liksook

My engineering friend told me that the Richmond Ov@l already sinking a bit into the ground earlier than expected because of softness. The city has or will take off the ice sheets to reduce weight but may be already too late. It will become a badminton court eventually but he definitely doesn't recommend River G because it will have the same fate with the Richmond Ov@l. You will probably face a huge lump sum repair $$$, if it can be repairable, just like some of the newer condo now experiencing along Garden City (Cook and Westminster)

liksook

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Everything can be in the plan. But the question is whether you want to take the risk. They can do all kinds of engineering assessment and predictions but at the end, the condo still sinks. It may not lean to either side but the walls and poles will crack over time. If you get a chance to see some of those condo (less than 5 years old) along Garden City and Katsura, some cracks are already visible on the first floor with the heaviest pressure. I know the whole Richmond is built on soft soil, but there are some particular area that should not be the locations for high apartments.

Buying a property is a gamble these days anyway but I won't want to be a part of that sinking problem.

liksook

Does the river bring sand and sediments and then deposit them on the river side? If this is the ca ...
peter236 發表於 2010-7-15 16:25

River will deposit sediments and rocks to the end of the delta stream which is now Richmond but it takes years or decades to stabilize the foundation. That's why center of Richmond is safe with a lot of developments whereas places near the water are still soft, relatively.

liksook

Uh-oh... I actually live around Katsura & Garden City.  Should I sell & move ?????
Eddie6 發表於 2010-7-15 15:54

Look around ...

Northbound garden city road near that area - the right side of the road significantly sank as you can experience (way over developments in a short period of time)

liksook

False Creek and Burnaby is good.

Burnaby is always known for one of the best run municipalities in Canada - go do a research on it. Good area planning, good council with minimal property tax increase each year (compared to vancouver ) and the best thing is that Burnaby is located at the center of everywhere ...