Last month, we rounded up SkyriseVancouver's most popular stories, project Databases and Forum threads of December 2017 and the year as a whole. Today, we're looking at which developments excited our readers the most over the first month of 2018, which promises some big additions to the city skyline.
Our Top Ten News Stories
1. Splashy Public Art Installed as The Duke Arrives in Mount Pleasant
The arrival of public art at Edgar Developments' Mount Pleasant development earned enough viewers for the top slot. Rezoning approval of a 16-storey rental building on West Broadway was the second most popular story of the month.
2. Rezoning Approved for 16-Storey Rental Tower at 1296 West Broadway
3. Council Approves Rezoning for West Georgia "Jenga" Tower
4. Crystalline Office Tower Proposed at Station Street and Terminal Avenue
5. The Marine Building's Art Deco "Aquatecture"
6. Viaduct Demolition and Northeast False Creek Plan Heading to City Council
7. Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment Already Paying Dividends
8. Portions of Concord Pacific's The Arc Hit Grade
9. Washington Properties Nears Completion of 35 Park West on Cambie
Our Top Ten Database Files
The renovation of Vancouver Central Library slipped from first to third, allowing BIG's Vancouver House to crown the category. Burnaby's multi-tower Amazing Brentwood development landed in the second slot.
3. Vancouver Central Library Renovation
4. The Duke
8. Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver
9. 4255 Arbutus Street (Arbutus Centre)
10. The Arc
Our Top Ten Forum Threads
Westbank's Vancouver House was also the most popular Forum thread of the month, as users frequently returned to check in on the progress of the twisting tower. Kensington Gardens, another residential Westbank project, was the second most popular thread in January.
10. 498 Drake Street
We will be back at the beginning of March for a recap of February's top news stories, Database files and Forum threads!