Balmoral Hotel

• Demolition of Vancouver’s notorious Balmoral hotel to begin in November

  The project could take up to a year, and will kick off with the safe removal of waste and hazardous materials before moving on to proper demolition next spring.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2022
  
• Vancouver’s notorious Balmoral Hotel slated for demolition due to safety risk

  The demolition order identifies a dozen hazards, including rotten floors, damaged electrical systems, moisture in the building, unprotected fire sprinklers and more. 

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2022
  
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• Balmoral, Regent hotels now city property after Vancouver settles with owners

  The value of the settlement, which has been approved by council, is not being revealed. 

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2020
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• Owners of 2 dilapidated Downtown Eastside hotels to fight expropriation in court

  The City of Vancouver took the rare step of taking control of the Balmoral and Regent hotels in November, assessing their value at just $1 each.

  Dec 5, 2019
• Vancouver council votes to expropriate ‘blighted’ Downtown Eastside hotels for $1 each

  Vancouver city council is slated to vote on whether to take control of the Balmoral and Regent hotels, which were both evacuated in recent years due to deplorable conditions.

  Nov 6, 2019
• City of Vancouver could expropriate ‘blighted’ hotels in DTES for $1 each

  According to property consultants retained by the city, both the Balmoral and Regent hotels actually carry negative values into the millions of dollars.

  Oct 31, 2019
• Notorious Downtown Eastside landlords slapped with 500 new building violations by city inspectors

  The Sahota family is already facing 60 charges related to deplorable living conditions at the Balmoral Hotel.

  Dec 12, 2017
• City of Vancouver files 60 charges against owners of “disgusting” Downtown Eastside SRO

  The city says the hotel's owners failed to maintain walls, ceilings, floors, and plumbed facilities.

  Jul 27, 2017
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• City says Balmoral Hotel needs ‘significant amount of work’ to bring it up to code

  Given the deteriorated conditions of the building, the City anticipates a large amount of work will be necessary to return this building to the SRO stock. 

  Jul 14, 2017
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• Vancouver homeless advocate thinks food bank ID policies need to change

  A homeless advocate thinks ID rules at food banks need to change.

  Economy

  Jun 12, 2017