Hudson Pacific Properties, joint owner of Bentall Centre in partnership with Blackstone Real Estate, has taken the next step in transforming Bentall Centre with the proposed addition of a 16-story hybrid mass timber office and retail development called Burrard Exchange at Bentall Center.
Under the proposed plans, which were recently submitted to the city of Vancouver, approximately 450,000 square feet of office and retail space would be added within the Bentall Centre campus, creating one of the tallest exposed mass timber office buildings in North America on one of the last large development sites in Vancouver’s urban core. The Burrard Exchange name pays homage to its central location and the Burrard Street thoroughfare that connects False Creek to Coal Harbour, while “Exchange” connotes the role that an iconic campus like Bentall Centre has in bringing people and ideas together.
Burrard Exchange’s design prioritizes both indoor and outdoor spaces to enhance c
