Intracorp has submitted a development application  to develop a townhouse project on a 6-lot assembly, 29,740 SF site. The project will contain 24 ground oriented courtyard units in seven 2.5 storey buildings, over one level of underground parking providing a total of 52 parking spaces having vehicular access from the lane. Per the Marpole Community Plan, the maximum density allowable is 1.2 FSR.

This is the first development application under the City’s new RM-8 zoning.

From the Globe and Mail:

An entire city block is up for grabs for $28-million in Vancouver’s upscale Kerrisdale neighbourhood, providing a glimpse into what a difference zoning makes when determining land values.

Since HQ Commercial posted the listing late Friday night, it has created a buzz in the city’s real estate circles. The asking price for the commercially zoned “C-2” block works out to $357 a square foot of buildable space or $893 a square foot of land.

David Goodman, a principal at HQ Commercial, expects the Kerrisdale property will attract bids from developers interested in constructing a four-storey condo complex after demolishing the five aging two-storey rental buildings on the site.

The assessed value of the entire property totalled $15.9-million on July 1, 2013, according to BC Assessment. The city block has enough room to fit in 10 single-family detached homes if they each were to have skinny 26-foot frontages. But the $28-million asking price reflects HQ Commercial’s belief that the land will be attractive to developers who could design ground-floor businesses such as a grocery store and restaurant, while saving the top three floors for condos.

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