As the recent news of the Dolphin Cinema closing its doors forever in the next couple of days have been circulating in the news, I've heard from non-news sources that the design for a 10-screen movie theatre is in the works for Brentwood Mall's upcoming Entertainment Plaza. If that is true, a movie company must already have concluded a deal with Shape Properties to anchor the new development.
A theatre at Brentwood will negate the primary reason for my ever travelling to Metrotown. Here's hoping!
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Showing posts with label Brentwood Movie Theatre. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
Brentwood Mall Redevelopment 2013 Open House
I had an opportunity to attend the Open House yesterday. There were some interesting bits of information from project representatives including the fact that the Mall is currently looking to entice a movie theatre to anchor the Entertainment Plaza as well as a major retailer to anchor the corner. Shape Properties is currently in discussions with multiple retailers to set up shop in the Entertainment Plaza.
Looking at the overall 20-year, 3-phase BMR plan, the biggest impact appears to be made immediately with Phase 1 as the 2 tallest towers in Burnaby and potentially Metro Vancouver will accompany the costruction of the Entertainment Plaza and district.
The poster boards on display for the project are available for online viewing at Shape Properties' site.
The following are some `before and after` shots of the proposed development:
Looking at the overall 20-year, 3-phase BMR plan, the biggest impact appears to be made immediately with Phase 1 as the 2 tallest towers in Burnaby and potentially Metro Vancouver will accompany the costruction of the Entertainment Plaza and district.
The poster boards on display for the project are available for online viewing at Shape Properties' site.
Traffic changes
The BMR will result in two new traffic signals; one on Lougheed at Alpha and the other at Willingdon at a new entry into the mall north of Halifax and south of Brentlawn. Both Lougheed Hwy and Willindgon Ave are expected to have 6 lanes improve automobile traffic flow. Hopefully the signals will be synched with the existing signals or else it`s going to be a traffic nightmare for drivers. The entry at Alpha will eventually become a full-fledged intersection with drivers being able to cross Lougheed to and from the mall at Alpha.
Beta entry/exit to remain
In earlier BMR presentations, the currently chaotic Beta Ave exit/entry at the southeast end of the mall lot was projected to be closed off to divert traffic to Lougheed Hwy in order to facilitate the development of the smaller, quieter town square in Phase 2 of the BMR. However, the recent open open house poster boards indicate that the Beta entrance will remain as it is. Time will tell how the problem of pedestrians attempting to navigate through traffic from Brentwood Drive to the future Brentwood Boulevard will be addressed as the amount of auto traffic coming into the currently underused southeast parking lot increases with the arrival of the 50,000 square foot food store.
Underground Parking
As the BMR progresses, the surrounding parking lot will give way to above-ground amenities and underground parkades. The Entertainment Plaza will be built above a multilevel parkade with connections preconstructed to join up with future entrances built during phases 2 and 3, including the future entrance that will be situated between Alpha and Beta Aves.
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Friday, October 19, 2012
What types of shops will make up the new Brentwood Mall?
With Shape Properties soliciting retail/commercial interest for its future redevelopment of Brentwood Mall, it will be interesting to see what kinds of companies appear next to Brentwood Station and what the "storescape" will look like when it's all said and done. I already have an idea of what I'd like to see at Brentwood that would compel me to visit the site more often than now.
DISCLAIMER: the following is NOT a Shape Properties rendering of what it will look like. I've just thrown together some images to imagine what the "storescape" might look like.
DISCLAIMER: the following is NOT a Shape Properties rendering of what it will look like. I've just thrown together some images to imagine what the "storescape" might look like.
Vibrant outdoor space with a range of amenities.
A movie theatre must be a part of the scene.
Walkable storefronts
Restaurants
Restaurants
Coffee shops
Bars
...and more restaurants
A clothing store other than The Gap or Suzy Shier.
And yes, The Gap and Suzy Shier would do just fine.
The last image depicting UNIQLO has the potential to become reality in Brentwood if Shape Properties does some legwork to entice Japan-based Fast Retailing (owner of UNIQLO) to come here. Having already opened a store in New York around 4-5 years ago, rumours of a store in Toronto and on Vancouver's Robson Street have surfaced. This is the type of unisex clothing store that Shape Properties (I hope somebody from there reads this blog) should be courting to open in Brentwood.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Dolphin Cinemas making way for Brentwood Theatre?
I remember as a kid enjoying my first theatre experience at the Dolphin Cinema in 1982. The movie was "The Sword and the Sorcerer". I recently watched "The Lorax" with my kids there. My kids won't have the memories that I've had watching movies on Hastings Street in North Burnaby as the old theatre is slated for demolition to make way for a new development.
