Maureen
Mar 20, 2013 at 2:58pm
Car Free days are over? I think not; is this "doublespeak" for not enough parking spaces for guests, let alone tenants?
SRYite
Mar 22, 2013 at 10:30pm
and the relentless gentrifuckation yuppie slimewave continues to spread unabated across whalley, one of the few pockets of pseudo-affordability left in the most expensive city on earth.
why even bother writing an article about this? we're sure to be seeing full page ads for it in the straight for the next 3 years along with all the other shitty condo developments you always shill...
Whalley Girl
May 11, 2013 at 11:58am
Yes and no... it will change the character of my neighbourhood. There are a lot of good people in Whalley.
I bought 1000 sq ft condo here for under $100K 9 years ago. Unheard of anywhere else. There are still less expensive options in the area south of city centre.
3 civic plaza will have 100+ cars available for its tenants, but from my viewpoint, parking is already tight in the area. 9 years ago Centre Mall was almost deserted, now it's hard to find parking anywhere near the mall.
If this is the way Whalley is headed, so be it, but I will miss some of the old character of the place.