City staff backs plan to turn four Vancouver single family homes into 62 condos

City staff recommend proposal on condition it goes to a public hearing.

On June 29 the plan, that includes a change in zoning, will be presented to the public at a meeting explaining why city staff are in favour of the project on the 5000-block of Ash Street.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

While the proposal is on a residential side street it is one block from the heavily developed Cambie Corridor and backs on to the southeast corner of the soon to be developed Heather Lands. “The surrounding area is undergoing significant change, with new four- and six-storey buildings approved or under construction. The portion of the 21-acre Heather Lands project directly across the lane, is approved for market strata development with heights from six to 18 storeys,” the report states.

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