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QuadReal Property Group (QuadReal) is a Canadian company headquartered in Vancouver that invests operates and develops company real estate. It is wholly owned by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and acts as its real estate investment arm. Outside Canada and the United States, the firm has offices in London, Hong Kong and ...
The Woodward's Building is a historic building in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The original portion of the building was constructed in 1903 for the Woodward's Department Store when that area of Cordova Street was the heart of Vancouver's retail shopping district. At one time, this was the premier shopping ...
The original W is now displayed in the open area next to The Charles Bar at the new Woodward's Building. In 2008 the Vancouver artist Stan Douglas completed a 30' by 50' image on glass depicting the Gastown Riots of 1971. Together with a basketball hoop, the oversized photograph has become the central focus within the atrium of the new Woodward ...
The City of Vancouver uses neighbourhood boundaries to break up the city's geographic area for delivering services and resources. The 22 official neighbourhoods are as follows: [1] Arbutus Ridge - Located in the middle of Vancouver's west side, characterized by tree-lined streets and heritage homes with large lot sizes.
Parking restrictions, making motor vehicle use less attractive by increasing the monetary and non-monetary costs of parking, introducing greater competition for limited city or road space. [42] Most transport planning experts agree that free parking distorts the market in favor of car travel, exacerbating congestion. [43] [44]
Real estate licensing is subject to both the Real Estate Law and the Regulations of the Commissioner, which have the force and effect of law. In enforcing the provisions of the Real Estate Law, the Commissioner has the authority to hold formal hearings involving a licensee or license applicant. The Commissioner also has the authority to issue ...
Waterfront station is a major intermodal public transportation hub in Downtown Vancouver. Most north-south Vancouver bus routes serve Downtown Vancouver, in addition to suburban routes from the North Shore and Burnaby. The bus rapid transit line 98 B-Line had eight stops in the downtown core, primarily along Seymour Street and Burrard Street ...
The DTES lies a few blocks east of the city's most expensive commercial real estate. [26] Since the mid-2000s, new development in the DTES has brought a mixture of market-rate housing (primarily condominiums), social housing, office spaces, restaurants, and shops. [166] Property values in the DTES area increased by 303% between 2001 and 2013. [167]