48-Unit Rental Building Proposed for Lower Lonsdale

A rezoning application has been submitted for a site at 173 & 177 West 6th Street (corner of Chesterfield and West 6th) to rezone the properties from a Medium Density Apartment Residential 1 (RM-1) zone to a Comprehensive Development zone to allow redevelopment of this 14,008 SF site that is an assembly of an older 10-unit apartment building and a 3-unit townhouse.

The site has an OCP designation of Residential Level 5 that allows for a density of 1.6 Floor Space Ratio (FSR) and a potential for an additional bonus of up to 1.0 FSR, in accordance with the City’s Density Bonus and Community Benefits Policy. 

The proposal calls for a new 6-storey rental building on the site including:

• 48 rental units;
• 28 one-bedrooms, 15 two-bedrooms and 5 three-bedrooms;
• Includes 5 townhouse units along Chesterfield;
• A total density of 2.60 FSR;
• 35 underground parking stalls.

The architect for the project is Rafii Architects.