Unanimous decision by three-person development-permit board gives the green light to nine-storey, 111-unit condo building that had been previously rejected by the city in 2017
A building project that sparked nearly a decade of controversy in Vancouver’s Chinatown has been approved unanimously by the city’s three-person development-permit board.
The board, which green-lit the development on Monday, did set out some required changes that the Beedie Holdings architectural team will have to make. That includes providing a strong and welcoming space for the Chinatown Memorial Plaza at one corner where there is a monument to Chinese-Canadian railway workers and war veterans.
She also noted that, although there was still a lot of opposition, there had been a “significant shift” in support from organizations and individuals that had been opposed previously. Representatives from the nearby garden and the Chinese Cultural Centre indicated support for the project after having opposed it last time.
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