Vancouver Centre II (VCII), a 33-storey AAA office tower at 733 Seymour in downtown Vancouver has reached completion.
Located in the new core of the city’s central business district, the Vancouver Centre complex includes VCII, Scotia Tower, and Vancouver Centre Mall. With its central location and its direct, underground connection to two SkyTrain lines, plus superior end-of-trip cycling facilities, EV charging, and Modo cars, VCII is a sustainable transport-supporting new-build office tower.
“With the opening of Vancouver Centre II, we celebrate the evolution of the Vancouver Centre complex into an amenity-rich, spacious, and sustainable office development,” says Glenn Way, executive vice president and CEO, GWL Realty Advisors (GWLRA). “Together with our owners, we built a leading-edge smart and sustainable building that supports forward-thinking organizations that want to provide employees with inviting, engaging and comfortable spaces.”
Vancouver Centre II’s public atrium includes a new work of art from Douglas Coupland
For VCII, developer GWLRA commissioned a work of public art from renowned Vancouver artist, Douglas Coupland. Spawn is a 30-foot stainless steel salmon that swims through the air above VCII’s atrium. Coupland says, “mythologically, fish represent the soul. What is Vancouver’s soul? We are lucky to live in the city we do, but it’s a privilege, not a right to be here. Part of that privilege is a pact between us and nature – that we nurture it alongside our metropolitan lives, and that we never think of ourselves as being the more important side of the equation.”
Tenants have access to first-class amenities, including the 29th Floor Skyline Rooftop Deck and a private, state-of-the-art fitness facility with changerooms, showers, and end-of-trip cycling facilities. The building is dog friendly, and even boasts its own dog park. VCII is connected to Scotia Tower via a stunning public-atrium, to be enjoyed by all and programmed for special events.
Designed by Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership, VCII has been certified as SmartScore Platinum and WiredScore Gold, and the project team is also pursuing WELL Gold certification and LEED Platinum certification. Ledcor was the general contractor.
