Port Living has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a Coal Harbour site at 1255 West Pender Street that they acquired in 2014.

The 8,250 SF site has had various development plans for close to 10 years. The most recent iteration included a 14-storey building consisting of 25 condo units and 3,500 SF of office space with a total density of 5.7 FSR. That project, called “The Views” was launched in 2013 for pre-sales but never proceeded and the site was subsequently sold.

The site is unique not only due to its small size, but its adjacency to the nearby Coal Harbour Park, Evergreen Building and neighbouring Palladio condo building. Preserving existing views and privacy from adjacent buildings results in a unique building massing.

The revised plan, by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, calls for a 19-storey mixed use building that pays homage to the Evergreen Building on the lower portion and incorporates a unique mass timber structure above. Plans include the following:

• 20 residential units (incl. 8 two-bedrooms, ten 3-bedrooms and 8 four-bedrooms)
• Unit sizes of 1,258 SF to 3,657 SF
• One unit per floor on tower floors
• Wood composite construction above concrete podium
• Retail on the ground floor;
• Building height of approximately 224 feet
• Total floor area of 54,503 SF;
• Total Density of 6.6 FSR
• 3 levels of underground parking accessed from West Hastings St.

North Elevation

East Elevation

Under the site’s existing DD zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board. The local architect for the project is Francl Architecture.

Details on the development application can be found here: http://development.vancouver.ca/1255wpender/index.htm

A development application has been filed with the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 5,829 SF site at the corner of Kingsway and Welwyn St. in East Vancouver. The site is currently improved with an older single-storey retail building. The proposed project includes:

• a 4-storey, mixed-use development with 11 dwelling units and commercial units at grade;
• total density of 2.48 FSR
• one level of underground parking with 12 stalls.

Under the site’s existing C-2  zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The architect for the project is Anyone Architecture. The development application can be viewed here: http://development.vancouver.ca/pc1690kingsway/index.htm

Cadillac Fairview has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to replace the existing rotunda at Pacific Centre with a new three-storey retail building consisting of:

• 31,603 sq. ft. of new retail space; and
• a peak height of 63 ft.

Under the site’s existing CD-1 (455) zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The application describes the design rationale:

Perkins + Will Architects Canada are the architect for the project.