Developer pushes back on affordable housing rules at Vancouver forum

Developer pushes back on affordable housing rules at Vancouver forum

Inclusionary zoning and tenant protection policies are vulnerable to unfairness and misuse, a rental expert told this week’s Vancouver Real Estate Forum.

Vancouver looks at reducing social housing requirements in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver staff suggest the percentage of suites dedicated to social housing in the DTES should drop from 60 per cent to 20 per cent.

City of Vancouver proposes major changes to housing policy in Canada’s poorest neighbourhood

The proposed changes to the city’s Downtown Eastside have prompted warnings that the new policy will lead to gentrification and make the neighbourhood unaffordable

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside could be opened up to more market development, 32-storey towers

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside may see change soon, with city hall proposing to enable 32-storey towers and boost private-sector development.

Proposed Downtown Eastside policies enable rental housing up to 32 storeys

New policies proposed by the City of Vancouver enable market rental housing and social housing up to 32 storeys in the Downtown Eastside.

Kenmore Planning Commission recommends mandatory affordable housing

The “Inclusionary Zoning” proposal was recommended by A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) and requires at least 10% of units be affordableBy Oliver J. MoffatThe Kenmore Planning Commission delivered recommendations to the city council on April 21. Those recommendations included requiring developers to build affordable housing.A map from the city shows the R4 and R6 zones where middle housing types will be allowed and affordable housing will …