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dustin godfrey.
May 13, 2024
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Vancouver City Hall looms in front of the viewer. The shot is taken from the bottom of the stairs in front of city hall, with the statue of, I dunno, some guy in front. Cherry blossoms are blooming around the statue and entrance to city hall
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The City of Vancouver is reporting back on its first six months of its housing targets order from the province, and, uh…

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Progress Towards Provincial Target Over the last six months, there have been approximately 1,600 net new units completed within Vancouver. Although it is common for completions to be lower in the first part of the year, we note a decline in completions over the last two years from 2022 to 2024. Table 1. Progress Towards Provincial Target Net New Units Year 1 – 6 month interim report (October 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024). The table shows net new units for Oct. 1 2023 to Mar. 31, 2024 is 1,607, with the provincial target for Oct. 1, 2023 to Sep. 30, 2024 is 5,202
This leaves 3,595 left to build by Sep. 30. / City of Vancouver

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Figure 2. City of Vancouver progress toward provincial guidance on breakdown categories from Oct. 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. Net units by tenure: 819 rental vs. 788 owner. That's 51% and 49% respectively. Provincial guidance is for 72% rental and 28% owner. Gross units by size, actual vs. provincial guidance: 1-bedroom: 28% vs. 20%; studio: 18% vs. 40%; 2-bed: 37% vs. 18%; 3-bed: 17% vs. 22%. Rentals by affordability, actual vs. provincial guidance: Market rental: 99% vs. 62%; Units renting at or below housing income limits: 1% vs. 35%; Supportive rental units: 0% vs. 3%
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Same as previous screenshot, but this one is only looking at rental units by affordability. Again, actual market rental completions were 808 units, or 99% vs. the 62% prescribed by the province. Units renting at or below housing income limits is 11 units or 1% vs. 35% in provincial guidance. There were no supportive rental units vs. 3% in provincial guidance.
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Same screenshot as previous one but only looking at the provincial guidance: Provincial Guidance Market rental (62%) Units renting at/below HILs (35%) Supportive rental units (3%)
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Looking just at the actual numbers, the pie chart shows 809 market rental units, or 99%. At or below housing income limits is 11 units or 1%.
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Taking from the provincial guidance, zooming in on units renting at/below housing income limits, which is supposed to be 35%
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Zooming into the sliver of the pie chart showing the 11 units at/below housing income limits, at 11 units or 1%
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