The Musqueam Indian Band of Vancouver plans to build two 22-storey residential towers on a 21-acre site near the University of British Columbia.
The Musqueam received the land in 2008 as part of a settlement from the province. Public discussion of the proposed development began last fall and wrapped up in mid-April.
Wade Grant, the band's economic development co-ordinator, said approximately 300 people attended the first open house.
"We tried to incorporate some of the ideas that we'd heard in the first two [sessions] into a potential plan," he said. "It seemed like it went quite well."
Public feedback prompted the band to boost green space to seven acres, pushing up the tower heights to 22 storeys.
"We're building a little higher than anticipated," admitted Grant.
The next step is a rezoning application to the province, which oversees the property ceded to the Musqueam.
from Western Investor July 2013
