VANCOUVER — A motion on the recommendation that Vancouver city council create a new corporation tasked with developing an estimated 4,000 units of rental housing on six city properties has failed to secure the votes it needed to pass.

Angela MacKenzie, associate director of civic engagement and communications, said the recommendation garnered seven votes in favour, with four opposed.

But motions related to financial matters require a "super majority" to pass, typically amounting to support from two-thirds of council members, she said in an email.

Mayor Ken Sim said on social media that the plan was a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to seriously address affordability" by building thousands of homes for middle-income residents while generating revenue for the city.

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