Whole Foods to be part of Solo development in North Burnaby.

Whole Foods will be setting up shop in the Solo development near Willingdon Avenue and Lougheed Highway in North Burnaby, the company’s co-founder and co-CEO John Mackey announced last Wednesday.

Mackey said the company has signed eight new leases since its first quarter earnings release, including one in Burnaby.

The 5th Floor at Jameson House, 838 West Hastings Street has been sold for $4,100,000, representing $700 per sq ft. The office floors have been listed for sale for several months. The purchaser is a user that will occupy the space.

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