We've stayed at Sonders and we love the concept. Glad to hear they are moving into the Vancouver market.

Did anybody look at the docs? The Blanshard Street frontage contains a lot of dead space (equivalent to about half the Blanshard Street length of the Montrose Building). I like the vertical lines on the tower and the bronze-coloured metal cladding might be worth looking at, but it's sure a one-note design from the first tower level right to the top. No balconies at all? Is that right? And (as per the formula) there's not much in the way of culmination at the top. It just gets chopped, albeit the rooflines have been chopped at a slight angle. The terrace on top of the podium is a good thing but methinks the overall effect could be a pretty lifeless tower if it has no balconies.

I just hope it gets built at all. It seems like a risky time to be proposing a large hotel project. Then again, post-plague, Victoria may again be a desirable tourist destination. And there are certainly fewer short-term accommodation rooms in the city now than there used to be.

This one will definitely get Ben's blood boiling, so that's a plus right there.

Here is an updated rendering.