WRT West 4th, the Burrard-Macdonald stretch is slowly adding one 4-5 floor modern glass box after the other, and so far it's been a pretty smooth transition (as least compared to the flare-up over that MIRHPP on Larch). The type of architecture doesn't appear to make a lot of difference to Citizens Against Virtually Everything.
Though I do wonder if some kind of small mansion flat could work in the snootier areas? Spacious units, classy Old World aesthetic, high unaffordability... sounds right up Shaughnessey's alley:
(The Telegraph)