Location 901 Mainland Street (@ Nelson Street) About the Park

Neighbourhood Yaletown/Downtown

Yaletown Park was designed as an urban gathering space built atop public underground parking. The 0.4 acres of public space is paved with granite blocks studded with curving pieces of old granite curbs for informal seating under a canopy of ornamental flowering trees. Screens overgrowing with vines line the border with Nelson Street.

The park was created in partnership between the City of Vancouver and developer Bruno Wall (Yaletown Park Condominiums Properties). Wall contributed the property and paid $0.5 million which represents half the park construction cost, with the City paying the balance out of Downtown South development cost levies.
Park design was by landscape architects Durante and Kreuk Ltd. T. Moscone & Bros. Landscaping Ltd. was the general contractor.

The sculpture currently on display is part o the Vancouver Biennale which is a bi-annual public art exhibition that brings sculptures, new media and performance works by celebrated and emerging international artist to Vancouver are public parks, beaches and urban plazas, transforming the city into an open-air museum.

The title of this art work is Eros Bendato Scripolato, by Igor Mitoraj’s, it is based on classical sculpture. Dimensions: 2.25m high, 2.9m long, 1.37m wide. Weight: 2,000 kg. Material.

You can have a cup of coffee at the Starbucks and enjoy the park and the sun from the deck.

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