2 — Wednesday, October 15. 1997 — North Shore News

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By Catherine Barr
Contributing Writer

A new West Vancouver
waterfront building has
given rise to several oppos-
ing points of view.

West Vancouver council recently
held a public meci:ng to hear from
concerned citiz about the pro-
posed construction of a new ft
storey, 15-unit waterfront highrise.

Several neighboring residents
packed themselves into 2 full council
chamber last -veek.

They told council that the impact
of this building would eliminate

wer troubl

if not all, of the views from
their properties.

The tower will be built at
Bellevue. It will replace 20 older
apartment units that were previously
part of ing co-op originally
built in 195

The proceeds of the sale of the
co-op were so lucrative that some of
the previous owners are planning to
move into the development.

The application for the building
was subnutted by architect Lawrence
Doyle, on behalf of Millennium
Development Corp.

It was ened in part by the
New York architectural

Robert A.M. Stern. Dayle and

es

firm of

WV resi

west wancouver
District Council

Shahram Malek of Millennium
Development attended the meeting.

Many neighbors are upset that
council is even allowing the con-
struction to proceed.

1 told council they v

under the impression that there w
to be no more new highrise build-
ings along the West) Vancouver
watertrant and seawalk.

Willa Olten lives ina neighboring
highrise and expressed concern that
the design and architecture was

denis

being done by a New York fim
instead of “Someone from the
northwest.”

Councillors have
more thorough re}
that will also in a study of the
impact on sightlines on properties
located north of Marine Drive.
Council wants to consider it before
granting any variances tor the build-
Ing.

Even though the building con-
forms to municipal bylaws covering
density, siting and height, Coun.
Russ Fraser will be studying the
report carefully.

Said Fraser: “Huis a tragedy that it
is being built at all.”

asked for a

ort from) staff

WEST Vancouver Coun. Russ
Fraser ... calls planned devel-
opment ‘a tragedy.’

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