Vancouver city council green\u002Dlights \u0027non\u002Dcompliant\u0027 development proposals, again signalling a desire to go bigger and faster on housing.
Rozanne Kipnes, a development consultant on the Louis Brier redevelopment, said that since the Cambie Corridor Plan was approved in 2018, “the city has evolved and the needs have only gotten greater.”
Immediately north of Louis Brier is a property called Shawn Oaks, which currently has 72 strata units in 11 buildings built in 1969. The redevelopment proposes towers of 28 and 23 storeys, and “significantly exceeds” heights and densities under the existing plan, which would normally contemplate a single tower of up to 16 storeys.Article content
Michael Mortensen of Livable City Planning, a development consultant for Shawn Oaks, addressed council Wednesday and raised the fact that earlier that same day their own housing department staff presented an update telling them “Vancouver is lagging in social housing approvals.” “At no cost to the taxpayer, this is a market-driven, below market housing solution,” Mortensen said.
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