Your City Hall is approving more multiplexes.

It's been a busy week for Vancouver’s planning department, issuing permits for several new low-density housing projects. On April 29th, building permits were issued for multiple dwellings, or multiplexes, at 3114 and 3116 Graveley Street, totaling over $1.1 million in construction value. Another pair popped up at 2548 and 2550 Oxford Street, with a combined value of just over $1 million.

These aren't skyscrapers, of course. These are the kinds of projects that slide into existing neighbourhoods, often replacing older Vancouver Specials with multi-unit buildings. It's a quiet shift, but it adds density without completely altering the streetscape. It's a bit like watching the tide come in, slowly, one wave at a time. The push for more housing options, even these smaller ones, is a constant hum around here.

Meanwhile, a short-term rental at 1801-1788 Columbia Street secured its business license on April 21st, carried unanimously by council members present. Councillor R Bligh was absent from that vote, as well as a public hearing on April 14th regarding Canada Place and West Waterfront Road. It’s always interesting to see who shows up for what.

Beautiful out here. Complicated in here. That's the coast.

Kenji Nakashima, MiTL Sports Desk.

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