A rare 50′ x 125′ RM-4 zoned single family lot in the South Granville area is being planned for a 4-storey, 5-unit condo building utilizing a courtyard rowhouse scheme. The owners (a numbered company) of the lot at 815 West 15th Avenue (near Willow Street) are seeking development permit approval for:

• Two buildings containing a total of 5 units
• a building height of 35.1 ft
• a density of 1.45 FSR (max under RM-4)
• 5 underground parking spaces

A description in the application: “The intent is to provide for ground-oriented housing with greater access to light and air, per dwelling unit, than would otherwise be provided for in a four-storey multi-family building. The inner courtyard offers additional privacy with the majority of windows oriented toward the inner 20′ wide courtyard. Many windows also face the street/lane. This massing and siting approach inherently requires a relaxation of setback requirements, which are intended to produce a “lozenge-shaped” apartment building.”

The lot was purchased in July 2014 for $2,480,000, or $273 per buildable SF.

Listraor, a local development company that specializes in townhouses, is planning their third development near Oak and 41st, in between two other townhouse project already approved earlier this year.

Currently zoned RS-1, the lots in question total 14,392 and are being proposed for rezoning to townhouse under the Oakridge Langara Policy Statement. Details include:

• 2 buildings, with a maximum height of 4 storeys (38 ft.);
• 12 market townhouse units between 1,387 and 1,511 SF
• a density of 1.20 FSR;
• 24 underground parking spaces;
• 24 bicycle spaces.

The site sits between two other Listraor projects that have already been approved. To the North is a 12-unit townhouse project, and to the South – a 19-unit townhouse project.

Tianco Group has applied to rezone a 26,579 SF site at 526-548 West King Edward Avenue from RS-1 to CD-1 under the guidelines of the Cambie Corridor Plan. The proposal is for a 6-storey residential building and five townhouses along the lane, including:

• 69 residential units;
• a maximum building height of 63 ft.;
• a density of 2.45; and
• 65 underground parking spaces.

The site is an assembly of three single family lots that were assembled and sold in 2011.

More details on the rezoning application can be found here.