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The rezoning plan 508 Helmcken Street calls for a 36-storey tower, but not everyone is pleased to have a tower encroach the edge of Emery Barnes Park. GBL Architects Inc. has applied to the City of Vancouver to rezone 508 Helmcken Street. The architectural renderings in GBL Architects portfolio site show a drastic revision of the use of cladding on the building façade. The mass ...

Debunking The Top 10 Myths About Realtors, And Why Being an Agent Isn’t All Roses All The Time.We’ve all heard these questions or statements at one time or another, so I decided to answer them in an easy-to-digest list you can forward to all your associates and misinformed friends.Whether buying, selling, leasing, or looking, many clients or prospective clients have offered at least one of th ...

Massive $1.5 Billion dollars Oakridge Centre Redevelopment is approved by the City Council.Vancouver City Council has approved Oakridge Centre’s rezoning and redevelopment proposal with a 6-3 majority vote. It will allow the construction of 14 towers between 9 to 44 storeys tall while also doubling the amount of retail available at the 1959-built mall.http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/oakrid ...

VANCOUVER — Sales of detached homes in desirable locations have shown the most bounce-back in the recovery of Lower Mainland real estate markets, while condominium sales in some suburban markets appear to be lagging, according to the most recent figures from the region’s major real estate boards.February sales in both Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley saw significant gains from the same m ...

The City of Vancouver’s Public Art Committee has approved the permanent installation of a large spinning chandelier on the underside of the Granville Street Bridge.http://gwerk.ca/rodney-graham-work-gives-light-to-the-underbelly-of-granville-street-bridge/

Ten questions to ask a strata corporation 1: What bylaws and restrictions govern the property? Are there grandfathered clauses?2: What is the date of the last depreciation report? Is a copy available?3: Have engineering reports been done on the strata and are reports available?4: How much is in the contingency reserve fund? How are funds invested?5: How much are the monthly strata fees and wh ...

BEACH CRESCENT neighbourhood development updates package. This is the best and newest Vancouver residential neighgbourhood. A 52-storey twisty tower at Granville Bridge's north end and a mini-village under the bridge inched closer to reality when Vancouver city council sent the proposal to public hearings.Westbank's proposal for a 497-foot-tall tower, designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingel ...

Vancouver locals Pete Dupuis and Sid Landolt have launched World Housing - the world's first ever 'one for one' real estate gifting model that gives a home to a family in a third world country when prospective home buyers make a purchase at a 'certified' development. World Housing is teaming up with Westbank to launch the project at "a twisted, fifty-two storey tower" - which by that descript ...

First Time Home Buyers' ProgramThe First Time Home Buyers' Program reduces or eliminates the amount of property transfer tax you pay when you purchase your first home. If you qualify for the program, you may be eligible for either a full or partial exemption from the tax.If one or more of the purchasers don’t qualify, only the percentage of interest that the first time home buyer(s) have in t ...

Since the beginning of 2013, there are a number of changes that apply to changes in certificates of the corporation (Form B) and changes to disclosure of information that, in addition to parking spaces and storage lockers, include depreciation reports and engineering reports.The new changes require that as of Jan. 1, a strata corporation must disclose to a person requesting a Form B Informati ...