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Site of 301 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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BC government expands Downtown Eastside social housing project

Social housing units for 200 people and community healthcare.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2024
Artistic rendering of 4975-4997 Joyce Street, Vancouver. (Ciccozzi Architecture/Sightline Properties)
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39 storeys: New tallest tower proposed for Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain

Over 400 rental homes are proposed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2024
PNE's ThunderVolt launch coaster at Playland. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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ThunderVolt: Playland's new high-speed launch coaster takes off

The fastest launch coaster of its kind in Canada! šŸŽ¢

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
TransLink bus. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink to receive half of $3.5 billion BC federal infrastructure fund

New federal funding over 10 years through 2034.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
February 2024 condition of the new B6 office tower at 1090 West Pender Street, Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Over five million sq ft of office space in Metro Vancouver is currently vacant

Downtown Vancouver saw a slight office vacancy rate drop.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
Artistic rendering of the full redevelopment of Semiahmoo Shopping Centre, with the first phase shown in detail. (Formosis Architecture/First Capital Realty)
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This is the redevelopment plan for Semiahmoo Shopping Centre in South Surrey

The first phase entails three buildings up to 20 storeys.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
The existing heritage Vancouver City Hall building (left) and a preliminary Vancouver City Hall campus redevelopment concept (right). (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive | City of Vancouver)
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Could new Vancouver City Hall bring down $22 million annual office rent?

Over $200 million spent on office rent since 2011.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
Surrey Board of Trade president and CEO Anita Huberman. (Silvester Law/Surrey Board of Trade)
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Surrey Board of Trade head to leave organization after 31 years

She was the organization's head for the past 18 years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
Vancouver Tenants Union advocacy poster. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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BC government to launch tracking website to prevent "bad-faith" evictions

A new system for evictions for personal occupancy or caretaker use.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
Burnaby's skylines of Brentwood Town Centre (foreground) and Metrotown (background). (StandbildCA/Shutterstock)
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"Hesitant" buyers keep home sales slow in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley

Bank of Canada's interest rate cut was not enough to move the needle.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
July 2024 preliminary concept of the Shawn Oaks redevelopment at 5505-5585 Oak Street, Vancouver. (Acton Ostry Architects/Landmark Premiere Properties)
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Over 600 homes proposed near Oak Street and 41st Avenue corner in Vancouver

Towers up to 33 storeys with condos and social housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
Science World. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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$19 million in additional federal funding for Science World's critical upgrades

Critical building system upgrades and OMNIMAX theatre's reopening.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
Lime CEO Wayne Ting in Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Lime selected to operate City of Vancouver's new e-scooter share service

Lime beat a proposal by Mobi bike share.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
2024 amendments to Vancouver's view cone policies (public views). (City of Vancouver)
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Proposed Vancouver view cone changes create up to 215 million sq ft of floor area

Sweeping height changes enabling the equivalent of 179 Olympic Villages.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
Centreplace retail building at 818 Thurlow Street (on Robson Street) in downtown Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Half a block of Robson Street's retail strip sold in landmark deal

Home to half a dozen stores, including Zara and Banana Republic.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 2, 2024
Construction progress on Kitsilano Block and Fresh St. Market at 1981 Macdonald Street, as of June 23, 2024. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Fresh St. Market to open on West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano

A 20,000 sq ft anchor business for this part of West 4th Avenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 2, 2024
Hullo Ferries. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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50% off fares for teenagers on Hullo Ferries this summer

Lower youth fares on the Vancouver-Nanaimo high-speed ferry.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 2, 2024
Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive | City of New Westminster
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Uniqlo features iconic New Westminster sculpture destroyed in fire

We interpret it as a touching homage.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 2, 2024
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