Leger: support for four- and six-storey buildings in the city of Vancouver
Vancouver & Surrey Polling. Leger, December 2025.
From a recent article by Dan Fumano: ‘Monstrosities’ or the evolution of housing? Multi-unit buildings on single-family lots gain traction in B.C. cities.
When Leger asked residents of Vancouver and Surrey which approach they prefer to development, almost half of respondents chose four- to six-storey buildings — taller than most multi-unit projects currently being built through the new zoning — spread across neighbourhoods.
In both cities, more respondents preferred this medium-density approach than the next two choices combined: only about a quarter of respondents preferred concentrating new housing in highrises at transit hubs, and 14 per cent chose “maintain existing low-density character, even if that limits growth.”
Other findings
81% of respondents in the city of Vancouver said that they're likely to vote in the October municipal election. In 2022, voter turnout was only 36%. My sense is that people are paying much more attention to politics, because of Trump, and that voter turnout will be higher.
21% think Ken Sim should be re-elected. 49% think he should be replaced.
Top issues: public safety, lowering taxes, low-income/social housing, poverty, safety in the downtown core.
Previously:
The engagement did show openness to more housing and shops. But it also showed affordability, displacement, infrastructure, public space, safety, tree canopy, and community amenities as core concerns. Treating “more market supply” as the answer skips the part where residents asked for complete, affordable, livable communities.