A rezoning public hearing has been scheduled for July 10, 2012 for a 10 storey, 89 unit Short Term Incentive for Rental (STIR) project by Cressey at 1388 Continental Street (Granville & Drake).  If approved the project will be 98.4 feet in height and have a Floor Space Ratio (FSR) of 6.99. The site, where the Maddox sales centre currently sits, has exposure to Granville Street as well as Rolston Crescent.

Richmond Review – Five high-rises eyed for Kiwanis Court lands.

 A senior falling through a water-damaged floorboard has “accelerated” a drive to relocate remaining Kiwanis Court residents as city council mulls a massive redevelopment plan for the Minoru Boulevard complex.

Just 69 of the 122 units at the half-century-old complex are still occupied, according to a new city staff report detailing a new five-tower proposal for the land bordering Minoru Park.

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Tsawwassen First Nation’s projects taking shape.

The much talked about major developments planned for the Tsawwassen First Nation are beginning to take shape.

A private groundbreaking ceremony was held last month to mark the beginning of a housing development called Tsawwassen Shores.