MansionVille
Are multiplexes coming to Shaughnessy, central Lotusland's toniest of zombie neighbourhoods?
Well, it would appear that it just might happen.
Maybe:
Of course, as one commenter pointed out, each unit of a fourplex could easily have a 10,000 sq. ft. footprint on most of those lots. Thus, even if this kind of thing goes forward, while symbolically impactful, it won't put the smallest of nano-dents in the affordability crisis.
Interestingly, as late as last fall the CoV was doing its best to block this kind of thing given that, in this town, well-heeled zombies still count, apparently.
Dan Fumano, writing in today's Vancouver Sun, has that story:
...Before the province announced plans to require cities to allow multi-unit developments in residential neighbourhoods, Vancouver changed its zoning last September to allow what the city calls “multiplexes” — developments with up to six units on a single lot — across almost all residential neighbourhoods. One notable exception to Vancouver’s medium-density zoning was the First Shaughnessy area, which is designated as a “heritage conservation area.”...
Imagine that!
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