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Missing middle townhouses planned off Cambie

An eight unit multi-family development is planned for the southwest corner of Laurel Street and West 32nd Avenue, targeted at families and the ‘missing middle’.

All of the units in the upcoming development are two or three bedrooms, something the developer says is needed in an area where single-family housing is the norm. 

The site is part of the Cambie Corridor Phase 3 area, a neighbourhood that’s seeing rapid change and redevelopment. This development will replace one single-family home.

4825 Laurel Street rendering, an upcoming townhouse development targeting the 'missing middle'.
4825 Laurel Street rendering, a small townhouse development targeting the ‘missing middle’. Credit: b squared architecture inc.
Missing middle townhouses planned for 4825 Laurel Street.
4825 Laurel Street rendering. Credit: b squared architecture inc.

Each unit will have its own townhouse-style front door, as well as private outdoor space, storage and bicycle parking.

The architects, b squared architecture inc., say the “project will provide townhouse strata units, sized to allow for a reasonable purchase price point, but that can accommodate families, in a building of high quality construction.”

What is the missing middle?

The missing middle is multi-family housing that is considered compatible with the density of single-family neighbourhoods. It was a popular housing form pre-World War II, such as row homes, duplexes and apartment buildings with courtyards. They act as a transition between higher density housing and single-family housing.

They are usually smaller than single-family homes, and because they share the structure and land with adjacent units, housing costs are lower and units are more affordable to purchase or rent. Over time, the units tend to become more affordable as they age, and also helps support shops, transit and restaurants that are some of our favourite things about walkable neighbourhoods.

Missing Middle graphic
Graphic detailing the missing middle. Credit: Wikipedia/Coal Jackson

About Here summarizes ‘Vancouver’s Missing Middle Mystery’ in this video:

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Peter Meiszner
Peter Meiszner
Peter Meiszner is an experienced journalist and media relations professional, based in Vancouver. As founder of urbanYVR.com, he has been reporting on urban development across the Lower Mainland since 2016, and has also served as vice-chair of the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee. In October 2022, he was elected to Vancouver city council and is no longer actively reporting for urbanYVR.

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