Metro Vancouver Hotel & Short Term Rental Market Discussion

[hollywoodnorth]

https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/2538-birch

This application was approved by Council following the Public Hearings on July 23 and July 27, 2026.

Hotel conversion approved for this new build tower!

[Feathered Friend]

Development Permit Application DP-2026-00484
Application Date: Jun, 15, 2026
Details
Primary Location: 1965 W BROADWAY, Vancouver, BC V6J 1Z3
Specific Location:
Work Description: interior alteration and change the use from School use to Hotel use on the second level of this existing 2-storey mixed-use commercial building.
Type of Work: Addition / Alteration

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=299430253

Development Permit Application DP-2026-00577
Application Date: Jul, 13, 2026
Primary Location: 2339 MAIN STREET, Vancouver, BC V5T 3C9
Work Description: To change the use from dwelling use to hotel use on the second and third floor of this existing mixed-use building, with surface parking level having vehicular access from the lane.
DB-2025-04895 - Minor Renovation BP ISSUED
Type of Work: Addition / Alteration

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=301288040

[csbvan]

Nice to see these small hotels in neighbourhoods like Mt Pleasant and Kits. Small-scale and more budget-friendly hotels are needed too.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Feathered Friend

https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=299430253



https://plposweb.vancouver.ca/Public/Default.aspx?PossePresentation=Guest&PosseObjectId=301288040

2339 Main is bizarre. And I thought we were in a “housing crisis”? Why would they approve losing affordable rentals for a few oddly placed hotel rooms?

[Changing City]

Originally Posted by whatnext

2339 Main is bizarre. And I thought we were in a “housing crisis”? Why would they approve losing affordable rentals for a few oddly placed hotel rooms?

Hotels are a permitted use in the zone here. City Council approved new policy last year to help address Vancouver's hotel room shortage - so there's also a perceived "hotel rooms crisis".