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  1. Questions remain regarding viaducts, park and profits

    Concord Pacific promised more than 20 years ago to build Creekside Park Mike HowellVan. Courier With less than two weeks before city council decides whether the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts should be demolished, city officials are unable to say how much a developer will gain from the removal of the hulking structures or provide a […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    06-10-2015
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  2. Rich Chinese facing backlash in Vancouver — North America’s costliest city

    Jeremy van LoonOther James Hankle, a 50-something software engineer sporting blue jeans and a Green Party T-shirt, is trying to explain his fix for Vancouver’s runaway property prices when he’s interrupted by an eavesdropping passerby: “Stop allowing people from China to buy our houses and leave them vacant,” she says and walks away. Despite British […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    05-10-2015
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  3. New UBC student residence to be among world’s tallest wood buildings

    Other One of the tallest wood buildings in the world will soon be constructed at UBC, providing housing for hundreds of students. When completed, the $51.5-million residence building will stand 53 metres tall (about 174 feet). “This beautiful, new tall wood building will serve as a living laboratory for the UBC community,” said Martha Piper, […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    02-10-2015
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  4. City slows development in Vancouver neighbourhood – First Shaughnessy

    John TenpennyOther A move by the city of Vancouver to prevent the demolition of older homes in one of the city’s most desirable neighbourhoods has been met with resistance by owners, but one observer says there are pros and cons to the designation and that the market will eventually find its place. City council recently […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    02-10-2015
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  5. Publisher’s Page: On meetings and Marty Douglas

    Heino MollsOther If I had a nickel for every minute I have sat through meetings for work or with various community organizations, I swear I would be a millionaire. I am so wary of meetings now that when people ask me to come out, my first thought is to find a way to not attend. […]

    By Les Twarog Vancouver Real Estate and Condo Blog
    02-10-2015
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