There has been much discussion about the need for housing supply and increased density in Vancouver. But what that means for the environment has been given short shrift, say those in the housing industry who are concerned about the sustainability of massive redevelopment.
“I agree with the ultimate objective of urban densification. Having single-family homes a block away from a SkyTrain station makes no sense. But the process to achieve that densification is so wasteful. The conversation needs to happen at all levels of government… to figure out how we divert homes from landfills.”
Mr. Lewis’s current project is to move three large homes from the Cambie Corridor area to properties on a waterfront location. He says he is working with an investor partner who will help purchase the properties outside the Lower Mainland. He’s also partnered with Nickel Bros., the structural moving and heavy transport company that will move the homes.
Mr. Nickel cites the example of Seattle, which helped him move a historic house through a jumble of trolley lines at one of that city’s busiest intersections so it could be barged to Shaw Island.
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