Olympic Village - Vancouver, BC
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N 49° 16.256 W 123° 06.382
10U E 492262 N 5457580
The world's second "LEED neighborhood". Originally built to house the thousands of athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the buildings have been converted into housing for local residents with shops, dining, and art left over from the Olympics.
Waymark Code: WM193RP
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/20/2023
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The Vancouver Olympic Village (VVL) is a neighbourhood and Olympic Village built by Millennium Development Group in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, originally built for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics.
The site is located on the shoreline at the southeast corner of False Creek, north of First Avenue between Ontario and Columbia Streets.
Boasting over a thousand units, ranging over a million square feet, the Village was able to accommodate over 2,800 athletes, coaches, and officials for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Following the Olympics, the accommodations became residential housing. Today, the Village is a mixed-use community, with approximately 1,100 residential units, area parks, and various retail and service outlets. Southeast False Creek is the neighbourhood development that was built around the Olympic Village and in which the Village now sits at the core of."
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