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Park Inn hotel redevelopment approved unanimously by city council

The redevelopment of the Park Inn hotel on West Broadway was approved unanimously by Vancouver city council Thursday.

The design, by Arno Matis Architecture, will dramatically remake the property.

It includes two mid-rise towers of 11 and 13 storeys over a three-storey podium.

There will be a total of 437 hotel units, 272 of which will be for traditional short-term stays. The remainder will be long-term suites with kitchenettes and some with bedrooms, ideal given the hotel’s proximity to VGH.

The top of the podium will be landscaped to provide open spaces for hotel use.

888 West Broadway building model
Model of 888 W Broadway built by A B Scale. Credit: Goldie Colin
888 West Broadway building model
Model of 888 W Broadway built by A B Scale. Credit: Goldie Colin

The seven-storey Park Inn is also home to a popular music venue, the Fairview Pub. Several respondents to the rezoning application expressed concern about the loss of the music venue. A pub space is included in the proposal, however it is undetermined at this time whether it will remain as the Fairview Pub.

Six levels of underground parking are proposed with a total of 487 stalls.

The existing hotel has 117 rooms and was built in 1971. It’s currently operated as the Park Inn & Suites by Radisson.

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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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