155-Unit Rental Building Planned for East Van Site
Strand Development has submitted an application to rezone a 44,372 SF triangular site at the corner of Victoria Drive and Stainsbury Avenue for a new rental apartment project. The site is two former light industrial lots that are zoned MC-1. The proposal includes:
- A 6-storey rental apartment building
- A total of 155 market rental apartment units, including six live-work units;
- 43 studios, 44 one-bedrooms, 41 two-bedrooms and 21 three-bedrooms
- A floor area of 108,912 SF;
- A density of 2.46 FSR;
- A building height of 61 ft;
- 101 residential parking spaces and one Class B loading space; and
- 194 Class A and six Class B bicycle parking spaces.
The application also involves the reconfiguration of lots by relocating a lane and consolidating two lots previously separated by a lane.
The application is being considered under the Secured Market Rental Housing (Rental 100) Program.
There is already insufficient on street parking for the residents in the existing Works and Porter buildings since the latest development by Cressey at The Mercer. Really looking forward to how vehicles for 155 units will fit into the provided 101 underground spaces. I expect there will be a rise in auto break ins (hard to think that’s possible with the weekly schedule as it is) as loads of shiny new victims crowd together in the dark. Make sure there are LOTS of street lights and fields of view.