Brentwood Station from Willingdon Ave

 

Brentwood Station

 

Before & After: eastward from Brentwood Station

 

May 2010

September 2020

First post in 10 months

 My last post was in January of this strangest of years.  Instead of talking about the opening of The Amazing Brentwood in the Fall of 2020, we will likely see it's full opening sometime in 2021.  It's been very nice to see people hanging out in the Entertainment Plaza during summers days and evenings.  I hope to resume posting regularly as we move towards winter.

Brentwood Station no longer visible

As Brentwood Two rises, Brentwood Station is no longer visible from the Sears rooftop parking lot.

Solo District's 2nd tower (below) disappears into the clouds on a cloudy overcast day.

Brentwood Station October 24, 2016

Changing views from Brentwood Station

Regular SkyTrain commuters have been witnessing daily changes north and west of the Brentwood Station platform.

The following are changes over periods spanning years.

2011

2013

2016

2011

2011

November 2014

February 2016

May 2016

5 minute walk from Brentwood Station

The following map can be seen at Brentwood Station showing how far things are from the station. It will be more accurate once the north side of the station is accessible from the mall site, of course.

Changing views

As construction continues around Brentwood, views will begin to change as new vantage points appear.

While new views appear, some will either change or disappear completely.

2011

2012

2014

2016

Development rumours in the air

Unlike news media outlets that are held to a strict, higher standard of reporting sources, bloggers tend to have more leeway in keeping sources to themselves.  Bloggers also tend to be more imperfect in their reporting as a result.  In my last post, I mentioned that rumours of Menchies opening in the Brentwood Mall Redevelopment (BMR).  My not mentioning the sources of such rumours is meant to both protect them from potential criticism due to their position that allows them to garner such rumours and to prevent the flow of the rumours from drying up at the source. Furthermore, my sources may neither be aware that they are sources nor aware that I am blogging about the Brentwood area.  Therefore, I must always reiterate the fact that it is a rumour with the idea that there may be a fire where there's smoke.

For a major project like the BMR, it seems unusual that the developer is not promoting it's development by mentioning new commercial tenants as selling points as they did when promoting Highstreet in Abbotsford.  Even current store owners in the mall are being kept guessing on timelines and details.

Carter Dealerships

Word of another major piece of land becoming available for redevelopment is surfacing. It's being mentioned that the Carter Dealerships are looking at cashing out of their Lougheed Hwy properties that house the GM and Dodge dealerships between Willingdon Ave and both sides of Alpha Avenue. Both vacated lots south of Brentwood Station would make it a potentially larger development than the BMR north of the station.

Destination Dealerships

Meanwhile, the new Destination Toyota dealership being built at the Still Creek Auto Mall is 3 months behind schedule and continues to operate at Lougheed and Madison.  Rumours are going around that Destination Honda on Hastings will  move into the vacated site on Lougheed until it also eventually moves into the Still Creek Auto Mall.

Morning glow

With the nice weather this past week, the sun has made the high-rises glow in the morning.

Eve of 2015

The scene around Brentwood Mall on the last day of 2014.

   

 

 

 

Christmas Day

Ramp to Brentwood Station removed

A few days ago, I noticed that the ramp to the Brentwood Station was removed to make way for the massive excavation for Phase 1 of the Brentwood Mall Redevelopment.  The massive site is nearly cleared for digging.

The only access to the station is now only from either side of Lougheed Hwy.