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Granville Street in downtown Vancouver looking south from West Georgia Street. (City of Vancouver)
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Opinion: 7 factors to carefully consider for the Granville Strip's revitalization

A wide range of factors for meaningful and effective change.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 4, 2025
2025 concept of 602-644 Kingsway and 603-617 East 16th Ave., Vancouver. (Perkins&Will/Bonnis Properties)
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Two rental housing towers eyed for Kingsway near Fraser Street in Vancouver

A major expansion of a previous development concept for the site.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2025
MNP Tower backdropping the historic Marine Building in downtown Vancouver. (Tada Images/Shutterstock)
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$730-million acquisition of seven office properties in Vancouver and Calgary

An acquisition of outperforming "trophy" assets.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2025
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Homebuyers hold back in Greater Vancouver, while Fraser Valley sees modest bump

"Emerging signs that sales activity might be turning a corner."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2025
JD Sports at 1042 Robson St., Vancouver, as seen on June 1, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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JD Sports opens flagship downtown Vancouver store on Robson Street

The latest store in their rapid Metro Vancouver expansion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2025
Condo flash sale for the Belvedere tower in Surrey on May 31, 2025. (Key Marketing)
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Nearly 200 people lined up for 25% discount on newly built Surrey condos

Some people began waiting in line the previous day.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2025
"Permanent closure" sign posted onto the entrances of Hudson's Bay in downtown Vancouver, shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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End of an era after 355 years: Hudson's Bay Company permanently closed

All good things come to an end.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2025
Concept of Sínulhḵay at The Stories tower, outside the entrance into South Granville Station. (PCI Developments)
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40-foot-tall Indigenous art to light up future South Granville Station entrance

A blend of Squamish, Japanese, and Trinidadian cultures.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 2, 2025
Platform level of Great Northern Way-Emily Carr Station; construction progress on SkyTrain Millennium Line's Broadway extension, as of June 2, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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Broadway Subway stations begin to take shape for 2027 opening

Exciting visual progress on the Millennium Line extension to Arbutus.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 2, 2025
Vancouver Park Board Transition Work Group press conference on January 25, 2024. (Kenneth Chan)
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Vancouver Park Board dissolution still planned, but timing uncertain

"We will continue to work with the City regarding their request."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 31, 2025
Concept of 4-36 West 3rd Avenue and 5 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver. (Perkins&Will/PCI Developments)
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New major office and industrial complex in Mount Pleasant approved

"An attractive, globally-competitive option, particularly for innovation businesses."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 31, 2025
Hudson's Bay's downtown Vancouver flagship store. (AlbertArt/Shutterstock)
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RioCan seeks receivership status for its Hudson's Bay joint venture

Over $800 million of debt payments depended on HBC's lease revenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 31, 2025
October 2024 concept of 1525-1555 Robson St., Vancouver. (Arcadis/GWL Realty Advisors)
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Two rental housing towers with a grocery store approved for Robson Street

"A really great addition to the area."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2025
Uber pick-up area sign at the international arrivals area of Vancouver International Airport. (Kenneth Chan)
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Vancouver airport awarded by Uber for sustainable ride-hailing strategies

Uber cited these initiatives as a model for other airports.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2025
Preliminary conceptual concept of the transformation of Granville Street at the intersection with Smithe Street in downtown Vancouver, under the Granville Street Plan. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver City Council to vote on car-free Granville Strip revitalization plan

A pedestrian-only street with new high-density building developments.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2025
2023 revised design of the Kitsilano supportive housing building at 2086-2098 West 7th Ave. and 2091 West 8th Ave., Vancouver. (Human Studio Architecture & Urban Design/BC Housing)
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B.C. could explore other Kitsilano sites after City quits Arbutus supportive housing project

"This is a poster child of why we can't get things built in Vancouver."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2025
Lawyer Peter Waldkrich brings housing-flavoured Polka to Vancouver City Hall during a public hearing in May 2025, in support for the Safeway redevelopment next to Commercial-Broadway Station. (@pwaldkirch/City of Vancouver)
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Public hearings axed in Vancouver for housing proposals aligned with policies

More predictability and structure to the development process.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 29, 2025
Bike lane next to new low-rise residential buildings on King Edward Avenue near Cambie Street in Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Vancouver seeks new policies requiring infrastructure upgrades from developers

Major new conditions of a development permit.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 29, 2025
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