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PC Urban Calmly Grows Rental Pipeline Amid Market Turbulence
By: Evan Duggan Brent Sawchyn gives the impression of being calm and at ease when discussing this period of instability and uncertainty in Vancouver’s development market. He’s seen troubles before: inflation in the early ’90’s; the dot-com crash; the Great…
Brent Sawchyn, PC Urban Properties CEO: A generational talent tackling multi-generational challenges
May 12th, 2025 It’s always great when a single conversation makes you smarter, and that’s how I felt after sitting down with Brent Sawchyn, CEO of PC Urban Properties Corp., for this episode of the Goodman Report podcast. Brent is…
Coffee, Pilates and Ramen Shops Opening in New West Highrise
By: Theresa McManus March 7, 2025 JJ Bean Coffee Roasters and Club Pilates will be among the businesses moving into uptown New West in early 2026. On March 7, PC Urban Properties Corp. held a ceremony to mark a milestone…
The Big Real Estate Q: If We Need More Housing, Why can’t We Just Build It?
By Kerry Gold December 16, 2024 The refrain that Vancouver needs more housing supply goes back at least a decade, when affordability entered crisis mode. Since then, demand has only grown… and we still can’t seem to catch up. Vacancy rates…
PC Urban Founder Brent Sawchyn On Getting Creative in a Conservative Industry
By: Kerry Gold September 17, 2024 Development is a conservative profession by nature, but out of necessity, it’s also getting more creative in its delivery, says long-time developer Brent Sawchyn, founder of Vancouver’s PC Urban, a merchant development company that builds purpose…
South Vancouver Rental Project Slated to break Ground Next Week
By: Jeremy Nuttall September 9, 2024 Construction will begin next week on an $88.1m residential rental project in South Vancouver, Green Street News can reveal. PC Urban Properties and Fiera Real Estate will break ground on a 141- unit, two-building…
Higher Design And Better Amenities: The New Industrial Real Estate Complex
By: Howard Chai August 9, 2024 Metro Vancouver has had one of the strongest industrial markets in the country for numerous years now. Not dissimilar from what we’ve seen in residential development, strong demand for industrial space has brought increased…
Green Shoots for Industrial Strata As Normalcy Returns to Market
By: Peter Mitham July 8, 2024 Strata industrial space is showing signs of stabilizing after two years of lacklustre demand. New construction and a slower economy have expanded lease options for tenants, with CBRE Ltd. reporting a 2.5 per cent…
Mount Pleasant Building Scales New Heights Thanks To Zoning Change
By: Warren Frey June 17, 2024 One of Vancouver’s oldest and trendiest areas is climbing to new heights, thanks to a zoning change. Vancouver developer PC Urban Properties Corp. and Nicola Wealth Real Estate are launching a new industrial and…
PC Urban, Nicola Wealth Plan Vancouver Office, Industrial Project
By: Bren Arato June 7, 2024 PC Urban and Nicola Wealth have kicked off development of a six-storey office and industrial strata property in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. Dubbed the Foundation, the project is valued at $60.7m, according to PC…