CD-1 Rezoning 1045 Haro Street and 830-850 Thurlow Street

Motion 37 · Council Meeting, July 14, 2026

On Consent Location 1045 Haro Street; 830-850 Thurlow Street Watch recording

Summary

The proposal would redevelop 1045 Haro Street and 830–850 Thurlow Street in the West End into two rental towers of 26 and 25 storeys connected by an eight-storey podium, replacing an existing three-storey commercial building and a seven-storey, 160-unit apartment building.
The project would deliver 542 rental units in total, with approximately 22 units (3.8% of residential floor area) secured as below-market rental; it also includes a private childcare facility, a grocery store, and retail space on the ground floor.
There are 87 existing tenancies on site eligible for protection under the City's Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy, which must be addressed as a condition of approval.
The rezoning shifts the site from the Downtown (DD) District to a new CD-1 district, increasing the floor space ratio from 6.0 to 10.6 while actually reducing the maximum permitted building height from 137.2 m (450 ft.) to 80.9 m (265 ft.).
The site is in the Burrard Corridor area of the West End Community Plan, which supports increased density for housing; the plan area does not mandate below-market rental in this location, making the applicant's voluntary inclusion of 22 below-market units a notable addition.
The General Manager of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability recommends approval in principle, subject to conditions; no public hearing is required as the project aligns with the Vancouver Official Development Plan and is majority residential.

Report Images

1045 Haro Street & 830-850 Thurlow Street and surrounding zoning, showing adjacent CD-1, RM-5B, and DD districts.

1045 Haro Street & 830-850 Thurlow Street — proposed dual residential towers with podium base.

Vote

In favour 10

Ken Sim Rebecca Bligh Pete Fry Sarah Kirby-Yung Mike Klassen Lucy Maloney Peter Meiszner Brian Montague Sean Orr Lenny Zhou

Transcript

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Clerk 10:43:32

get this wrong here okay uh so the following has uh or have been approved on consent uh communication number two uh reappointment of vancouver city of vancouver representative to ubcm executive board report number six below market lease and grant to marple terrorist co-op at 8695 southwest marine drive Report number eight, Vancouver Heritage Foundation VHF Heritage Conservation Grants Program, annual report 2025 through to 2026 and grant release for 2026. Report number 10, consultation for rezoning applications to amend the Vancouver official development plan.

Report number 14 revision of approval in principle CD-1 rezoning 282 West 49th Avenue. Report number 15, revision of approval in principle, CD-1 rezoning 8080 Yukon Street. Report number 16, CD-1 rezoning 6212 through 6218 Ash Street. Report number 17, CD-1 amendment, CD-1499 East Fraserlands, Area 2 South, 3202 through 3270 Riverwalk Avenue, Parcel 11. Then we go to report number 21, CD-1 rezoning 466 through 476 West 27th Avenue. Report number 22, CD-1 rezoning 365 through 395 West Broadway. Report number 23, CD-1 rezoning 1088 West 12th Avenue. Report number 24, CD-1 rezoning 1618 through 1680 East Hastings Street. And then report number 28, CD-1 Then we go to Referral Report Number 2, CD-1708, Text Amendment 2538-2550, Birch Street and 1293-1298, West Broadway. Referral Report Number 4, Vancouver ODP Amendment and CD-1 Rezoning 2516, Commercial Drive and 1704, East Broadway. And then Referral Report Number 5, Vancouver ODP Amendment and CD-1 rezoning 6525 through 6577 Oak Street. Does that? Yes. Awesome. Great. Okay. So the first item of business is communication number one. Oh.

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