Frank O'Brien
Surrey condo tower developer defends substantial delay
Edmonton-based Everest Developments claims four-year pause in construction was due to outside forces and it is now on track to completion - but some pre-sale buyers are skeptical
Veteran Vancouver developer admits he’ll not make much on ‘signature’ project
Mass-timber strata complex wraps up 30 years of Aragon residential development on the New Westminster waterfront
Making B.C.'s Class B and C offices more welcoming
Flexible lease terms, ‘collaboration space’ could help lure remote workers and their employers, to lower-cost space, Altus Group says
Three B.C. recreational areas investors should watch this summer
Bamfield has a new road and a brighter future on the Pacific Rim; Penticton is planning a huge expansion in the South Okanagan; and Coldstream in the North Okanagan is improving its beachfront and...
Chard answers Victoria call for more hotel rooms
Vancouver developer will start construction next month on the first new hotel to be built in B.C.’s capital city in 17 years
B.C. government mum on whether density plan will include stratas
B.C.’s Homes for People program will allow up to four housing units on most detached-house lots, but officials silent on whether the additional homes will be rental only
Metro Vancouver residential land posted astonishing prices in Q1
Vancouver site sells at $95 million per acre; an acre in the suburbs ranges up to $27 million – and the eye-popping prices will be passed on to new home buyers and renters
Kitimat housing market not feeling the LNG love
Bucking the rosy forecasts of five years ago, housing sales and prices in the northeast B.C. city have fallen steadily, even as LNG Canada nears completion
Structurlam mass timber company files for bankruptcy
Penticton, B.C., company is the major supplier to mass-timber construction projects in Metro Vancouver
Metro Vancouver calls for developers to pay even more
Metro board has directed staff to adjust its upcoming budget to boost development cost charges and soften a rising tax burden on residents