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The City of Vancouver has received an application to rezone the subject site from RM-4 (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal is to allow for the development of a 20-storey mixed-use rental building with a 4-storey podium and includes:

  • 185 units with 20% of the floor area for below-market units;
  • Commercial space on the ground floor;
  • A floor space ratio (FSR) of 6.8; and
  • A building height of 64.6 m (212 ft.) with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

Application drawings and statistics on this webpage are posted as-submitted to the City. Following staff review, the final project statistics are documented within the referral report.

Announcements

September 16, 2024

The Q&A period will be extended by an additional week. Please note that feedback and questions can still be submitted after the Q&A period ends. Following the Q&A period, questions and feedback can be emailed directly to the Rezoning Planner at oskar.eriksson@vancouver.ca


The City of Vancouver has received an application to rezone the subject site from RM-4 (Residential) District to CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The proposal is to allow for the development of a 20-storey mixed-use rental building with a 4-storey podium and includes:

  • 185 units with 20% of the floor area for below-market units;
  • Commercial space on the ground floor;
  • A floor space ratio (FSR) of 6.8; and
  • A building height of 64.6 m (212 ft.) with additional height for rooftop amenity space.

This application is being considered under the Broadway Plan.

Application drawings and statistics on this webpage are posted as-submitted to the City. Following staff review, the final project statistics are documented within the referral report.

Announcements

September 16, 2024

The Q&A period will be extended by an additional week. Please note that feedback and questions can still be submitted after the Q&A period ends. Following the Q&A period, questions and feedback can be emailed directly to the Rezoning Planner at oskar.eriksson@vancouver.ca


​The Q&A period has concluded. Thank you for participating.

The opportunity to ask questions through the Q&A is available from September 4 to September 24, 2024. 

We post all questions as-is and aim to respond within two business days. Some questions may require coordination with internal departments and additional time may be needed to post a response.

Please note that the comment form will remain open after the Q&A period. The Rezoning Planner can also be contacted directly for any further feedback or questions.

  • Share Hi. This is a radically taller building than anything from Burrard St to Broadway and MacDonald. It will look really odd at that height. on Facebook Share Hi. This is a radically taller building than anything from Burrard St to Broadway and MacDonald. It will look really odd at that height. on Twitter Share Hi. This is a radically taller building than anything from Burrard St to Broadway and MacDonald. It will look really odd at that height. on Linkedin Email Hi. This is a radically taller building than anything from Burrard St to Broadway and MacDonald. It will look really odd at that height. link

    Hi. This is a radically taller building than anything from Burrard St to Broadway and MacDonald. It will look really odd at that height.

    Robert Ford asked 15 days ago

    Thank you for submitting your comments in response to this rezoning application. A summary of comments provided from the public will be included in a Council report, if the project proceeds to Public Hearing for Council consideration.

  • Share This is a complete eyesore for every resident north of W4th, where all the buildings close to the beach are low-rise. Taller buildings should be kept to the flatter parts of Kitsilano, south of W4th, and closer to the Broadway line. Our beautiful view will be obstructed, and parking is going to be a complete disaster in a place where parking is already overloaded. Please rethink this plan. Use your heads. Thanks. on Facebook Share This is a complete eyesore for every resident north of W4th, where all the buildings close to the beach are low-rise. Taller buildings should be kept to the flatter parts of Kitsilano, south of W4th, and closer to the Broadway line. Our beautiful view will be obstructed, and parking is going to be a complete disaster in a place where parking is already overloaded. Please rethink this plan. Use your heads. Thanks. on Twitter Share This is a complete eyesore for every resident north of W4th, where all the buildings close to the beach are low-rise. Taller buildings should be kept to the flatter parts of Kitsilano, south of W4th, and closer to the Broadway line. Our beautiful view will be obstructed, and parking is going to be a complete disaster in a place where parking is already overloaded. Please rethink this plan. Use your heads. Thanks. on Linkedin Email This is a complete eyesore for every resident north of W4th, where all the buildings close to the beach are low-rise. Taller buildings should be kept to the flatter parts of Kitsilano, south of W4th, and closer to the Broadway line. Our beautiful view will be obstructed, and parking is going to be a complete disaster in a place where parking is already overloaded. Please rethink this plan. Use your heads. Thanks. link

    This is a complete eyesore for every resident north of W4th, where all the buildings close to the beach are low-rise. Taller buildings should be kept to the flatter parts of Kitsilano, south of W4th, and closer to the Broadway line. Our beautiful view will be obstructed, and parking is going to be a complete disaster in a place where parking is already overloaded. Please rethink this plan. Use your heads. Thanks.

