“HP’s deep community connection developed over nearly four decades has given the company the confidence to continue growing with the city of Vancouver as it moves forward to develop the last remaining large piece of vacant land within the city’s urban growth boundary in Section 30.” the document states.

Section 30 is a square mile in Vancouver’s east that city officials have turned into a neighborhood of places to live, work and relax.

HP’s new master plan shows proposals for six new buildings on the HP East property, interspersed with open spaces and plazas.

“HP’s planned new campus is a strong statement of the company’s longstanding commitment to this community,” said Patrick Quinton, the city’s economic development director.

“The company’s ongoing investment in Vancouver supports the redevelopment of Section 30, which will attract hundreds of millions in private investment to the region, as well as helping ensure our community has accessible, livable wage jobs and remains at the forefront of the innovation economy,” he added.

Quinton said the city is committed to partnering with HP to make its new campus a reality.

HP, which makes printers and computers, has had a presence in Vancouver for decades and inkjet printer plant In the city in 1979.

The company previously occupied the Vancouver Innovation Centre, currently located in east Vancouver. It now operates out of the nearby Columbia Technology Center.

However, the municipality agreed to move the company to a new campus. Chapter 30 In 2019.

HP is the 10th largest employer in the region, employing approximately 1,000 people. Columbia River Economic Development Council.

Construction is ongoing on the company’s Section 30 campus, and the company expects to move in 2026, an HP spokesperson said.

The public has until November 25 to comment on the new proposal.

The city expects the application to be presented to the planning commission early next year and to the city council next spring.

City spokesman Tim Becker said notices of both the planning commission and city council public hearings will be published in the newspaper and on the city’s website.