Vancouver

A rendering of the revised Cohen Block proposal set for 8-36 W Cordova St. and 15-27 W Hastings St.
Development Projects

Bosa Properties Revises Cohen Block Proposal, Doubling Height To 40 Storeys

​Bosa Properties submitted their original rezoning application in 2023, but has now revised the proposal for 8-36 W Cordova and 15-27 W Hastings in Vancouver.

Development Projects

Bonnis Properties Ups Granville Street Proposal To Two Towers Up To 43 Storeys

Bonnis Properties has submitted a rezoning application for 800-876 Granville Street, after cancelling the previously-proposed 17-storey office tower.

Construction

Housing Starts Slow In February, Tumbling 68% In Toronto And 48% In Vancouver

Nationally, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of starts pulled back 4% month over month in February, erasing January’s 3% gain.

Development Projects

Brivia Group To Pay $55M To Cut Social Housing From 60-Storey CURV In Vancouver

​The CURV tower by Brivia Group is set to be one of the tallest towers in Vancouver and the tallest passive housing building in the world.

Office

Rize Alliance Moving On From The Grid Office Project In Vancouver

​Local developer Rize Alliance acquired the Tim Hortons at 306 Terminal Avenue in Vancouver in 2007 and was planning a 10-storey office building.

Policy

Portions Of Broadway And Cambie Corridors To Be Pre-Zoned For More Density

​The City-initiated zoning change would eliminate the need for developers to apply for rezoning, speeding up the development process.

Development Projects

Multi-Tower Project With 847 Social Housing Units Proposed For South Vancouver

The Southwynd Place redevelopment proposal is being made by the Kiwanis Club and Soroptimist International and is set for 8080 Yukon Street in Vancouver.

Commercial

Vancouver Hollywood Theatre & Residences Sold For $47.5M To Dayhu

​The Hollywood Theatre and Hollywood Residences sit at 3123 and 3137 W Broadway in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver.

Profiles

Gregory Henriquez On His Role In Helping Vancouver Become A Developer

​“We're providing services that they don't have within the City [of Vancouver], which allows them to act as developers, independent from the planning department,” says Henriquez.

Policy

Vancouver City Staff Opposing Adoption Of Single Egress Building Code Change

​The change to the BC Building Code the Province made last year did not apply to the Vancouver, which is now set to decide whether to follow suit.

Profiles

Inside The City Of Vancouver Housing Development Office With Director Brad Foster

​After stints at BC Housing and TransLink, Brad Foster joined the City of Vancouver as Director of the Vancouver Housing Development Office (VHDO).