Development coming to Gilmore Station

Recently signs have been erected on either side of Gilmore Station by The Onni Group.  The website for Onni (onni.com) indicates that a new development is to come in the future.  According to what I've heard, the project may involve construction on either side of the station and maybe even above it.  That would mean that the site of Gold's Gym will be torn down to make room for the project.  The development would then extend over the station and continue until the southeast corner of Lougheed Hwy and Gilmore Ave where an empty lot currently sits.

An article below the first 2 photographs provides a brief timeline of the project so far.  The photograph below that article showing an overhead view of the site does not belong to this blog.

Article and photo below from Vancouvermarket.ca

Onni Acquires Gilmore Site in Burnaby

Posted on January 23, 2014

Onni announced via instagram today that they have acquired the 12.5 acre Gilmore Station area lands from Standard Life. The site, which is partially vacant, and partially occupied by industrial and office buildings, sold for a reported $110 Million.

A place to workout: Gold's Gym

Not paying attention to where I was while riding the Millennium Line home from work one day last week, I inadvertently got off at the wrong stop at Gilmore Station.  Looking out from the platform of Gilmore Station while waiting for the next train, I noticed the back of Gold's Gym.  At 5:20 in the afternoon the facility appeared busy as many people could be seen going through their workout routines.

One can look right into Gold's Gym when waiting

 for the eastbound train at Gilmore Station

Situated conveniently next to Gilmore Station, Gold's Gym is in a prime location and the number of patrons at 5:20pm on a weekday clearly demonstrates this.

Steve Nash Fitness World coming to Brentwood

The building that formerly housed the Office Depot on Lougheed Hwy next to Tim Hortons and Boston Pizza will soon be the home to a new Steve Nash Fitness World. The arrival of the club will bring the number of fitness centres in the Brentwood area to four including:

REV's Fitness Centre which houses former IBO World Champion Manny Sobral's North Burnaby Boxing Club next to Holdom Station,

Fit City for Women at Beta Ave and Lougheed Hwy near Brentwood Station,

Gold's Gym next to Gilmore Station on Dawson Ave.

The new Steve Nash Fitness World location is steps away from Gilmore Station.