We
completed an urban renewal plan and implementation program for the 30 block
mixed use Esther Short planning area adjacent to the downtown for the Vancouver
Planning & Economic Development Department.
We
accomplished detailed market assessments, physical condition surveys, land use
code reviews, economic feasibility studies, development plans, and financial
strategies for an underutilized trucking transport and warehouse district,
vacant commercial properties, the empty Lucky Lager brewery facilities and
property holdings, and the historic
We
conducted an extensive public participation program including surveys of
property owners, interviews with interested developers and financial resources,
and numerous public workshops with city staff and officials.
Due to the strategies, private
developers constructed a mixed use office and retail structure at the gateway
between the district and the downtown. The city completed the proposed trail and
park priming improvements within and between the district and the waterfront.
And, the city recently acquired and successfully offered the Lucky Lager brewery
property holdings on a competitive RFP process to private developers who are
developing Vancouvercenter - a mixed use office, retail, and residential
condominium project.