A development proposal in Marpole for a 21,160 SF at West 63rd Avenue and Manitoba is taking advantage of gentle densification now permitted in the Marpole Community Plan.

The proposal by Belford Properties anticipates turning four single family lots, recently rezoned by the City to RM-8 zoning, into 18 townhouse units in two rows of buildings above one level of underground parking. Nine of the units fronting the lane have basement-units that can be locked off for separate suites. The maximum allowable density in the RM-8 zone is 1.20 FSR.

• The site is 184′ x 115′
• The gross buildable area is 25,518 SF

Polygon Homes has applied to rezone the Mountain Court multifamily complex in North Vancouver for a new multi-phase strata and rental complex in four 5-storey buildings. Mountain Court is an aging apartment complex built in 1968 on a 4.13 acre site located just south of Lynn Valley Centre. This sits next to Polygon’s Canyon Springs project; currently under construction and expected to be completed in 2016.

The District of North Vancouver’s Official Community Plan allows a total density on this site of 2.5 FSR, and the more recent Lynn Valley Town Centre Flexible Planning Framework allows buildings up to 5-storeys.

The proposal includes:

• Phase one:
  • a 75-unit market rental building (1:1 unit replacement, this is the CAC for the development)
  • a 68-unit strata building
• Phase two:
  • two buildings totaling 178 units
• A total of 321 units (76% two and three bedrooms)
• A total of 372,072 SF
• A density of 1.82 FSR

It is anticipated that this will be built out over a five year period.