Another Westbank project is heading to public hearing, this time at 2200 Kingsway which was formerly a Canadian Tire. The proposal features three towers that total 404 residential units over 350,000 square feet of gross floor area and 597 parking spaces.
Courtesy The Globe and Mail
“In a new approach to tackle Vancouver’s ongoing problems with low-cost housing and homelessness, the city has bought the Ramada Hotel on Kingsway – far from the downtown core.
Councillor Kerry Jang, who confirmed to The Globe and Mail the as-yet-unannounced purchase of the 122-room hotel, said the building is going to be used as housing for seniors who need to be moved from other residences in the city that require renovation.”
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A 23-unit retail/apartment building in the Collingwood area of East Vancouver has sold for $6,825,000, or $296,700 per unit. The cap rate was 4.0%. The building is about 10 years old and has 4 retail CRU’s on the ground floor and 19 apartment units above. The building was listed for sale for $6,980,000.