British Columbia · West End

The Butterfly + First Baptist Church Complex

The Butterfly gives Vancouver’s skyline a rounded, cloud-like silhouette. Revery Architecture shapes the 57-storey residential tower with curved precast panels, glazing and deep balconies. The most interesting move lies inside: open-air sky gardens take the place of conventional enclosed residential corridors. The development brings new housing into a much older urban setting. First Baptist Church, originally completed in 1911, is restored and expanded alongside a separate seven-storey affordable rental building and community facilities. A transparent galleria connects the tower and church. A 50-metre pool has a sculptural roof formed by repeating concrete ribs. At street level, courtyards and the relationship between old masonry and the new tower add another scale to the project. The photographs show the built complex.

Completed

Researched by Oyopo
Last checked: October 19, 2026

Architecture & project view

Photograph: the completed tower above Vancouver · The Butterfly · Ema Peter · via v2com

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01 · The project

Key project facts

Developer: Westbank Corp. and First Baptist Church of Vancouver
Location: Vancouver
Property types: Condominiums, affordable rental housing and community facilities
Storeys: 57-storey tower; separate 7-storey rental building
Residences: Not yet confirmed
Land area: Not yet confirmed
Unit sizes: Not yet confirmed
Announced completion: 2026 according to Revery; phased occupancy began earlier

More perspectives

Photograph: the tower and wider complex · The Butterfly · Ema Peter · via v2com

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Photograph: rental housing and the public courtyard · The Butterfly · Brett Ryan Studios · via v2com

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Planned amenities

Open-air sky gardens
50-metre swimming pool
Landscaped courtyards
Community facilities

These facilities are described in the project presentation. This does not confirm that they are already open for use.

02 · The location

Location & surroundings

The Butterfly + First Baptist Church Complex

Vancouver

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The complex sits beside the historic First Baptist Church near Burrard and Nelson streets in downtown Vancouver. It combines a residential tower with a separate affordable rental building and renewed community spaces.

Architecture in detail

Photograph: the lobby and custom-designed piano · The Butterfly · Ema Peter · via v2com

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Photograph: the galleria joining the tower and church · The Butterfly · Ema Peter · via v2com

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03 · Development

Progress & timeline

Completed

Revery’s current project page lists the development as Completed 2026. Occupancy occurred in phases: earlier coverage records residents moving in and describes tower completion in 2025. The 2026 date is the architect’s current project classification, not a claim that first occupation began in 2026.

2026 according to Revery; phased occupancy began earlier

This is the building progress described by our sources when we last checked. Different buildings, shared facilities and handovers may have different timelines.

More project views

Photograph: the restored heritage sanctuary · The Butterfly · Ema Peter · via v2com

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