Downtown Vancouver: 'Living First' Becomes 'Condos Only'

Is downtown Vancouver becoming a fool's paradise because of short-sighted planning? People are moving downtown to live and play here, but not to work.

1 minute read

August 17, 2005, 9:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"According to condo and live/work tower developer Ian Gillespie, there is now a five-to-one ratio between the economic return per square meter of new condominium apartments built in downtown Vancouver versus a square meter of new office space.

...Downtown Vancouver faces the dismal prospect of fewer and fewer sites having the proper size and location for office towers. This will fix our destiny as a short-sighted residential resort, not the diverse and lively mixture of living and work that is a real downtown."

Thanks to ArchNewsNow

Read the full story: Downtown Vancouver's Last Resort: How Did Living First Become Condos Only?

Monday, August 15, 2005 in ArchNewsNow.com

Land Use United States

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban and Environmental Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban and Environmental Planner

Get top-rated, practical training for planners

Start Learning

Advertise with us

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.