Vancouver tower rezoning that blocks mountain views comes with rental precondition

Raymond Louie is defending a controversial move that he and his fellow Vision Vancouver councillors took to support a 40-storey residential tower downtown that would pierce protected views of the North Shore mountains.
Just before Tuesday’s vote on the project, Louie introduced a motion that placed a key condition on a tower proposed for 777 Pacific Blvd. between Rogers Arena and B.C. Place stadium: If it was built to 40 storeys (400-feet), it would have to include only secured market rent