Topping Off Richards & Drake

Date

January 09, 2026

Author

DA Architects + Planners

We were pleased to attend the topping off ceremony for our Richards & Drake project last month. The tower now stands 41 stories tall with window wall system nearly complete.

This ambitious mixed-use development is under construction to replace an ageing 2-story institutional building located in the new Yale town neighbourhood in downtown Vancouver.  The podium will include institutional, cultural, educational and community uses; with 198 affordable rental housing units in the tower above.

To read more about the Richards & Drake Project click here.

Project Highlight: Richards & Drake - January 2026
Participating architects of the Topping Off Ceremony, from left to right: Kat Goska, Al Johnson & Mark Ehman.
Project Highlight: Richards & Drake - January 2026
Topping Off Ceremony hosted by Syncra Construction.
Snapshot of the tower from the Richards street approaching the intersection.
View of the podium across from the intersection.
View of the tower from the Richards street approaching the intersection.