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King Edward Village is a new business and residential development in the Kensington-Cedar Cottage community of Vancouver, BC. King Edward Village is located on a triangular lot in East Vancouver which is bound by King Edward Avenue, Knight Street and Kingsway. The development is divided into two phases which are divided by a central courtyard and a new street called Cedar Cottage Mews. The southern building is characterized by a 12 storey tower adjoined to an eight storey building. The north building is characterized by a unique 17 storey triangular tower adjoined to a six storey building. Each building has a distinctive archway for access to the central court. King Edward Village will house almost 400 residential units and will have street-level storefronts on each side. Additionally, a new Vancouver Public Library branch, VPL Kensington, will be located in the development.
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King Edward Village model (south tower)
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King Edward Village construction (Jan 2007)
The vision and design of King Edward Village was largely fueled by the participation of local community members through the [Vancouver Community Visions Program], and subsequently, the Kensington-Cedar Cottage CityPlan Committee. Part of the site of King Edward Village previously belonged to a Safeway store which was vacated and sold in 1993. At that time, a 20-year restrictive covenant was included with the sale such that the land could not be used for a supermarket over 325m2, nor a drugstore over 557m2. It has been suggested at a Vancouver City Council meeting that this convenant will be lifted prior to the completion of the development, and that a new grocery store of 2508m2 will be included in King Edward Village.