Category: Development
Updated on June 15, 2017
Rejection of 105 Keefer opened the door to new future for Chinatown, but will anyone walk through?
Yesterday’s 8-3 council vote to reject Beedie Group’s proposal to build a 12-story project at 105 Keefer ended the longest public hearing in a decade, a process that turned into a debate on the future of Chinatown. I… Read More
Posted on February 5, 2017
Packed memorial marks Joe Wai’s legacy in scores of buildings in Chinatown and across Vancouver
Friends, colleagues and family of architect Joe Wai filled the auditorium of the Chinese Cultural Centre this afternoon to celebrate the life a man whose work touched almost every neighbourhood in the city. The Sun Yat Sen Garden,… Read More
Posted on October 4, 2016
What the experts told the Mayor about foreign investment in 2012
Now that even the federal finance minister and the Premier are working to curb the impact of foreign investment in the real estate market, some commentators are outraged at Mayor Gregor Robertson’s suggestion that their actions were too long… Read More
Updated on May 30, 2016
Vancouver approved only 42 sites for additional density in 2015, but generated $103 million in benefits
Additional density was approved in only 42 developments in Vancouver in 2015, says a report to today’s city council meeting, representing only 2.6 percent of overall building permits. Those density increases generated $103 million in community benefits, more than half… Read More