    Ts604 asked 18 days ago

    Thank you for submitting your comments in response to this rezoning application. A summary of comments provided from the public will be included in a Council report, if the project proceeds to Public Hearing for Council consideration.

  • Share As a local Kitsilano resident, I strongly appose agains this development. This building will be totally out of place in the neighborhood. The entire Broadway plan is not correct! Nothing below 4th Avenue should be rezoned. It doesn't make any sense to put a 20-story tower so far away from Broadway. Broadway plan is a mistake and needs revisions. This is equal to allow developers to take over Stanley Park. on Facebook Share As a local Kitsilano resident, I strongly appose agains this development. This building will be totally out of place in the neighborhood. The entire Broadway plan is not correct! Nothing below 4th Avenue should be rezoned. It doesn't make any sense to put a 20-story tower so far away from Broadway. Broadway plan is a mistake and needs revisions. This is equal to allow developers to take over Stanley Park. on Twitter Share As a local Kitsilano resident, I strongly appose agains this development. This building will be totally out of place in the neighborhood. The entire Broadway plan is not correct! Nothing below 4th Avenue should be rezoned. It doesn't make any sense to put a 20-story tower so far away from Broadway. Broadway plan is a mistake and needs revisions. This is equal to allow developers to take over Stanley Park. on Linkedin Email As a local Kitsilano resident, I strongly appose agains this development. This building will be totally out of place in the neighborhood. The entire Broadway plan is not correct! Nothing below 4th Avenue should be rezoned. It doesn't make any sense to put a 20-story tower so far away from Broadway. Broadway plan is a mistake and needs revisions. This is equal to allow developers to take over Stanley Park. link

    As a local Kitsilano resident, I strongly appose agains this development. This building will be totally out of place in the neighborhood. The entire Broadway plan is not correct! Nothing below 4th Avenue should be rezoned. It doesn't make any sense to put a 20-story tower so far away from Broadway. Broadway plan is a mistake and needs revisions. This is equal to allow developers to take over Stanley Park.

    Pia S asked 20 days ago

    Thank you for submitting your comments in response to this rezoning application. A summary of comments provided from the public will be included in a Council report, if the project proceeds to Public Hearing for Council consideration.

  • Share Here's my question again, in case you missed it. Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium? on Facebook Share Here's my question again, in case you missed it. Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium? on Twitter Share Here's my question again, in case you missed it. Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium? on Linkedin Email Here's my question again, in case you missed it. Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium? link

    Here's my question again, in case you missed it. Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium?

    MarxistAwakening asked 14 days ago

    Thank you for your question. While it is outside the scope of this rezoning proposal, we appreciate your active participation in the consultation process. Our staff responses are focused specifically on the details of this rezoning proposal and the related policies. If you have other questions or concerns about other City policies or services, please contact the City here.

  • Share Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium? on Facebook Share Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium? on Twitter Share Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium? on Linkedin Email Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium? link

    Millennium was bailed out to the tune of $100 million by Vancouver City Council. Millennium also left a debt of $1 billion resulting from the default on Olympic Village. In the interests of transparency, can City staff please release the documents regarding the bailout of Millennium? As well, can you please also release the documentation related to the decision by the City Manager not to collect on $1 billion of debt owed by Millennium?

    MarxistAwakening asked 16 days ago

    Thank you for your question. While it is outside the scope of this rezoning proposal, we appreciate your active participation in the consultation process. Our staff responses are focused specifically on the details of this rezoning proposal and the related policies. If you have other questions or concerns about other City policies or services, please contact the City here.

