CD-1 Rezoning 2233 West 3rd Avenue – Approve recommendations and yellow memorandum dated January 15, 2026 — Public Hearing, January 27, 2026
← Public Hearing January 27, 2026
Summary
- Proposed rezoning a site at 2233 West 3rd Avenue (currently a three-storey, 31-unit rental building) to allow a 17-storey, 131-unit secured rental building with 20% of floor area at below-market rents, a height of 52.5 m, and an FSR of 6.5.
- Staff supported the application as consistent with the Broadway Plan; estimated public benefits included ~$1.5 million in DCL contributions plus 26 below-market rental units; eligible existing tenants are protected under the Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy.
- Speakers in favour cited Vancouver's global ranking as one of the least affordable cities, the need for rental supply in walkable transit-rich neighbourhoods, and the importance of retaining younger residents and community vitality.
- Speakers in opposition expressed concerns about high-rise towers not meeting family housing needs, loss of affordable low-rise units, insufficient infrastructure planning, shadow and wind impacts, and the Broadway Plan extending beyond the immediate corridor.
- Council discussion focused on tower separation between this project and the previously approved West 2nd tower (same block, same applicant team); staff confirmed the 80-foot minimum tower separation is met due to the staggered, kitty-corner positioning, and that this is the second and final tower permitted on the block.
- Motion carried (Dominato, Klassen, and Sim declared conflict; Meiszner absent).