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Originally Posted by caltrane74
I think Shangri La Vancouver is the last we'll see of that for a while.
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^ I disagree.
The MetroCore Jobs study is wrapping up and it will likely recommend upzoning the entire CBD and allowing more height within it and the CBD shoulder. Also the draft EcoDensity charter will introduce sustainability excellence as a option for density bonusing in addition to the standard density bonusing menu. EcoDensity is also set to
require high levels of building environmental performance for all new projects, though the exact rating has yet to be determined, let alone passed by council.
Put these into the hopper and factor in the shortage of easily developable land downtown and I think we can expect to see a general increase in height in the CBD and CBD shoulder areas.
The thing to remember about Vancouver is that concentrating development in the downtown core has pretty much kept the peace for the last ten to fifteen years. Now that the core is filling up and development is seeping out the NIMBYs have been stirred up like dust and EcoDensity, or whatever the next phase of development could have been called, is the target. If push comes to shove I think you will see the NIMBYs side with taller downtown development over
anything in their backyards.