Firenze - 688 Abbott Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N7, BCS2313 - located in Downtown area of Vancouver West, near the crossroads Abbott Street abd Keefer Street. Firenze is situated in the heart of historic Vancouver, diverse cultures and famous landmarks share the stage with some of the city's trendiest spots. This building is just steps to Tinseltown, GM Place, BC Place, Costco, shops, restaurants, casino, skytrain and Seawall. Andy Livingston Park, Ming Wo Cookware, Starbucks Coffee, T&T, Seabus, Main Post Office, Harbour Square, Portside Park, Simon Fraser University, London Drugs, Money Mart, Vancouver Film School, Victory Square, Army and Navy, Pigeon Park, Steamworks Vancouver, JJ Bean Coffee, Vancouver Community Centre, Waves Coffee, MTI Community College, Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver Harbour Water Airport and Stanley Park are nearby. Chinatown, Gastown, Downtown, Yaletown and Mount Pleasant East are minutes from the building. The bus stops near the building and Stadium-Chinatown Skytrain Station is 5-minute walk away. The Firenze consists of 2 high-rise towers and 1 midrise tower located at 618 and 688 Abbott Street and 58 Keefer Place. The complex features great facilities including an indoor pool (25m long), a fitness room, a hot tub, a sauna and a theatre room. The Firenze consists of 285 units at 618 and 688 Abbott, 172 condo units at 58 Keefer and 14 commercial units. The entire Firenze complex consists of 458 homes in three separate buildings. It was developed by Henderson Development (Canada) Ltd and it was built in 2007. The high-rise at 688 Abbott Street is a 31-level building that has a concrete construction, concrete exterior finishing and full rain screen. This building features a large podium garden oasis with park benches and professionally landscaped vegetation, a professionally designed dramatic lobby entrance featuring modernist design elements, convenient and exclusive access to multi-function/party room with kitchen, secure ID access control system restricts entry to parkade, floor level, etc. providing 24/7 peace-of-mind, on-site perimeter cameras monitor the building area 24 hours a day/7 days a week, digital recording system captures and stores camera action for retrieval when required and secure underground parkade with electronically-controlled gate.