Mixed-use Building Planned for East Van
An application has been submitted for a 7,686 SF site on East Pender Street near Commercial Drive in East Vancouver. The plan calls for a 5-storey mixed-use building with two levels of office space and three levels of residential space containing 15 residential units and 14 underground parking stalls. The site is zoned MC-1, which conditionally allows a mix of uses.
The site, currently improved with a single storey industrial building, was acquired earlier this year for $1,830,000 by Epix Developments.
I can only hope that this project is not approved as submitted. Two main concerns:
1) All the building on the north side of Pender St E ( the same side of the street that the project is on) between Knight St and Commercial Drive, are between 2 and 3 stories high. This proposed building will be out of place and contrary to the landscape of the area.
2) There is already a shortage of parking in the area during the day. Any new project should provide sufficient built in parking to house the additional vehicles that the new tenants and owners require.
A very concerned resident of Pender St E
frank
1 storey over the neighbouring sites is not out of place.
A project like this would be a welcome addition to the area.
Do you live in the area, Matt?
yes – but, not across the street where it will block my view, which i’m sure is your concern