Proposed 80-storey building near Lougheed Town Centre passes Burnaby council's 3rd reading (www.burnabynow.com)

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See final paragraph - set to be the tallest building in Western Canada. The article focuses on the 14 stories of underground parking that will be included, which does seem excessive given that the SkyTrain is literally across the street.

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[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Vancouver's housing market is so tight that the space saved allows more units to be built, so it's almost always profitable to maximize people per area instead of cars per area.

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