Uniquely, this neighbourhood is primarily built on city-owned land meaning every resident of Vancouver is literally an owner of the land. On behalf of us owners, the municipal government chose to lease the land to various strata and co-ops on a long-term basis. These leases are set to expire over the next decade and a half, so the city has embarked on a planning program to decide the future of the area, with a survey running until February 28.
The city leaders of the 1970s billed False Creek South as the optimal planned community, in contrast to what they erroneously saw as the mistake of allowing the West End to exist, which is consistently recognized as one of Canada’s best neighbourhoods. The promise at the time was that FCS would be a unique neighbourhood of mixed market and non-market housing that would be more affordable and inclusive than more traditionally developed areas.