625-777 Pacific St and 1390 Granville St text amendment

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Revised Application (August 21, 2025)

The City of Vancouver has received a revised text amendment application for 625-777 Pacific St & 1390 Granville St. The proposal is to amend the CD-1 (887) (Comprehensive Development) District By-law to increase the allowable density for sub-area C by approximately 3,385 sq. m (36,436 sq. ft.) to allow additional floor area for social housing and to remove the childcare.

This is a revised application from the original text amendment application submitted on December 5, 2024. Key changes from the original text amendment application include:

  • Increase in total floor area by 3,385 sq. m (36,436 sq. ft.) (total proposed floor area is 20,325 sq. m (218,776 sq. ft.);
  • 11 additional social housing units (increase of 34 additional social housing units in comparison to the existing CD-1 By-law);
  • Increase in permitted height by 1.5 m (5 ft.);
  • Removal of the proposed childcare facility;
  • Increase in proportion of family-sized units;

This application is being considered under the Granville Loops Policy Plan.

Original Text Amendment Application (December 5, 2024)

The City of Vancouver has received a text amendment application for 625-777 Pacific St & 1390 Granville St. The proposal is to amend the CD-1 (887) (Comprehensive Development) District By-law to increase the allowable density for sub-area C (social housing and childcare site) by approximately 2,131 sq. m (22,938 sq. ft.) to enable additional floor area for social housing. The floor area for sub-area C would total 19,017 sq. m (204,697 sq. ft.).

A previous Q&A was held for the original text amendment application from February 19, 2025 to March 4, 2025.


Referred to Public Hearing

On November 4, 2025, City Council referred this application to a Public Hearing.

Give feedback to City Council:

Send your comments online

or via mail to:

City of Vancouver, City Clerk’s Office
453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor
Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4

Or request to speak, starting approximately one week before the meeting.

Your comments and name will be published in the meeting record.

Revised Application (August 21, 2025)

The City of Vancouver has received a revised text amendment application for 625-777 Pacific St & 1390 Granville St. The proposal is to amend the CD-1 (887) (Comprehensive Development) District By-law to increase the allowable density for sub-area C by approximately 3,385 sq. m (36,436 sq. ft.) to allow additional floor area for social housing and to remove the childcare.

This is a revised application from the original text amendment application submitted on December 5, 2024. Key changes from the original text amendment application include:

  • Increase in total floor area by 3,385 sq. m (36,436 sq. ft.) (total proposed floor area is 20,325 sq. m (218,776 sq. ft.);
  • 11 additional social housing units (increase of 34 additional social housing units in comparison to the existing CD-1 By-law);
  • Increase in permitted height by 1.5 m (5 ft.);
  • Removal of the proposed childcare facility;
  • Increase in proportion of family-sized units;

This application is being considered under the Granville Loops Policy Plan.

Original Text Amendment Application (December 5, 2024)

The City of Vancouver has received a text amendment application for 625-777 Pacific St & 1390 Granville St. The proposal is to amend the CD-1 (887) (Comprehensive Development) District By-law to increase the allowable density for sub-area C (social housing and childcare site) by approximately 2,131 sq. m (22,938 sq. ft.) to enable additional floor area for social housing. The floor area for sub-area C would total 19,017 sq. m (204,697 sq. ft.).

A previous Q&A was held for the original text amendment application from February 19, 2025 to March 4, 2025.


Referred to Public Hearing

On November 4, 2025, City Council referred this application to a Public Hearing.

Give feedback to City Council:

Send your comments online

or via mail to:

City of Vancouver, City Clerk’s Office
453 West 12th Avenue, Third Floor
Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4

Or request to speak, starting approximately one week before the meeting.

Your comments and name will be published in the meeting record.

​The Q&A period has concluded. Thank you for participating.

The opportunity to ask questions through the Q&A is available from September 10 to September 23, 2025. 

We post all questions as-is and aim to respond within two business days. Some questions may require coordination with internal departments and additional time may be needed to post a response.

Please note that the comment form will remain open after the Q&A period. The Rezoning Planner can also be contacted directly for any further feedback or questions.

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    Beaches asked about 2 months ago

    The City of Vancouver’s definition of “social housing” requires that: 

    • 100% of the units in the building must be owned by a non-profit or government agency;
    • At least 30% of the units are affordable to incomes at or below Housing Income Limits (HILS) as published by BC Housing or equivalent publication; and
    • The site is secured with a housing agreement, registered against the title, to ensure the site remains social housing for 60 years.

    Tenanting will be the responsibility of More Than A Roof Housing Society. The building will exceed the City’s minimum requirements for affordability and will have a mix of rents, with 20% at “deep subsidy” rates (the shelter component of income assistance), 50% at rent geared to income (no more than 30% of income - for households at or below Housing Income Limits as published annually by BC Housing) and 30% at low end of market rents.

    Prospective tenants of the deep subsidy or rent-geared-to-income units will need to apply through the BC Housing registry; low end of market tenants will apply directly through More Than A Roof. Applications will be open when the building is close to completion.

    The building will have a mix of household compositions, with 50% of the units designed to be suitable for families with children. The housing operator (More Than A Roof) will prioritize families for these units. 

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    Can you clarify and define what is social housing ? What kind of residents will be occupied those units

    lap asked about 2 months ago

    The City of Vancouver’s definition of “social housing” requires that: 

    • 100% of the units in the building must be owned by a non-profit or government agency;
    • At least 30% of the units are affordable to incomes at or below Housing Income Limits (HILS) as published by BC Housing or equivalent publication; and
    • The site is secured with a housing agreement, registered against the title, to ensure the site remains social housing for 60 years.

    Tenanting will be the responsibility of More Than A Roof Housing Society. The building will exceed the City’s minimum requirements for affordability and will have a mix of rents, with 20% at “deep subsidy” rates (the shelter component of income assistance), 50% at rent geared to income (no more than 30% of income - for households at or below Housing Income Limits as published annually by BC Housing) and 30% at low end of market rents.

    Prospective tenants of the deep subsidy or rent-geared-to-income units will need to apply through the BC Housing registry; low end of market tenants will apply directly through More Than A Roof. Applications will be open when the building is close to completion.

    The building will have a mix of household compositions, with 50% of the units designed to be suitable for families with children. The housing operator (More Than A Roof) will prioritize families for these units. 

     

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