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From outside, the building at 1171-1177 East 14th Avenue is unremarkable: a pitched roof, multiple entrances, and covered patio are all common features in a three-story East Van edifice. But inside, the tenants of the multiplex’s seven rental units have found themselves battling a series of legal loopholes that could impact renters all over Vancouver.
The building was sold in 2021. In 2022, new landlord Andrzej Kowalski submitted a redevelopment permit to the city. More recently, tenants found out he is planning to evict the existing renters, and convert the long-standing apartments into four strata condos—turning seven affordable rentals into fewer, pricier homes for sale.
“The city is supposed to be trying to establish affordable housing,” says Terry McIntosh, a 75-year-old botanist who has lived in a two-bed apartment in the
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