Changes made by the developer to Plaza 88’s proposed fourth tower have done little to appease New Westminster council.
The Degelder Group wants to build a 40-storey highrise with 500 rental units—235 studios and 265 one bedrooms ranging from 312 to 570 square feet—at 900 Carnarvon St. The structure would also include six floors of above-ground parking.
“When I saw this I was really upset. I can understand why when Plaza 88 was originally developed and built there were seven floors of above-ground parking, but at the same token I don’t think that is needed here. They’re also asking for 40 floors which is huge,” said Coun. Bill Harper, who also slammed the small size of the units, at the Nov. 4 council meeting.
“The whole thing is problematic for me. I can’t see myself supporting this. Just because they say they can sell those units today doesn’t mean they’re going to be what we want 10 to 15 years from now. I have real problems with this whole process.”
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