57 Units Proposed for Lower Lonsdale Site
A rezoning application has been filed by Innovision Development for a site at 236-254 East 3rd Street in the Lower Lonsdale area of North Vancouver. The 24,025 SF site is located on the North side of East 3rd Street between St. Georges Avenue and St. Andrews Avenue.
The site is designated as Residential Level 5 which allows up to 2.60 FSR density with bonuses. It is currently improved with four older duplex buildings.
The plan for the site is a new 6-storey concrete building that includes:
- 50 condo units;
- 7 secured non-market housing units;
- 31 one-bedrooms, 18 two-bedrooms and 8 three-bedroom units;
- A total density of 2.34 FSR;
- 63 underground parking stalls.
The application describes the building design: “The site is set within a high slope landscape. At the cellar level, ground oriented units are presented with patios facing East 3rd Street. These units, the main lobby to the west, and storage rooms behind are defined as “Cellar” under the bylaw and exempted from GFA. The second level wraps the lower level of parking and contains the townhouse units’ upper bedrooms as well as an additional amenity room for residents. The third level similarly wraps around the upper parking level. The 4th, 5th and 6th levels are presented as a double loaded corridor with apartments on either side of a hallway. The penthouse level has 5 three-bedroom units that are accessed from an exterior corridor set back from the top of the floor below. Each of these penthouse units has a stair and hatch accessing private patios on the roof.”
The architect for the project is DA Architects and Planners.