  • Share Considering the Vancouver Plan's emphasis on preserving the "local character of neighborhoods" and the Broadway Plan's specific designation of Kitsilano North as a "Residential Area" with a focus on low- to mid-rise forms, how can a 20-storey high-rise be considered compatible with the established character and scale of the neighborhood? on Facebook Share Considering the Vancouver Plan's emphasis on preserving the "local character of neighborhoods" and the Broadway Plan's specific designation of Kitsilano North as a "Residential Area" with a focus on low- to mid-rise forms, how can a 20-storey high-rise be considered compatible with the established character and scale of the neighborhood? on Twitter Share Considering the Vancouver Plan's emphasis on preserving the "local character of neighborhoods" and the Broadway Plan's specific designation of Kitsilano North as a "Residential Area" with a focus on low- to mid-rise forms, how can a 20-storey high-rise be considered compatible with the established character and scale of the neighborhood? on Linkedin Email Considering the Vancouver Plan's emphasis on preserving the "local character of neighborhoods" and the Broadway Plan's specific designation of Kitsilano North as a "Residential Area" with a focus on low- to mid-rise forms, how can a 20-storey high-rise be considered compatible with the established character and scale of the neighborhood? link

    Considering the Vancouver Plan's emphasis on preserving the "local character of neighborhoods" and the Broadway Plan's specific designation of Kitsilano North as a "Residential Area" with a focus on low- to mid-rise forms, how can a 20-storey high-rise be considered compatible with the established character and scale of the neighborhood?

    long term Kitsilano resident asked 12 days ago

    Under the Broadway Plan, the Kitsilano North sub area’s intent is to provide a diversity of housing options by providing strategic opportunities for new housing which permits up to 20 storey towers and anticipates a maximum of two towers on this blockface. As part of the tower forms, low-rise podiums will help transition and respond to the existing buildings in the surrounding areas. Furthermore, fine-grained architectural design with high-quality materials and details will help the new development blend more harmoniously with the established character and scale of the neighborhood.

  • Share The developer wants to put 185 units in a 20-story building and will allocate 20% of the units as low-cost housing (20% lower than the other rents in the building). That adds up to 37 lower cost units - basically the number set aside to rehouse the current tenants at probably their current rent. Everything else will go at top price. Please tell me how this will this help affordability. on Facebook Share The developer wants to put 185 units in a 20-story building and will allocate 20% of the units as low-cost housing (20% lower than the other rents in the building). That adds up to 37 lower cost units - basically the number set aside to rehouse the current tenants at probably their current rent. Everything else will go at top price. Please tell me how this will this help affordability. on Twitter Share The developer wants to put 185 units in a 20-story building and will allocate 20% of the units as low-cost housing (20% lower than the other rents in the building). That adds up to 37 lower cost units - basically the number set aside to rehouse the current tenants at probably their current rent. Everything else will go at top price. Please tell me how this will this help affordability. on Linkedin Email The developer wants to put 185 units in a 20-story building and will allocate 20% of the units as low-cost housing (20% lower than the other rents in the building). That adds up to 37 lower cost units - basically the number set aside to rehouse the current tenants at probably their current rent. Everything else will go at top price. Please tell me how this will this help affordability. link

    The developer wants to put 185 units in a 20-story building and will allocate 20% of the units as low-cost housing (20% lower than the other rents in the building). That adds up to 37 lower cost units - basically the number set aside to rehouse the current tenants at probably their current rent. Everything else will go at top price. Please tell me how this will this help affordability.

    Cejr asked 3 days ago

    All existing tenancies eligible under the TRPP will be offered the Right of First Refusal (RoFR) to return to one of the below-market rental units at either their existing rent, or 20% below average market rents, whichever is less. The number of below-market units available to the general public will depend on how many eligible tenants take up the RoFR, this number will be known near building occupancy but could fall anywhere between 0 and 37 units. Providing the RoFR to existing tenants at their existing rents helps to maintain affordability for these tenants, and will help to take pressure off the existing rental market. Expanding the supply of rental housing is a key priority in the new Housing Vancouver targets. Increasing rental supply helps to provide more housing options for renters and reduce competition for existing rental stock. Increasing the supply of rental stock is understood to help stabilise rental rates over time.

