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Squamish Nation votes to approve over 400 affordable housing units
Squamish Nation members have voted in favour of building over 400 affordable housing units on three sites in North Vancouver and Squamish.
White Rock council approves controversial Nautilus towers
White Rock city council has approved plans for a two-tower development despite concerns about the location and the proximity to a nearby aquifer. The 121-unit, 21-storey and 24-storey development at 1454 Oxford Street between Thrift Avenue and North Bluff Road has been in …
West Coast modernism for West Vancouver lot
Alterativ Design Lab has designed a west coast modern contemporary home for a lot in West Vancouver.
Step With Me at interactive Pride installation at Bentall Centre
Celebrating Vancouver Pride, local art and design studio Tangible created an interactive, musical art installation at the Bentall Centre.
The Cohen Block to rise at former Army & Navy on Hastings
Bosa Properties and the owners of the former Army & Navy department store on West Hastings plan to redevelop the property into The Cohen Block, a mixed-use rental, retail and office development with market, middle-income and below-market homes, in the heart of Vancouver’s …
Cape Group plans new East Vancouver rentals
The Cape Group is planning more east Vancouver rentals, this time in a six-storey, mixed-use building at Nanaimo and Charles streets.
Vancouver’s world-class architects and architecture firms are increasingly partnering with global starchitects like Bjarke Ingels and Ole Scheeren, elevating the designs of towers that make up the world-famous skyline of downtown Vancouver, and further elevating Vancouver real estate to global relevance. Vancouver-based architects and developers are also active in markets across North America, exporting ‘Vancouverism’ to cities like Seattle, Dallas, Los Angeles and Chicago.
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Metro Vancouver real estate news by city
The latest news on condominiums, rental apartments and office space in Metro Vancouver
Vancouver
Recent stories on Vancouver condos, rental apartments, social housing, retail, office development and parks and public spaces.
Burnaby
Recent stories on Burnaby condo tower presales, rental apartments, social housing, retail and office development.
Surrey
Recent stories on Surrey condo presales, rental apartments, retail, office development and public parks and spaces.
Richmond
Recent stories on Richmond, BC condo presales, rental apartments, retail, office development and public parks and spaces.
North Vancouver
Recent stories on North Vancouver condo projects and presales, rental apartments, retail space and office and commercial development.
Coquitlam
Recent stories on Coquitlam condo presales, rental apartments, social housing, retail and office development.
Metro Vancouver architects
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List of architects, with links to projects across Metro Vancouver
Latest office and light industrial projects
The pandemic has tempered demand for office space across the Lower Mainland, but there is still over three million square feet of new space under construction in downtown Vancouver, with significant projects also proposed in Burnaby, Richmond and Surrey. The arrival of Amazon at the Post Office redevelopment has spurred new projects on adjacent sites to meet the demand of Vancouver’s burgeoning tech sector.
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