A redevelopment plan for the Telus Boot site includes 4 high-rise residential towers above mixed use podiums, with retention of the iconic building and significant densification of the site.

The preliminary rezoning application was submitted this week by PC Urban for a major redevelopment of 3777-3791 Kingsway, the 6.6 acre site which is home to the iconic “Telus Boot” building. The building, also known as Brian Canfield Centre, is located at Kingsway and Boundary Road in the Metrotown area of Burnaby.

The existing building is a 22-storey, 690,000 SF L-shaped office building built in 1976 as the headquarters for BC Tel (now Telus), although it no longer functions as the company’s head office. A large portion of the overall site is improved with surface parking ripe for development.

Under the Metrotown Downtown Plan, the site is now designated for high-density mixed-use development.

The preliminary plan outlined in a report going to city council next week describes the following concept:

• a high-density mixed-use infill development including new office, residential and retail space;
• retention of the 21- storey “Telus Boot” building;
• removing other existing structures on site;
• four high-rise towers atop mixed-use podiums with activated street frontages along Boundary Road & Kingsway;
• improved site circulation and underground parking;
• open space amenities.

Further details including concept massing, renderings and an architect will be revealed in a future report as the application progresses.

A 50% interest in the property was last sold to a fund managed by Crestpoint Real Estate in 2014 for $86,500,000. H&R REIT had previously acquired the entire property for $150,000,000 in 2006.