Cadillac Fairview has submitted an enquiry to the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee as a precursor to what may be a formal application to develop a mixed-use office tower on a vacant parking lot adjacent to their existing Station building; adjacent The Landing building at 375 Water St. The preliminary proposal calls for a 24-storey office tower, 417 ft tall, with 440,000 SF of gross building space.

The subject site is at the edge of the Downtown and Gastown districts and in between two

designated heritage buildings, the CPR Station and The Landing. It is one of the sites

referenced by the Central Waterfront Hub Framework which was adopted by City Council on June 11, 2009. While this proposal follows a number of other office projects planned or under construction downtown, it is unique in terms of location and potential views. Stay tuned for more on this project…

A few older apartment buildings from the 1950s and 1960s could be replaced with a shiny new redevelopment in the Metrotown area.

The proposed 38-storey apartment tower with street fronting townhouses on Nelson Avenue and Dunblane Avenue and underground parking will go to a public hearing on Jan. 28, 2014.

The site includes 6616, 6642 and 6668 Nelson Ave. and 6635 Dunblane Ave., which currently have a single-family dwelling and older apartment buildings ranging from two to three storeys. The site is also in the heart of other new developments, including the 35-storey apartment building being constructed north of the proposed project.

“The development form has a strong street orientation on the site’s public frontages as well as a strong contextual relationship to the surrounding existing high and lowrise apartment developments,” states Lou Pelletier, director of planning and building, in his report.

A total of 304 units are proposed, ranging from 470 square feet to 1,686 sq. ft.

Read more: http://www.burnabynow.com/news/another-300-units-coming-to-metrotown-1.753554#sthash.snWI6yji.dpuf