78-Unit Condo Building Proposed Near Langara College

A rezoning application has been submitted for an 7-lot land assembly at the Northwest corner of West 49th Avenue and Manitoba Street, across the street from Langara College.

The site, 203-263 West 49th Avenue, totals 37,496 SF and is currently zoned RS-1. It includes 319 ft. of frontage on West 49th.

The proposal consists of a new 4-storey mixed-use building over two levels of underground parking and includes:

• 78 condo units;
  • 1 studio, 49 one-bedrooms, 20 two-bedrooms & 8 three-bedrooms;
• 24,836 SF of retail space at grade (8 CRUs);
• A building height of 57 ft.;
• A total density of 2.50 FSR;
• 143 parking spaces and 280 bicycle spaces.

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is GBL Architects.

The site was assembled in 2017 for $26,760,000, or $286 per buildable SF based on the application.