23-Storey Rental Tower Proposed for West End Site
Larco Investments has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a site they own at Davie and Cardero with an additional new 23-storey building. The proposal for 1668 Davie St. includes the following:
- 158 secured market rental residential units;
- 105 studio and one-bedroom units, and 53 two & three bedroom units.
- Retention of the London Drugs
- Retail on the ground floor;
- Building height of approximately 210 ft;
- Total floor area of 123,895 SF; and
- 95 underground parking spaces accessed from the lane.
- Density of 6.1 FSR
The site is currently zoned C-5A and the application is being made under the existing zoning, which allows for planning to conditionally approve the proposal. The site also falls within the newer West End Community Plan, under the Lower Davie Village subarea, which allows up to 7.0 FSR.
The proposal calls for demolition of an existing parking garage next to the London Drugs.
The architect for the project is DA Architects & Planners.
1668 Davie Street is just one of several existing and pending applications that have resulted from the 2014 West End Community Plan, including 1177 Jervis Street, a project three blocks East on Davie that is being developed by Intracorp. Several other sites are in the process of being sold for future applications.