  • Share Is the City of Vancouver looking for some cost recovery related to the debt that Millennium, the applicant, left as part of the default resulting from the construction of the 2010 Olympic Village? on Facebook Share Is the City of Vancouver looking for some cost recovery related to the debt that Millennium, the applicant, left as part of the default resulting from the construction of the 2010 Olympic Village? on Twitter Share Is the City of Vancouver looking for some cost recovery related to the debt that Millennium, the applicant, left as part of the default resulting from the construction of the 2010 Olympic Village? on Linkedin Email Is the City of Vancouver looking for some cost recovery related to the debt that Millennium, the applicant, left as part of the default resulting from the construction of the 2010 Olympic Village? link

    Is the City of Vancouver looking for some cost recovery related to the debt that Millennium, the applicant, left as part of the default resulting from the construction of the 2010 Olympic Village?

    MarxistAwakening asked 10 days ago

    The purpose of the online Q&A session is to offer an accessible and interactive platform for the public to ask questions and receive answers that will be publicly available throughout the project. Please note that staff responses are focused specifically on the details of this rezoning proposal and the related policies. If you have other questions or concerns about other City policies or services, please tell us online.

  • Share City staff have deleted a few previous questions pertinent to this application from appearing in this Q&A. Rather than pose the question again, could you please comment on the following? What kind of oversight does the “ShapeYourCity” consultation process have? Is there an external auditor? How have City staff incorporated the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)’s Spectrum of Public Participation into guiding principles and evaluation? The IAP2’s process was included in the recommendations by the Engaged City Task Force report to Council. on Facebook Share City staff have deleted a few previous questions pertinent to this application from appearing in this Q&A. Rather than pose the question again, could you please comment on the following? What kind of oversight does the “ShapeYourCity” consultation process have? Is there an external auditor? How have City staff incorporated the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)’s Spectrum of Public Participation into guiding principles and evaluation? The IAP2’s process was included in the recommendations by the Engaged City Task Force report to Council. on Twitter Share City staff have deleted a few previous questions pertinent to this application from appearing in this Q&A. Rather than pose the question again, could you please comment on the following? What kind of oversight does the “ShapeYourCity” consultation process have? Is there an external auditor? How have City staff incorporated the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)’s Spectrum of Public Participation into guiding principles and evaluation? The IAP2’s process was included in the recommendations by the Engaged City Task Force report to Council. on Linkedin Email City staff have deleted a few previous questions pertinent to this application from appearing in this Q&A. Rather than pose the question again, could you please comment on the following? What kind of oversight does the “ShapeYourCity” consultation process have? Is there an external auditor? How have City staff incorporated the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)’s Spectrum of Public Participation into guiding principles and evaluation? The IAP2’s process was included in the recommendations by the Engaged City Task Force report to Council. link

    City staff have deleted a few previous questions pertinent to this application from appearing in this Q&A. Rather than pose the question again, could you please comment on the following? What kind of oversight does the “ShapeYourCity” consultation process have? Is there an external auditor? How have City staff incorporated the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)’s Spectrum of Public Participation into guiding principles and evaluation? The IAP2’s process was included in the recommendations by the Engaged City Task Force report to Council.

    MarxistAwakening asked 7 days ago

    The purpose of the online Q&A session is to provide an accessible and interactive opportunity for members of the public to pose questions and receive answers that are available publicly for the duration of the project. During the Q&A period, staff and the applicant share information about the proposal, listen to concerns and get input from the public, while providing clarifications on the proposal or enabling policy. At any time during the rezoning review, members of the public are also welcome to forward additional questions to the rezoning planner via email – oskar.eriksson@vancouver.ca or via phone – Tel. 604.829.9270. Also, the comment form stays open beyond the Q&A period. The feedback, input and concerns will inform the review of the rezoning application. A summary of all comments, questions, phone calls and emails received will be provided in the referral report for Council.

