Vancouver
REMI Network
Vancouver approves 10.7% property tax hike
Homeowners now face an average property tax increase of 10.7 per cent after Vancouver City Council approved an operating budget of $1.97 billion for 2023.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Vancouver moves forward on social housing projects
Vancouver city council has approved the rezoning of two sites located at 2518-2540 Grandview Highway South and 1925 Southeast Marine Drive for future permanent social housing.
Construction Business
Vancouver streamlining building permit times
City of Vancouver is taking several steps to streamline building permit times.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Vancouver seeking input on missing middle housing
The City of Vancouver is seeking input on a proposal to allow triplexes, fourplexes, fiveplexes, and sixplexes in neighbourhoods in need of housing.
Construction Business
Vancouver begins Granville Bridge upgrade
Vancouver will begin work to upgrade the Granville Bridge in February to create a safer, more accessible crossing.
Construction Business
Vancouver approves $656M waters plan
The City of Vancouver has approved the $656 million Healthy Waters Plan, a 70 per cent investment increase.
Construction Business
Vancouver opens new affordable housing project
Dogwood Gardens, a new affordable housing project in Vancouver, is officially open.
Canadian Property Management
Canada’s premium office rents pose global value
Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal are categorized as “value” markets, but share that status with nearly 60 per cent of the 134 global markets ranked in JLL's annual survey.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Adera launches two mass timber projects in Vancouver
Adera Development Corporation announced it is bringing two mass timber residential developments to the Vancouver market, with construction set to begin this fall.
Construction Business
Vancouver Passive House tower receives funding
Vancouver is receiving $7.1 million from the federal government towards a new Coal Harbour mixed-use passive affordable housing development.
REMI Network
8X On The Park rises in downtown Vancouver
GBL Architects and Brenhill Developments recently completed the high-rise development 8X On The Park in downtown Vancouver.
REMI Network
Pre-sale success of 2 Burrard Place may signal market shift
In downtown Vancouver, pre-sale condos have failed over the past four years due to a slew of government housing policies and taxes to cool out-of-reach prices.
REMI Network
SOMA on Cambie rises in Vancouver
At 28,000 square feet, the development aligns with Vancouver’s overarching plan for higher density land use developments.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Mayfair Properties acquires iconic Vancouver rental tower
Vancouver-based Mayfair Properties recently purchased Martello Tower, a 30-storey concrete rental building at the corner of Beach and Thurlow.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto and Vancouver outdo most U.S. markets
Canada has a numerically slight presence with disproportionate weight in Lee & Associates’ newly released third quarter commercial real estate results.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Vancouver’s BC Place first Canadian stadium to achieve GBAC STAR accreditation
Vancouver's BC Place Stadium has become the first stadium in Canada to achieve global GBAC STAR accreditation.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Passive House affordable housing project underway in Vancouver
The City of Vancouver has approved a new Passive House affordable housing development for Brightside Community Homes Foundation.