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5 4686 W 2nd Ave

2024

About In mid January, the Vancouver Sun reported on the potential demolition of the Heritage A log house at 4686 West 2nd Ave. in Point Grey to make way for three houses on the three lots on the property. The house is reported to have been built in 1912 with cedar...

6. Polka Dot House

2024

East Van Polka Dot House  About In mid November, neighbours confirmed that the polka dot house at the corner of East 3rd and Lakewood would be torn down after a home builder’s sign had been put up outside. With red polka dots painted on the white exterior, this house...

7. Land Trusts

2024

About  Land Trusts have been getting more attention recently. This past year, 221A announced its Cultural Land Trust proposal and the 2024 Community Land Trust Summit took place in Vancouver. Land trusts are a method for protecting private property in perpetuity by...

8 Army and Navy Building

2024

About In April of 2023, the Vancouver Sun reported on the redevelopment proposal of the Army & Navy site, one that spans two blocks between Hastings and Cordova. It was especially noteworthy because BOSA and the Cohen family who are the developers, intended to do...

9. 2024 Heritage Register Update

2024

About The Vancouver Heritage Register (VHR) upgrade was approved by City Council on October 8 after a number of years of design. Started in 1986 as an inventory of heritage sites, there had never been a policy review of the VHR until the Heritage Action Plan starting...