Looking for inexpensive commercial retail space in Chinatown or along the Hastings Street Corridor? (200 block E. Hastings – 200 Block W. Hastings).

Building Opportunities with Business (“BOB”)  is working with the City of Vancouver to implement their “Vacant Storefront Facade Program“.

Simply put, the City of Vancouver will – for approved projects – pay for improvements to a building’s facade up to an amount of $50,000 per building.  We have already identified the buildings with vacant street level storefronts in them in both Chinatown and along the Hastings Street Corridor and, in many cases, have the building owner waiting for us to find them a prospective tenant!

The benefit to you, as the potential tenant, is that we would use the facade grant as leverage to negotiate longer term leases, leasehold improvements, less expensive lease rates, etc.

For more information please email Randy at bds@bobics.org.  and leave him a phone number where you can be reached during the day

BDS@bobics.org

Hastings Racecourse is giving Building Opportunities with Business (BOB) a Day at the Races from noon to 4:00 on Sunday, June 6th!

Join us for a delicious buffet, a Fancy Hat Contest, thousands of dollars in prizes (from Fluevog, Four Seasons Hotel, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Blue Olive Photography and other great sponsors) and old fashioned FUN in the Marquee Tent. All right beside the exciting race track! Your participation will help the team at BOB and our sister charitable organization, Fast Track to Employment, to continue living our passion – working with local residents and businesses for positive change in Vancouver’s inner city and Downtown Eastside!

Tickets are $60 (with a tax deductible receipt for $30 that will be given to all ticket purchasers) and can be purchased in person at the BOB office:  163 East Pender on weekdays between 10am and 4pm or purchased online at

https://tickets.firehallartscentre.ca/TheatreManager/1/online

For more info please check out the e-vite below or go to Day at the Races on the BOB Blog.

Hope to see you there!