    Staff respond to all question that were sent through SYC – however, unrelated or repeat questions and submissions that violate the moderation rules of SYC (e.g., containing racist, harassing or defamatory language) may be excluded. Questions may take a few days to appear due to volume and working with the subject matter experts within the project team or the applicant to produce the answers.

    In regard to the SYC-process, please refer to the FAQ page (https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/faqs) and feel free to reach out to the City Communications team that runs SYC at ShapeYourCity@vancouver.ca to learn more about Shape your City. However, IAP2 is the basis of all public engagement in the City – e.g., for community plans such as Broadway Plan. The Q&A period during a rezoning in contrast is for answering questions and responding to concerns of the public for a specific project as explained above.

    In addition to the Q&A period, prior to and during the Public Hearing the public will be able to provide written and in-person feedback to Council. If you leave a comment on Shape your City, you can let us know if you’d like to stay informed about the project, in which case you will be notified about the public hearing. 

    About a week before the Public Hearing, the agenda, including a link to the referral report, is published on this website: https://covapp.vancouver.ca/councilMeetingPublic/CouncilMeetings.aspx

    If you want to speak at the Public Hearing, you will have 5 minutes if you speak as an individual or 8 minutes if you speak on behalf of a group (representing 4 or more people, including the speaker). Each person or group representative needs to be present at the public hearing and must not be speakers themselves. You can email a presentation to speaker.request@vancouver.ca by 5pm the day before the Public Hearing is scheduled to begin. For more details please also refer to this website: https://vancouver.ca/your-government/city-council-meetings-and-decisions.aspx and https://vancouver.ca/your-government/contact-council-public-hearing.aspx

    If correspondence is received by the rezoning planner after the project has gone to referral, the member of the public is informed that the application is on the agenda for a specific Public Hearing date, and that the comments received  will not been shared with the Mayor and Councillors as Vancouver City Council has referred this item to Public Hearing and all Public Hearing correspondence must be made public. The person is advised that they should at this point submit their comments via the online form (https://vancouver.ca/your-government/contact-council-public-hearing.aspx) to be put on the public record. To learn more about Public Hearings, please visit the website at https://vancouver.ca/your-government/what-happens-at-a-public-hearing.aspx. Public Hearing correspondence received through the Public Hearing online form is circulated to Mayor and Council, and made publicly available online on the Public Hearing agenda page. The name of the commenter will be made public; but the contact information will not be posted online. Agendas are available on the City of Vancouver website approximately one week before the meeting and can be access via https://covapp.vancouver.ca/councilMeetingPublic/CouncilMeetings.aspx.

