Burnaby Rezoning Update
A number of new rezoning applications are going before Burnaby City Council next week:
4444 and 4488 Kingsway
This 80,000 sq ft site at the Southwest corner of Kingsway and Willingdon is currently an Esso Gas Station and presentation centre and parking lot. The proposal is from Bosa Properties.
The proposal for the site is to rezone the property based on the RM5s /
RM5r and C3 zoning bylaws for a landmark, 70+ storey mixed use high-rise tower, containing the following proposes uses:
- Market condo
- Market rental
- Affordable rental
- Hotel
- Office
- Retail
The maximum allowable density is 14.3 FAR.
The application reveals the architect involved: “We have engaged New York based architecture firm Gensler as the design architect, with support by Vancouver based IBI Architects.”
Gensler designed Bosa’s nearby Central Park House which is currently in pre-sales.
6031 Wilson Avenue
This is a 58,000 sq ft. site also owned by Bosa Properties on the Eastern edge of Metrotown on Wilson Avenue just South of Kingsway.
Bosa is proposing to rezone the property from the current zoning to a zone based on the RM5s / RM5r as per the designation in the Metrotown Downtown Community Plan.
The proposed form of development will be a high-rise tower, containing a market condo use, with an accompanying low-rise rental building that will provide the required affordable inclusionary rental housing.
Gensler and IBI are also listed as the architect for the upcoming project.
3965 North Road
Candarel has submitted a rezoning for this 57,000 sq ft. site at North Road and Austin Road in the Burquitlam area of Burnaby.
The site is located within the Lougheed Town Centre Plan area and is designated for high-density mixed-use development using the RM5s/RM5r
and C3 Districts as guidelines. The site is currently improved with a gas station and older office building.
The preliminary development concept includes two high-rise condo and rental towers with an office podium, including retail at grade.
The total proposed density is 14.3 FAR.
5292-5318 Kingsway
This proposal is from Porte Communities for a site located within the Royal Oak Community Plan. The Royal Oak Community Plan designates the subject site for medium-density mixed-use development using the C9 Urban Village District as a guideline. The site is currently improved with a single storey car wash.
The proposal calls for a 6-storey building with 80 residential units above retail, with 20% of the units as affordable rentals.
The total proposed density is 3.025 FAR.
6622 and 6688 Willingdon Avenue
This 52,000 sq ft site is also located in the Metrotown area. The site is located within the Maywood neighbourhood area of the Metrotown Downtown Plan. The Metrotown Downtown Plan designates the subject site for high-density development using the RM5s/RM5r District as a guideline. The site is currently improved with two three-storey rental apartment buildings with atotal of 72 units, constructed in the 1960s.
The proposal is a 30-storey condo tower with a 7-storey rental podium.
The total proposed density is 8.3 FAR.
The application is being made by IDS Group.