Vancouver

Comment Period for Vancouver Tower Closes

The public comment period for the 33-story residential development proposed for 1698 West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver closed July 30, Vancouver is Awesome reports. The property was rezoned for the project...

TKE to Acquire Vancouver-Based City Elevator

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on July 23 it signed an agreement to acquire City Elevator, founded in 2004 and providing elevator service and maintenance through more than 75 employees in...

24-Story Tower Proposed for West Broadway In Vancouver

Yuanheng Holdings is proposing to redevelop 1395 West Broadway in Vancouver, Canada, into a 315-ft-tall, 24-story office tower, making it the tallest building on the Central Broadway Corridor, exceeding the...

Vancouver House Lands Top CTBUH Award and More

Vancouver House, a 49-story residential tower in Vancouver, Canada, boasting TKE elevators that tie those at Calgary's Telus Sky for fastest in western Canada at 1,600 ft/min, received the Council...

Developer Plans Rental High Rise in Vancouver

A major Vancouver developer has revealed its intention to redevelop the parkade at the southeast corner of Dunsmuir and Thurlow streets in downtown Vancouver into a 100% rental housing tower, Vancouver...

TransLink Planning Major Redesign of Burrard Station

A major capacity and public space overhaul of Vancouver’s SkyTrain Burrard Station is envisioned by TransLink, Vancouver Urbanized reported on March 31. The public transit authority has submitted a development application to...

VT, tall buildings coming to LRT lines and Vancouver

Otis Providing Hundreds of Units to LRT Projects Otis is providing hundreds of elevators and escalators to light rail transit (LRT) projects in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, the OEM announced...

Updates from across the country

CECA Postpones Halifax Convention; Looks to Montreal in 2022 The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has postponed its 2021 Halifax convention to June 2023. The CECA Board of Directors said...