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Concept of 4-36 West 3rd Avenue and 5 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver. (Perkins&Will/PCI Developments)
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New major office and industrial complex in Mount Pleasant approved

"An attractive, globally-competitive option, particularly for innovation businesses."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 31, 2025
Hudson's Bay's downtown Vancouver flagship store. (AlbertArt/Shutterstock)
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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
October 2024 concept of 1525-1555 Robson St., Vancouver. (Arcadis/GWL Realty Advisors)
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Two rental housing towers with a grocery store approved for Robson Street

"A really great addition to the area."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2025
Uber pick-up area sign at the international arrivals area of Vancouver International Airport. (Kenneth Chan)
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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
Preliminary conceptual concept of the transformation of Granville Street at the intersection with Smithe Street in downtown Vancouver, under the Granville Street Plan. (City of Vancouver)
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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
2023 revised design of the Kitsilano supportive housing building at 2086-2098 West 7th Ave. and 2091 West 8th Ave., Vancouver. (Human Studio Architecture & Urban Design/BC Housing)
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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
Lawyer Peter Waldkrich brings housing-flavoured Polka to Vancouver City Hall during a public hearing in May 2025, in support for the Safeway redevelopment next to Commercial-Broadway Station. (@pwaldkirch/City of Vancouver)
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Public hearings axed in Vancouver for housing proposals aligned with policies

More predictability and structure to the development process.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 29, 2025
Bike lane next to new low-rise residential buildings on King Edward Avenue near Cambie Street in Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Vancouver seeks new policies requiring infrastructure upgrades from developers

Major new conditions of a development permit.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 29, 2025
February 2025 construction progress on Belvedere at 9677 King George Blvd., Surrey. (Key Marketing)
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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
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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
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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
Maple Leaf Self Storage at 1818 Quebec St., Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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QuadReal buys properties of Western Canada self-storage chain

15 locations in Metro Vancouver and Calgary.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 28, 2025
David Eby. (Government of BC)
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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
2023 revised design of the Kitsilano supportive housing building at 2086-2098 West 7th Ave. and 2091 West 8th Ave., Vancouver. (Human Studio Architecture and Urban Design/BC Housing)
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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
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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
Condition of Hudson's Bay's downtown Vancouver store in its final days, as seen on May 24, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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No dignity: Inside the final week of Hudson's Bay Vancouver's existence

For posterity's sake.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 27, 2025
Concept of the new major retail entrance at the West Georgia Street Plaza for the former downtown Vancouver Nordstrom space's future retail uses. (Arcadis/Cadillac Fairview)
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Former Nordstrom in Vancouver to be subdivided into four retail units

Expect new street entrances for the future retailers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 26, 2025
Concept of the new Lower Mall Student Residence at the UBC Vancouver campus. (3XN/Ryder Architecture/UBC)
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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
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