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Introduction: 2025 Top10 Watchlist

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2025

Introduction There is a severe pressure on many places in Vancouver that have made the city into what it is today. The insecurity over ‘what’s next?’ for the city’s buildings and public spaces where people live, work, consume and create is looming over everyday life....

1. DTES Rezoning policy 1

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2025

About The Downtown Eastside (DTES) stands as one of Vancouver’s oldest, most diverse, and most profoundly challenged communities. A neighbourhood of stark contrasts, it is simultaneously a repository of the city’s history, a centre of vibrant cultural...

2. DTES Rezoning policy 2 The Heritage Framework

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2025

About As part of the new housing policy for the DTES in part 1, there is also a heritage policy for the heritage buildings in the Downtown Eastside/Oppenheimer District (DEOD) and Thornton Park subareas. The housing policy introduces a new Heritage Framework with the...

3. Granville Island

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About A June public discussion event and video called The Uncertain Future of Granville Island released by popular Youtuber and video producer Uytae Lee drew attention to the difficult financial situation of Granville Island. The land is federally owned and managed by...

4. Hudson’s Bay Downtown Vancouver

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About The closure of Hudson’s Bay Company’s downtown Vancouver store marks the end of a major chapter in Canadian retail history. Recently listed for sale by CBRE Investment Management, the uncertain future of this landmark building raises questions about historic...