Detailed Plans for Port Living’s Coal Harbour Site Revealed
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