Although development along Vancouver’s waterfront has received well-deserved attention in recent years, residents and visitors would be remiss to ignore the transformation of the city’s core.

In 2023, an essay for the centrist Brookings Institution examined some of the general questions that are facing Vancouver’s downtown.

An aerial view of downtown Vancouver, Washington. Jacob Boomsma | Getty Images. By Sara Edwards – Commercial Real Estate reporter, Portland Business Journal. Apr 18, 2025.

More than a year after Vancouver city councillors voted for a plan to "uplift" the city's troubled Downtown Eastside, city staff delivered an update on the work. The 42-page report outlined a long ...

Mr. O’Dea, a suburban visitor who comes only occasionally to the region’s economic and entertainment hub, is representative of the change that Vancouver’s downtown is experiencing.