Pennyfarthing Homes has applied to the the City of Vancouver to rezone a 23,625 SF site at 4976-5010 Cambie Street from RS-1 to CD-1 to allow a 7-storey residential building, the retention and heritage designation of the Wong Residence at 5010 Cambie Street, and a laneway house at the rear of the site. The proposal includes:
- 49 residential units;
- retention and heritage designation of the Wong Residence at 5010 Cambie Street;
- a maximum building height of 90 ft.;
- a density of 2.46 FSR; and
- 54 underground parking spaces and 63 bicycle parking spaces.
The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan. Pennyfarthing has already experienced success in the Cambie area with Bennington House, which is now selling.
Rendering: Shift Architecture
The retention of the Wong residence is described by the architect for the project Shift Architecture:
“On the southern-most lot of the parcel sits the Wong residence: a split-level West Coast Modern house originally designed by modernist architect Harry Lee of Duncan McNab & Associates in the mid 1950’s. In true West Coast style, the house embraces the natural landscape, seated atop a substantial volcanic rock outcropping that fronts Cambie Street with a tangible presence. The prominence of the rock is subtly countered by an elegant water garden and landscape design by renowned landscape architect, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander. Pennyfarthing Homes and the City of Vancouver have recently expressed interest in the preservation of the house, the rock and landscaping, and a formal Statement of Significance has been prepared as a testament to both its design and its late owner, prominent Vancouver philanthropist Milton Wong. Accordingly, preservation and an innate respect of the Wong residence are at the core of the proposal.”