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Perspective of The Post from the Queen Elizabeth Theatre plaza. Construction progress on The Post as of February 17, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Downtown Vancouver's office vacancy rate forecast to reach 11.6% in 2023

But it's still the lowest office vacancy rate among Canada's major city centres.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
Downtown Vancouver skyline and a single-family neighbourhood during winter snowfall. (StandbildCA/Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver new home listings amongst the lowest in recent history

"It’s hard to sell what you don’t have" 🏡

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
SkyTrain Gateway Station in Surrey City Centre. (Google Maps)
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TransLink exploring major renovations for SkyTrain's 22nd Street and Gateway stations

Major renovations for these SkyTrain stations in New Westminster and Surrey.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
Surrey City Hall. (City of Surrey)
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City of Surrey pondering reducing 17.5% property tax hike using provincial funding

$90 million in provincial funding is intended to be used on infrastructure.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
Artistic rendering of the electric-battery MS Medstraum ferry vessel in Norway. (TRAM Project)
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New passenger ferries could link downtown Vancouver with Bowen Island and Sunshine Coast

It would use two high-speed, passenger-only vessels, each with a capacity for 150 people ⛴

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
Preliminary artistic rendering of the City of Surrey's "Gateway project" at 10744 133 Street and 10725-10757 University Drive. (Surrey City Development Corporation)
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City of Surrey planning 1,600 new homes next to Gateway SkyTrain

A major housing redevelopment spearheaded by the City on its own land.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
September 2021 artistic rendering of Centre Block at 10275 City Parkway, Surrey. (Hariri Pontarini Architects/Adamson Architects/City of Surrey)
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City of Surrey to relaunch its municipal-owned real estate development firm

Surrey is relaunching its for-profit real estate development company.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
Amtrak passenger train on the Cascades corridor. (Amtrak)
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Amtrak train services linking Vancouver, Seattle and Portland fully restored

Increased frequencies and direct service between all three cities 🚆

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
Hotel concept for 848 Seymour Street, Vancouver. (Perkins & Will Architects/Forme Development/Paul Y. Construction)
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Metro Vancouver needs 20,000 more hotel rooms to meet demand over the coming decades

Without more hotel room supply, expect expensive rooms, fewer events and economic losses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
A tension-membrane modular structure enclosure for Centennial Aquatic Centre in Collingwood, Ontario. (Sprung)
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Burnaby's Central Park outdoor swimming pool will be converted to indoor

This will enable year-round use of Burnaby's largest outdoor public pool 🏊🏻‍♂️

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
Example of BC Hydro poles that will be removed in Yaletown in downtown Vancouver. (Yaletown Business Improvement Association)
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62 power poles in Yaletown are being permanently removed

The removal of most of the power poles and lines will reduce visual clutter ⚡️

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
Surrey City Hall of the City of Surrey. (Moriyama & Teshima Architects)
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$400 million in BC funding for Metro Vancouver cities for community facilities

Vancouver will receive $49 million, while Surrey will get $90 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2023
Artistic rendering of the new Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and area ecological improvements. (Metro Vancouver Regional District)
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$250 million in provincial funding for new sewage treatment plant serving Vancouver

The entire project is expected to cost $10+ billion 💩

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2023
Nordstrom at CF Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver (left) and the urban IKEA at Aura in downtown Toronto (right). (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Opinion: Vancouver's Nordstrom should turn into Ikea, Uniqlo, Eataly, and Simons (PHOTOS)

Nordstrom leaving 230,000 sq ft of space is actually a new opportunity 👀

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2023
Artistic rendering of the hotel tower at 516-534 West Pender Street, Vancouver. (Henriquez Partners Architects/Marcon)
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32-storey hotel with destination rooftop restaurant proposed for downtown Vancouver (RENDERINGS)

This will be the largest new hotel in downtown Vancouver in 20+ years 👀

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 3, 2023
Artistic rendering of the rental housing towers at 3362-3384 Vanness Avenue, Vancouver. (Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects/Intracorp Homes)
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Two towers with 679 rental homes proposed at Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain

A major redevelopment right next to Joyce-Collingwood's transit hub.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 3, 2023
Artistic rendering of the proposed office building as an expansion of Fairmont Hotel Vancouver at 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver. (Architects-Alliance/Larco Hospitality)
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Fairmont Hotel Vancouver proposes 12-storey office tower addition

A 12-storey office tower, plus hotel restaurant, retail, and ballroom spaces 👀

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 3, 2023
The existing condition of the CF Pacific Centre building, with a Nordstrom department store. (Google Maps)
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Nordstrom to permanently close downtown Vancouver store

This is the third department store to close in this Pacific Centre mall building.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 2, 2023
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