According to a City of Vancouver Census Data Series, perhaps not surprisingly, Downtown Vancouver has blown away every other neighbourhood in Vancouver in terms of population growth over the past 30 years.
The Downtown population (excluding the West End) grew from about 6,500 in 1971, to about 60,000 in 2011. Most areas grew at a rate lower than annualized inflation.
Source: Statistics Canada via City of Vancouver
Rental housing at risk of being lost: study.
A Metro Vancouver housing study is warning that thousands of older, affordable, much-needed rental housing units in the area are in danger of being removed from the market due to redevelopment pressures.
Many of the units were built more than 40 years ago under federal government tax incentive schemes – long since ended – and Metro politicians are renewing the call for the incentives to be brought back.
City freezes Central Lonsdale tower plans.
A new “megaproject” proposal for Central Lonsdale was abruptly suspended by a divided City of North Vancouver council Monday (Apr 16), pending completion of the updated official community plan.
City staff made the unusual move of presenting the application to council well in advance of any detailed design work, seeking permission to continue talks with the developer and schedule a town hall-style meeting.
Exclusive:
Brookfield has flipped the Shangri-La Vancouver (now Hyatt) retail podium to Aquilini Group for $55 million. Brookfield bought the property last summer.
Full story:
https://howardchai.substack.com/p/shangri-la-vancouver-hyatt-retail-brookfield-aquilini
12-unit Gleneagles townhouse project proposed in West Vancouver
A new proposal has surfaced for the parking lot next to Waterfront Station.
The redesigned project includes a 26-storey, 416,000 SF office tower, shaped like a tree, cantilevered over the existing station building.
Architect: James Cheng
Details: https://bit.ly/46aUB0W
