CD-1 Rezoning – 800-876 Granville Street – Perkins+Will / Bonnis Properties — Public Hearing, February 10, 2026
← Public Hearing February 10, 2026
Summary
- Bonnis Properties and Perkins+Will applied to rezone the majority of the 800-block east side of Granville Street for a 42-storey and 38-storey mixed-use development with 523 rental units (73 secured at 25% below citywide average market rents), a boutique hotel, ground-floor retail, and retention and heritage designation of the Commodore Ballroom and four other heritage facades.
- The project was enabled by the Granville Street Plan adopted in 2025; it also addresses the Single Room Accommodation bylaw by replacing 73 vacant SRO units with 73 below-market rental units.
- Supporters — including the Downtown Vancouver BIA, Destination Vancouver, a Vancouver historian, and several members of the public — emphasised the project's role in revitalising a declining entertainment corridor, preserving the Commodore Ballroom, adding needed hotel capacity, and creating purpose-built rental housing.
- Concerns raised in public consultation included building height and massing, loss of heritage character along Granville Street, and compatibility between residential and entertainment uses; staff noted the proposal meets policy direction and urban design guidelines.
- The applicant confirmed back-of-house improvements (new loading dock, covered load-in) will significantly improve the Commodore's operational capacity, potentially enabling more events; the Commodore sign is planned to be restored.
- Council approved unanimously; members praised the long-awaited revitalisation of Granville Street, the heritage retention approach, the below-market rental component, and the hotel supply contribution ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Documents
- Summary and Recommendation
- Referral Report dated January 6, 2026
- Draft By-law to Zoning and Development By-law No. 3575 to rezone an area to CD-1
- Draft By-law to amend Sign By-law No.11879
- Draft By-law to designate certain real property as protected heritage property
- Renderings
- Staff Presentation
- Correspondence – Support: 7 (February 6, 2026, up to 10 am)
- Correspondence – Oppose: 10 (February 6, 2026, up to 10 am)
- Correspondence – Other: 3 (February 6, 2026, up to 10 am)
- Correspondence – Support: 5 (Februray 9, 2026, up to 4 pm)
- Correspondence – Oppose: 1 (Februray 9, 2026, up to 4 pm)
- Correspondence – Support: 8 (February 10, 2026, up to 5 pm)
- Correspondence – Oppose: 1 (February 10, 2026, up to 5 pm)
- Correspondence – Support: 1 (February 10, 2026, after 5 pm)
- Correspondence – Oppose: 1 (February 10, 2026, after 5 pm)