Development, Office, Retail

Reliance Proposes Rehab & Mass Timber Addition at 837 Beatty Street

Reliance Properties has submitted a development application to rehab and expand a building that they own at 837 Beatty Street in Downtown Vancouver.

The plan includes preserving the existing 2-storey heritage warehouse/office building constructed in 1911, and adding three additional floors of office space. The site is zoned DD is 6,992 SF.

A previous proposal for a 26-storey residential tower was not supported by the City due in part to shadowing on Terry Fox Plaza.

Details include:

  • retail uses on the ground floor;
  • office uses on the 2nd to 5th floors;
  • rooftop amenity space;
  • a total building area of 39,000 SF;
  • modern mass timber beams and columns and laminated timber floors;
  • steel elements to provide code compliant lateral resistance;
  • a building height of 90 ft.;
  • a density of 5.50 FSR including a 10% heritage density bonus;
  • loading is located in the lower level having vehicular access from the lane.
Existing Building

Under the site’s existing DD zoning, the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted; however, it requires the decision of the Development Permit Board.

Reliance acquired the site in 2015 for $9,880,000.

The architect for the project is OMB Architects.

August 23, 2020by david.taylor@colliers.com