Aragon has submitted development permit applications for 310 Salter Street, the latest phase of their 42-acre Port Royal development in the Queensborough area of New Westminster.
The site is located at the western end of Port Royal and is bounded by the Annacis Channel of the Fraser River and the Queensborough Perimeter Trail to the south. To the north is an existing lumber yard retail store and sawmill that is zoned Heavy Industrial (M-2). To the west of the site is a 91 unit secured market rental building as well as the Stanley Street Greenway. The rental building has an FSR of 1.6 and the height of the building is four storeys plus loft. To the east of the site is an 87 unit, mid-rise apartment building (four storeys plus loft) that is currently under construction with an FSR of 1.49.
The proposal for the subject 2.64 acre site includes:
- 87 condo units;
- 10 one-bedrooms, 54 two-bedrooms & 23 three-bedrooms;
- a total density of 1.50 FSR;
- a building height of 67 feet;
- 154 parking spaces.
- Mass timber – CLT construction.
Exterior hallways and staircases are proposed for each of the three buildings. These exterior hallways and staircases would be located within the site along the building faces facing the central courtyard and would not be visible from the street or adjacent buildings to the west and east.