Vancouver
Construction Business
Vancouver to speed up multiplex permitting times
In early 2025, the City of Vancouver will cut permitting times for certain multiplex applications by approximately 50 per cent.
REMI Network
Vancouver updates heritage register through reconciliation
Vancouver is improving its heritage register to better reflect reconciliation and various cultures.
Construction Business
Amazon opens new atrium at The Post
The new Amazon atrium has opened at The Post in Vancouver. The 43,000 square foot atrium is a part of the company's Vancouver Tech Hub.
Design Quarterly
Diamond Schmitt selected for cultural precinct study
Diamond Schmitt has been selected to undertake a feasibility study for a new cultural precinct in Vancouver.
REMI Network
Olson Kundig-designed condo launches in Cambie Village
A seven-storey, 53-home condo development in Vancouver’s Cambie Village takes inspiration from single-family homes.
Construction Business
Wesgroup unveils W16 condo by Olson Kundig
Wesgroup Properties has unveiled a new, seven-storey, 53-home condo development by Olson Kundig.
REMI Network
Vancouver champions more equitable bylaws
Vancouver approved a list of recommendations outlined in a comprehensive equity review of its bylaws.
REMI Network
Vancouver awards more funding to cultural spaces
Funding includes facility support such as space planning, purchase, renovation, or expansion.
REMI Network
Vancouver opens Passive House cultural hub
The City of Vancouver opened a cultural hub in the downtown South area that is also the tallest certified commercial Passive House development in Canada.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto and Vancouver nurture mortgage tech
Mortgage tech is the top draw for tech sector venture capital in Toronto and Vancouver, contrasting with the investment emphasis in major U.S. markets.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
First Nations tapped as social housing suppliers
A proposed amendment to Vancouver's charter will convey the same development fee exemptions to First Nations' social housing projects that government and not-for-profit developers receive.
Design Quarterly
Vancouver to gain more authority over landscaping
Proposed amendments to Vancouver’s charter would allow Council to set conditions for landscaping new development and hand off dog licence revocation to City staff.
Canadian Property Management
Vancouver boasts all round lowest vacancy rates
Vancouver enjoys North America’s strongest demand across all asset types, ending 2023 with the lowest vacancy rates for industrial, office, multifamily and retail properties among 63 major urban markets.
REMI Network
Work to begin on Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre renewal
The new facility will be the first city-owned community centre built to achieve Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Gold.
Construction Business
Woodrise 2025 coming to Vancouver
The world's leading players in mid- and high-rise timber construction will gather in Vancouver from Sept. 22-26, 2025, for the fifth Woodrise International Congress.
REMI Network
Vancouver mayor declares new steps to build homes faster
Increasing the maximum allowable floor plate size for Vancouver's residential towers is one item in a newly released motion from Mayor Ken Sim.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The legacy of Sen̓áḵw
Currently underway in Vancouver, Sen̓áḵw is a powerful testament to Indigenous land ownership and an economic legacy that’s expected to generate upwards of $10 billion in revenue for the Squamish Nation.
