Dan Fumano: Vancouver approves 28-storey rental building in tightest of votes
A decision on the Birch proposal had been expected last week. But NPA Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung indicated she hadn’t caught up on the portions of the public hearing she had missed, which would have meant she wouldn’t be allowed to vote. So council decided at that meeting — againstIn the end, every vote counted and Kirby-Yung’s participation proved crucial.Article content continued
Before this week, this council had approved all eight proposals that had reached them under the city’s moderate-income rental housing program. But none was as big as the Birch one in building height or profile. A senior Vancouver planner had described the Birch project as “This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.A rendering showing a 28-storey rental tower proposed for the corner of West Broadway and Birch Street in Vancouver.
The Birch proposal was also supported by NPA councillors Melissa De Genova and Lisa Dominato, and OneCity Coun. Christine Boyle.
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