New major office and industrial complex in Mount Pleasant approved
"An attractive, globally-competitive option, particularly for innovation businesses."
- Kenneth Chan
- May 31, 2025
RioCan seeks receivership status for its Hudson's Bay joint venture
Over $800 million of debt payments depended on HBC's lease revenue.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 31, 2025
Two rental housing towers with a grocery store approved for Robson Street
"A really great addition to the area."
- Kenneth Chan
- May 30, 2025
Vancouver airport awarded by Uber for sustainable ride-hailing strategies
Uber cited these initiatives as a model for other airports.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 30, 2025
Vancouver City Council to vote on car-free Granville Strip revitalization plan
A pedestrian-only street with new high-density building developments.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 30, 2025
B.C. could explore other Kitsilano sites after City quits Arbutus supportive housing project
"This is a poster child of why we can't get things built in Vancouver."
- Kenneth Chan
- May 30, 2025
Public hearings axed in Vancouver for housing proposals aligned with policies
More predictability and structure to the development process.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 29, 2025
Vancouver seeks new policies requiring infrastructure upgrades from developers
Major new conditions of a development permit.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 29, 2025
Developer cuts prices by 25% on new Surrey condos in rare one-day sale
"The margin’s been taken out so buyers can get in."
- Kenneth Chan
- May 28, 2025
This is how Canada's GST cuts on home sales for first-time buyers will work
And with zero GST up to $1 million.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 28, 2025
First-time homebuyers rising, as Canadians turn to family gifts and inheritance
They're also relying on credit to cover unplanned housing expenses.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 28, 2025
QuadReal buys properties of Western Canada self-storage chain
15 locations in Metro Vancouver and Calgary.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 28, 2025
B.C. government looks to open up natural resources for much-needed economic growth
To attract up to $50 billion in capital investment.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 28, 2025
City of Vancouver ends support for Arbutus supportive housing project
"It’s clear this location wasn’t the right fit."
- Kenneth Chan
- May 27, 2025
New B.C. short-term rental exemptions needed due to tourism impacts
BCREA states the current policies are overly restrictive and harm the economy.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 27, 2025
No dignity: Inside the final week of Hudson's Bay Vancouver's existence
For posterity's sake.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 27, 2025
Former Nordstrom in Vancouver to be subdivided into four retail units
Expect new street entrances for the future retailers.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 26, 2025
Danish firm designs UBC's $560-million, 1,500-bed student housing complex
Construction on the major project begins in 2026.
- Kenneth Chan
- May 26, 2025

















