The District of North Vancouver held a council workshop earlier this week during which an update was provided on development activity in the five town centre and village centre areas.

While rezoning applications do exist outside the town centre and village centre areas, the District of North Van has sought to concentrate development growth in these areas.

A summary of this update is provided below:

Lions Gate Village

Edgemont Village

Lynn Valley Town Centre

Lynn Creek (formerly Lower Lynn)

Maplewood

Onni has filed rezoning applications with the City of Vancouver for two sites on the same block of West Pender Street, between Richards and Homer in Downtown Vancouver. The sites, which aren’t connected, are currently zoned DD. The plans call for a combined 141 new rental units on two separate sites:

424 West Pender St.

The proposal 11-storey building that includes:

• 72 units of secured market rental housing;
• commercial space on the ground floor;
• total density of 8.08 FSR;
• 4 car-share, 1 disability and 1 standard parking space;
• 90 bicycle parking spaces; and
• a height of 105 ft.

454 West Pender St.

The proposal is for an 11-storey building that includes:

• 69 units of secured market rental housing;
• commercial space on the ground floor;
• total density of 8.48 FSR;
• 4 car-share parking spaces;
• 87 bicycle parking spaces; and
• a height of 105 ft.

Both sites are located in teh Downtown Eastside Plan and would qualify for rezoning under the Rezoning Policy for Downtown Eastside.

Westbank, in conjunction with Crombie REIT and Canada Safeway, have applied to redevelop one of the largest land parcels on Davie Street in the West End of Downtown Vancouver. The 47,464 SF site is currently home to a single-storey grocery store. The application proposes a redevelopment of the site with a mixed-use building consisting of:

• a 3 storey podium with three retail units on the lower & upper ground level;
• a retail grocery store on the upper ground & mezzanine level;
• two residential towers (21 & 22 storeys)
• a total of 319 market rental units;
• 3 levels common underground parking, accessed off Davie St and the rear lane;
• a total density of 6.43 FSR

Under the site’s existing C5-A zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board. The architect for the project is Henriquez Partners.