Vancouver Development
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Vancouver industrial sites under review for possible rezoning to residentialAccording to Metro Vancouver, industrial lands represent only four per cent of the region’s land base but accommodate more than 25 per cent of the region’s total employment.PoliticsAug 4, 2025
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New development pitched for downtown Vancouver would include B.C.’s tallest towerIn total, the development will create 1,939 new homes, a 920-room hotel, public amenities, a conference space and Indigenous-led reconciliation through art.EconomyMay 8, 2025
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Questions surround Vancouver SRO hotel sitting empty since June 2018The 1913-built Regent Hotel at 160 East Hastings Street has been decaying since the City of Vancouver shut it down at the end of June 2018.PoliticsJan 1, 2025
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Vancouver redevelopment’s critics question lack of early hydrogeological studyIn an emailed statement, the City of Vancouver said it's working closely with the landowners to ensure a detailed hydrological assessment is completed.PoliticsJan 4, 2024
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Vancouver developer wins deferral on $10 million owed to the cityAnthem bought the land, the site of a former Chevron station, for $72 million in 2017, and agreed to pay the city $26 million in amenity contributions in 2021 to rezone the land.PoliticsJun 13, 2023
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Vancouver developer seeks delay in paying $10 million owed to cityAnthem Properties agreed to pay $26 million for community services and amenities when Vancouver approved the site's rezoning in 2021. It still owes the city $10.4 million.EconomyJun 8, 2023
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Court orders City of Vancouver to reconsider rejected tower at 105 Keefer St.Vancouver's Development Permit Board voted down the proposed 111-unit development in November, 2017, the fifth and final time it was rejected by the city.CanadaDec 13, 2022
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Battle over Vancouver’s Broadway Plan a sign of things to come, expert saysAfter six marathon meetings and comments from hundreds of residents, Vancouver councillors voted seven to four in favour of the Broadway Plan Wednesday evening.CanadaJun 23, 2022
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Squamish Nation signs services agreement with Vancouver for Kitsilano developmentThe Squamish Nation and City of Vancouver signed a services agreement for the planned Sen̓áḵw development which will include up to 11 towers and 6,000 units of housing.CanadaMay 25, 2022
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Public hearings begin on Vancouver’s divisive Broadway PlanThe plan is meant to guide development along the city's Broadway corridor over the next 30 years and take advantage of the completion of the new $2.8 billion Broadway subway.PoliticsMay 18, 2022
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