New developments spur upgrades in Vancouver’s downtown office market.
VANCOUVER — The impact of three new AAA office buildings in downtown Vancouver is already being felt in the market despite the fact they won’t be ready for another two years.
According to Colliers International’s Q2 2012 Office Report, the addition of Telus Garden, 745 Thurlow and MNP Tower is creating a more competitive environment for office space and pushing landlords to upgrade properties to meet shifting tenant demands and maintain occupancy levels
Vancouver’s Shannon Mews eyeing first permit.
The application for phase one of the Shannon Estate development at 57th and Granville goes before the city’s Development Permit Board July 16.
Council approved the rezoning of the Shannon Mews site almost a year ago—at 2 a.m., July 29—following three days of contentious hearings that went late into the night. Of the 179 people registered to speak, 85 were opposed, four were classified as “other,” seven were in support and 83 didn’t speak.