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New Westminster, Western Canada鈥檚 first city, is reclaiming the spotlight.

Boasting hip new shops, cool restaurants and the historical charm the city is known for, the Royal City is hot again, and many businesses are taking notice. New West, known as a major transit hub in the Lower Mainland, is reclaiming its reputation as the Golden Mile and is once again becoming the 鈥減lace to be鈥�.

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In this post, we鈥檙e taking a look at one of the many exciting projects coming to New West. , a 196-unit condo project by the Salient Group, is a reconstruction of the historical Trapp building on Columbia Street. The project consists of a new concrete 20-storey building above an existing heritage 鈥減odium鈥� level and will feature a revitalized fa莽ade from the Trapp building.

In case you鈥檙e not familiar with the Salient Group, here鈥檚 a short intro. prides itself for the creation and restoration of compact, walkable, and vibrant communities in the urban environments. The company and its founder Robert Fung is most known for its restoration projects in Gastown 鈥� and are just a couple of examples. Recently a Salient redevelopment was recognized with a Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Medal in Architecture, and they have received many other over the past decade.

Now, New Westminster is attracting the Salient Group.

Just like Gastown a few years ago, New Westminster is arguably one of the most overlooked areas in Metro Vancouver. Over the past few years, the City of New Westminster has been hard at work reviving its downtown core. The City wants to reinvent downtown New West into a trendy neighbourhood for young singles, families and empty nesters.

So far, it looks like the plan is working. Upcoming projects such as a new civic centre (which we鈥檝e recently featured in our ), a 10-cinema theatre, boutique shops, and new condo developments such as Salient Group鈥檚 Trapp + Holbrook are helping to make the city鈥檚 plan a reality.

Awesome landmarks such as the live side by side with new businesses in the city. recently opened a second location in New West, and so did . Mom 鈥檔鈥� pop businesses such as the vegan shop and (which specializes in gluten-free goodies) are popping up.

New West is also earning a reputation as a cultural centre, thanks to the likes of the and the , establishments that keep art and culture alive in the city.

The central location of New West is fueling the city鈥檚 steady reinvigoration. A major transit hub, New West is home to five Skytrain stations and is conveniently accessible to both the Millennium and Expo lines to downtown Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey. Two stations 鈥擟olumbia and New Westminster 鈥� are in the downtown core, just one to two blocks away from Trapp + Holbrook.

Condos along the SkyTrain line remain attractive to buyers, and because New West properties are less expensive than 麻豆传媒映画and Burnaby, housing demand in this city is huge.

Trapp + Holbrook is scheduled for completion in 2014.

New Westminster is ready for a comeback, and it鈥檚 exciting to see what the community has planned! The central location of will help launch the city鈥檚 economic and cultural revival and provide an ideal place for residents to call home.

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