After hosting three crowded public hearings on the matter, city councillors in Vancouver have approved a new housing proposal for the West End. Devonshire Properties has been granted a re-zoning application to build 133 more rental units in the 16-hundred blocks of Beach and Harwood. Concerns were raised about the affordability of the homes to be … [Read more...]
NIMBY syndrome hits Beach Avenue
February 6, 2013 by
A familiar theme playing out again at Vancouver City Hall as people lined up to express their displeasure with a development proposal. 48 speakers signed up to address Council over the idea of adding four more towers in the west end at Beach Avenue and Cardero. Many who waited to speak worried that their voices will likely be ignored, "I am … [Read more...]
