The re-development of the Lynn Valley mall – which initially seemed fated for a long and contentious debate – barely made a ripple on its way through first reading at a District of North Vancouver council meeting Monday evening.

If the project is successful, the Zellers building at Lynn Valley Mall will be demolished to make room for six towers between four and 12 storeys.

The 4.8 acre development proposal includes 377 apartments and 22 townhouses. The height of the buildings ranges from 55 to 150 feet. Four of the towers will sit on a one-storey commercial component that will add 50,000 square feet of new commercial space to the neighbourhood.

Besides the Zellers, the project would also swallow up the former District of North Vancouver library.

A non-profit society will likely end up operating six units of affordable housing in the project.

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