Article content Reliance Properties CEO Jon Stovell said city staff had previously refused to advance a rezoning enquiry for 484 rental units where there is now a parking lot – beside the 27-storey MacMillan Bloedel Building (designed by Arthur Erickson) at the corner of Melville and Thurlow streets. Of those rental units, 104 would be offered at below-market rent for essential workers making between $39,200 and $78,500 a year. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Developer pitches downtown Vancouver rental development for essential workers Back to video “Our initial inquiry for our workforce housing project was almost two years ago and it never saw the light of day at city hall, even though it met key housing objectives,” Stovell said in a statement. “Council’s new policy finally gives us a path forward.”