W 3rd + Vine

Drawing inspiration from the quintessential beach house, W 3rd + Vine emerges as a distinctive addition to Kitsilano’s evolving Broadway corridor. This 21-story residential and commercial development re-imagines coastal living within Vancouver’s Broadway Plan, translating the neighbourhood’s beloved beach house character into a contemporary vertical format. The design features scalloped balconies, dark materials, and generous glazing that echo the area’s historic beach houses, while respecting the new urban framework. Programmatic features that emulate the beach house mudroom facilitate the extensive outdoor activities in the area, seamlessly connecting the indoor-outdoor flow and creating a relaxed coastal atmosphere.

Sustainable features like green roofs, solar shading, and natural ventilation honour Kitsilano’s environmental consciousness. Located minutes from Kits Beach, the tower mediates between the neighbourhood’s low-rise residential fabric and the emerging Broadway corridor, offering a thoughtful transition through its stepped form, ground-level retail, and outdoor seating areas that enhance the pedestrian realm.