It’s hard to remember the Vancouver skyline when it was devoid of One Wall Centre and Living Shangri-La. Here’s what’s popping up next
The Vancouver downtown skyline is changing—and fast. With highrises like the 29-storey residential tower on Beach Avenue and the 63-storey hotel and residential building at 1151 West Georgia Street already approved, development is surging upwards with no sign of slowing down. Immigration is on the rise, American retailers are moving to Canada and for a city like Vancouver, hemmed in by mountains on one side and ocean on the other, building up (rather than out) is the only way forward. Seventeen multi-storey highrises sit on the current projects and activities list for the city’s planning department earmarked for the downtown core. This is what it could look like if they all come to fruition.
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60 W. Cordova St. (approved) 10-storey mixed-used building Henriquez Partners Architects |
1151 W. Georgia St. (approved) 63-storey hotel and residential building Holborn Developments Ltd. |
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520 W. Georgia St. (approved) 22-storey mixed-use building Henriquez Partners Architects |
1050 Expo Blvd. (approved) 6-storey multiple dwelling of supportive housing Dys Architecture |
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455 Beach Ave. (approved) 29-storey residential tower The Hulbert Group B.C. Ltd. |
1009 Harwood St. (approved) 17-storey residential tower Amacon Development Corp. |
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1372 Seymour St. (approved) 33-storey residential building Onni Contracting Ltd. |
1155 Hornby St. (proposed) 18-storey multiple dwelling Henriquez Partners Architects |
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734 Rolston Cr. (approved) 34-storey residential tower and 7-storey low-rise residential building IBI Group Inc. |
68 Smithe St. (proposed) 18-storey mixed-use building IBI Group Inc. |
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31 W. Pender St. (approved) 7-storey mixed-use building Joe Y. Wai Architect Inc. |
1304 Hornby St. (proposed) 31-storey mixed-use building Concert Properties Ltd. |
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745 Thurlow St. (approved) 25-storey office tower with retail and restaurant space Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership |
942 Granville St. (proposed) 2-storey commercial building Studio One Architecture Inc. |
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177 Robson St. (approved) 20-storey hotel and residential building Relative Form Architecture Studio |
720 Robson St. (proposed) 5-storey mixed-use building Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership |
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775 Richards St. (approved) 46-storey mixed-use building Henriquez Partners Architects |