City hall mulls nine-storey social housing project

East Side building one of 12 city-owned sites to receive provincial funding
Mike Howell, Vancouver Courier
Published: Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The first of 12 projects identified last fall by the provincial government for social and supportive housing is slowly making its way through city hall for approval.

A brief progress report on the nine-storey project, which will offer 101 units for men and women at the southwest corner of Main and First Avenue, goes before council tomorrow.

It's the first step in a process that requires council to approve the rezoning of the site, which would trigger a public hearing in June. Council would then decide whether the project should go ahead.

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