A rezoning application has been filed for the redevelopment of the Alice Saunders House in east Vancouver, at Renfrew and Venables.
Social and co-op housing in Vancouver
Developments with social housing components and co-operative housing, supported by various levels of government in the City of Vancouver.
Shelter beds, non-market and market rentals part of BC Housing proposal
An affordable housing project is slated for a vacant lot on East Hastings near Glen Drive on the edge of the Downtown Eastside.
100 new social housing units for East 12th Avenue site
Ryder Architecture has designed a two-building, affordable housing project to replace the Loyal Orange Manor and Edward Byers House on East 12th Avenue.
Seniors’ home planned for Harry Jerome development in North Vancouver
Darwin Construction’s development in North Vancouver, which will see the replacement of the Harry Jerome Recreation Centre, continues to advance, with the announcement of new seniors housing.
New home for QMUNITY at Davie and Burrard
A new home for LGBTQ resource centre QMUNITY as well social housing and commercial space are slated for the corner of Davie and Burrard.
Salvation Army plans new Harbour Light facility on East Cordova
The Salvation Army Harbour Light is planning to move across the street and into a new, nine-storey mixed use building.
Balmoral and Regent hotels on Downtown Eastside to be expropriated
After years of tussles with the owners of the Balmoral and Regent Hotels in the Downtown Eastside, the city has voted to approve expropriation of the properties, and pay the owners one dollar ($1) per building.
Pinnacle’s 55-storey Beach Crescent tower gets slight redesign
The location of the tower has been shifted 21 metres north from the original application, to help reduce any shadowing on a nearby park, as well as mitigating impacts to views from adjacent residential towers.
Affordable Passive House apartments slated for Kingsway and Windsor
Kingsway and Windsor in East Vancouver will soon see the addition of a 12-storey apartment building with 88 social housing units.
Building façade inspired by Coast Salish blanket for East Hastings
An 11-storey social housing building with an integrated healing centre is slated for the corner of East Hastings and Columbia in the Downtown Eastside.
Micro-dwellings at Main and Powell in Downtown Eastside
A surface parking lot at Main and Powell on the edge of Gastown will soon be home to six-storeys of micro-dwellings.
Slender social housing building slated for East Hastings
A slender, seven-storey building with social housing and market rental is planned for East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside.
Community centre and social housing moves forward at Oakridge
Phase three of the Oakridge redevelopment by Westbank and QuadReal includes social housing and a five-storey community centre.
Construction underway on affordable rentals in Mount Pleasant
Construction is underway at East 6th and Main Street on a 9-storey project with 145 affordable rental apartments, most of which will be rented at 30 per cent below Vancouver’s median household income.
Landmark 60-storey passive house tower next to Nelson Park
A dramatic design for a 60-storey tower designed by IBI Group overlooking Nelson Park in the West End has been unveiled.
