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Metro Vancouver's unsold condo inventory could soar by 60% in 2025: forecast

There are now about 16,000 unsold new homes across the region.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
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Over 1,000 construction workers in B.C. injured from fall in 2024

"These incidents are largely preventable."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
Sightline Properties' land assembly of 2528 Kaslo Street, 2808-2888 East Broadway, 2580 Kaslo Street, and 2813-2881 East 10th Avenue, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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$100M acquisition of 26 single-family houses in East Vancouver land assembly

Likely for a major high-density development.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
Site of 3020 Gilmore Diversion, Burnaby. (Google Maps)
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Beedie HQ office in Burnaby acquired by BC Housing for new homeless shelter

80 new beds at this 24/7 permanent year-round shelter.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
Parking lot at Trout Lake Community Centre. (Google Maps)
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Pay parking planned for eight Vancouver community centres and golf courses

"People are beyond stretched financially," said a Trout Lake Community Centre member.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
Artistic rendering of the existing office building at 1111 West Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver, renovated into Le Germain Hotel Vancouver. (Germain Hotels/Reliance Properties)
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Vancouver City Council approves policies to catalyze more hotel projects

Vancouver has the same number of hotel rooms as it did 23 years ago.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 15, 2025
The new Leigh Square with its dancing fountain. (City of Port Coquitlam)
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New Port Coquitlam plaza features Bellagio-style dancing fountain

A public space transformation for downtown Port Coquitlam.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 15, 2025
Concept of 324 West 10th Ave., Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Third Space Properties)
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19-storey rental tower proposed near Broadway-City Hall SkyTrain station

Shorter tower with larger floor plates for more homes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 15, 2025
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Home prices in Canada expected to dip in 2025: forecast

B.C. and Ontario will drag down the national market.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2025
Concept of the exterior of Civic Centre 4 tower (left) and the interior of Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel (right). (WA Architects/ICT Group/Lark Group | Aquilini Group)
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New Hilton hotel and Stong's Market to open in Surrey City Centre

The hotel will be operated by Vancouver Canucks owner Aquilini Group.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2025
Concept of 2245-2283 West Broadway, Vancouver. (Proscenium Architecture & Interiors/Frame Properties/Dahyu Group of Companies)
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The Regal Beagle pub in Kitsilano could be replaced by a 25-storey rental tower

The popular pub first opened at the location in 1997.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 12, 2025
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the Gordon B. Shrum Building. (Michael Elkin Photography)
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UBC opens $139-million building as Canada's first biomedical engineering hub

Supporting critical research and biomedical engineers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 12, 2025
Artistic rendering of the SFU Burnaby gondola upper terminal located atop Burnaby Mountain. (TransLink)
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There's still no timeline to build the SFU Burnaby Mountain gondola

"Students and faculty continue to face the crowding and reliability issues."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 11, 2025
2025 land use changes for Wesbrook Place South. (UBC)
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UBC plans to further densify Wesbrook Place with 4,600 more residents

It'll be home to UBC's tallest towers, reaching up to 39 storeys.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 11, 2025
The closed segment of the seawall on the Expo decks south of Science World. (City of Vancouver)
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New temporary path to open next month around False Creek's seawall closure

Shorter than the existing detour.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 11, 2025
Karin Krikpatrick. (CentreBC)
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New centrist provincial political party launched by former BC United MLA

"A pragmatic, centrist choice for voters."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 11, 2025
Headquarters office of Metro Vancouver Regional District. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Metro Vancouver cuts $364M from budget, delays $1.1B in new infrastructure

"It’s like maintaining a home on a budget."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 11, 2025
Existing condition of the Clifton Hotel SRO at 1125 Granville Street, Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan)
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New hotel proposal converts shuttered SRO on the Granville Strip

Clifton Hotel SRO has been vacant for a decade.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 11, 2025
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