Following the success of ORIGIN, LIFT is Porte Development’s newest
sustainable development in UniverCity. An intimate collection of 53 homes,
LIFT offers 1 bedroom and 1 & den flats, and 2 bedroom, 2 & den and 3
bedroom garden homes (featuring generous outdoor patio spaces) and
skyhomes (featuring rooftop terraces). Have you registered yet? Don’t miss
out! Presentation Centre opening this Fall 2011. Register now at
www.liveatlift.com.
From our friends at the Vancouver Sun:
METRO VANCOUVER — TransLink’s plan for a $70-million gondola to Simon Fraser University has raised concerns from some Burnaby residents who worry they could end up living under the proposed tramline. (more…)
By Richard Littlemore, AQ Magazine
When we look back in the decades to come, I think 2010 will be remembered as the year that UniverCity went from being a fabulous idea to being a fabulous community.”
Gordon Harris, the president and CEO of the SFU Community Trust, is talking about what many people view as a breakthrough year for the burgeoning community on Burnaby Mountain. UniverCity, the model of urban sustainability adjacent to Canada’s leading comprehensive university, has been on the drawing board for nearly half a century. Harris says, “What we’re seeing today is the realization of a vision that Arthur Erickson and Geoff Massey inspired when they submitted their first drawings of SFU.” (more…)
If you’ve stopped by the Origin Presentation Centre in the last month or so, you might have picked up your complimentary copy of Altitude, the annual year end report, profiling the growing UniverCity community. Altitude offers an informative look back at a very successful 2010 on Burnaby Mountain, as well as offering a sneak peek at several new projects set to move forward in 2011. (more…)
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) unveiled the winners of its 2011 Sustainable Communities Awards on February 9, 2011, an awards program recognizing municipal environmental projects across Canada that demonstrate excellence in environmental responsibility. The City of Burnaby was the recipient of an award in the inaugural Integrated Neighbourhood Development category for its work in overseeing the development of UniverCity on Burnaby Mountain. (more…)