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"Harbour Station" public art installation of retired MTR trains in Hong Kong. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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A world-class example of repurposing subway trains in public parks

A second life as a public space centrepiece.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 10, 2025
Not the final detailed design; Pedestrian-spine/covered outdoor mall concept for the Lougheed Town Centre Core Area Master Plan for Shape Properties' City of Lougheed mall redevelopment site. (Shape Properties)
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Covered outdoor mall and 1,400 homes for new Lougheed mall

Replacing Hudson's Bay and the parking lot next to the SkyTrain station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 9, 2025
The Boathouse Restaurant at Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver. (The Boathouse Restaurant)
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New restaurant could replace The Boathouse at Kitsilano Beach

An open bidding process for the high-profile location.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 9, 2025
Artistic rendering of Building K, containing condominiums and Marriott's Le Meridien Pinnacle Hotel. (Bingham Hill Architects/Pinnacle International)
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Two new Marriott hotels with 457 rooms to open at Capstan SkyTrain station

Both hotel buildings will reach completion by 2026.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 9, 2025
Concept for 2268-2294 West 3rd Avenue and 1902-1912 Vine Street, Vancouver. (Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects/Marcon)
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22-storey rental housing tower proposed next to Whole Foods Kitsilano

Over 200 rental homes and new retail, just off West 4th Avenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 8, 2025
Artistic rendering of the new Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Metro Vancouver Regional District)
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$250 million federal funding for Metro Vancouver sewage treatment plant project

The project's entire cost is $9.9 billion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 8, 2025
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Metro Vancouver considering reducing fees for some new rental housing

Specifically for inclusionary affordable rental housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 8, 2025
Not the final detailed design; December 2024 preliminary concept of the new Winskill Aquatic and Fitness Centre at Winskill Park. (Dialog/City of Delta)
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City of Delta takes plunge with $130 million aquatic centre plan

A brand new and expanded facility at Winskill Park.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 8, 2025
Conceptual artistic rendering of an unchosen design for SkyTrain Canada Line's Capstan Station by architectural firm Perkins&Will. (Perkins&Will)
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Opinion: "Future" SkyTrain stations should be built from the get-go instead

There's a good chance most stations won't ever be built.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 8, 2025
2024 revised concept for Concord Landing at Northeast False Creek. (Civitas Urban Design & Architecture/Concord Pacific)
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Transformative Northeast False Creek development revealed by Concord Pacific

Towers up to 60 storeys with over 5,000 homes and ample retail and restaurants.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 7, 2025
October 2023 construction progress on the first phase of Gilmore Place in Burnaby, revealing a deep underground parkade. Gilmore Place is located next to SkyTrain's Gilmore Station in Burnaby. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Metro Vancouver residential parking construction costs top $230,000 per stall

There is an oversupply of parking in many residential buildings.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 7, 2025
December 2024 concept for mixed-use rental housing towers at 1220 Station Street, Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/GWL Realty Advisors)
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Two rental housing towers proposed next to Main Street SkyTrain

Up to 28 storeys with 400 rental homes and a grocery store.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 7, 2025
The Post office and retail complex in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Sony Pictures Imageworks to relocate headquarters office to The Post

Leaving its office space above the former Nordstrom at CF Pacific Centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 7, 2025
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39 construction workers killed in BC in latest annual count

"We as a province and an industry need to do better."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 6, 2025
Looking toward the Vancouver Eastside and Burnaby from downtown Vancouver. (Wangkun Jia/Shutterstock)
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Over 41,000 homes sold in the Lower Mainland in 2024 amid slump

But there's new momentum for 2025.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 6, 2025
December 2024 construction progress on Bakerview-166th Street Station of Surrey-Langley SkyTrain. (Government of BC)
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It's official: Major construction underway on Surrey-Langley SkyTrain

Construction on the $6 billion project will reach completion in 2029.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 6, 2025
2023 condition of BC Ferries' former Pacificat fast ferries in Egypt. (Ehab El Nemr/Submitted)
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BC Ferries' failed PacifiCat fast ferries could be turned into hospital ships

All three failed fast ferries are mothballing in Egypt.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 4, 2025
Boxing Day 2024 crowds at SkyTrain's Templeton Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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SkyTrain ridership jumps fourfold on Boxing Day at McArthurGlen mall

Unlike any other SkyTrain station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 4, 2025
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