I've been wondering what would become of the Dolphin Cinema once the Brentwood Movie Theatre comes to fruition in the Brentwood Mall redevelopment. I guess I have the answer now. As the Burnaby Heights street front along Hastings continues its transformation on either side of Willingdon, old places like the Dolphin that I enjoyed in my youth will begin to disappear the way Sach's Arcade did by the mid 90s.
This story just came out today in the Burnaby Now and Burnaby NewsLeader.
I've been wondering what would become of the Dolphin Cinema once the Brentwood Movie Theatre comes to fruition in the Brentwood Mall redevelopment. I guess I have the answer now. As the Burnaby Heights street front along Hastings continues its transformation on either side of Willingdon, old places like the Dolphin that I enjoyed in my youth will begin to disappear the way Sach's Arcade did by the mid 90s.
This story just came out today in the Burnaby Now and Burnaby NewsLeader.
Dolphin Cinemas building up for redevelopment
The rezoning application for the development came before Burnaby council at Monday night's meeting.
The developer, Heights Entertainment, is partnering with the Vancouver Resource Society on the project, which would include two levels of commercial and office space, and two levels of residential space, according to the application.
The society is a non-profit organization that provides housing for people with disabilities, allowing them to operate businesses from their home.
The development would include 11 housing units for the society on the second floor.
The third and fourth floors would contain market residential units, while the ground floor would be for commercial space.
The theatre owners could not be reached for comment before deadline.
Dolphin Cinemas is owned by Hollywood 3, which has theatres in Surrey and Pitt Meadows, as well.
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Burnaby NewsLeader - News
The Dolphin Cinema, which has served North Burnaby for five decades, could soon be demolished to make way for a new development.
The property at 4555 Hastings St. is the subject of a rezoning application which proposes to replace the movie theatre with a four-storey mixed-use development.
Under the Hastings Street Area Plan, to achieve the maximum permitted floor space, the project would have to comprise commercial space on the first two storeys, with residential on the top two floors, according to a city staff report.
The developer, Heights Entertainment, has proposed that instead of the second floor being used for commercial space, that it house 11 accessible rental units through a partnership with the Vancouver Resource Society.
The society, a non-profit organization that specializes in providing accessible housing for people with disabilities, would own the units and rent them to tenants who meet its eligibility criteria.
A Section 219 Covenant would be sought requiring that over the long term the 11 units continue to be used as accessible rental housing, the report said. The third and fourth floors would comprise market housing units.
A rezoning, as well as a minor amendment to the Hastings Street Area Plan, are required to allow the added housing on the second floor.
Meanwhile, the Dolphin Cinemas continues to operate until it's told otherwise.
"It's still in talks and right now we're continuing to run the business as usual," said theatre manager Nathan Ferguson on Monday.
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Brentwood Mall Entertainment Plaza
When most people think of Brentwood Mall, "entertainment" is not part of the image that comes to mind as it does when Metrotown is mentioned. The only reason I go to Metrotown is either to watch a movie or to find an item that Brentwood Mall does not have (usually a book at Chapters). The image of Brentwood Mall is about to change as Shape Properties has made public, its intention to transform the mall into an entertainment destination. One of the key components of the redevelopment, an "Entertainment Plaza" (EP), will be situated immediately northwest of Brentwood Station.
The outdoor EP will be surrounded by entertainment-centered amenities that will include a movie theatre, restaurants and cafes. According to the plan map released by Shape Properties, the EP will be elevated when viewed from Lougheed or Willingdon (bottom left of map below).
According to the map, there will be 13 units of commercial amenities designated as part of the EP at ground level. It doesn't end there. A second level which will include an overhead pedestrian walkway connected to BW Station will wrap around the open plaza below with 8 more units of amenities plus a movie theatre and more amenities on a third level being part of the EP.
We can expect some big name, "cookie cutter" restaurants to take up shop in the new development, but hopefully along with some unique restaurants and cafes to add some flavour to the mix.
The outdoor EP will be surrounded by entertainment-centered amenities that will include a movie theatre, restaurants and cafes. According to the plan map released by Shape Properties, the EP will be elevated when viewed from Lougheed or Willingdon (bottom left of map below).
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According to the map, there will be 13 units of commercial amenities designated as part of the EP at ground level. It doesn't end there. A second level which will include an overhead pedestrian walkway connected to BW Station will wrap around the open plaza below with 8 more units of amenities plus a movie theatre and more amenities on a third level being part of the EP.
We can expect some big name, "cookie cutter" restaurants to take up shop in the new development, but hopefully along with some unique restaurants and cafes to add some flavour to the mix.
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| This spot next to Brentwood Station at the northeast corner of Willingdon Ave and Lougheed Hwy is the site of a proposed Entertainment Plaza envisioned by Shape Properties (BW Mall owner). The open air EP will be surrounded by a theatre and numerous new entertainment-focused amenities and should become a gathering place for many. |
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