Development

Market Spotlight: Burnaby Rezoning Applications

Below is a summary of current rezoning applications going before the City of Burnaby council.

2422 Alpha Avenue

2422 AlphaThe proposal for this 41,770 SF Brentwood town centre site, by Monark, was originally submitted back in September 2015 and calls for a 23-storey condo tower, that includes:

  • 160 units, including 4 townhouses
  • 59 one-bedrooms, 80 two-bedrooms and 21 3-bedrooms
  • underground and structured parking
  • total density of 3.6 FAR
  • 176 parking spaces

6050 Sussex Avenue

6050 Sussex_1The plan for this 2.9 acre site that includes an existing apartment building and church on the North side of Metrotown is for two towers including condos and rental apartments, under the RM5s designation in the Metrotown Centre Plan.The site is owned by Townline, and a preview of the proposal can be seen here.

Details of the proposal include:

  • a 41-storey condo tower and a 31-storey rental apartment tower
  • a redevelopment of the existing Burnaby West United Church
  • 321 condo units
  • 238 new rental apartment units
  • a total density of 5.0 FAR
  • retention of existing 18-storey and 15-storey apartment buildings with 254 units
  • 362 underground parking spaces

3700 Hastings Street

3700 HastingsThe plan for this 10,000 SF site in the Hastings Heights area is for a 4-storey mixed-use development, including:

  • 21 market rental apartment units
  • 3-studios, 12 one-bedrooms, 6 two-bedrooms
  • 6,278 SF of ground floor retail space
  • 28 parking spaces

SOLO District Phases 3 & 4

SOLORezoning for Appia’s four tower SOLO District project was approved back in 2012, and since that time two towers have now been substantially sold out, with tower one having been completed, and tower 2 currently under construction.

Appia is now seeking a rezoning amendment to tweak some of the details of the remaining two towers. The design changes include:

  • Phase 3 tower:
    • increase height form 39-storeys to 42-storeys
    • decrease unit count from 328 to 280
    • increase commercial area from 18,000 SF to 45,000 SF
  • Phase 4 tower:
    • increase tower height from 43-storeys to 48-storeys
    • decrease unit count from 365 to 319
    • increase commercial area from 35,000 SF to 60,000 SF

The architectural design, by Chris Dikeakos, has also been amended.

April 25, 2016by david.taylor@colliers.com