From the category archives:
The Mondrian is a condo development in the Yaletown district of Vancouver. Developed by Bosa in 2001, it’s a two tower condo development. Amongst Vancouver realtors and the Vancouver real estate community, the development has a reputation for quality. The Mondrian 1, located at 989 Richards in Downtown Vancouver, is the smaller of the two [...]
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In the heart of Yaletown in Downtown Vancouver you will find Eden. Eden is a residential condo tower in the Downtown Vancouver real estate market that was built by Bosa Construction in 2003. It is 25 storeys tall and contains 178 units (a mix of apartment units in the tower and townhouse and commercial units [...]
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The Electra is a 21 storey, 242 suite, condo tower in Downtown Vancouver. It was originally built as the headquarters for BC Hydro to commercial building requirements long before condo’s were a twinkle in the eye of Vancouver real estate. At the time of it’s construction, it was claimed to be the tallest building in [...]
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Brava is a 420 unit condo development built in 2005 by Concord Pacific. Located at the edge of Yaletown and Downtown Vancouver the condo development has two distinct towers that share amenities. The North Tower of Brava is located at 1155 Seymour and is the smaller of the two towers. Brava North is 27 storeys [...]
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Brava is a 420 unit condo development built in 2005 by Concord Pacific. Located at the edge of Yaletown and Downtown Vancouver the condo development has two distinct towers that share amenities. The South Tower of Brava is located at 1199 Seymour and is 35 storeys tall and contains 230 units.
Amenities at the Brava are [...]
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There was news recently of two BC Condo complexes that got themselves into some hot water. The problem? They put their contingency fund reserves in risky investments lured by the potential of high returns. Unfortunately, these investments didn’t turn out as planned and now they’ve lost the owners money…to the tune of $100,000 in one [...]
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It appears as though the city of Vancouver is a victim of it’s own success. In the late 80s, the city began promoting a policy of “Living First” to encourage people to move downtown. In that time, we’ve gone from a Downtown population of 40,000 to more than 90,000 with the incredible growth and popularity [...]
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According the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, 2007 was the second busiest year ever (as measured by Vancouver housing sales). There were a total of 38,050 sales in Vancouver from January 1st, 2007 through to December 31st, 2007. That’s a 7.2% increase over 2006.
“The continued strength of the real estate market is a reflection [...]
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The NY Times has written an interesting article on Vancouver. It’s from the Travel section and highlights the changing face of the city in the building boom prior to the 2010 Olympics:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/travel/13headsup.html?ex=1358053200&en=a9fcb9d578697f46&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Sebastian Albrecht, Vancouver Realtor with Royal LePage
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Media Release
(Vancouver, BC. January 9th, 2008): A new method of real estate marketing is beginning to take root, enabling realtors, their clients, as well as the public to take full advantage of the internet. Traditionally, marketing methods have involved “push” techniques such as mail-outs and cold-calling but the shift is toward the “pull” of neighborhood [...]
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