A development application has been submitted to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop a 25 ft. lot in the Downtown Eastside at 436 East Hastings Street. The site is currently improved with an older single storey commercial building.

Plans for the 3,050 SF site show a new 7-storey building that includes:

• 22 affordable studio units, including:
  • 8 units of market rental housing;
  • 14 units of social housing;
• 1,113 SF of ground floor retail;
• a total density of 5.0 FSR;
• 1 car share space.

This application is being processed through the Social Housing or Rental Tenure (SHORT) program. Under the site’s existing DEOD zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.

The architect for the project is Wilson Chang.