Crumbling Balmoral floors may not be able to support full bathtubs, tenants told
VANCOUVER Mayor Gregor Robertson on Thursday slammed the Sahota family for their neglect of Balmoral Hotel in Downtown Eastside. Robertson said in a statement: “The living conditions in the Balmoral Hotel, a single-room occupancy hotel owned by
City of Vancouver building officials have "significant safety concerns" after May 29 visit to one of Vancouver's worst SROs. Tweet · A. A. Report an Error. The Balmoral Hotel on East Hastings St …
Over the years the Balmoral hotel, owned by the Sahota family, has been constantly plagued with issues from broken elevators, to lack of running water, and what many describe as deplorable living conditions. The City of Vancouver says the latest review
Downtown Eastside SRO in limbo as City of Vancouver finds structural issues
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Hundreds of people are looking to the provincial government to do something about deteriorating and potentially unsafe conditions at single room occupancy (SRO) hotels around Vancouver's Downtown East Side. People living
Vancouver housing activists are demanding the city immediately repair a rundown Downtown Eastside hotel where tenants recently lost use of their bathtubs and now fear mass eviction. Over the past year, the Balmoral Hotel at 159 East Hastings has been
A looming City of Vancouver decision on the fate of an East Hastings single room occupancy hotel means about 150 people could soon lose their homes, community activists say. The city says a review completed this month revealed internal structural …
