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Artistic rendering of Riu Hotels & Resorts in Toronto. (Riu Hotels & Resorts)
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Due to strong tourism, new hotel building boom expected in Canada: report

It's one of the most profitable periods for hotels in decades.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 24, 2019
Artistic rendering of The HAT at Elbow River at 1818 1st Street East, Calgary. (NORR Architects Planners / Cidex Developments)
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Massive redevelopment includes Calgary's tallest residential tower (RENDERINGS)

Enough housing for 2,000 people.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 24, 2019
Vancouver cycling tour. (Cycle City Tours)
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Vancouver sees record low in trips made by private automobile: report

Overall trips made by walking, cycling, and public transit increased in 2018.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 24, 2019
Artistic rendering of The Amazing Brentwood. (SHAPE Properties)
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WeWork opening a co-working office at The Amazing Brentwood

WeWork's rapid expansion in Metro Vancouver continues.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 24, 2019
Area for rezoning near the Lonsdale waterfront for a possible brewery district. (City of North Vancouver)
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North Vancouver approves new brewery district for Lonsdale

Right next to The Shipyards, near Lonsdale Quay.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 24, 2019
Compass Card. (TransLink)
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TransLink says free transit for youth depends on new provincial subsidies

Free transit for youth and low-income residents would cost $90 million annually.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2019
Office building at 988 West Broadway, Vancouver. (BlueSky Properties)
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New Broadway building boasts Canada's first 'smart windows' for office

The first of its kind in Canada.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2019
LED streetlights. (Shutterstock)
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All streetlights in Burnaby converted into energy-efficient white LED

LED streetlights also provide better visibility.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2019
Emirates Air Line gondola over the Thames River in London. (Shutterstock)
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Edmonton approves study of new downtown gondola public transit line

It would cross the river to connect downtown Edmonton with the entertainment district.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2019
Retail along the perimeter of a concourse inside a major subway interchange station in Shanghai. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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TransLink adding more retail and food service spaces to SkyTrain stations

A major revamp and expansion is underway.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 19, 2019
Preliminary artistic rendering for the Willowbrook Station of the Fraser Highway SkyTrain extension. (TransLink)
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TransLink seeking public feedback on Fraser Highway SkyTrain extension

Planning for the project is "proceeding quickly and on schedule."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 19, 2019
BC Ferries' Howe Sound Queen vessel will be retired in June 2019. (Welwyn22 / YouTube screenshot)
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BC Ferries' online auction for one of its vessels reaches $11,000

For the price of a used car or the tiny fraction of the cost of a home.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 19, 2019
Old Europe Hotel building: six-story heritage building, located in Gastown area, was built 1908-1909 by Parr and Fee Architects. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver heritage buildings now eligible for up to $4M in city-funded upgrades

Heritage buildings in select areas are eligible for up to $4 million each.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 19, 2019
Artistic rendering of 1956-1990 Stainsbury Avenue, Vancouver. (Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects)
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80 rental homes proposed for Kensington-Cedar Cottage

Some units will be set aside for moderate income households.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 19, 2019
The Peak 2 Peak gondola at Whistler Blackcomb. (Shutterstock)
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Burnaby business leaders call for SFU gondola with significantly more capacity

It will cost less to future-proof the gondola from the start.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 19, 2019
Lululemon. (Shutterstock)
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Lululemon seeking exemption to build 583,000-sq-ft office building in False Creek Flats

It will be over 4 times the size of its existing Kitsilano headquarters.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 19, 2019
Artistic rendering of 3600 & 3680 East Hastings, Vancouver. (BHA Architecture / PCI Developments)
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Two towers with 212 rental homes proposed for East Vancouver

Just across from the Kootenay Bus Loop.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 18, 2019
Exterior of the office tower at 1075 West Georgia, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Vancouver office tower designed by Arthur Erickson under new ownership

The 50-year old tower exemplifies the brutalist modernism architectural style.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 18, 2019
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