  • Share This proposed building will not make any positive impact whatsoever on the Kitsilano North neighbourhood. The current residential parking situation in this area is at overcapacity and the traffic flow in the area CANNOT support additional parking/traffic that a 20 story tower will bring. This area is at full capacity, it does NOT have the infrastructure (roads, sewage, etc) to support the proposed multi-story building. Kitsilano North does NOT need a 20 story building, much less a building that has commercial space on the ground floor – this is a RESIDENTIAL area. It would appear that the city planners/decision makers of this proposal either do not live in the area, do not have first-hand knowledge of the area, or know/care what the area residents want. You say you ‘consult’ residents – yet residents are left feeling unheard and our input ignored. The city clearly has no plans to preserve the unique character of any of its neighborhoods like Kitsilano. Rather the city is decimating and stripping neighbourhoods of any character that makes each neighbourhood distinct. The city must stop destroying our neighbourhoods, the unique character of our neighbourhoods, and the liveability of our neighbourhoods! on Facebook Share This proposed building will not make any positive impact whatsoever on the Kitsilano North neighbourhood. The current residential parking situation in this area is at overcapacity and the traffic flow in the area CANNOT support additional parking/traffic that a 20 story tower will bring. This area is at full capacity, it does NOT have the infrastructure (roads, sewage, etc) to support the proposed multi-story building. Kitsilano North does NOT need a 20 story building, much less a building that has commercial space on the ground floor – this is a RESIDENTIAL area. It would appear that the city planners/decision makers of this proposal either do not live in the area, do not have first-hand knowledge of the area, or know/care what the area residents want. You say you ‘consult’ residents – yet residents are left feeling unheard and our input ignored. The city clearly has no plans to preserve the unique character of any of its neighborhoods like Kitsilano. Rather the city is decimating and stripping neighbourhoods of any character that makes each neighbourhood distinct. The city must stop destroying our neighbourhoods, the unique character of our neighbourhoods, and the liveability of our neighbourhoods! on Twitter Share This proposed building will not make any positive impact whatsoever on the Kitsilano North neighbourhood. The current residential parking situation in this area is at overcapacity and the traffic flow in the area CANNOT support additional parking/traffic that a 20 story tower will bring. This area is at full capacity, it does NOT have the infrastructure (roads, sewage, etc) to support the proposed multi-story building. Kitsilano North does NOT need a 20 story building, much less a building that has commercial space on the ground floor – this is a RESIDENTIAL area. It would appear that the city planners/decision makers of this proposal either do not live in the area, do not have first-hand knowledge of the area, or know/care what the area residents want. You say you ‘consult’ residents – yet residents are left feeling unheard and our input ignored. The city clearly has no plans to preserve the unique character of any of its neighborhoods like Kitsilano. Rather the city is decimating and stripping neighbourhoods of any character that makes each neighbourhood distinct. The city must stop destroying our neighbourhoods, the unique character of our neighbourhoods, and the liveability of our neighbourhoods! on Linkedin Email This proposed building will not make any positive impact whatsoever on the Kitsilano North neighbourhood. The current residential parking situation in this area is at overcapacity and the traffic flow in the area CANNOT support additional parking/traffic that a 20 story tower will bring. This area is at full capacity, it does NOT have the infrastructure (roads, sewage, etc) to support the proposed multi-story building. Kitsilano North does NOT need a 20 story building, much less a building that has commercial space on the ground floor – this is a RESIDENTIAL area. It would appear that the city planners/decision makers of this proposal either do not live in the area, do not have first-hand knowledge of the area, or know/care what the area residents want. You say you ‘consult’ residents – yet residents are left feeling unheard and our input ignored. The city clearly has no plans to preserve the unique character of any of its neighborhoods like Kitsilano. Rather the city is decimating and stripping neighbourhoods of any character that makes each neighbourhood distinct. The city must stop destroying our neighbourhoods, the unique character of our neighbourhoods, and the liveability of our neighbourhoods! link

    This proposed building will not make any positive impact whatsoever on the Kitsilano North neighbourhood. The current residential parking situation in this area is at overcapacity and the traffic flow in the area CANNOT support additional parking/traffic that a 20 story tower will bring. This area is at full capacity, it does NOT have the infrastructure (roads, sewage, etc) to support the proposed multi-story building. Kitsilano North does NOT need a 20 story building, much less a building that has commercial space on the ground floor – this is a RESIDENTIAL area. It would appear that the city planners/decision makers of this proposal either do not live in the area, do not have first-hand knowledge of the area, or know/care what the area residents want. You say you ‘consult’ residents – yet residents are left feeling unheard and our input ignored. The city clearly has no plans to preserve the unique character of any of its neighborhoods like Kitsilano. Rather the city is decimating and stripping neighbourhoods of any character that makes each neighbourhood distinct. The city must stop destroying our neighbourhoods, the unique character of our neighbourhoods, and the liveability of our neighbourhoods!

    asked 9 days ago

    Thank you for your comment. Your written feedback will be summarized and shared with City Council via the Council report. 

    City staff compile feedback from the community, summarize the information and prepare the Council report. The report contains the results of staff reviews and is publicly accessible ahead of the Public Hearing. Elected Councillors consider the feedback in the report and make a decision on the rezoning application at the Public Hearing where community members can attend and give their opinion in person.

    We thank you for reaching out. We are committed to responding to all Shape your city-website questions, emails, and phone calls. Due to the high volume of correspondence, we may not be able to reply immediately, but please rest assured that we are diligently working to catch up.

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